Wedding Photos of Louisiana

The following “Louisiana” 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 “Louisiana” 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.

Photograph taken at a wedding at Press Street Station in New Orleans. A member of the band is seen playing the trumpet, with pop art images in the background.

Jazzing Up the Big Day: Trumpet Player Serenades Wedding at Press Street Station

Bride and groom joyfully celebrate their wedding at Felicity Church in the Lower Garden District of New Orleans, leading a second line parade

New Orleans Splendor: A Joyful Celebration at Felicity Church

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A wedding photographer captured this joyful picture at a New Orleans location. The image shows a couple dancing, with the man, who has long hair, being dipped. The scene is full of celebration and carefree vibes.

A Joyous Wedding Dance in the Heart of New Orleans

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A New Orleans bride's warmly-toned shoes rest on the windowsill, accompanied by glowing candles

The romantic atmosphere created by the bride's shoes resting on the windowsill, accompanied by glowing candles, is truly beautiful

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The joyous couple marched down the streets of New Orleans to the beat of a brass band, celebrating their union with a second line

A newlywed couple celebrated their union with a cheerful second line parade, led by a lively brass band

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New Orleans Ace Hotel Engagement Photos. A Louisiana couple posing outside the hotel as she reached in for a kiss at a small table

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A sunny New Orleans Arts District Engagement Session in the Orleans French Quarter of the couple dancing in the street to a live brass band with their 2 dogs

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A sunny Belle Chasse Engagement Session in Louisiana of a couple caught in a sun flare

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New Orleans Crescent Park Engagement. A young Louisiana couple posing during a pre wedding portrait session Highlighting the power women carry in the relationship and the strength of a man, always watching and protecting

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New Orleans French Quarter post proposal engagement session with a Louisiana wedding photographer showing the couple Taking a stroll through the Neighborhoods

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Jackson Square in the New Orleans French Quarter post proposal portrait session with a Louisiana engagement photographer and a couple dancing in the sunlight in front one of the oldest catholic churches, St Louis Cathedral

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New Orleans Crescent Park post proposal portrait photos of a happy Louisiana couple Silhouetted over looking the Skyline at sunset

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New Orleans Arts District post proposal portraits from a Louisiana couple engagement session showing Big City, Little People

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New Orleans Crescent Park post proposal engagement session with a Louisiana wedding photographer showing an Album Cover style photo for their save the dates

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Honest and sincere emotions are on display in this Lafitte Auditorium, Jean Lafitte wedding day picture created by a Louisiana documentary wedding photographer showing Grandmother of the bride gets her earrings put on by a group of bridesmaids

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engaged Couple on bridge in Crescent Park during their New Orleans, Louisiana pre-wedding photo session

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New Orleans bridesmaid getting emotional before the wedding

a bridesmaid getting emotional before the wedding

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