Wedding Photos of Chicago

The following “Chicago” 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 “Chicago” 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.

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The wedding image in Chicago, Illinois captured the groom showing the bride pictures inside his suit jacket, eliciting a surprised and joyous laugh
The bride and groom laughed joyfully before their Chicago, Illinois' wedding when the groom displayed photos from his suit jacket
At the Chicago Athletic Association, the newlyweds signed the ketubah as their parents cheered, with the echelon of their heads forming leading lines in the background
The newlyweds signed their ketubah at Chicago Athletic Association, with parents cheering
The groom and bride joyfully celebrated their union at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Chicago, IL, with the groom pumping his fist and the bride smiling
At St. Joseph Catholic Church in Chicago, IL, the groom and bride celebrated joyfully with the groom pumping his fist and the bride smiling
The couple posed on the grand stairs of the Art Institute of Chicago in anticipation of their upcoming wedding
The engaged couple blissfully posed atop the grand stairs of Chicago's Art Institute, in love
The photographer at the W Hotel in Chicago, IL captured a beautiful moment of the bride kissing her grandma right before walking down the aisle
At the W Hotel in Chicago, IL, the bride tenderly kissed her grandma right before her walk down the aisle
The couple posed in the Garfield Park Conservatory in Chicago, IL, while graphic repeating patterns were reflected below them in a lifestyle engagement portrait
Chicago, IL: Couple posed in Garfield Park Conservatory for lifestyle engagement portrait with reflections
The couple was captured in a lifestyle engagement portrait, walking in the fern room of the Garfield Park Conservatory in Chicago, IL
Chicago, IL's Garfield Park Conservatory's fern room hosted a lifestyle engagement portrait of a walking couple
The couple kissed beneath an umbrella in a rainstorm on a bridge with a rainbow overhead, captured in a lifestyle engagement portrait at Garden of the Phoenix and Jackson Park in Chicago, IL
Chicago, IL: Engagement portrait of couple kissing under umbrella in rainstorm with rainbow overhead at Garden of the Phoenix - Jackson Park
The couple embraced with the beautiful Chicago skyline and Lake Michigan reflecting the sunrise in the background for a lifestyle engagement portrait at North Avenue Beach in Chicago, IL
Chicago, IL's North Avenue Beach's sunrise lifestyle engagement portrait: couple embracing with skyline and Lake Michigan backdrop
The couple embraced with their reflection in a puddle along with the North Avenue Beach and Chicago skyline in a lifestyle engagement portrait
North Avenue Beach, Chicago: Couple embraced in lifestyle engagement portrait session, reflection in puddle
The couple can be seen embracing beneath their umbrellas in the rain at South Pond Nature Boardwalk in Chicago, IL for a lifestyle engagement portrait
At South Pond Nature Boardwalk, Chicago, IL, the couple embraced in the rain, clear umbrellas in hand, for a lifestyle engagement portrait
The bride posed for portraits in a private home in Chicago, with a mirror flanked by bedroom furniture
In Chicago, the bride posed for portraits in a private home with a full mirror flanked by bedroom furniture
The bride and groom posed for their portraits in the streets of downtown Chicago, with tall buildings in the background and the bride's veil blowing in the wind towards the sky
The bride and groom posed for their lit portraits in the cityscape to capture its beauty
From a high camera angle, the bride is seen having lipstick applied in preparation for her special day at Hotel Sable Chicago
A bird's-eye view reveals the bride having her lips adorned with lipstick by a helper
The bride and groom, holding hands, are dancing in an urban scene with cool blue tones and a backdrop of the Chicago skyline
The couple are joyfully dancing in the urban cityscape, illuminated by a tranquil blue hue
The bride and bridesmaids were seated indoors at Providence Vineyard for a portrait, which was centered and framed symmetrically through the sliding white barn doors inside
Providence Vineyard: Bride and bridesmaids centered for indoor portrait by sliding barn doors
The Walden bride and groom posed for a portrait atop a rooftop, a grand celebration under a bright sky with clouds
On a rooftop, the Walden couple celebrated their union with a portrait against a bright sky
The bride and groom can be seen dancing in the halls of the Museum of Surgical Science from a low camera angle, creating a beautiful and unique wedding picture
Museum of Surgical Science: A couple create in a wedding picture, dancing in the halls
A Chicago couple had their wedding portrait taken in Illinois, with an urban setting and creative patterned city reflections below adding interest
Illinois, Chicago: A couple's creative wedding portrait within an urban setting
The happy grooms smile against the backdrop of the Chicago Planetarium's industrial roofing structure
The smiling grooms provide a striking contrast to the utilitarian architecture of the planetarium
The newlywed couple posed for a romantic wedding portrait in the Acme Hotel in Chicago, Illinois, indoors with warm, low lighting from above creating a cozy atmosphere
Acme Hotel in Chicago: A couple posed for a romantic wedding portrait with warm, low lighting
In Illinois, Chicago, a creative photographer captured the bride in her mirrored dress, which was dazzling and futuristic, displaying the bride's creative style
A Chicago, Illinois bride with creative style is captured in her futuristic mirrored dress
A breathtaking city wedding photo of a bouquet in a window high above the Chicago River
The old town's riverfront setting provides a captivating backdrop for a wedding photograph featuring a bouquet in a high window
A Chicago, Illinois couple wanted an off-beat type of engagement photos and took a lifestyle engagement portrait on bridge beams for an urban feel
For an urban feel, a couple had their lifestyle engagement portrait taken on angular bridge beams
A Chicago, Illinois couple requested a lifestyle engagement portrait with their plants in a greenhouse-style room in their home
A cozy, greenhouse-style at-home portrait of a couple and their plants captures their unique lifestyle
A Chicago, Illinois couple, with smiles on their faces, wanted a black and white lifestyle engagement portrait taken at the location they first met
They beamed with joy as their first meeting spot became the backdrop for their lifestyle engagement portrait
The dance floor erupted at Wildman BT as a guest showed off his breakdancing moves, impressing his lady and leaving all the other wedding guests in awe
The guest's breakdancing moves on the dance floor left the other wedding guests shocked and impressed the ladies

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