Wedding Photos of Emotional moments

The following “Emotional moments” 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 “Emotional moments” 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.

A candid shot taken during wedding preparations in Niderviller, France, showing the bride getting ready with the reflections of her mother and sister visible in the mirror. A captivating insight into the emotional moments behind the scenes.

Emotional Wedding Preparations: Bride, Mother, Sister - Reflections in Niderviller, France Captured Candidly

Women guests at a ceremony in Ardeche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, sharing emotional moments as they leave - some shedding tears while others bursting into laughter

Ardeche Emotions: A Captivating Wedding Celebration in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

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A heartfelt moment captured in Zenderen, Netherlands as kids surround the bride and groom; one girl is in tears, while another puts on a sad face, while their dad holds another child

Zenderen, Netherlands: Emotions Unveiled in a Wedding Day Surrounding

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This documentary-style wedding picture captures many emotional moments in one frame, with hugs at the end of the ceremony at Domaine de Conseillant in Aquitaine, France

At Domaine de Conseillant in Aquitaine, France, an emotional documentary-style wedding photo is captured of hugs at the end of the ceremony

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World class documentary wedding photography in Udine at the Villa Iachia showing the Italy brides Emotional moments with family members

the bride's emotional moments with family members

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A wedding photographer in Vinsobres, France created this black and white image of Emotional moments in family

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Ohio wedding photography from a Cleveland Ceremony of some Emotional moments

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Botanical garden Wedding Gibraltar | Antwerpen wedding photographer for black and white images

wedding photo in black and white at the Botanical garden Wedding at Gibraltar, Antwerpen

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Hesse wedding reception photography of speeches in low light | Germany bride and groom at their wedding

Hesse wedding reception photography of speeches in low light of a Germany bride and groom

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