Wedding Photos of DC photographer

The following “DC photographer” 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 “DC photographer” 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 Washington, DC at The Morrow Hotel, a wedding portrait session reveals the groom whimsically directing himself forward, while the bride gleefully partakes in his humor.

Whimsical Groom Directs Himself Forward as Bride Joyfully Enjoys it

At the Washington DC Wharf, a 3D-like colored light display of the spectrum of love was projected onto the wall, casting dramatic shadows of a couple embracing

A chromatic light show depicting the breadth of love was projected onto the wall, creating a romantic image of an embracing couple

DC photographer shadows Washington DC 3D colored light fun portrait

A lovely couple poses for a BW wedding day portrait in front of their reception area at Iron Gate, Washington DC, USA

The couple celebrated their union by having a commemorative photograph taken in front of the venue of their wedding reception

DC Reception DC photographer Washington DC bw portrait iron gate

The couple posed for a beautiful wedding portrait in the light blue tones of the Fairmont Hotel, Washington, DC

The couple was captured in a stunning wedding portrait, with the bride's gown cascading elegantly across the floor

Fairmont Hotel cascading gown brides gown DC photographer blue tones Washington DC

The couple are captured in a creative portrait as they descend the modern staircase of the Fairmont DC, hand in hand

A photograph captures the couple's tender embrace as they gracefully descend a contemporary staircase

DC photographer Washington DC staircase Hand in hand Hotel Portrait Fairmont DC

The Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle provides a stunning backdrop for a wedding ceremony, with a wide scene-setter shot of the couple in front of its grand building capturing the beauty of its architecture

Washington, D.C.'s Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle: a beautiful setting for wedding ceremonies

Cathedral of St Matthew the Apostle scene setter grand building DC photographer beautiful architecture Washington DC

At the Mayflower Hotel, DC, a detail image of the shoes and wedding bands, with the shadow of the engagement ring

Mayflower Hotel, DC: Picture of shoes and wedding bands with an engagement ring's shadow

shadows Washington DC wedding rings DC photographer Mayflower Hotel

The couple posed face-to-face for a portrait in the rain at Longview Gallery, located in the alley behind in Washington, DC

The couple posed for a portrait in the rain-soaked alley behind the art gallery

Face to face Washington DC art gallery Long View Gallery colorful background DC photographer

The bride glowed as she danced in the center of the Fairmont Hotel's DC reception, surrounded by her closest friends and family

At the Hotel reception, the bride was joyfully dancing surrounded by her beloved friends and family

dancing dance floor dc wedding venue DC photographer Washington DC joyful bride Fairmont Hotel

The happy couple danced on the Iron Gate, Washington DC dancefloor with the slow shutter causing light painting the backdrop

The guests moved across the dancefloor, the slow shutter blurring lines of light around them

blurring light dc wedding venue Washington DC DC photographer dance floor iron gate slow shutter

The Washington DC bride wrote her heartfelt vows against a stark white backdrop

The bride expressed her emotions through her handwritten vows, written on a crisp white bedsheet

Washington DC handwriting vows DC photographer white backdrop

The couple's heartfelt toast echoed through DAR Constitution Hall in DC, as they looked out from the upper balcony, surrounded by their loved ones below

The bride and groom toasted from the upper balcony, surrounded by their loved ones

DAR Constitution Hall DC photographer Washington DC upper balcony toasting

The bride is putting on lipstick using a small round mirror in her DC apartment, with a framed picture of a man in his tuxedo behind her enjoying a cigarette and a drink

The bride is applying her lipstick, aided by a small round mirror and near a framed photograph a man in his tuxedo

portrait on wall Washington DC cigarette round mirror drink lipstick DC photographer

Picture of a couple at the Copycat Bar, 1110 H Street NE, Washington DC and using a poster as the backdrop at the scene of their first date during their engagement session

using a poster as the backdrop at the scene of their first date during their engagement session

DC photographer Copycat Bar poster backdrop profile portrait Washington DC

DC wedding photographer at Copycat Bar, Washington DC while using defining accessories in their silhouette photo at the scene of their first date during their engagement shoot

silhouette photo at the scene of their first date

Copycat Bar ponytail DC photographer Washington DC Silhouette portrait

an engagement portrait from a low angle under a big tree

big tree DC photographer low angle Washington DC

The couple is in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC for a sitting BW portrait session

couple is in front of the Memorial for a sitting BW portrait session

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At the Lincoln Memorial, a couple is standing in formal clothing in Washington DC

couple is standing in formal clothing before big white monument columns

DC photographer bw portrait columns formal clothing Washington DC Lincoln Memorial

At the Smithsonian Castle Gardens, Washington D.C., the couple is walking together with their dog

Smithsonian Castle Gardens holding hands DC photographer couple walking walking dog

The Washington D.C. couple is about to kiss at the Smithsonian Castle Gardens

Washington DC DC photographer bw portrait Smithsonian Castle Gardens

BW portrait from the Smithsonian Castle Gardens, created as the couple embraces in a garden

garden engagement couple embrace Smithsonian Castle Gardens DC photographer bw portrait Washington DC

At The Warf, Washington DC, a couple embrace on the stairs with nice backlight

At The Wharf, Washington DC, a couple embrace on the stairs with nice backlight

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At the Constitution Gardens of Washington D.C., the couple embraces a warm hug

Washington DC couple embrace Constitution Gardens warm hug DC photographer

Pre wedding photograph of a Washington DC couple showing hands with prints of hands and saying You can't stop us

couple kissing Washington DC DC photographer hands

Washington DC couple posing for a bokeh portrait in a A light of love pre wedding photo

DC photographer silhouette urban Engagement bokeh portrait Washington DC

A DC photographer captured the bride dancing in a silhouette at Fathom Gallery in Washington DC in a wedding photograph

A wedding photograph in black and white captures the bride dancing in a striking silhouette

DC photographer Fathom Gallery Bride dancing Washington DC dancing silhouette

DC Engagement Session at the Mary Ripley Garden in Washington

a couple pose at the Mary Ripley Garden in DC

Mary Ripley Garden Washington DC couple posing DC photographer

National Gallery of Art Engagement Photo from DC | View Portrait Now | DC Couple, Gallery, Framed Picture - Pre-Wedding Image created as a picture within a picture at the National Gallery of Art in the District of Columbia

couple engagement image at the National Gallery of Art in DC

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Washington DC lifestyle engagement photography of a couple at Meridian Hill Park

tender kiss DC photographer Meridian Hill Park Washington DC bw portrait

A lifestyle engagement portrait session in Washington DC for a couple kissing at night in Meridian Hill Park

Meridian Hill Park Washington DC DC photographer night portrait couple kissing

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