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.

In Gloucester, Massachusetts, the engaged couple near the beach, walking on a small hill

A pre-wedding lifestyle portrait of an engaged couple walking hand in hand on a small hill near the beach

In Camden, Maine, the groom and bride walk down the sidewalk holding hands as Kids Bike Down the Road

The bride and groom walked hand-in-hand down the sidewalk, with children biking alongside them

Hand in hand Maine wedding photographer kids Camden ME bikes walking sidewalk

The happy couple emerged from Brighton Town Hall, walking hand-in-hand and smiling amidst a flurry of colorful confetti

A couple emerged from Town Hall, hand-in-hand, as a flurry of confetti filled the air

Hand in hand walking holding hands Brighton Town Hall Brighton and Hove flurry flurry of confetti

The couple's engagement photo in Bentonville Arkansas captures the majestic beauty of the three-tiered waterfall as they stroll hand-in-hand

The couple's romantic engagement photo taken amidst the splendor of a three-tiered waterfall

Bentonville Engagement Session majestic beauty Arkansas waterfalls Hand in hand Bentonville

A couple laced their hands and explored a National Park's rocky terrain, lanterns in tow, for an adventurous photo session

The couple's photo session in Shenandoah National Park, walking hand-in-hand with lanterns glimmering against rocky terrain, evoked a romantic yet adventurous spirit

Shenandoah PreWedding Session rocky terrain Shenandoah National Park Hand in hand

In their engagement portrait taken in Slovenia, the couple lovingly walked hand-in-hand while their doggy joyfully ran ahead

In this engagement portrait, the couple lovingly walks hand-in-hand while their dog joyfully runs ahead

dog countryside engagement Slovenia Engagement Photography Slovenia Hand in hand

The picturesque scenery of Banff, Canada provides the perfect backdrop for a glamorous couple's photo session as they walk the shore holding hands

An engaged couple is featured in a portrait against a shoreline backdrop, embracing while walking hand-in-hand

Hand in hand Canada Banff Banff Engagement Photography shoreline engagement

The couple poses on a rock and hold hands as they take in the view, with their bold and snappy colors of clothing complementing the natural surroundings

The couple stands united, hand in hand, admiring the beauty of nature; their vibrant colors reflecting its grandeur

Vibrant colors Colorado bold and snappy natural surroundings Hand in hand Colorado engagement photography yellow dress

The couple is holding hands as they walk on rocks near the floating ice of the cold Moraine Lake, AB, Canada.

The couple's love is captured in a dreamy portrait, as they walk hand-in-hand near a glistening lake in the mountains

mountains Alberta Canda lakeside engagement Hand in hand Moraine Lake Engagement Portrait Moraine Lake

The bride and groom walked hand-in-hand through a picturesque field in Perth, Western Australia, the perfect backdrop for their wedding reception

The newlyweds strolled blissfully together through a scenic pastoral landscape

field Western Australia Perth photographer perth sunlight Hand in hand

A San Francisco couple is walking hand in hand before the beautiful crimson red Golden Gate bridge

A couple is walking hand in hand before the beautiful crimson red bridge

Golden Gate Bridge San Francisco San Francisco photographer Hand in hand

From Candes Saint Martin, France, a photo of the bride and groom strolling hand in hand on the banks of the Loire with their dog

Loire Candes Saint Martin Audrey Dubessay Hand in hand Loire photographer walking with dog France

The newlyweds joyfully ran out of "Ivan Vazov" National Theater, Sofia, Bulgaria, hand in hand with their arms raised in celebration after their wedding ceremony

The couple ran out of Sofia, Bulgaria's Ivan Vazov National Theater hand in hand, joyfully celebrating their wedding

Hand in hand Sofia arms raised Sofia photographer Ivan Vazov National Theater Bulgaria

couple walking along the water hand in hand

Hungary photographer Szentendre Hungary Hand in hand Attila Ancsin couple walking

A Montpellier south of France Bride and groom are running hand in hand on a gravel trail surrounded by large trees

Montpellier bride and groom running hard in and hand on a gravel trail

gravel trail Montpellier Montpellier photographer large trees Hand in hand Ludovic Lieffrig couple running

Bride & Groom walking hand in hand toward their Hünxe, Germany wedding venue

wedding couple walking hand in hand toward the wedding venue

Hand in hand germany photographer North Rhine-Westphalia Monique De Caro Hunxe Germany bw portrait

Bride and groom hold hands as best man toasts at Ashford Estate, New Jersey

The bride and groom sit hand-in-hand in the dimly lit estate reception venue, as the best man delivers his toast

best man Hand in hand New Jersey Ashford Estate dimly lit toast speech new jersey wedding photographer

Cadiz destination engagement shoot for a Andalucia couple running hand in hand in the tidal waters at the beach shore

Cadiz beach shore Andalucia Cadiz Photographer Hand in hand couple running

Switzerland documentary-style wedding image of the couple walking hand in hand smiling as guests hold umbrellas for their passing through

Switzerland photographer Switzerland umbrellas Mischa Baettig bw moment Hand in hand

A Zhoucun modern couple is Walking hand in hand for an announcement portrait of their Zibo, China engagement

Zhoucun Zibo Photographer Hand in hand Zibo couple walking

A Save the Date in Petropolis. Rio de Janeiro portrait in Brazil of a couple walking hand in hand in an open field under a low sun

open field Petrópolis photographer Petrópolis meadow low sun Hand in hand

Turkey Engagement Photos. Tuz Golu couple running hand in hand above their own reflections under the clouds

clouds Hand in hand reflections Turkey Tuz Golu Photographer couple running

A sunny Brooklyn Heights Promenade Engagement Session created as the couple are Hand in hand walking down the scenic view location

city skyline Brooklyn Jenna Salvagin couple walking Hand in hand Brooklyn Photographer Brooklyn Heights Promenade

Lorient engagement photo session in Brittany, France for lovers by a stack of logs outdoors standing Hand in hand

stack of logs France Brittany photographer outdoors engagement Hand in hand Brittany Elodie Gentit

A sunny France Engagement Session for a couple walking hand in hand in nature below a big blue sky

blue sky Hand in hand Jonathan Fortuna France France photographer rural portrait

DC Capitol post proposal portraits from a Washington DC engagement session for a Couple walking hand in hand on The Mall with the Capitol in the background

Hand in hand evening portrait walking Washington DC engagement session The Mall Washington DC Bee Two Sweet

Muggia post proposal portrait session with a Trieste engagement photographer of an Italian couple walking Hand in hand below the blue sky

blue sky Hand in hand Muggia trieste photographer Italian couple Trieste

Praia do Francês post proposal portraits from an Alagoas couple walking hand in hand on the beach

Alagoas photographer shoreline portrait alagoas couple Hand in hand Alagoas Praia do Francês Renner Boldrino

Montpellier post proposal portrait photos of a happy French couple walking hand in hand on the beach sand with beach grasses

beach sand beach engagement French Couple Hand in hand couple walking beach grasses

Scenic Rio de Janeiro pre wedding portrait shoot of the young Brazil couple running hand in hand on the beach at the ocean

scenic Brazil Couple beach Hand in hand Rio de Janeiro running Rio de Janeiro pre wedding portrait

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