Wedding Photos of Exchanging vows

The following “Exchanging vows” 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 “Exchanging vows” 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.

Joyful bride and groom exchanging vows outdoors at Folly Farm in Bristol, UK, with officiant and two bridesmaids standing by.

Folly Farm: Wedding Vows Exchange in Bristol for Happy Couple

Newlyweds exchange vows in Colorado Springs as two bucks in rut engage in a spirited battle nearby. A unique and unforgettable wedding moment captured in stunning detail.

The Wild Wedding: A Love Story Amidst Nature's Majesty

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Award-winning image captured by a professional wedding photographer in Samui, Thailand. The bride and groom exchange vows amidst breathtaking ocean views from a cliff. A stunning shot taken from above.

Samui Serenade: Breathtaking Vows on Cliff, a Stunning Ocean Shot

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At the non-religious ceremony in the parents' garden of the newlyweds in the town of Vaugneray, a Franco/Anglo/German wedding takes place with a Senegal theme, as it is where they live. While the couple exchange their vows, a boy is getting impatient.

Vaugneray Garden: A Fusion Franco/Anglo/German Senegal-Themed Wedding with Impatient Boy

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In Denver, Colorado, the wedding ceremony takes place in a spacious venue. The photo captures the couple exchanging vows, seen from the back of the venue.

Denver Delight: Vow Exchange Unveiled in Majestic Colorado Ceremony Venue

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A pro documentary wedding photographer captured an emotional moment at the Paris Hotel Marignan. This image shows the bride shedding tears of joy as she exchanges vows and receives a ring, bathed in beautiful sunlight.

Emotional Tears of Joy: Vows Exchanged and Ring Received at Paris Hotel Marignan

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A wedding photographer won a WPJA Honor Award with this image taken at The Rookery Building in Chicago, IL. The photo shows the couple exchanging their vows while the camera captures the scene through the beautiful railings.

Lines of Love: A Wedding at The Rookery Building in Chicago, IL - WPJA Honor Award Winner

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A black and white wedding day image captures a Fort Collins couple exchanging vows during a rainy ceremony, while guests shield themselves with clear umbrellas

Fort Collins Couple Exchanges Vows in Rainy Ceremony, Guests use Clear Umbrellas in Wedding Photo

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After exchanging their vows at St Mary's on the Hill chapel in Belfast, the bride and groom were showered in confetti as they made their way out of the ceremony

The bride and groom were ceremoniously showered in confetti at St Mary's on the Hill chapel, Belfast

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The couple exchanged rings and joyfully laughed at Oaks Farm wedding venue in Croydon, Surrey, England, as captured in this wedding image

At Oaks Farm in Croydon, Surrey, England, the couple laughed joyfully as they exchanged rings

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A couple gets married by candlelight at Salvage One in Chicago, IL

The couple exchanged vows in a romantic, intimate ceremony illuminated by candlelight, surrounded by their closest family and friends

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Couple says their vows outside under the trees at Gertrudes Restaurant at the Baltimore Museum of Art

The couple exchanged their vows in an outdoor ceremony beneath the trees at a restaurant wedding venue

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Outside at the Grant Humphrey's Mansion, the bride wipes away a tear as she expresses her vows to the groom during their ceremony

At their outdoor ceremony, the bride wiped away a tear as she expressed her vows to the groom

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A wedding photo from a Pyrénées-Atlantiques ceremony location of the best men looking at the ring

The best men looked on as the couple exchanged vows and rings outdoors during a wedding ceremony

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Paris wedding image of the Bride and groom exchanging vows under their mask during covid

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The couple happily shared a kiss in front of the soft lights of the Hilton Colombo at night at their wedding reception venue

The couple exchanged vows at the Hilton Colombo, Sri Lanka

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On their wedding day in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, a black and white detail shot was taken of the couple, both in their formalwear, as the bride held her vows while she read them to the groom

The couple were photographed in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, exchanging vows in their wedding attire

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Penafiel, Portugal wedding photographs of the couple exchanging rings during the outdoor ceremony

Amor em Penafiel: Exchanging Vows under the Portuguese Sun

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