Wedding Photos of Cappadocia

The following “Cappadocia” images were created by documentary wedding photographers from the WPJA, who regularly submit their best candid moments, artistic portraits, details, and scene setters for review by our WPJA competition judges.

WEDDINGS + ELOPEMENTS + ARTISTIC PORTRAITS & DETAILS + ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS

Some of the “Cappadocia” marriage photography samples below may have come from the getting ready events, the actual wedding ceremony, the reception after-party, an engagement session with the couple, or possibly be artistic portraits or detail shots.

FINE ART WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY: Our Artistic Guild award winners take a more creative approach to wedding day Portraits and use their innovative skills to capture the Details of each couple’s special day. The Artistic Guild’s Scene Setters are some of the most notable and breathtaking from within the artistic WPJA contest categories. Playing with light and shadow, special effects, and post-production editing, these images embrace the artistic component of wedding photography.

PRE-WEDDING ENGAGEMENT PHOTOGRAPHY: The story of every couple starts long before the wedding day, and the engagement marks one of the most important milestones in their story. Engaged couples often want to celebrate the occasion and announce their upcoming wedding with a photoshoot. Pre-wedding portraits of an engaged couple can be just as moving and compelling as the images taken on the wedding day. Engagement portraits can win a Diamond Award, an exclusive WPJA award whose winner is selected from the best engagement photography in the world.

A romantic pre-wedding photo session in Cappadocia, Turkey, showcasing the couple in formal attire framed in a cave light shaft. A relaxed and beautiful portrait capturing the love between them.

Capturing Love in Cappadocia: A Formal Affair in Cave Light

Captured in Cappadocia, Turkey, this pre-wedding photo session features a couple with stampeding horses in the desert, for a romantic and captivating portrait.

Enchanted Equestrian: Pre-Wedding Portraits in Cappadocia, Turkey

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Capturing a couple's pre-wedding session in Cappadocia, Turkey, as they stand in formal attire amidst launching balloons against a dark blue sky.

Enchanted Elegance: Couple in Cappadocia - Balloons at Sunrise

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A romantic engagement portrait captured in Cappadocia, Turkey. The couple is relaxed on a bench in a carpet vendor marketplace.

Enchanting Love Story Unfolds in Cappadocia Carpet Vendor Plaza

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In Cappadocia, Turkey, this pre-wedding photo session captures the couple's vibrant energy with playful hip-check bumping, big smiles, laughter, and joy.

Playful Energy: Engagement Portraits in Cappadocia, Turkey

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Captured in Cappadocia, Turkey, this pre-wedding photo session radiates romance. The couple, enveloped in a dreamy atmosphere, is beautifully showcased against the blue sky and fluffy clouds, with her bright red dress adding a vibrant contrast.

A Mesmerizing Portrait Amidst the Scenic Beauty of Cappadocia

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In a moody and dramatic setting in Cappadocia, Turkey, the couple stands close together, bracing against dark clouds as they exude relaxed and romantic energy in their engagement portrait.

Dramatic Embrace: Moody Cappadocia Engagement Portrait

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Engaging and playful pre-wedding portrait session captured by a creative Uchisar wedding photographer in Cappadocia, Turkey, showcasing goofy posing and child-like hearts playing in a vendor shop.

WHIMSICAL LOVE IN URGUP: ENGAGEMENT PORTRAIT GLIMPSE IN CAPPADOCIA, TURKEY

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Artistic portrait of a couple kissing during a Cappadocia pre-wedding photo session in a double exposure, captured by a Nevsehir wedding photographer in Goreme, Turkey with intimate posing and in a tight shot.

LAYERED LOVERS: ARTISTIC CAPTURE OF A COUPLE IN GOREME, TURKEY DURING ENGAGEMENT PORTRAIT SESSION

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A creative portrait of a couple reflected in a mosaic-style round mirror on a wall, captured by a Cappadocia wedding photographer in Turkiye.

Reflecting Love: Stunning Engagement Portrait Captured in Cappadocia Mirror

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A creative couple portrait by a Cappadocia wedding photographer capturing the couple kissing during the sunrise with a giant hot air balloon preparing for flight in the background.

Sunrise Smooch: Couple Kissing in Cappadocia Engagement Portrait with Balloon

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Couple portrait by a Cappadocia wedding photographer in Turkey. Intimate pose between this couple during the engagement shoot with the fairy chimney structures on the hill behind them.

Enchanted Love: Captivating Couple Portraits in Cappadocia with Fairy Chimneys as Backdrop

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A Cappadocia wedding photographer captures a creative portrait of a couple posing intimately during an engagement shoot. The silhouette shot showcases the beautiful couple against the backdrop of a sand cave in Cappadocia, Turkey.

Capturing Love: Silhouette of Romance in Cappadocia Sand Cave Engagement Portrait

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Cappadocia, Turkey: A captivating lifestyle couple portrait in a cave, where the couple gazes upwards through a crack in the rocks, bathed in a shaft of light, skillfully captured by the photographer.

CAPTIVATING CAVE: Gazing upwards in Cappadocia | Lifestyle Couple Portrait

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Lifestyle couple portrait at Goreme, Nevsehir, Turkey captures a pre-wedding photo session in Cappadocia. The couple poses like statues in a historic arched foyer, with the woman's flowing yellow dress cascading down to the man below.

Captivating Cappadocian Couple: Timeless Tale of Love and History

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A creatively composed lifestyle couple portrait captured in Cappadocia, Turkey. Lost in their affection, the couple embraces amidst a horse stampede within a dry corral, creating a captivating image.

CAPTIVATING COUPLE EMBRACE AMIDST HORSE STAMPEDE IN CAPPADOCIA, TURKEY

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Goreme, Nevsehir, Turkey: A captivating lifestyle couple portrait in Cappadocia's enchanting landscapes. The playful and romantic shot showcases the man lifting the woman towards a sky filled with hot air balloons.

Enchanting Love Soars | Captivating Portrait in Cappadocia's Dreamlike Landscapes

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A talented wedding photographer captured a romantic portrait of a couple during their photo session at the beautiful location of Goreme, Cappadocia, Turkey. The sun is about to set behind a distant mountain range, creating warm backlit tones.

Goreme's Radiant Sunset: A Captivating Portrait of Love and Light

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In the rocky landscapes of Cappadocia, Turkey, a wedding photographer captured a beautiful scene. The bride and groom share a tender embrace under the warm desert sun, with a backdrop of a stunning blue sky dotted with hot air balloons.

Desert Sun Embrace: A Stunning Wedding Snapshot in Cappadocia

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In Cappadocia, Turkey, this award-winning wedding portrait showcases a bride and groom embraced under a veil, with the desert sun illuminating their love. Hot air balloons dot the blue sky, creating a romantic backdrop.

Cappadocian Dream: Sunlit Love Embraces under Veiled Desert Sky

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In Cappadocia, Turkey, the groom playfully feeds the bride a drink using a syringe-like device. The unique wedding tradition adds fun to the celebration.

Cappadocia Celebration: Playful Syringe Drink Feeding Enlivens Turkish Wedding

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In Cappadocia, Turkey, during a pre-wedding photo session, the couple is embraced with a dramatic sky filled with hot air balloons overhead, capturing a romantic pose illuminated by the photographer's lighting.

Cappadocia's Enchanting Sky: Capturing Romance in a Pre-Wedding Portrait

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In Cappadocia, Turkey, the couple stands side by side against a dramatic blue sky filled with hot air balloons. Her scarf flows in the wind, creating a picturesque scene, beautifully lit by the photographer.

Beautifully Lit: A Cappadocian Love Story with Hot Air Balloons

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In Cappadocia, Turkey, this pre-wedding shoot captures the couple in a bold black-and-white portrait. The image is marked by striking contrast, creating a captivating and timeless aesthetic against the unique backdrop of Cappadocia.

Cappadocia in Contrast: A Timeless Pre-Wedding Portrait

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In Pigeon Valley, Cappadocia, Turkey, this pre-wedding shoot captures the couple having fun, surrounded by many birds in flight overhead. Their joyous dance is set against the picturesque backdrop of the valley, creating a lively scene.

Pigeon Valley Delight: A Lively and Joyous Pre-Wedding Shoot in Cappadocia, Turkey

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In Cappadocia, Turkey, a wedding photographer from WPJA captured a stunning engagement picture of a couple during a pre-wedding photo session at Cavusin, with several hot air balloons floating in the background and the couple elegantly posing

Eternal Love and Balloon Dreams: A Captivating Engagement Portrait in Cappadocia

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In this pre-wedding photo session in Cappadocia, Turkey, a WPJA wedding photographer captures a couple dressed in formal attire, standing near a large hot air balloon that is partially deflated on the ground behind them

Love and Adventure: A Captivating Moment in Cappadocia

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In a pre-wedding photo session in Cappadocia, Turkey, at Goreme, a couple is pictured on a cobblestone road, where the groom affectionately kisses the bride's hand as another couple walks towards them

Romantic Moments Amongst the Cobblestones: A Pre-Wedding Portrait in Cappadocia, Turkey

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In Cappadocia, Turkey, a WPJA wedding photographer captured a pre-wedding photo session at an indoor location adorned with lanterns, providing beautiful lighting

Romantic Pre-Wedding Bliss: Capturing Love in Cappadocia's Lantern-Lit Haven

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A wedding photographer from WPJA captured an engagement photo in Cappadocia, Turkey, featuring a couple in an Istanbul grass field with a sky filled with hot air balloons

Love in the Air: A Whimsical Engagement Portrait in Cappadocia, Turkey

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