Wedding Photos of France

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.

A top Lille wedding photographer captured this picture of the first dance of the bride and groom

An exceptional Paris wedding image by a pro France photographer exhibiting bridesmaids helping the bride by adjusting her shoe

lawn France photographer France Paris shoe Paris wedding image

Paris wedding documentary photographer created this image of the The bride and groom entering the dining room

dining room Paris bride and groom Paris wedding documentary bw cheering guests

Best Paris documentary wedding picture of the bride dancing with her friends

Paris bride dance friends Paris documentary weddings dancing

Lyon wedding reportage photographer captured this moment as the couple is getting ready with some help

Sebastien Clavel getting ready lyon wedding reportage France Lyon photographer Lyon couple Lyon

Best Baixas documentary wedding picture in Pyrénées-Orientales of the Bridal party walking to the Church

Baixas church streets Pyrénées Orientales bridal party Pyrenees-Orientales

Best Paris documentary wedding picture of The Groom and his friend getting ready

groom friend Paris documentary wedding France getting ready Paris

Best Lyon wedding photojournalism picture from the Ceremony location of the guys and The ladder

Coralie Castillo Lyon wedding photojournalism France Lyon ladder ceremony location Lyon photographer

Chateau de Meridon wedding documentary photographer created this image of the Bride and Groom leaving the ceremony outdoors

ceremony outdoors Bride and Groom leaving Château de Méridon Chateau de Meridon wedding documentary France

Chateau de Méridon wedding documentary photographer created this picture of Bride crying during the ceremony

Château de Méridon France outdoor ceremony France photographer Chateau de Méridon wedding French documentary weddings

An exceptional La Dime de Giverny wedding photojournalism sample by a professional France photographer in Normandy showing the engaging Bride and Groom during diner outdoors

France photographer Normandy Bride and Groom La Dime de Giverny wedding photojournalism diner France outdoors

Tiffauges wedding reportage photojournalist created this image showing A dad with his son during the cocktail hour

Tiffauges wedding reportage son cocktail hour Pays de la Loire Tiffauges Patrick Lombaert France

Quimper wedding reportage photojournalist created this image of a Little girl playing during the ceremony

indoor ceremony Quimper Patrick Lombaert France playing little girl Quimper wedding reportage

Best Ardeche documentary wedding photography showing some man Power Flower at the entrance of outdoor ceremony

Power Flower Ardeche documentary entrance Jerome Villard man outdoor ceremony Ardeche

Yonne, Burgundy wedding day bridal portrait at Chateau de Vallery showing the bride relaxed during getting ready

Yonne Chateau de Vallery weddings Yonne bride France burgundy wedding getting ready burgundy

An extraordinary Domaine du Fohet wedding image from La Bourboule, France in Puy-de-Dôme showing the reception venues Fountain of Champagne

Domaine du Fohet champagne Domaine du Fohet wedding image France Puy de Dôme reception venue Puy de Dome France wedding couple

Best Paris documentary wedding photojournalism image from Maison des Polytechniciens as The Brides family wash and dry the dress which was dirty due to the rain

Paris dirty Maison des Polytechniciens France brides family dry

Best France documentary wedding photojournalism image from Hôtel MGallery Nest La Défense showing the Last check for the groom with his mother before going to the ceremony

France Hôtel MGallery Nest La Défense before ceremony Last check Nest La Défense mother

Best La Defense documentary wedding photography from Hôtel MGallery Nest showing the The Groom takes a breath and drinks before getting ready

drinks breath France getting ready La Defense documentary wedding Hôtel MGallery Nest Hôtel MGallery Nest La Défense

An extraordinary Toulouse wedding image by a professional France photographer conveying the guys getting dressed and fixing ties in BW tones

Haute-Garonne Toulouse Occitanie fixing ties getting dressed bw

A top Paris wedding photographer captured this picture at the Pantheon showing the Bride and groom after civil ceremony

Jean Baptiste Chauvin confetti paris wedding photographer bride and groom tossing Pantheon Paris Pantheon

Las Canals, France wedding reportage photographer captured this moment of the Bride and her daughter

Las Canals France french bride France wedding reportage daughter France photographer Jean Baptiste Chauvin

An exceptional Oise wedding photojournalism sample by a professional France photographer at Chateau de Pontarmé showing the bride having make up applied near a mirror

Oise Oise wedding photojournalism make up applied mirror France Chateau de Pontarmé weddings

An extraordinary Caugé, Eure wedding image by a professional France photographer at the Manior Henri IV venue conveying the bride and groom seated in chairs for Games during dinner

France photographer dinner Cauge seated Manior Henri IV venue Manior Henri IV chairs

Best France documentary wedding photography from Manoir Henri IV of the Bride feeding her child

Manoir Jean Baptiste Chauvin child Manoir Henri IV Henri IV France wedding photography Bride feeding

Best Versailles documentary wedding picture showing the Bride breastfeeding while getting ready

France getting ready breastfeeding Versailles bride Versailles documentary wedding

An extraordinary Village of Caux, Hérault wedding picture by a pro South of France photographer revealing the groom accompanied by his little daughter arrives at the town hall with his witnesses by bike

South of France photographer arrives daughter Ludovic Lieffrig witnesses Village of Caux France

A dramatic Toulouse documentary wedding photography example from Aucamville - the bride and groom surrounded by their guests

Aucamville sunlight France trees Toulouse documentary wedding bride and groom Dramatic

A black and white Occitanie documentary wedding picture of the bride getting ready with her sister and mom

getting ready mom Occitanie documentary wedding sister Occitanie french bride black and white

Best Chambon documentary wedding photography from the South of France - The bride hugging her mom with a lot of emotion

France emotion Chambon Chambon documentary wedding Ludovic Lieffrig mom French photography

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