Wedding Photos of Minnesota

The following “Minnesota” 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 “Minnesota” 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.

Wedding photographer captures a breathtaking bridal portrait at Mill City Ruins in MN. The image features a colorful atmosphere with a translucent rainbow flag gracefully enveloping the entire frame.

Rainbow Reflections: Bridal Bliss radiates amidst Mill City Ruins

In a dimly lit Minnesota library, the bride and groom sit closely, their faces softly lit by a book light, captivated in an intimate scene on their wedding day.

Whispered Wedding Album Pages: A Captivating Minnesota Library Affair of Love

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The talented wedding photographer captured a stunning black and white portrait of grooms holding hands near the windows at a venue in a hotel in Minnesota.

Minnesota's Monochrome Magic: Grooms Embrace in Captivating Windowed Venue

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Brides at Sinclar on Grand pose for an award-winning portrait in a unique chalk writing area during their wedding day.

Marrying Moments: Brides at Sinclar on Grand, Chalk Dreams Unveiled

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A documentary wedding photographer captured this award-winning image at Camp Kamaji in Minnesota. The photo shows a kid in an orange suit running towards the bride outdoors in a natural setting.

Camp Kamaji Minnesota: A kid in Orange runs towards the Bride in Nature Outdoors

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In this documentary wedding image, the bride is seen reaching out towards her grandmother, enveloped in the loving presence of her family, creating a genuinely heartwarming moment

Generations United: Capturing a Heartwarming Minnesota Family Bond

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A happy bride at the reception venue in MN, playing and having fun with a bubble gun on the dance floor

Bursting with Joy: A Whimsical Carousel of Love

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A joyful moment captured at a documentary wedding, featuring the mother of the bride confidently pole dancing on a vibrant party bus in Minnesota

From Wedding Bells to Dancing Poles: A Mother's Vibrant Celebration on the Minnesota Party Bus

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In Glyndon, Minnesota, at dusk, the couple's children gracefully navigate the rain, moving from one location to another, protected by clear umbrellas

Graceful Navigation: Rainy Dusk in Glyndon, Minnesota

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A mother is lifted in the air during the traditional Jewish horah dance at a wedding in Wolf Lake, MN

Capturing the Joy: Magical Moment Unveiled in Jewish Wedding Dance

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An intimate and loving embrace between a bride and her grandmother at Whitebear Lake, MN, accompanied by warm smiles, captured in a memorable wedding image

The bride and grandmother shared a loving embrace at Whitebear Lake, MN in an unforgettable wedding photo

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At Whitebear Lake, Minnesota, the reception party of a wedding created a memorable image with bridesmaids dancing in their matching dark green dresses

The dancing bridesmaids' matching dark green dresses created a memorable image at Whitebear Lake, Minnesota

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The couple posed for an engagement announcement portrait in Minneapolis, Minnesota surrounded by holiday lights

Minneapolis, Minnesota Holiday Lights Engagement Announcement Portrait for Couple

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The couple in Duluth, MN are throwing snow in their save-the-date engagement announcement portrait

Duluth, MN: Snow-Filled Engagement Announcement for a Couple in Love

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The couple posed for an engagement announcement portrait near a frozen waterfall in Minneapolis, MN

Minneapolis, MN: Engagement Announcement Portrait at Frozen Waterfall

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The couple in Minneapolis, MN posed for a playful engagement announcement portrait as their dogs watched

Minneapolis, MN: Engagement Announcement Portrait with Playful Couple & Dogs

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A smiling couple, in Duluth, Minnesota, are laughing while posing for their save-the-date engagement announcement portrait

Duluth, MN: Smiling Couple Laughing for Engagement Announcement Portrait

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The couple posed for their save-the-date engagement announcement portrait, smiling and holding hands near an abandoned building in Duluth, MN

Duluth, MN Engagement: Couple Smiling and Holding Hands Near Abandoned Building

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The couple was framed by dinosaur bones at the Science Museum-MN, with a dark background

At the Science Museum-MN, the bride and groom posed framed by dinosaur bones, against a dark background

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At Green Acres-MN, the bride steals a kiss in a photobooth

The bride stole a kiss from the groom in a photobooth and kissed his cheek for a funny photo

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Grooms acting silly during cake cutting in Minneapolis, MN

A low angle shot of the grooms acting silly with the knives while cutting the cake

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couple are overlooking the city during a blue hour portrait session

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A MN Couple is walking in fall colors during their St. Paul engagement portrait session

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During the party at Semple Mansion of Minneapolis, MN, the groom dances with his guests surrounding him

The wedding picture captures the groom joyously dancing with his guests in a circle around him during the celebration

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at the intercontinental hotel in st. paul mn, the groom is riding on the groomsmen during the baraat part of the indian ceremony

At the wedding held at a luxurious hotel, the groom was joyously riding on the shoulders of his groomsmen during the baraat of the traditional Indian ceremony

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A Minnesota, on location couple lifestyle portrait at Palisaide Head created while they are standing near a cliff

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Minnesota lifestyle couples photography session at Wolf Falls showing the pair by a waterfall

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Minnesota nontraditional lifestyle engagement portrait of a couple at Wolf Falls

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A lifestyle engagement portrait session in Minnesota for a couple at the Magers and Quinn Bookstore

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Minnesota lifestyle engagement photography of a couple by their bikes at Lake Harriet

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