Wedding Photos of Mendocino

The following “Mendocino” 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 “Mendocino” 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 bride gazes out the window at Brewery Gulch Inn in Mendocino, California, moments before putting on her dress on her wedding day - captured in a beautiful black and white photograph.
Bride's Quiet Contemplation at Brewery Gulch Inn, Mendocino, California: A Serene Pre-Wedding Moment
In a serene moment before the ceremony, a bride adjusts her wedding shoes on a hotel room couch at Holly's Meadow in Mendocino, California, beautifully captured in a timeless black and white photograph.
Bride Perfects Her Wedding Shoes at Holly's Meadow: Serene Moment in Mendocino, California
A bride exudes anticipation and nervous excitement as she awaits the next moment on her wedding day at Spring Ranch in Mendocino, California.
The Bride's Anticipation: Nervous Excitement at Spring Ranch in Mendocino, California
In Mendocino, California, the groom's mom lovingly pins his boutonniere on before the ceremony, captured in a wall-mounted circular mirror reflection.
MOMENT OF TRUTH: GROOM'S BOUTONNIERE PINNED, REFLECTED IN WEDDING DAY MIRROR
Captured at the historic MacCallum House in Mendocino, CA, this stunning black and white portrait showcases the bride's elegance as she delicately holds her bouquet. A perfect blend of style and timeless beauty.
Elegant Bliss: A Timeless Bride's Delicate Bouquet at MacCallum House
Luna Trattoria, Mendocino CA 		Bride admiring her gift from her mom with the groom thanking the mom with a kiss
The bride and groom thanked the mother with a kiss at Luna Trattoria in Mendocino, CA
The engaged couple standing in the fern grove amongst the redwoods of Mendocino, CA
A couple stands in a fern grove in a redwood forest in an image from a lifestyle engagement portrait session
The happy newlyweds recessed from their beach ceremony at Elk Cove Inn in beautiful Mendocino, CA
The dazzling smiles on the couple's faces as they left their intimate beach wedding revealed the delight of their newlywed bliss
Under cloudy skies at Holly's Ocean Meadow of Fort Bragg, CA, the bride enters her ceremony in a field of yellow wildflowers while her guest cheer her on
Amidst the grey backdrop of the sky, the bride stepped into a meadow of sunshine-colored blooms, eliciting a chorus of joyous well-wishes from her beaming family and friends
Outside in a field at Holly's Ocean Meadow in Fort Bragg, a wedding guest's dog digs a hole while guests observe
The joyful wedding guests watched as a beloved pup joyfully dug a hole
At Holly's Ocean Meadow: Fort Bragg, CA, the couple braves the elements on a rocky beach in Fort Bragg, CA for their portraits on their wedding day
The couple braved the elements for their wedding portraits at Holly's Ocean Meadow, Fort Bragg, CA
Best wedding photography from a Fort Bragg venue, Holly's Ocean Meadow in California capturing A bride and groom ride through a crowd of their guests on a tandem bicycle
Best wedding photography from a Fort Bragg venue, Holly's Ocean Meadow in California capturing A bride and groom ride through a crowd of their guests on a tandem bicycle
A top California wedding photojournalism example from a beautiful Mendocino Overlook wedding location on the cliffs above the beach during the first kiss with the blended family not noticing
A top California wedding photojournalism example from a beautiful Mendocino Overlook wedding location on the cliffs above the beach during the first kiss with the blended family not noticing
An alternative Mendocino wedding portrait of the Northern California bride and groom in the Montgomery Woods as they are standing on a fallen redwood tree in the midst of the redwood forest
An alternative Mendocino wedding portrait of the Northern California bride and groom in the Montgomery Woods as they are standing on a fallen redwood tree in the midst of the redwood forest
Romantic Mendocino wedding portrait at the Switzer Farm of the California - Northern Bride and groom in the garden
Romantic Mendocino wedding portrait at the Switzer Farm of the California - Northern Bride and groom in the garden
A wedding photographer at Switzer Farm in Mendocino, CA created this image of groomsmen tying the grooms tie using the internet as a guide
A wedding photographer at Switzer Farm in Mendocino, CA created this image of groomsmen tying the grooms tie using the internet as a guide
Brewery Gulch Inn, Mendocino, CA wedding couple posed portrait session in a glowing sunset light
The wedding couple posed for a portrait session in the beautiful light of a glowing sunset
Cypress Grove, Brewery Gulch Inn, Mendocino, CA creative wedding day silhouette portrait of the bride and groom under the cypress trees
wedding day silhouette portrait of the bride and groom under the cypress trees
MacCallum House, Mendocino wedding photographer | Picture of the groom greeting the father in law as he hands off the bride
the groom greeting the father in law as he hands off the bride
Wedding Day Photography from Holly's Ocean Meadow, Mendocino, CA | Image showing nervous bride getting ready while best friend helps with shoes
a nervous bride getting ready while best friend helps
Jughandle State beach, Mendocino, CA portrait session - newly engaged couple dancing twirl on the beach
A State beach portrait session for a newly engaged couple dancing a twirl on the beach
MacCallum House, Mendocino outdoor ceremony - the bride and father of the bride ceremony walk through lush trees
MacCallum House, Mendocino outdoor ceremony image of the bride and father of the bride ceremony walking through lush trees
bride and groom glowing after the ceremony at spring ranch mendocino
Wedding image of the bride and groom glowing after the ceremony at spring ranch mendocino
Cypress Grove Mendocino engagement portrait of a couple silhouetted in the trees
The newly engaged couple stood in awe of the grove, their silhouettes framed by the towering trees, dwarfing them in comparison
 Mendocino, California Wedding Photojournalist | the bride and groom are framed in the barn door in this silhouette Image during their first dance at the reception
Mendocino, California bride and groom are framed in the barn door in this silhouette Image during their first dance at the reception
MacCallum House Inn, Mendocino, CA - a young girl takes part in the wedding ceremony outdoors - land trust ceremony gift
a young girl takes part in the ceremony outdoors
The bride reacts to flower petals in the air as she walks out of the ceremony with her new husband at the MacCallum House Inn, Mendocino, CA
The bride reacts to flower petals in the air as she walks out of the ceremony with her new husband