Wedding Photos of NC

The following “NC” 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 “NC” 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.

Bride dancing and laughing joyfully, twirling her elegant wedding dress, at Wrightsville Manor in Wilmington, NC.

Elegant Twirls of Joy: A Wedding at Wrightsville Manor

A couple portrait by a Raleigh wedding photographer, in which they share a snack at the NC state fair with a carousel behind them in a symmetrical frame, showcasing an artistic composition.

Carousel Snack: An Artistic Engagement Portrait at the NC State Fair

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Engagement session photo of a couple by a Raleigh wedding photographer, sitting at a table at a fast food restaurant during dusk in the streets of Raleigh, NC.

Dynamic Dusk Duo: Engagement Portrait at Raleigh Fast Food Joint

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At the Omni Grove Park Inn in Asheville, NC, a man wearing a fanny pack gracefully tosses flowers into the air, marking the beginning of an outdoor wedding ceremony

Enchanting Beginnings at Omni Grove Park Inn: Flower Cascade Sets the Stage for a Dreamy Outdoor Wedding in Asheville, NC

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Shelley Lake in Raleigh, NC provides a beautiful backdrop for a unique lifestyle portrait session of a couple about to get married, with silhouetted shots of them being playful and in love

The romantic engagement portrait captures the couple's joy and love, set against the stunning backdrop of Shelley Lake in Raleigh, NC

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At Parker Mill in Whittier NC, a picture to capture the stormy weather that gives the Smokey Mountains its name, as a backdrop to the wedding ceremony

At Whittier NC's Parker Mill, a stormy Smokey Mountain backdrop enhanced a wedding ceremony

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The couple danced on a painted red arch bridge in Duke Gardens, with the groom singing to his bride in a portrait of them as they are, as it is a place they visit often

At Duke Gardens, they danced on a red-painted arch bridge, the groom singing to his bride, a portrait of their love

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At the Sanderling Resort, Duck, NC, the groom was lifted in the air during wedding reception dancing

The guests erupted in cheers as they watched the groom be lifted in the air during the joyous wedding reception dancing

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A spiritual black and white Asheville, NC documentary wedding picture showing Bridesmaids supporting the bride during a prayer before the ceremony

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A pre-wedding session in Brevard, NC highlighting the couple posing at a rock outcropping with fall color

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Pisgah National Forest couple pre-wed portrait of a couple that was enjoying themselves in a hemlock thicket during twilight

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Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC session for a carefree engaged couple wanting a Silhouette portrait at sunset

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Graveyard Fields, Asheville, NC couple engagement portraits with a couple at the end of a rhododendron tunnel during fall color change

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Pisgah National Forest, Asheville, NC pre-wed portraits for a fun couple in the scene that compliments the landscape

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View this dramatic wedding image taken at the Crest Center in Asheville, NC of the Bride and Groom making their grand entrance lit by natural light coming in through the windows

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Wake Forest, NC marriage ceremony award-winning image showing Bride and groom walking through confetti as part of their special exit

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Wake Forest, North Carolina marriage reception party award-winning photo that has recorded The bride makes angels in confetti after their special exit

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Asheville bride and groom to be, modeling for a NC pre-wedding picture by North Carolina Photographer

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Asheville bride and groom to be, modeling for a Triple Falls pre-wedding picture in NC of a couple laughing with their dog after a surprise proposal

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Creative wedding detail image from Blue Ridge Mountains, NC of flowers waiting in cooler

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North Carolina wedding photography from Asheville, NC of The groom calling for a tow truck as his groomsmen try to make a way for the van

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North Carolina wedding photography from The Currituck Club, Corolla, NC of a drink spilled while members of the wedding party take a funny picture

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North Carolina outdoor wedding photography from Beach King, Nags Head as the Groom and groomsmen prepare to run through the rain on a rainy wedding day

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A first dance during blue hour for their hilltop wedding in Asheville, NC

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Asheville, NC wedding image of the newly married couple sitting on a couch during the last bits of their reception

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Private Residence wedding image from Asheville, NC as The groom writes his bride a poem, but uses the frame to compose his cat

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Stand of Trees, Black Balsam Knob, NC wedding image of the Bride's dress hangs on tree

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Black Balsam Knob, NC rainy day outdoor wedding photo of couples talking to each under their own umbrellas

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Black Balsam Knob, NC Wedding | Bride exits ceremony on mountain trail

Black Balsam Knob, NC Wedding picture showing the Bride exiting the ceremony on a mountain trail

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