Wedding Photos of Mantua

The following “Mantua” 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 “Mantua” 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 wedding photo featuring a close-up of the cans attached to the newlyweds' car, taken at the Church of S. Benedetto Abate in Gonzaga, Mantua, Italy.

Cans Cling in Celebration: Newlyweds Embark on Journey at Historic Italian Church

A wedding portrait at Villa Cavriani in Barbasso, Mantua, Italy, featuring the groom and highlighting the bride's gown in the foreground.

Villa Cavriani in Italy Showcases the Groom's Elegance and Bride's Remarkable Gown

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Capturing the essence of joy and love after the ceremony in Mantua, Italy, this award-winning wedding detail photo showcases an artful composition and extreme close-up, highlighting the warmth of smiles and hands in the beautiful sunset light.

Mantua Magic: A Radiant Sunset Embraces Smiling Hands of Love

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In the lovely town of Gonzaga in Mantua, Italy, at the bride's home, a wedding photo captures the bride's shoes and her hands on her legs during her makeup session.

GORGEOUS GONZAGA: Bride's Preparations Reveal Beauty from Feet to Fingertips

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A captivating wedding photo captured at Pieve di San Lorenzo in Pegognaga, Mantua, Italy. The intense moment of the blessing beautifully narrated through the illuminating light shining on the priest.

ILLUMINATED BLESSING: Captivating Wedding Photo at Pieve di San Lorenzo, Mantua, Italy

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Wedding photo captured at Palazzo Valenti Gonzaga in Mantua, Italy. Detail of groom's shoes covered in rice after the traditional rice throwing ceremony.

Groom's Rice-Covered Shoes Steal the Spotlight at Palazzo Valenti Gonzaga

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In this wedding photo taken at the Parrocchia di San Tommaso in Bondeno, Mantua, Italy, the groom's witnesses proudly display their boutonnieres in great light.

Proud Boutonnieres Gleam in Picture-Perfect Italian Wedding Snapshot

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A black and white portrait session took place on the couple's wedding day in San Benedetto Po, Mantova, Italy, capturing the silhouette of both the bride and groom as they stood on the riverbank of the Po with a car.

Wedding by the Po: Silhouetted Love Portrait on Italy's Riverbank

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A spontaneous photo of a wedding couple is captured during posed shots, taken at the Chiostro di San Benedetto Po in Mantova, Italy

Wedding couple captured in a spontaneous photo at Chiostro di San Benedetto Po, Mantova, Italy

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At Villa Negri in Cesole, Mantova, Italy, after the official portrait, a detailed shot captured the green, white, and red wedding items, showcasing an authentic Italian wedding.

ITALIAN WEDDING: Capturing the Colors of Love at Villa Negri in Cesole, Mantova

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During the reception at Villa Negri in Cesole, Mantova, Italy, the bride and a friend strike a pose for photos snapped by family members, while photographer captured image that reveals their adorned bodies in a photo that tells the story of their tattoos.

INKED I DO'S: Unveiling the Tale of Tattooed Bodies at a Cesole Wedding Reception

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After the Wedding Ceremony at Gradaro Church, Mantua, Italy, in the cloister, the bride and groom take out the rice in their shoes

After the wedding ceremony, the bride and groom take out the rice from their shoes that was thrown by guests during their exit

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The newlyweds, standing at Palazzo Te in Mantua, Italy, are holding hands, symbolizing the union between them and the beauty of their clothing

The bride and groom at Palazzo Te, Mantua, Italy, hold hands, reflecting their union and the city's culture

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Inside the Parish of S. Benedetto Abate - Gonzaga - Mantua - Italy, before the ceremony, with the lights off, a detail of the flowers on the pews

In Mantua, Italy, the flower details were captured on the pews in the dark before the ceremony

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Outside Villa Angeli - Pegognaga - Mantua - Italy, three fundamental elements for the newlyweds, car, tree with table and a dinner in the park

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At the Parish of S. Benedetto Abate, Gonzaga, Mantua, Italy in beautiful light, the spouses come out aware of the laughter and confetti that will be thrown

The couple emerged into the beautiful light outside the Parish, aware of the laughter and confetti that their family and friends were about to throw

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Dramatic Villa La Favorita wedding image of this Mantua bride and groom created a few seconds before the lights for cutting the cake come on

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An exceptional Piazza Sordello wedding image by a pro Mantua photographer exhibiting the bride and bridesmaids using the car glass and mirror for final makeup touches

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High quality Villa La Favorita wedding portrait session with this Mantua bride and groom with The engaged couples on the left amidst strong lights and shadows and behind bars the newlyweds toast in full light

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World's most innovative and best Gonzaga wedding photography in Mantova, Italy showing The witness awaits his turn to read the front of the booklet

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World's best creative wedding photography from Gonzaga, Mantova, Italy showing A detail of the bride and grooms bouquet and kiss, when the rice is thrown

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An eccentric Mantua wedding portrait of the San Benedetto Po groom in Italy smoking in the library near a lamp with a shade

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Black and White Mantua, Italy wedding portrait at Ritrattistica in Piazza Erbe as the sunset light filters through the houses in the center of town, creating narrow areas of light

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Mantua wedding art detail picture Ritrattistica in Piazza Erbe of the bride walking on the cobblestones with bare feet, detail of the shoes in her hands

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Centro Hub Oltrepo Mantovano best wedding photography from Quistello, Mantua showing a pic of a point of view that allows the capture of a beautiful day in late January

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Villa Di Bagno - Bancole - Mantova wedding reportage capture of the sister of the groom after she has made his daughter fall asleep, the groom approaches the baby and the sister with a sudden hug, hugs both of them

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Casa della sposa, Marmirolo, Mantova, Italia creative bridal portrait showing the The strong color of the bedroom and the aggressiveness of the tattoos, combined with the sweetness of the gesture and the white dress, tell the character extremes

A bride's bold ink and bright bedroom contrast sharply with her delicate dress in an evocative bridal portrait. Her gesture reveals her sweet nature amid the extremes of her character.

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Reception wedding image from Villa Angeli - Pegognaga - Mantua - Italy : Under the direction of the maitre d, the person in charge of dividing the portions for the guests, tries to dissect the floors with the same attention and slowness as a blaster

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Italy outdoor, garden wedding photography from a Ceremony at Villa Angeli, Pegognaga, Mantua With an applause and a kiss from the couple, I try to recreate the intense moment that was breathed under a beautiful sunset

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Italy elopement wedding photography from Bosco Fontata Nature Reserve, Marmirolo, Mantua as The bride, with the help of the best man, changes her shoes to face the path to the place of the portraits

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