Wedding Photos of Massachusetts

The following “Massachusetts” 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 “Massachusetts” 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.

The groom dips the bride during the first dance at Stonover Farm - Lenox, MA

The groom romantically dips the bride during the first dance at the reception party venue

Outdoors under umbrellas, guests can be seen at Stonover Farm of Lenox, MA, as the bride and groom recess from their ceremony

The picture captures the joyful moment as the newlyweds depart, their loved ones sheltering beneath umbrellas in the open air in the background

Massachusetts Massachusetts photographer End of ceremony umbrellas Lenox Stonover Farm

At the Hotel in Plymouth, MA it is time for the First look of the bride in her gown with dad

At the hotel the momentous occasion of the Bride's First Look with her beloved father arrived, as she gracefully emerged in her elegant gown

MA photographer Cape Cod Morgan O Neil Massachusetts father of bride first look Plymouth MA

On a lawn in Eastham, Massachusetts, the bride and her grandmother tenderly touch in a loving embrace, captured in a beautiful outdoor wedding picture

The bride and her grandmother tenderly touch on the lush, green lawn at a beautiful outdoor wedding

MA photographer Massachusetts bride and grandmother Eastham MA

Outside the Hammond Castle, Gloucester, Massachusetts, the bride and bridesmaid are about to leave for ceremony

The bride and bridesmaids are all on the porch of the castle, ready to leave for the ceremony

Gloucester Gloucester Wedding Photographer heading to ceremony Bride and Bridesmaids Hammond Castle Massachusetts

A wedding photograph captures a funny moment as the bride rolls her eyes during the groom's speech at The Row Hotel in Somerville, Massachusetts

A humorous moment is captured in a wedding photograph as the bride playfully rolls her eyes during the groom's speech

Simi Rabinowitz groom speech MA photographer The Row Hotel Somerville MA Massachusetts

Rockport, Massachusetts nontraditional lifestyle engagement portrait of a couple posing at the fishing docks near a stack of lobster pots

Massachusetts Rockport Photographer lobster pots Rockport MA fishing docks

Rockport lifestyle couples photography session in Massachusetts showing the couple embracing and kissing in the coastal wind

bw portrait Rockport Photographer Rockport MA kiss on forehead coastal wind Massachusetts

A wedding photo from Gurdwara Sahib, Westborough of a rain moment with a man sitting in a car looking up at the sky

A wedding photo captures a man looking up at the sky while sitting in a car during a rainy day

Massachusetts Gurdwara Sahib Westborough Westborough Wedding Photographer Rainy day sitting in car

Watertown, MA contest award winning documentary wedding photography at the Commander's Mansion created during a Jewish wedding reception moment

Jewish wedding reception moment

Massachusetts photographer Commanders Mansion Watertown MA jewish wedding reception Massachusetts

Massachusetts documentary wedding photography contest winning image at the Commander's Mansion in Watertown of a Jewish wedding reception moment during the couples entrance

Jewish wedding reception moment during the couples entrance

couples entrance jewish wedding reception Watertown MA Commanders Mansion bw moment Massachusetts photographer

wedding details of glasses on wood

Cape Cod Massachusetts wedding details Falmouth Photographer Falmouth

bride and groom walking to the reception in the sunset light

Massachusetts Cape Cod bride and groom walking sunset light Cape Cod Photographer

Indoor wedding photo from Cruiseport Gloucester, MA from the end of the ceremony

The bride and groom joyfully celebrated the end of their ceremony, their hands held high

End of ceremony Cruiseport Gloucester indoor wedding venue bridal party Gloucester Wedding Photographer Massachusetts

The bride walks down the aisle with her parents outside at Willowdale Estate - Massachusetts

The bride walked arm-in-arm with her parents down the aisle of the estate wedding venue, surrounded by sunshine and the loving gaze of family and friends

massachusetts wedding photographer Massachusetts Willowdale Estate MA family and friends Topsfield MA down aisle parents

A Grafton Vermont wedding photographer captured a touching moment of the bride embracing her parents in the hotel after getting ready

Grafton, Vermont documentary wedding photography contest winning image of The bride hugging her parents at the Grafton Inn

Grafton Massachusetts photographer Massachusetts bride hugging parents The Grafton Inn

Topsfield, Massachusetts documentary-style wedding image from Willowsdale Estate showing The bridal party watches the bride and her dad come down the aisle

A Topsfield, MA wedding photographer captured the moment the bride and her father walked down the aisle at an outdoor Estate venue, watched by the bridal party

Massachusetts photographer Willowsdale Estate bridal party Massachusetts Topsfield MA watching bride

Salem, Massachusetts documentary wedding photography contest winning image at the Salem Waterfront Hotel of the bride and groom up in chairs during the hora

Simi Rabinowitz couple lifted in chairs Salem Waterfront Hotel hora chair dance Massachusetts Salem MA Salem Photographer

Baby chugging bottle while being walked down aisle during ceremony at Salem Waterfront Hotel, Salem, Massachusetts

The baby was happily drinking from a bottle while being walked down the white aisle runner on the grass during the outdoor ceremony

Salem MA Massachusetts bottle drinking walking down aisle Salem Outdoor Ceremony baby Salem Waterfront Hotel

Best documentary wedding photo from Rockport, Massachusetts of a flower girl eyeballing the cake

wedding cake flower girl Massachusetts Rockport Photographer Rockport MA Simi Rabinowitz

A wedding photographer in Condon, Montana created this image of a dog licking his lips during the cake cutting ceremony

Montana dog licking lips cake cutting Montana photographer Condon MA Massachusetts

A lifestyle engagement portrait session in Marblehead, MA for a couple crouching down posing with dog at Fort Sewall

Simi Rabinowitz Marblehead crouching down Fort Sewall MA photographer dog Massachusetts

A Plymouth, MA, on location couple lifestyle portrait at the Pinewoods Campground created as they are laughing in front of boats

Simi Rabinowitz Plymouth Photographer canoes boats Massachusetts couple laughing Pinewoods Campground

A groom gets help with his tie from his brother while getting dressed before his wedding at Harrington Farm, Princeton, Massachusetts

Before his wedding ceremony, the groom had his brother help him with tying his tie

Princeton Massachusetts Harrington Farm MA groom brother helping Princeton Wedding Photographer helping with tie

Brewster, Massachusetts winning image from the best documentary style wedding photography contest in the world of brides laughing as they are lifted up on chairs during the hora at their backyard wedding

Kayla Rice MA photographer hora chairs Massachusetts backyard wedding Brewster chairs lifted

Massachusetts announcement of engagement idea at the Wachusett Dam in Clinton showing the Couple embracing in front of a water fountain

Massachusetts Massachusetts photographer Clinton MA rainbow Simi Rabinowitz Wachusett Dam Couple embracing

Arnold Arboretum engagement announcement photo idea in Boston, Massachusetts showing the Couple embracing in front of blooming lilacs

Arnold Arboretum Couple embracing Boston Massachusetts Simi Rabinowitz blooming lilacs Boston photographer

Best Massachusetts wedding venue photography at Chantham Bars Inn during the dancing Wedding reception

drums dancing Massachusetts Chantham Bars Inn Chantham MA wedding band

Cruiseport Gloucester wedding image from a Massachusetts venue showing two Grandmas walking isle as flower girls

two grandmas flower girls Gloucester Cruiseport Massachusetts Gloucester Photographer

Gloucester Hotel wedding venue photography in Massachusetts of Bridal Party Prep Dancing and singing

bridal party prep Massachusetts Gloucester Hotel Gloucester Photographer

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