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.

Stylish Lyon documentary wedding photography from France from the First look in the mirror

An extraordinary Lyon wedding picture by a pro France photographer revealing the relaxed Getting ready and ironing of the hanging bridal gown

Relaxed ironing France Auvergne Rhône Alpes hanging dress Lyon wedding picture

An exceptional Pau wedding photojournalism sample by a professional France photographer showing the Throwing of balls of wool at the outdoor ceremony

France Pau wedding photojournalism Pau bride and groom throwing Nouvelle-Aquitaine France photographer

An extraordinary Pau wedding image by a professional France photographer conveying the evening reception Slide show time

Nouvelle-Aquitaine France photographer Slide show evening Pyrénées Atlantiques France

An extraordinary Annecy wedding picture by a pro France photographer revealing the Groom is throwing the bouquet to the single men outdoors in the winter snow outside the venue

single men throwing French Groom France photographer bouquet Haute-Savoie

An exceptional Annecy wedding photojournalism sample by a professional France photographer communicating the Bride and groom entrance under a shower of two surprise confetti cannons

France photographer Haute-Savoie France shower Annecy wedding photojournalism Nouvelle-Aquitaine Bride and groom entrance

A France wedding day detail picture of the bride reflected in the piano as her hands press the keys

keyboard piano France reflected music Indre france wedding

An impactful Indre wedding picture in France created as The bride shows her friends her wedding ring

french bride wedding ring brides friends France Indre bridal Indre wedding picture Gaelle Caré

An outstanding Château de Beaujeu wedding picture with this Sens-Beaujeu, France bride and groom at the castle

France castle Sens Beaujeu lit stairs france bride and groom Sens Beaujeu wedding venue

Indre wedding reportage photographer captured this moment at Chateau des Chézeaux as Brides hug their little bridesmaids

hug Chateau des Chézeaux Bride Gaelle Caré Indre Indre wedding reportage French photographer Chateau des Chézeaux

Best Haute Vienne documentary wedding picture from Chateau Laplaud, Oradour sur Glane showing The daughter of the bride has just made a mistake with her mothers dress in front of the witnesses

Chateau Laplaud Chateau Laplaud venue Haute Vienne documentary wedding Gaelle Caré Oradour sur glane weddings daughter witnesses

Best Oradour sur Glane documentary wedding photography from Chateau Laplaud in Haute Vienne showing The brides daughter plays in her moms dress while she gets ready

Gaelle Caré Haute Vienne wedding plays brides daughter getting ready Oradour sur Glane documentary wedding mom

Best Indre documentary wedding photojournalism image from Eglise de Mezires in Brenne as The bride and groom leave the religious ceremony

Gaelle Caré horns bride and groom Eglise de Mezires Brenne wedding Brenne France

An extraordinary Paris wedding image from France showing the Burger Rings, not to be confused with Burger King

France wedding photo Paris Burger King Paris wedding image fries rings

A France rustic wedding day detail picture showing Mickey and Minnie on the bottom of the shoes in the grass

Mickey France rustic wedding shoes Minnie France Cher

A superb example of a wedding detail in this Bannegon picture in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France showing the Muddy Shoes as the bride is getting dirty

Centre-Val de Loire Muddy Shoes France Cher Bannegon bridal picture Cher bride French wedding photography

An extreme Chateau d'Allogny wedding image from a Murs, Indre groom being thrown into the air against a white background

Chateau dAllogny Indre France Indre groom thrown Murs bw image Murs wedding photo

A beautiful Saint Coulomb, France engagement photo from France of The couple silhouetted against a dusk sky in Plelan le Petit

dusk Plelan le Petit Saint Coulomb Patrick Lombaert Sky France engagement photo France couple

An extraordinary Alsace wedding picture by a pro France photographer showing the bride and groom during the first dance on a bed of dj fog

Alsace wedding picture France dancing lit France photographer fog first dance

An inspiring image from a La Cour Doree wedding in Charnay, France of the brides feet as she is putting on her bridal shoes

rug france bridal brides feet Charnay carpet Jessica Evrard France

An extraordinary Brittany wedding image from a France reception venue showing the dress and colors of the ribbons

Brittany Wedding Photographer Brittany colorful ribbons Elodie Gentit France dress detail

A Brittany stylishly simple wedding day detail picture from the ceremony location showing the bride inside the car

France vintage Brittany wedding inside stylish bw bride

A romantic Paris pre wedding session during a French coffee break at the cafe table

cafe France Paris Elodie Ruelleux Dagorne romantic engagement cafe table French coffee break

A romantic Paris engagement picture with an industrial feel as the couple kisses by old windows

industrial windows Paris France kisses Paris couple

A top Chateau de Janzé wedding photographer captured this picture of the wedding party dancing away the night

Chateau de Janzé wedding Night Chateau de Janzé dancing France photographer wedding party

Best Dordogne documentary wedding picture showing the exit of the bride and groom from the church

church exit Dordogne France Jean Baptiste Duarte Dordogne documentary wedding bride and groom

A beautiful Parc du Pilat engagement photo in BW of the couple embracing and touching noses

Jessica Evrard bw France embracing French Couple Parc du Pilat engagement photo touching noses

A romantic Brittany pre wedding session near Bretagne as the couple walks on a trail under large trees

trees trail France Charlotte Poudroux Brittany Engagement Photography Brittany couple walking

Epic Metz engagement session from France taken in a botanical garden in front of a large tree

France Botanical Metz couple Metz Metz engagement session bw Jonathan Fortuna large tree

Adventurous Augny pre wedding portrait created of a couple in France in front of a small pond

Augny portrait adventurous Grand Est French Couple Moselle Augny pond

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