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The following “Heritage” 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 “Heritage” 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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A unique perspective wedding portrait taken at Schloss Wädenswil in Switzerland, showcasing the couple's first look by each being on opposite sides of a stunning old building that is reminiscent of a fairytale setting.
Schloss Wädenswil Fairytale First Look: Opposite Sides, One Love in Switzerland's Enchanting Setting
HeritageoppositelovecoupleSwitzerland wedding portraitSwitzerlandEuropean
An impressive Heritage Prairie Farm wedding image of the Illinois couple resulting in a night portrait of a bride and groom with the moon and clouds lighting them from behind
An impressive Heritage Prairie Farm wedding image of the Illinois couple resulting in a night portrait of a bride and groom with the moon and clouds lighting them from behind
ElburncloudsFarm wedding imageHeritage Prairie Farmnight portraitElburn bride and groom
An extraordinary Wenzhou wedding image from China showing the rainbow, the rings and heritage
An extraordinary Wenzhou wedding image from China showing the rainbow, the rings and heritage
Chinaholding ringsrainbowChina wedding ringsringsWenzhou wedding image

WPJA contest judges have been recognized by their industry peers, winning top awards as staff picture editors, staff photojournalists, and newsroom mentors while working for these and other leading publications and journalism organizations.