Wedding Photos of Creative wedding photo

The following “Creative wedding photo” 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 “Creative wedding photo” 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.

Award-winning wedding portrait taken at Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, FL. Bride and groom gracefully pose in front of a massive, unique vintage typewriter eraser installation.

Graceful Love Amidst Vintage Art: Norton Museum Wedding Portrait

A wedding photo, taken at the heart of Albi town center in Tarn, France, capturing a tender embrace with the couple kissing, framed by a red barrier.

Captivating Kiss in Red: Love Imprisoned in Albi's Historic Embrace

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A stunning wedding photo captured at Domaine de la Poudié, Tarn, France. The couple is elegantly framed through a chandelier on a balcony, creating a beautiful and intimate portrait.

Elegant Nuptial Portrait: Love Illuminated through Chandelier's Graceful Embrace

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Creative wedding photo from Montmartre showcasing the bride's accessory details including shoes, jewelry, and a handbag

Montmartre: Captivating Wedding Photo Showcasing Bride's Accessory Details - Shoes, Jewelry, and Handbag

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Close-up shot of bride and groom at Château de Thillombois reception, captured during golden hour; the couple is about to share a kiss beneath the bride's veil in this creative wedding photo

Château de Thillombois: Newlyweds share a romantic golden hour kiss beneath the bride's veil

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Creative wedding photo from a Church in Croydon, UK of the Bride and groom holding hands

The bride and groom held hands and sat down for a wedding photo at the church

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Birmingham, UK Muslim bride getting ready in this creative wedding photo

The bride is captured in a wedding photo while sitting down and getting ready

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Vlaamse Spijcker Dongen wedding venue photo | Cheers for the bride | Glass, dress, detail, shadows

A creative wedding photo showcases toasting glasses, detailed dress and shadows

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Areias do Seixo - Portugal wedding venue portrait shot | Shadow of Olive Tree with the bride and groom in this photo

This romantic portrait of the bride and groom framed by an olive tree's shadow at Areias do Seixo adds creative flair to their wedding

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Wedding day portrait of the bride and groom using the Door for light | Areias do Seixo - Portugal wedding venue photography

A beautiful, creative wedding photo with the bride and groom framed against the door

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A stunningly captured lit portrait of the bride and groom with artistic and creative framing

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A beautifully creative black and white wedding photograph highlights the woman putting on her stockings

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The bride was beaming on her special day as she posed for a unique photo, sitting backwards on a park bench with her feet in the air and her beautiful Reggio Calabria wedding dress draped over the back of the bench

The bride radiated joy in her creative wedding photo, sitting on a park bench, legs up in the air, with her gown behind her

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The bride's feet were adorned with delicate sandals, a beautiful detail captured in an Arizona wedding image

A creative wedding photo displayed the bride's sandaled feet in the desert

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A Sri Lanka wedding photo of a new marriage outside looking to finally come in.

The couple are silhouetted against a vibrant sunset sky in this unique and creative wedding photo

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