Wedding Photos of England

The following “England” 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 “England” 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.

Surrounded by the joyful hands of the wedding guests, the table at Folly Farm Centre, Bristol was filled with delicious food

The wedding table was joyfully surrounded by family and friends, who partook in an abundance of food

This couple's love is "from above" as they pose for a drone portrait in a vintage convertible car on a private farm in Royal Wooton Basset

This couple posed for a picturesque drone portrait in a vintage convertible car on a private farm

Private farm England Wiltshire photographer Wootton Bassett Royal Wooton Basset vintage car overhead view

The sun casts long shadows on the grass beneath the trees, highlighting the presence of the happy couple and their dog at the majestic Walton Castle of Clevedon, North Somerset, England

The sun's rays are creating picturesque shadows of the blissful couple and their canine companion on the grass beneath the trees

Walton Castle North Somerset Clevedon England lawn sunlight and shadows dog Somerset photographer

The graceful first dance of the newlyweds is framed by the sweeping drapes of the glamorous Axnoller Farm setting

The captivating first dance of the newlyweds amidst the grandiosity of their venue

sweeping drapes first dance Axnoller House West Dorset England Dorset dorset photographer

The bride and her mum join forces to put the wedding dress on at a Cottage in Nottinghamshire inside the getting ready venue, England, United Kingdom

The bride and her mother collaborate to don the wedding dress in the preparation area

England helping with dress Nottinghamshire United Kingdom Nottingham photographer bridal preparations buttoning up dress

The bride arrives at the wedding ceremony departing her vintage VW camper van caught in chiaroscuro light at the Leeds Town Hall Ceremony Venue, Leeds, England

The bride's arrival to the town hall, illuminated in dramatic light, was made memorable by her vintage VW camper van

Leeds Chiaroscuro Light Leeds Photographer Vintage VW England VW Camper Van West Yorkshire

The groom and his groomsmen are captured in a detailed black and white image as they arrive at the Leeds Town Hall in Leeds, England for the wedding ceremony

A black and white photograph captures the groom and his groomsmen as they arrive at the town hall for the nuptials

England The Headrow Leed Photographer Leeds groomsmen Leeds Town Hall West Yorkshire

A detail shot of the bride and groom sitting in their vintage VW Camper Van just after their wedding ceremony as they are illuminated by red street lights at the Leeds Town Hall Ceremony Venue, Leeds, England

The newly wed couple illuminated by red street lights were captured in a detail shot as they sat in their vintage VW Camper Van following their ceremony at the town hall

West Yorkshire Leeds VW Camper Van West Yorkshire Photographer red street light Town Hall England

Guests in colorful dresses dance in unison on the dance floor of Nottinghamshire's Hodsock Priory, the wedding reception venue

At the wedding reception, guests adorned in a variety of hues gracefully move in harmony on the dance floor

English country house England Hodsock Hodsock Priory Nottinghamshire

Wedding guests clink champagne glasses toasting the married couple at the Saltmarshe Hall Reception Venue, East Yorkshire, England

At the reception venue, guests ceremoniously toast the newlyweds with champagne glasses

England United Kingdom toasting Yorkshire Saltmarshe Hall Champagne Glasses Yorkshire family and friends

A detail of the bride having her bright red lip make up applied at the Crayke Manor getting ready location, North Yorkshire, England

A photograph was taken of the bride having her red lip makeup applied at her getting ready location

Crayke Manor Yorkshire getting ready England North Yorkshire photographer red lipstick York North Yorkshire

On their wedding day, the bride danced in the foreground while the groom stood in the background, captured in a slow shutter portrait in Tottenham, London, UK

The bride was illuminated in the foreground of a slow shutter portrait of the couple's wedding day, while the groom stood in the background

Tottenham England wedding day London Tottenham Photographer groom Haringey

The bride, standing on the urban city sidewalk in London, England, was holding her bridal bouquet and admiring the sunlight illuminating her dress

In London, England, the bride held her bridal bouquet and admired the sunlight on her dress on the urban sidewalk

bridal bouquet sunlight sidewalk London photographer UK bride dress

At The Normans ceremony venue of York, England, the bride and groom procession out of the venue just after their ceremony has ended - a wall of fairy lights in the background, with some guests throwing confetti on them as they walk by

To the joy of all the guests, the bride and groom processed out of the ceremony venue amidst a shower of confetti

York The Normans England

At the marquee in Sproatley reception venue, East Riding, England, the best man drinks a pint of beer in one go, spilling it all over himself, as the father of the bride laughs at the side of him - shot through wine bottles from below

At the reception venue, the best man's attempt to impress the crowd by drinking a pint of beer in one go ended in disaster as he ended up spilling it all over himself

England East Riding Sproatley

Two guests balance their drinks on their heads, as the female guest takes a selfie on them on her phone at The Normans reception venue, York, England

At the reception party venue, two guests balanced their drinks on their heads as the female guest took a selfie of them on her phone

York selfie balancing drinks York Reception Venue phone York Wedding Photographer The Normans

At Beverley Minster, East Yorkshire, England, the bride arrives at the ceremony venue, her family, her drives and some passers by are all captured within this wide scene

The bride arrived at the ceremony venue outside in the sunshine, accompanied by her family, one of whom was helping her fix her gown

passerby fixing gown East Yorkshire wedding photography England Beverley Minster east yorkshire East Yorkshire family and friends

At the Saltmarshe Hall reception venue, Howden, England, wedding guests enjoy eating canapés - one guest sticks out her now empty cocktail stick which aligns perfectly with the mouth of a male guest in the background, adding to the amusing composition

The guests at the wedding were enjoying their canapés, and one of them stuck out her now empty cocktail stick with a curious look on her face

Saltmarshe Hall England Howden

At a Crayke Manor wedding ceremony, Yorkshire, England, one of the two bride's has to take a break to take a sip of water during the ceremony - the officiants (the brides' parents) smile and laugh with her

The officiants were laughing as a bride had to take a break to take a sip of water during her wedding ceremony

Crayke Manor Yorkshire England

At the Saltmarshe Hall wedding venue of East Yorkshire, England, two young wedding guests play happily - one doing a handstand - as two older guests watch on in the middle of the scene

Amidst the celebration, two older attendees paused to observe two jubilant youngsters joyfully performing a handstand, delighting in the wedding festivities

Saltmarshe Hall east yorkshire England

The Bride is holding her wedding shoes and flowers outdoors in bright sunlight at her parents house in Hampshire, England

Hampshire, England: Bride holds wedding shoes and flowers outdoors in bright sunlight at parents' house

flowers England bright sunshine Hampshire hampshire photographer English Channel shoes

The guests and bridal party at the River Barn Wedding Venue in Lancashire were delighted when the groom showed off his dancing skills by balancing a food tray on his head

The guests and bridal party were delighted when the groom showed off his impressive dancing skills by balancing a food tray on his head

dancing skills tray of food Lancashire photographer Lancashire Wedding Venue River Barn groom showing off balancing

The groom gratefully accepted a cool refreshment beneath the canopy near trees at Elmbridge Farm, England

The groom took a momentary break in the shade of a nearby canopy, enjoying a refreshing drink

refreshing drink sitting in shade under canopy cool refreshment Worcestershire England Worcestershire photographer

The bride and groom are having a sweet kiss under a pink flowered bush in the beautiful sunlight and lush garden setting of Ufton Court, their ceremony location

At Ufton Court, a lush garden setting, the bride and groom kissed beneath a pink flowered bush in the sunlight

England lush garden Berkshire Ufton Nervet Ufton Court garden portrait pink flowers

At Tunnels Beaches wedding venue in Devon, England, a close up of the bride's wedding gown and the groom's shoes and trousers against a grey slate floor make for a beautiful wedding picture

Devon, England's Tunnels Beaches wedding venue features a stunning wedding photo of the bride's dress and groom's shoes and trousers on a grey slate floor

slate floor England Tunnels Beaches devon photographer Devon wedding gown shoes

At the bride's home in Hove, East Sussex, a close-up shot from a low angle captured the image of the hands buttoning up the bride's dress

In Hove, East Sussex, a low-angle close-up of the bride's hands buttoning her dress was captured

East Sussex Hove Photographer low angle buttoning dress getting dressed Hove England

At the festive London England Reception Venue, the bride is dancing on the floor with guests

Bride is in her element as she floor dances with guests at a festive reception venue

England London photographer festive reception dancing on floor London

The little girl at the wedding reception venue in London, England made a funny face to the man at the same table

At an indoor wedding reception, a funny face was made by a little girl towards the man sitting at the same table

funny face little girl London photographer indoor reception England London

A lifestyle pre wedding photoshoot in Buckinghamshire, England for a couple walking through a park

A pre-wedding couple portrait featuring an embracing couple in a park with great afternoon light

Buckinghamshire park engagement afternoon Light England Couple embracing Buckinghamshire Engagement Photographer

At sunset in a vineyard in Berkshire, England, United Kingdom, a couple posed for a portrait while the warm sun tones lit up the scene from behind

In Berkshire, England, a couple posed for a portrait at sunset in a vineyard, lit by warm sun tones

England Berkshire photographer warm sun Berkshire United Kingdom sunset portrait vineyard

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