Wedding Photos of Hand in hand

The following “Hand in hand” 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 “Hand in hand” 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 couple is seen walking hand in hand at the beach in Montpellier, France, in a beautiful photograph taken by a creative photographer during their engagement wedding photography session

Montpellier, France: Beautiful Beach Engagement Wedding Photography Session with Couple Walking Hand in Hand

The bride and groom exited Paris, Île-de-France City Hall hand-in-hand above their heads while being showered with rice in this iconic wedding image

The bride and groom left Paris City Hall, Île-de-France, hand-in-hand with rice raining down

Hand in hand Paris wedding moments of joy happily married outdoor ceremony bride groom City Hall exit

The lovers in Banff, Alberta, Canada, smile broadly in their engagement portrait as they run hand-in-hand, their joy reflected in the sky's cloud-filled backdrop

Engaged couple run hand-in-hand, smiling broadly in Banff, Canada, joy reflected in sky's clouds

bw portrait Alberta Banff Engagement Photography Hand in hand couple running clouds and sky

A romantic couple strolling hand in hand along the beautiful beach of Domburg, Netherlands, make for a perfect lifestyle engagement portrait session

The romantic couple, hand in hand, made for a perfect engagement portrait session as they strolled along the beautiful beach of Domburg, Netherlands

shoreline walk Domburg Engagement Photography ocean Zeeland beach engagement Netherlands Domburg

This couple in Bangkok is making the most of their special time together, capturing the anticipation of their upcoming marriage with a romantic lifestyle portrait session as they walk through the busy streets of Thailand, hand-in-hand

The couple's joyous engagement portrait captures the love and excitement of their upcoming union, as they stroll through the vibrant streets of Bangkok

urban portrait Hand in hand Bangkok Bangkok PreWedding Photography busy streets

The soon-to-be-married couple experienced a unique and romantic portrait session amongst the rolling green farmer pastures of the Crete Senesi in Tuscany, as they walk hand-in-hand

An engagement portrait of the blissful couple, hand-in-hand in the Tuscan countryside, captures the beauty and romance of their special moment

Crete Senesi rolling hills Tuscany Hand in hand Tuscan countryside farm pastures Crete Senesi engagement session

The romance of the engaged couple in their all black attires is highlighted by the Istanbul landscape as they walk hand in hand, showing a perfect balance between modernity and tradition

The couple's love shines through in the engagement portrait, capturing the timeless beauty of Istanbul's landscape and the modern elegance of their all black attire

couple walking waters edge black attire Istanbul engagement photography Istanbul Hand in hand

The bride and groom were seen walking hand-in-hand down the corridor in the Premonstratensian Abbey of Pont à Mousson, France, with the groom leaping and the bride laughing out loud

The wedding photographer captured the bride and groom walking hand-in-hand and leaping joyously down the corridor

Premonstratensian Abbey of Pont à Mousson groom leaping corridor Hand in hand window light Meurthe-et-Moselle France

The couple posed for their engagement announcement portrait, running hand-in-hand on dead grass near the water in Dumbo, Brooklyn

Dumbo, Brooklyn: Engaged Couple Run Hand-in-Hand on Dead Grass Near Water

Dumbo bridge cityscape Brooklyn Engagement Photography buildings couple running Brooklyn

Two brides in elegant wedding gowns walk hand in hand along a snowy beach at The Landing Resort and Spa in South Lake Tahoe

Graceful Romance: Two Brides Embrace the Snowy Shores of The Landing Resort and Spa in South Lake Tahoe

The Landing Resort and Spa Hand in hand South Lake Tahoe wedding gowns Lake Tahoe Artistic Portrait snowy beach brides

This Oakland couple's prewedding photoshoot included an engagement portrait of them walking hand in hand through tall, dry grass, capturing the beauty and joy of their relationship

Oakland: Prewedding photoshoot captured couple's beauty, joy in tall, dry grass

sunshine California - Northern Oakland engagement photography Hand in hand Oakland dry grass

A couple soon to be married is running hand-in-hand through an amusement park in Bangkok, Thailand at Asiatique

At Asiatique, Bangkok, Thailand, a couple runs hand-in-hand through an amusement park

running Bangkok PreWedding Session Thailand Bangkok Hand in hand asiatique Ferris wheel

An excited couple in Bangkok, Thailand are soon to be wed as they walk hand in hand, admiring the city skyline against the big sky

In Bangkok, Thailand, an engaged couple walk hand in hand, admiring the skyline

Thailand Bangkok PreWedding Photography Hand in hand urban portrait Bangkok Bangkok City Skyline

The sweet couple can be seen walking hand in hand through the Fall foliage of the tree-lined roadway in Napa for their pre-wedding lifestyle portrait

In Napa, CA the couple enjoyed a fall lifestyle portrait session, walking hand in hand through a tree-lined lane

Autumn fall Hand in hand Napa Napa Lifestyle Engagement Portrait California middle of the road

The engaged couple enjoyed a romantic lifestyle pre wedding portrait, walking hand in hand through the streets of Baeza, Jaén, Spain, delighting in the castle buildings

In Baeza, Jaén, Spain, the couple enjoyed a romantic portrait session, strolling hand-in-hand

archways Baeza Baeza Lifestyle Engagement Photography Jaén Strolling streets castle building

The couple in their coordinating red outfits were photographed standing hand-in-hand in front of a historical building in Cappadocia, Turkey, for their lifestyle engagement portrait session

In Cappadocia, Turkey, the couple posed for a lifestyle engagement portrait session in red

Cappadocia Lifestyle Engagement Portrait red dress Cappadocia historical building Hand in hand Turkey

The couple walked hand in hand along the tree-lined trail, looking into each other's eyes, for a lifestyle engagement portrait in Arles, captured in black and white

In Arles, they hand in hand walked the tree-lined trail for a BW engagement portrait

Bouches-du-Rhône tree lined trail eye contact Arles black and white Arles Engagement Photography Hand in hand

The couple walked hand in hand near the corn field in Strzelce Dolne, Poland

The rural countryside provided a picturesque backdrop for the couple as they walked hand-in-hand near a farmer's corn field

Poland photographer farmers field corn field Poland Strzelce Dolne Hand in hand Kuyavian Pomeranian

The couple are captured in a creative portrait as they descend the modern staircase of the Fairmont DC, hand in hand

A photograph captures the couple's tender embrace as they gracefully descend a contemporary staircase

Hotel Portrait Fairmont DC DC photographer Washington DC Hand in hand staircase

The couple walked hand in hand through a vibrant wildflower grove on Loveland Pass in Colorado

The couple appreciated the captivating beauty of nature as they strolled through the red wildflower field, hand in hand

Colorado photographer field of flowers Colorado Clear Creek red flowers Hand in hand rocky mountains

The couple had a session at Domaine de la Rotonde in Provence at sunset, walking hand in hand down a gentle knoll on the grass

At Domaine de la Rotonde in Provence, the bride and groom walked hand in hand down a gentle knoll at sunset

Provence wedding photography Domaine de la Rotonde gentle knoll Provence Hand in hand afternoon Light

The bride and groom stroll up a mountain, hand-in-hand, at sunset after their wedding ceremony, enjoying the view of their Reception Venue in Estes Park, Colorado

In Estes Park, Colorado, the couple enjoyed the sunset view while hand-in-hand strolling up the mountain after their wedding ceremony

Colorado Estes Park photographer mountain sunset walk Estes Park Hand in hand

The bride and groom happily walked together, hand-in-hand, at their wedding ceremony venue in Australia

The bride and groom joyfully strolled hand-in-hand through their nuptial venue

Hand in hand Australia perth black and white aus Perth photographer

The couple's wedding day portrait at Briza on the Bay in Miami is dramatically framed by dark clouds in the background as they cross the road

The couple's wedding day portrait is poetically composed against a backdrop of ominous storm clouds as they traverse the thoroughfare

The Grand Retail Plaza walking dark clouds Miami couple Miami photographer Hand in hand

The bride and groom ran hand-in-hand across the tracks of the Gare de Jouy en Josas electric cable car train tracks during their photoshoot

The bride and groom took a memorable photograph while hand-in-hand, traversing the tracks of an electric cable car

Hand in hand Train station electric cable car Wedding Photograph train tracks bride and groom France photographer

The couple touched each other's hands at the head table in Portofino, Italy, her bouquet centered between their two glasses

At Portofino, Italy, the couple touched hands at the head table between 2 glasses of champagne

two glasses Italy Hand in hand Portofino Portofino Photographer champagne bouquet

Couple swinging together while holding hands on a swing set with epic mountain background at their Mountain Wedding Garden in Crested Butte, Colorado

The couple celebrated their nuptials by swinging hand in hand against a majestic mountain backdrop

Crested Butte Colorado fun hills playground Hand in hand couple nuptials

The illuminated ceiling brightens the arrival of the bride hand in hand with her mother at Gota d'água casa de eventos in Porto Alegre - Rio Grande do Sul - Brasil

Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil's Gota d'água casa de eventos glows as the bride arrives hand in hand with her mother

Rio Grande do Sul Gota Dágua Eventos mother of bride Porto Alegre Salão de Festas low angle Gota d'água casa de eventos

The wedding of the bride and groom in Trieste, Italy was a magical moment with confetti cannons blasting overhead as they walked down the church steps for a confetti moment

The bride and groom's magical exit from the church, arm in arm, was marked by a flurry of confetti from the erupting cannons

Trieste Hand in hand Italy church steps trieste photographer confetti cannons Friuli-Venezia Giulia

The grooms and their mothers stood hand-in-hand in the beautiful ceremony venue in France, ready to begin the day's festivities

The grooms and their mothers stood hand-in-hand, brimming with joy, ready to start the day's celebrations

France Hand in hand France photographer France wedding venue pre ceremony

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