Wedding Photos of London Wedding Portrait

The following “London Wedding Portrait” 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 “London Wedding Portrait” 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 London, England, the wedding couple poses for a romantic portrait set within the lush, beautifully manicured gardens of their ceremony location.

London Garden Romance: A Beautifully Manicured Setting For Their Wedding Portrait

London, England, provides a stylish, urban setting for a couple's formal portrait as they stand together against a vibrant, geometrically patterned wall.

London Urban Chic: Formal Couple Portrait Against a Vibrant, Geometric Wall

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A timeless portrait of the couple is captured during their wedding reception in London, England, utilizing the sophisticated interior design of the urban venue as a polished backdrop.

Sophisticated Interior Design Provides A Polished Backdrop For This Timeless Wedding Portrait In London England

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Young girl joyfully hugs a man in a playful shark costume at London Wetland Centre during a wedding celebration.

Joyful Young Girl Hugs Playful Shark-Costumed Man at London Wetland Wedding

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Bride and groom portrait at The Bedford, Balham, London, observed by a watchful painting on the wall.

Timeless Elegance: Bride and Groom Pose Under Watchful Gaze at The Bedford

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Romantic shot of couple in London with iconic bus passing by in a blur.

Romantic London moment: Couple captured with iconic bus blurring by in the background

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In the City of London, England, the couple's portrait captures them standing together beneath the massive door arch of a historic Old World stone building.

Couple's Portrait Captures Them Standing Together Beneath Massive Door Arch of Historic Old World Stone Building in the City of London, England

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A newlywed couple strolls through the City of London against a backdrop of intricately angled wood boards.

Newlywed Couple Strolls Through the City of London Against Backdrop of Intricately Angled Wood Boards

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In a London hotel room, the bride and groom are captured in a minimalist vertical frame, with a majority of the image in black, as they sit together in a chair on their wedding day.

Enchanting Elegance: Newlyweds Radiate Love in Sleek Vertical Frame

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In this wedding day photo, captured at a London hotel, the bride and groom stand against a bold, minimalist blue backdrop.

Newlyweds Embrace Against a Striking Blue Backdrop in London

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The newlyweds sat gracefully in a chair against the backdrop of a grand, ivory wall, framed by a massive arched opening at the London England Hotel.

Romantic Renaissance: Newlyweds Embrace in Grand Setting at London's Premier Hotel

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The photo features a bride and groom in a doorway at a London hotel, framed by deep red curtains.

Hotel Wedding in London: Bride & Groom Framed by Deep Red Curtains | Doorway Portrait

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A photo of the groom in his London, England hotel room, looking off to the side, in front of a round mirror on the wall.

London, England | Groom's Solo Portrait | Hotel Room with Round Mirror

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Bride and groom kiss at a beach wedding in London, England, as fireworks light up the night behind them during a photo session with the photographer.

Beach Wedding | Romantic Sunset Kiss with Bride and Groom

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A picture of the happy couple taken indoors at a London, England wedding reception venue, with round lights above them creating a leading line towards the couple.

Happy Couple at London Reception Venue | Round Lights Create Leading Line

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A couple's outdoor portrait session takes place on a cobblestone street surrounded by village buildings near their reception venue in London, England.

London, England: Cobblestone Street Portrait Session Surrounded by Village Buildings - Near a UK Reception Venue

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A couple stands boldly in London, England near their reception venue, with the village buildings in the alleyway providing a contrast for their portrait as they both look at the camera.

Village Contrast: Bold London Couple's Reception Venue Portrait

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A captivating black and white image captures a newlywed couple on a grand staircase in London, England. The dramatic high-angle shot showcases the bride and groom as the railing banisters wrap around them in a graphic frame.

Newlywed Couple Stuns in High-Angle Black and White Wedding Photo on Historic London Staircase

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London couple getting ready for their big day in an elegant hotel room. The bride and groom pause for a unique portrait, featuring warm tones and repeated mirrored elements, creating a graphic and geometric effect.

Geometric Romance: Bride and Groom Captured in Warm-Toned Portrait on Wedding Day

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A bride and groom embrace on their wedding day at Gray's Inn in London. The night-time portrait captures the couple bathed in colorful lights and surrounded by bokeh flares, creating a romantic and enchanting scene.

Enchanted Embrace: London's Gray's Inn Sparkles with Love and Light on Wedding Night

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A beautiful portrait taken on a wedding day at Pembroke Lodge in London, England. The image features a bride and groom sitting in the back of a vintage car, bathed in soft, romantic light captured by the photographer.

Romantic Bride and Groom in Vintage Car at Pembroke Lodge, London: Wedding Day Glow

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