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The following “France” 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 “France” 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.

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At Chamonix, French Alps, a couple in the mountains laughing and holding each other, capturing the love and excitement before their upcoming wedding day.
A Couple Embracing in Chamonix, French Alps, Brimming with Pre-Wedding Joy
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The couple sits together on a bench at Mont Brouilly, hugging and wearing matching white shirts as they capture their love in photos before their upcoming wedding.
Mont Brouilly Love: A Sweet Moment Captured in Matching White Shirts Before the Wedding
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During their engagement session in Tregastel, Brittany, France, the couple captures their shared excitement as she is framed by two round large boulders, while he jumps off one, spreading his arms like wings against the blue sky.
Capturing Love in Tregastel: Couple's Excitement Amidst Boulders and Blue Skies
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Romantic kiss under the rain in Couloume-Mondebat, France captured beautifully in this lit wedding picture at dusk.
Stunning Dusk Shot of a Romantic Kiss in Couloume-Mondebat, France
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Chateau de Kergrist in Brittany, France. Wedding photo of a couple in the garden taken from a high angle in black and white with a tilt shift effect.
Romantic Nuptials at Chateau de Kergrist: High Angle Garden Wedding in Tilt Shift Monochrome
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At Domaine de Ribaute in Lieuran-lès-Béziers, France, the bride is captured playing with a LED tube during the evening party, with a dark scene illuminated by blue, purple, and pink lights.
Bride’s LED Tube Dance at Domaine de Ribaute, Lieuran-lès-Béziers, France
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Wedding photo at Chateau de Kergrist in France, featuring the bride basking in sunlight against a wall, with her husband in silhouette looking away.
Bride bathed in sunlight at Chateau de Kergrist as husband gazing into distance
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Witness the joy as guests dance during a cocktail reception in Fayence, Var, France. The black and white photo captures the lively atmosphere of the event.
Guests Dance in Joy at Fayence Cocktail Reception in Var, France
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Beautiful moment captured at Domaine des Sources wedding in Annot, Alpes-maritimes, France. Bride sharing a heartfelt hug with her niece during hair preparation.
Bride and niece share a heartfelt moment at Domaine des Sources wedding
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Photograph taken at a wedding in Domaine des Plagnes, St Hilaire de Brens, Isère, France. It shows the groom being tossed in the air, capturing his joy.
Breathtaking Celebratory Moment: Groom Tossed in Air at Domaine des Plagnes Wedding in France
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Photograph taken at a wedding in Voiron city, France. Groom's father thrown into the air by surprise.
Groom's Father Launched into the Air at Voiron City Wedding Celebration
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Photograph taken at a wedding in Church of Vienne - Isère - France. The bride's daughter waits for her mother, looking into the glass of the car. A cute moment frozen in time.
Sweet Moment: Bride's Daughter gazes lovingly at Mother in Wedding Car in Vienne, France
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Wedding photo taken at home in Pays Basque, France. The couple is featured in a stunning display of graphics and geometry on their arrival.
French Fairytale: Mesmerizing Graphics and Geometry at Home in Pays Basque Wedding Celebration
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Photographer captured a bride and groom at home in Pays Basque, France. A couple stands in front of an old rustic wooden and stone farm. Relive the beauty captured at this wedding.
Romantic Wedding Bliss: Bride and Groom Embrace in Historic Pays Basque Farm Setting
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Wedding moment captured at Auberge Ostape Hotel in Pays Basque, France. Bride preparing herself alone, fixing her shoe while sitting on the bed.
Picture Perfect Wedding: Bride Prepares at Auberge Ostape Hotel in Beautiful Pays Basque
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Wedding photo captured in Lyon, France, featuring the bride mid-air on the dancefloor. A moment of pure joy and excitement beautifully captured by the photographer.
Bride Soars with Joy on Lyon Dancefloor: Photographer Captures Magical Moment in France
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During an engagement portrait session before their upcoming wedding at La Tour sans Venin, France, the couple shares a tender and warm embrace, with their foreheads touching in front of a luminous arch at dusk wrapped up in tea lights.
La Tour sans Venin Engagement Portrait under Luminous Dusk Arch
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During their engagement portrait session at Lac de Petichet, France, the bride and groom-to-be share a playful kiss on the frozen lake, with him lifting her up off the ice in a tender and warm embrace.
Whimsical Winter Embrace: A Playful Kiss on Lac de Petichet with Love in the Air
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Eymes, France, a couple kisses as their reflection shimmers in the water below, surrounded by the vibrant autumn hues of the tree-lined frame.
Autumn Love in Eymes: A reflection of a kiss amidst vibrant foliage by the water
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Photographer captures a romantic wedding portrait in Mont-Dore, Puy-de-Dôme, France. The image showcases a beautiful scene during a wedding session in the forest.
Enchanting Wedding Portrait: Mont-Dore's Forest Wedding Perfection Caught on Camera in France
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A touching moment captured at Maison des mariés, showing the bride's daughter stepping in to help with the groom's jacket buttoning before the wedding.
Bride's Daughter Saves the Day at Maison des Mariés Wedding with Groom's Button Mishap
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In the romantic ambiance of Paris, France, amidst a backdrop of the city, the groom joyfully leaps into the air, his spirit lifted in jubilation, while the bride, just a few steps below, watches with affectionate amusement.
Parisian Love: Groom's Joyful Leap
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A candid black and white photo taken on a wedding day at Mariage à Arces, Au domaine de la Grosse Pierre in Charente Maritime, France, featuring groom getting his makeup done in a humorous moment captured by the photographer.
Playful Groom: Mariage à Arces at Domaine de la Grosse Pierre, Charente Maritime, France
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A joyful moment beautifully captured in Agen, France, as the newlyweds surrounded by loved ones step out from their wedding venue into the vibrant scene with rugby balls overhead.
Newlyweds Step Out in Agen: Joyful Wedding Moment with Rugby Balls Overhead
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A candid moment at the wedding venue, Chateau des Anges in Saint Just de Claix, as a glass of red wine accidentally spills on the bride's dress during the dinner reception.
Red Wine Mishap: Candid Capture at Chateau des Anges in Saint Just de Claix
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A candid and heartwarming shot on the wedding day in Lyon, showing a joyful grandmother and granddaughter playfully holding photo props of lips and a mustache over her mouth.
Joyful Generations: Grandma and Granddaughter Playfully Pose with Props in Lyon Wedding Celebration
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In a rustic Provence town hall, a bride gracefully gets ready surrounded by French flags and quaint decor, a shot of a serene moment before the wedding ceremony.
Graceful Bride Prepares Amid Rustic Provence Town Hall Décor and French Flags: Serene Moment Before Ceremony
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Beautiful wedding day moment as the bride's mother plays piano at the dinner party in Saint Martin de Ré, France.
Elegant Piano Serenade: Bride's Mother Performs at Dinner Party in Saint Martin de Ré
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Emotional black and white image captured at a bride and groom's home in Nances city, Savoie, France, showcasing a heartfelt first look as the bride sheds tears during an embrace on their wedding day.
Tears of Joy in Nances City: Emotional Monochrome First Look at Bride and Groom's Home
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A candid moment captured at Domaine de Messenas in Roissard, Isère, France, featuring the bride and her bridesmaids in a bustling getting ready room, anxiously awaiting their turn with the makeup artist on the wedding day.
Bride and Bridesmaids in Stylish Preparations at Domaine de Messenas in Roissard, Isère, France
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