Wedding Photos of Colorado

The following “Colorado” 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 “Colorado” 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.

In Red Feather Lakes, Colorado, a couple in love takes a break during their engagement photo session, sitting on a stone by an old burned juniper bush, creating memories before their wedding.

Romantic Red Feather Lakes: Intimate Engagement Portraits Capturing Love By Burned Juniper Bush

At Bingham Hill in Fort Collins, Colorado, a couple in love stands close together in nature, holding each other in a peaceful embrace, capturing the love that will soon lead them to marriage.

Romantic Engagement Portrait at Bingham Hill, Fort Collins: Capturing Love in Nature's Embrace

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In Bellvue, Colorado, a couple of lovers hug and smile in the sunshine as they stand close together, surrounded by the beauty of nature, while posing for their engagement portraits.

A Sunlit Embrace: Bellvue, Colorado Couple Radiates Love and Happiness in Natural Setting

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A couple in love goes to Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado for pictures, where they stand in a creek, share a kiss, and pose together under the sunshine, surrounded by nature.

Romantic Engagement Portraits in Rocky Mountain National Park: Couple in Love Kisses under Sunshine

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In Alice, CO, the couple posed in the rain at night at St. Mary's church: she sat down while he stood up, their heads close together in a loving pose.

Romantic Nighttime Rainy Engagement Portrait at St. Mary's Church, Alice, CO: Intimate Pose With Love

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A couple in love went to the Rocky Mountain National Park for their photo session, where she hugged him from behind, kissed him, and he smiled and looked upwards to the cloudy sky.

Romantic Rocky Mountain National Park Engagement Portrait: Loving Couple Embraces, Kisses, and Smiles Skyward

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In Fort Collins, CO, USA, a couple getting married got their picture taken with sunglasses on, standing in front of a colorful geometric mural on a block wall.

Fort Collins Couple Embrace Cool Style in Engagement Portrait Against Colorful Geometric Mural Backdrop

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In Colorado, near Johnstown, a couple on horses posed on a stormy day, riding through the grass fields, creating a symmetrical and beautiful portrait before their wedding.

Colorado Couple on Horses: Symmetrical & Magnificent Portrait Before Wedding in Johnstown

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At the Denver Botanic Gardens in Colorado, the couple posed on the pyramid building, capturing their love and excitement before their upcoming wedding day.

Denver Botanic Gardens Engagement Portrait: Capturing Love and Excitement on the Pyramid Building

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In Arvada, CO, USA, the soon-to-be-married couple sat on the grass in the park at sunset, gazing at each other with their silhouettes captured in a romantic photo.

Spectacular Sunset Silhouettes: Engaged Couple Embracing Love in Arvada, CO Park Photo Shoot

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In Arapaho National Forest, Colorado, a couple poses for pictures on a frozen alpine lake with the sun setting behind them, creating a beautiful backdrop for their engagement photos.

Sunset Romance: Engagement Portrait at Frozen Alpine Lake in Arapaho National Forest, Colorado

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At Arapaho National Forest, CO, the couple smiles as they play with their dog in the snow, the image full of white winter beauty.

Winter Wonderland: Engaged Couple and Dog Play in Snow at Arapaho National Forest, CO

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In Boulder, Colorado, a couple stands in front of snow-covered mountains at sunrise, wrapping each other in a warm embrace during their engagement portrait session.

Boulder Sunrise: Embracing Love in Front of Snow-Covered Mountains - Engagement Portrait Session

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In Breckenridge, Colorado, a couple in love posed for pictures before their wedding day, smiling warmly and playfully while he carried her on his back.

Lovely Engagement Portraits in Breckenridge, Colorado: Playful Couple Smiling Warmly as He Carries Her

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At a beautiful lake in Boulder, Colorado, a couple getting married pose for pictures, standing and hugging by the water as he leans in for a kiss and she smiles.

Lakeside Love: Boulder, Colorado Couple Embraces in Romantic Engagement Portrait by the Water

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In the charming setting of Old Town, Fort Collins, Colorado, a couple shares a sweet embrace in an alleyway - he lovingly hugs her from behind. A relaxed and romantic portrait session captures their love.

Charming Embrace in Old Town: Couple's Lovely Alleyway Pose in Fort Collins, Colorado

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In a beautiful setting at Horsetooth Reservoir, Fort Collins, Colorado, the man sweeps his joyful fiance off her feet, both smiling and having fun during their playful engagement portrait session.

Capturing Joyful Playfulness at Horsetooth Reservoir, Fort Collins: Man Sweeps Fiance Off Feet in Happy Engagement Portrait

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In this enchanting engagement portrait, a couple in Old Town, Fort Collins, Colorado, pose under the twinkling market lights of downtown at night.

Enchanted Evening in Old Town: Engaged Couple Poses under Twinkling Market Lights in Downtown Fort Collins

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In the captivating streets of Old Town, Fort Collins, Colorado, a woman playfully shows off her engagement ring while laughing and having fun during their portrait session.

Enchanting Streets: Woman Playfully Shows Off Engagement Ring in Old Town, Fort Collins Portrait Session

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In the heart of Old Town, Fort Collins, Colorado, this couple basks in the charming glow of downtown twinkling bokeh lights. A relaxed and romantic engagement portrait session.

Charming Glow: A Captivating Engagement Portrait in Old Town Fort Collins

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Embracing the romantic ambiance of Fort Collins, Colorado, this engagement portrait captures a couple in Old Town at sunset, with her tenderly holding his arm, beautifully illuminated by the photographer.

Embracing the Charm of Old Town: Engaging Fort Collins Portrait at Sunset

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In this engagement portrait, a couple embraces in front of a majestic red rock formation in Boulder, CO, symbolizing their love and commitment against a breathtaking natural backdrop.

Love Amidst Red Rocks: Embracing Romance in Boulder

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A couple shares a kiss on a rock at Arapaho National Forest, CO, with a breathtaking mountain view in the background, symbolizing their everlasting love.

Everlasting Love: Kiss on a Rocky Overlook at Arapaho National Forest, CO

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A couple stands on a frozen alpine lake at sunrise in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.

Frozen Alpine Lake Embrace: Sunrise Engagement Portrait in Rocky Mountain National Park

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Captured in Boulder, CO, this engagement portrait shows a couple embracing under the morning sun in a meadow with a beautiful hillside view.

Boulder Morning Embrace: A Captured Hillside Portrait

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Romantic wedding portrait captured at a picturesque mountain lodge in Colorado. Stunning backdrop of a peak as a couple shares a tender gaze.

Peak of Love: A Romantic Wedding Portrait in the Colorado Mountains

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A romantic portrait captured at the Wedgewood Ashley Ridge ceremony location, where the groom tenderly kisses the bride on the cheek against a breathtaking sunset backdrop

Sunset Serenade: A Tender Kiss at Wedgewood Ashley Ridge

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A beautiful couple on their wedding day in Colorado, sharing a romantic kiss at their Wedgewood Mountain View ceremony area with stunning mountains in the background. An image captured in this picturesque setting.

High Altitude Love: A Romantic Wedding Kiss in Colorado

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Stunning wedding portrait captured in Colorado at the picturesque Chapel on the Rocks. The couple stands in front of the charming church, the bride's veil billowing in the mountain breeze, creating a beautiful and romantic image.

Eternal Love at Chapel on the Rocks: A Breathtaking Colorado Wedding Portrait

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A stunning silhouette of a couple on their wedding day at Villa Parker reception venue, backlit with a warm orange gel light against a backdrop of three elegant arches. A romantic and dreamy scene capturing the love and beauty of the special day.

Ethereal Elegance: Silhouetted Love at Villa Parker

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