Wedding Photos of Netherlands

The following “Netherlands” 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 “Netherlands” 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.

From a home wedding in ermelo, netherlands, a kid is trying the cake

The eager child sampled the cake, delighting in its flavor as the family celebrated with a home wedding

In Utrecht, at the home of the wedding couple, after the first look the bride is greeting her lovely brother

At the home of the newlyweds, after the bride and groom's first look, the bride lovingly touched heads with her brother in a heartwarming embrace

Thomas Jongbloed first look Utrecht brother Utrecht photographer Netherlands family

The festive scene from a Noord Brabant wedding party location of the bride and groom as they enter the reception location

This picture captures the joyous entrance of the bride and groom to their reception, surrounded by a festive scene of streamers thrown by their guests

North Brabant Photographer reception entrance Freek Nagtzaam Netherlands Noord Brabant

Outdoor image from a wedding in Noord Brabant, the bride and groom are celebrated by family and guests under the trees

Amidst the canopy of leaves, family and friends rejoiced in the beauty of the outdoor wedding,

Freek Nagtzaam celebration outdoor wedding North Brabant Photographer Noord Brabant Netherlands

A Noord Brabant bride is underway from ceremony to reception venue buying things from a gas station

The bride, en route from the ceremony to the reception venue, made a pitstop at the gas station to pick up some last-minute items for the big day

Freek Nagtzaam netherlands bride Netherlands photographer Noord Brabant gas station Netherlands

Image from a Noord Holland Hotel showing the son of the bride not interested in his mom

The picture, taken at a hotel, illustrates the bride's son's disinterest in his mother while gaming, rather than being present

son of bride Noord Holland Netherlands North Holland Photographer North Holland Hotel Bart Rondeel

The bride and groom shared their first look and the corsage application was captured by the Netherlands photographer, along with the beautiful bouquets and the kids in the background of the wedding photo

The newlyweds can be seen adorning each other with corsages, while the children play in the background

corsage application kids bouquets Netherlands Netherlands photographer first look

In the Netherlands, a Drenthe Photographer captured a beautiful wedding photojournalism image of the bride putting on her bridal shoes while her nephew watched closely from ground level

The bride's nephew watched closely as she put on her shoes in this wedding photojournalism image

Leonard Walpot Drenthe Photographer Drenthe bridal shoes Netherlands bride getting ready putting on shoes

Guests hang lanterns in the dining room and the lanterns match the color of the guest's clothing at the reception venue, kasteel wittenburg, wassenaar wedding

Guests hang lanterns in the dining room to decorate the reception venue for the wedding

Kasteel Wittenburg dining room Netherlands South Holland Wedding Photographer decorating Wassenaar Zuid Holland

A Broek Photographer captures a beautiful moment of a bride and groom signing their marriage certificate in Waterland, Netherlands, with their beloved dog looking on from under the table

In this beautiful wedding reportage image, the newly-married couple can be seen signing their marriage certificate, with their loyal pup contentedly snuggled under the table

Broek Photographer signing document Netherlands Broek Leonard Walpot dog under table Waterland

In the Netherlands city of Overveen, a Netherlands photographer captured a wedding reportage image with just the bride and groom's hands visible, while the young daughter looks closely at the ring

The wedding photojournalism image captures an intimate moment as the bride and groom's hands are visible, and the young daughter looks curiously at the bride's ring

Netherlands photographer Janneke Walpot Overveen young daughter looking at ring Netherlands

Tilburg bride getting ready at home with her mom and sister for a Netherlands wedding

The bride is getting ready for her wedding at home with her mom and sister, including doing her makeup

mirror reflection makeup Tilburg Wedding Photgorapher mother of bride Netherlands sister

the groom is walking with the bride on his shoulder

Den Hout Netherlands photographer Houtse Meer Netherlands bride on groom shoulders

The groom strikes a bold and confident pose in a solo portrait in front of the temple near their wedding venue in Utrecht, Netherlands

Utrecht, Netherlands: Groom poses confidently at temple near wedding venue

temple bold pose solo portrait Utrecht Groom Netherlands Utrecht photographer Utrecht

bride and groom are spraying a bottle of champagne in the air

night portrait Utrecht photographer Kasteel Duurstede Champagne Spray Netherlands Thomas Jongbloed Utrecht

The dress, with a nice dutch background, with a mill

windmill Netherlands North Brabant Photographer Dress hanging Noord Brabant

Netherlands creative documentary wedding photography at Buitenplaats Sparrendaal capturing The little boys bringing the rings while everybody is curiously watching them

little boys bringing the rings while everybody is curiously watching them

Netherlands Thomas Jongbloed Netherlands photographer Buitenplaats Sparrendaal ring bearers boys with rings

A wedding photographer in the Netherlands created this image at Buitenplaats Sparrendaal of the The wedding couple giving their parents a meaningful hug

the wedding couple giving their parents a meaningful hug

Netherlands hugging parents Buitenplaats Sparrendaal meaningful hugs Thomas Jongbloed Netherlands photographer

Netherlands photojournalistic wedding photography at Buitenplaats Sparrendaal capturing The groom playing piano for his wife as His father is proudly watching him also

the groom playing piano for his wife as his father is proudly watching him also

Netherlands photographer Netherlands Buitenplaats Sparrendaal Thomas Jongbloed playing piano

Netherlands editorial style wedding photography from the farm wedding venue of the parents of the bride showing The couple is leaving the party with a beautiful sparkler exit

the parents of the bride showing the couple is leaving the party with a beautiful sparkler exit

Thomas Jongbloed Netherlands photographer sparkler exit parents of the bride Netherlands balloons

Best Zandvoort reportage style wedding photography award in the Netherlands showing the bride and groom during the beach ceremony in the sand under a blue sky

the bride and groom during the beach ceremony in the sand under a blue sky

beach ceremony blue sky Netherlands Zandvoort Janneke Walpot Netherlands photographer sand

Netherlands bride getting ready with bridesmaids at the left, mother of the bride at the right side of the picture in Wijk en Aalburg

The bride is surrounded by her bridesmaids and her mother who is helping her prepare for the big day

Netherlands fixing dress bridesmaids Netherlands wedding photographer Wijk en Aalburg Noord Brabant mother of bride

Netherlands black and white picture from the best documentary style wedding photography contest in the world at the Havixhorst capturing people waiting to welcome the bride and groom

people waiting to welcome the bride and groom

Netherlands bw moment Janneke Walpot Netherlands photographer white balloons Havixhorst waiting for bride and groom

Utrecht winning image from the best documentary style wedding photography contest in the world at Duurstede Castle from when the bride and groom are together, waiting and looking at their guests

bride and groom are together, waiting and looking at their guests

Leonard Walpot watching guests bride and groom holding hands Utrecht Duurstede Castle Utrecht photographer

Netherlands candid documentary wedding photography at Huis Voorst capturing this Iranian ceremony moment

an Iranian ceremony moment

Huis Voorst Netherlands Netherlands photographer Leonard Walpot ceremony moment Iranian ceremony

A Netherlands wedding photographer at a Winde home captured the getting ready with a boy at the left, hairdresser in the middle and the bride and her niece at the right side of the picture

getting ready with a boy at the left, hairdresser in the middle and the bride and her niece at the right side of the picture

Leonard Walpot hairdresser bw moment Winde Netherlands photographer Netherlands getting ready at home

A wedding photographer in Netherlands created this image of the getting ready of the groom, two people are helping with the suit and tie

the groom getting ready with two people helping with the suit and tie

Netherlands help with suit and tie Groom getting ready Netherlands photographer Leonard Walpot

bride and groom getting down during the first dance

Freek Nagtzaam Netherlands bride and groom dancing first dance Netherlands photographer

the bride getting whipped by wind with her veil flying away at the leaving location

Netherlands photographer Freek Nagtzaam veil flying Netherlands netherlands bride wind blow veil

two pairs of wedding couples at the ceremony location

two wedding couples Netherlands Netherlands photographer ceremony location Freek Nagtzaam

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