Wedding Photos of Downtown Chicago

The following “Downtown 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 “Downtown 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.

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

The bride and groom celebrated their love with a romantic portrait session in the streets of downtown Chicago, followed by a lively champagne toast with lit spray

The bride and groom joyfully celebrated their union with a champagne toast amidst the streets of downtown

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couple holds hands and looks at each other on a bridge

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couple spins while one person holds the other in downtown

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An Illinois-based wedding photographer boldly captured a strong black-and-white image of a bride under an arching bridge

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downtown bride and groom portrait as they walk with a dog

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Downtown Chicago post proposal portrait photos of a happy Illinois couple kisses with the skyline at sunset behind them

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Great, artistic wedding photography of the bride and groom from Downtown Chicago with repeating glass reflections

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High quality Downtown Chicago wedding portrait session with this Illinois bride and groom on the boardwalk next to a handrail near the water with the city skyline behind it all

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View this stylish Downtown Chicago wedding image during some urban bride and groom portraits, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Illinois from the WPJA

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Downtown Chicago environmental engagement e-session while a Couple kisses in a dipping pose during golden hour

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Downtown Chicago Bridal Party Portrait of the wedding group being captured from above as they cross a city street crosswalk

Artistic Bridal Portrait in Downtown Chicago, Illinois

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Artistic Bridal Portrait in Downtown Chicago, Illinois at night

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Downtown Chicago engagement portrait of a couple moving in for a kiss under an umbrella

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