Wedding Photos of Face to face

The following “Face to face” 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 “Face to face” 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.

Engagement portrait of a couple silhouetted against the sky and large pillars, facing each other in front of La Alhambra in Granada, captured by a talented Spain wedding photographer

Granada Face to face La Alhambra bw portrait Silhouetted couple La Alhambra Engagement Photography large pillars

At Schwarzsee, the couple stands face to face, heads close together, by the water, framed by a beautiful sunset over the lake

Sunset Serenade: A Mesmerizing Engagement Portrait by the Water at Schwarzsee

Schwarzsee Engagement Photography heads close sunset Schwarzsee Switzerland lake mountains

During their pre-wedding photo session in Istanbul, Turkey, the couple is captured at Suleymaniye, embracing each other face to face in the soft, natural glow of light

Embracing Love at Suleymaniye: A Captivating Engagement Portrait in Istanbul

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A couple stands face to face in front of a blue flash at Clos de Longeville. Above them, there are small lights and orange lampshades on the ceiling. Photographer used phone to capture the reflection of the ceiling lights.

Love's Illumination: A Couple's Radiant Vows Under the Enchanting Glow of Clos de Longeville

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Photo of a couple embracing face to face with red and blue color effects in the background. Taken at Clos de Longeville, France.

Love Amongst the Colors: A French Wedding Embrace at Clos de Longeville

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A couple in Balatonboglár, Hungary stands face to face in a beautiful nature setting, surrounded by trees during their engagement photo shoot

Love Blooms in Balatonboglár: Embracing Romance Amidst Nature's Splendor

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The engagement portrait of the couple was captured in Val D'orcia, Tuscany, Italy, depicting a romantic scene on a rainy day

Captivating Engagement Portrait in Val D'orcia, Tuscany: A Romantic Scene on a Rainy Day

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Vittorio and Emily had an engagement portrait session in Cortona, Italy, following Vittorio's proposal

Capturing Love in Cortona: Vittorio and Emily's Stunning Engagement Portrait Session in Italy

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In the engagement portrait taken at Parc à Ermenonville, the couple is positioned facing one another, standing on a wooden bridge

A Romantic Engagement Portrait at Parc à Ermenonville: Couple in Love Standing on a Wooden Bridge

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An engagement portrait was taken in Crete Senesi, Tuscany, depicting a couple standing in a field while overlooking a lake in the hilly region

Enchanting Engagement Portrait in Crete Senesi, Tuscany: A Serene Couple's Love Amidst Rolling Hills and a Scenic Lake

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In Saint Vaast les Mello, France, an engagement shoot took place featuring an emotive couple posing against the backdrop of a stunning rock quarry

Capturing Romance: Emotive Couple Poses in Stunning Rock Quarry Engagement Shoot in Saint Vaast les Mello, France

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The couple hold each other in the forest of Rambouillet, captured from a low angle by a creative photographer

Forest of Rambouillet Couple Embraces in Romantic Photo Shoot Captured from Low Angle

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The couple poses at their first date location under a bridge in Budapest, Hungary, holding hands while facing each other and admiring the peaceful water

Budapest, Hungary: Couple Poses Hand-in-Hand Admiring Peaceful Water Under Bridge on First Date.

Face to face Budapest engaged couple setting sun under bridge peaceful water first date location holding hands

The couple posed facing each other with the Sun behind them for their engagement portrait in Fribourg, Lessoc

The couple posed for their engagement portrait in Fribourg, Lessoc with the Sun behind them

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The couple in Córdoba, Spain stood face to face in a darkened room, with chandeliers hanging above them

The romantic engagement portrait captured the couple in a beautiful moment, illuminated by the soft light of the chandeliers in a Córdoba, Spain room

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The couple embraced in a tender touch, face to face, in a warm light in the tall grasses of France for their engagement portrait

A romantic engagement portrait captured the love between the couple, embracing in a tender touch, face to face, in a warm light in the tall grasses of France

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The loving couple embraced face to face as they posed in the narrow curving streets of Cukurcuma, Istanbul for their intimate pre-wedding portrait session

The couple's joyous love shone through as they embraced in the romantic streets of Cukurcuma, Istanbul, creating a beautiful engagement portrait

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The couple posed for an engagement save-the-date portrait, holding hands in Venere Azzurra Lerici

Venere Azzurra Lerici, Italy: Engagement Portrait of Smiling Couple Holding Hands

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The couple posed face-to-face in front of a greenhouse at Parc de la tête d'or in Lyon for their save-the-date engagement announcement portrait

Lyon, Parc de la tête d'or - Engagement Announcement Portrait of Couple Face-to-Face at Greenhouse

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In Granada, Spain, a beautiful pre-wedding outdoor portrait session was captured with a couple about to kiss, face to face

In Granada, Spain, a couple about to kiss, face to face, was captured in a beautiful BW pre-wedding portrait session

Granada Engagement Portrait about to kiss Spain Granada bw portrait Face to face

A fun-loving couple from Durham, New Hampshire is eagerly anticipating their upcoming nuptials.

Durham, NH's fun couple awaits joyous wedding day with fall picture session

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The couple are about to tie the knot with a picturesque lifestyle engagement photoshoot at the beautiful Tarn Countryside in France, where the focus is solely on their loving faces gazing into each other's eyes in a timeless black and white image

In the romantic Tarn Countryside of France, the engaged couple are madly in love and ready to tie the knot

Face to face smiles Tarn Countryside Tarn Engagement Photography Tarn

The couple poses for a lifestyle engagement portrait in a Princeton park, sitting together on a wooden bench and engaging face to face

In Princeton park, the couple sits face to face on a wooden bench for a lifestyle engagement portrait

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The future couple were silhouetted face to face in shadows after sunset at their pre wedding portrait shoot at Catalans bridge in Toulouse, France

At Catalans bridge in Toulouse, France, the engaged couple posed face to face in silhouette after sunset

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The couple posed together face to face in their swimsuits against the backdrop of dark rocks at Le Saut de L'Acomat Waterfall in Guadeloupe for a lifestyle engagement portrait

At Le Saut de L'Acomat Waterfall in Guadeloupe, the couple posed together face to face in swimsuits for an engagement portrait session

Face to face Guadeloupe Engagement Photographer rocks Le Saut de L Acomat waterfall swim suits

A couple was captured in a portrait on a pontoon at the water's edge in Thimougies, Belgium, to illustrate the lifestyle of the two engaged individuals

In Thimougies, Belgium, a BW couple portrait session on a pontoon at the water's edge

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The couple cuddled in the grass, with his hand behind her neck and her arm around his, for a lifestyle engagement portrait in Chartres

In Chartres, France, the couple embraced on the grass during a lifestyle engagement portrait session

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The engaged couple's pre-wedding portrait in Lyon, France, was captured in a tight, black and white shot of them face to face

In Lyon, France, the couple's pre-wedding portrait was a tight shot of them face to face

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An engaged couple posed face to face for a lifestyle pre wedding portrait in a wildflower meadow at sunset in Genay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

In Genay, an engaged couple posed at sunset in a wildflower meadow for a lifestyle portrait

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The engaged couple's pre-wedding portrait in Thailand, with a background of old cinema's stained glass window and a symmetrical, silhouetted face to face pose, captures the color of love

In Thailand, a pre-wedding portrait captures the couple and the color of love with a stained glass window and silhouetted lovers face to face pose

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