Wedding Photos of NY

The following “NY” 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 “NY” 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 close-up image capturing the bride getting her makeup done at Windows on the Lake in Lake Ronkonkoma, NY.

Bride Beautified by Brushes at Windows on the Lake in Lake Ronkonkoma

A couple is seen enjoying a peaceful session together as they relax in a hammock hanging on the porch of a log cabin at Grateful Woods in Kerhonkson, NY during their engagement photography session, captured by a talented wedding photographer from the WPJA

Love's Embrace: A Serene Moment in Grateful Woods

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This high-angle detail shot of the cake with fresh berries shows off the beauty of a wedding at The Piermont, Long Island, NY

The delicate nature of the dessert is highlighted through a high-angle detail shot of the cake adorned with fresh berries

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Best Castleton on Hudson wedding photojournalism picture from Stablegate Barn and Vineyard showing A bride pretending in jest that she is going to cut her grooms throat as the two prepare to cut their wedding cake inside a barn

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Brant Lake, NY wedding reportage photographer captured this moment at Jimbos Club on the Point as the bride laughs at something the officiant has done during her wedding ceremony

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A picturesque Willsboro, NY documentary wedding photography example from Willsboro Inn showing A wide view of dinner during the reception

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A pre-wedding he Stockade, Schenectady, New York engagement session with a young couple embracing and looking at each other lovingly on the shore of a river as the sunsets behind them

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The Stockade, Schenectady, New York couple pre-wed portrait of a young couple holding hands and running on a dock in a river as they are silhouetted by the sunset

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A New York documentary wedding photographer captured this moment at Timberlock Camp in Indian Lake as The bride uses her climbing skills to get her dress down

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Manhattan pre-wedding portrait-session at Central Park, NYC with the couple lying in the grass and Having some fun with goofy faces

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View this ornamental Central Valley NY wedding image that Captured a beautiful Gazebo lighting at night surrounding by fireflies, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography at Falkirk Estate and Country Club from the WPJA

Central Valley NY wedding image that Captured a beautiful Gazebo lighting at night surrounding by fireflies, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography at Falkirk Estate and Country Club

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True Love Engagement Portrait Session in Astoria, NY showing a couple in a spy/action movie poster pose

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True Love Engagement Portrait Session at the Columbia University in New York City displaying a couple sitting on The bench where they met

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Central Park, New York City portrait e-session with a fun couple

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Manhattan, NY Artful Engagement Picture right after a surprise proposal

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Albany, NY couple pre-wed portrait using A twilight silhouette in an abandoned castle courtyard

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Caumsett State Park portrait session under the warm rays of sunlight and in the tall grass

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Central Park mini urban pic session before the wedding shot at the Bethesda Bridge in Central Park

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Central Park mini urban pic shoot before the wedding day using Lines and texture to create an artistic touch to the couple portrait

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Wedding photo from a Central Park Ceremony where one of the brides almost drops the ring into the water

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LI NY wedding photography as A bride shows her hair to her friends as they all prepare for her wedding ceremony. They are all outside in the backyard of a private residence on a sunny fall day

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Wedding photography from Long Island, NY showing A groom hugs the bride's two sister's while the bride smiles joyfully

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NY engagement photoshoot & pre-wedding picture showing a proposal during their engagement session at Brooklyn Bridge Park

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Image showing The bride and groom are lifted up in chairs to celebrate just after their wedding ceremony in Long Island, NY

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Photo showing a Long Island, NY bride and groom joyfully hold hands and celebrate during their wedding ceremony surrounded by flowers.

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Photo showing a bride kissed on the cheek by her mother and father at the same time as they pass her to the groom at the start of a Long Island, NY outdoor wedding ceremony.

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Picture of a bride sitting on a wicker chair in quiet contemplation as she awaits to meet her groom, while her women family members settle in arround her in Long Island, NY

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Picture of a Schenectady, NY bride wearing her wedding gown holds her sleeping baby while a little flower girls straightens her train.

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Rochester, NY Flowers & Sun = Sunflowers in this colorful engagement couple photo portrait session

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The bride, (Mom), was helping her little girl get dressed and she wanted to try on Mom's shoes in Long Island, NY

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