Wedding Photos of New Jersey

The following “New Jersey” 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 “New Jersey” 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.

The wedding guests celebrated the wedding with a beer spray on the dance floor of Liberty Prime in Jersey City, New Jersey, captured by the talented photographer at The Gallery

At the wedding reception, guests joyfully celebrated the union by spraying beer on the dance floor

Outside The Madison, Riverside, NJ, the bride looks at her father and tears up as she is about to walk down the aisle for her Madison wedding ceremony

The bride tearfully gazed at her father before she walked down the aisle for her outdoor wedding ceremony

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At The Madison in Riverside, New Jersey, the bride was captured laughing and dancing on the dance floor, getting low with her guests

The photograph of the bride joyously laughing and grooving on the dance floor during her wedding reception illuminated the festivity of the party

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At The Madison in Riverside, NJ, the joyous laughter could be heard from the grooms parents during speeches at the dinner table

The happy grins of the groom's parents during their heartfelt toasts at the wedding reception were captured perfectly in the picture

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A crying bride and father dancing at The Madison in New Jersey, full of emotion, in this wedding picture

This tight shot of the crying bride and her father dancing, full of emotion, perfectly captures a tender moment at this wedding

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The romantic scene of the wedding day couple portrait session at The Grove in Centerton, NJ features a tree illuminated with soft bokeh lights, creating an aesthetic of warmth

At The Grove, Centerton, NJ, soft lights illuminate a tree, creating a romantic wedding day portrait

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Lambertville bride and groom portrait at night under an umbrella with rain

bride and groom at night under an umbrella with rain

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Outdoor wedding ceremony lakeside at North Shore House, NJ with bridesmaids framing the edges in vibrant and pastel purple dresses

NJ North Shore House: Lakeside outdoor wedding ceremony with bridesmaids in vibrant/pastel purple

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During the reception at Estate at Florentine Gardens, New Jersey, the groom tears up as he watches sneak peek video with bride

The groom was moved to tears as he and his bride watched a sneak peek video at their estate reception

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Bride and groom hold hands as best man toasts at Ashford Estate, New Jersey

The bride and groom sit hand-in-hand in the dimly lit estate reception venue, as the best man delivers his toast

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New Jersey couple posing for a forest engagement announcement shot at Grover Cleveland Park in Essex Fells

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Frenchtown engagement photography portfolio image with a Hunterdon County, NJ couple in an open field with a low sun

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Frenchtown couple posing for a Hunterdon County engagement announcement shot in New Jersey

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Frenchtown engagement announcement couple photo session in New Jersey with a low afternoon sun

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Frenchtown fall engagement announcement photo idea in Hunterdon County, NJ

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Frenchtown winter engagement photography portfolio image with a New Jersey couple in Hunterdon County

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Sayen Gardens engagement announcement couple photo session in Hamilton, New Jersey

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A fall fun Frenchtown engagement announcement picture in nature in Hunterdon County, NJ

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Frenchtown engagement announcement photo idea in Hunterdon County, NJ during a spring stroll in the fields of flowers

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River Vale, NJ best wedding photography from The Estate at Florentine Gardens during bride and grooms first dance amongst the fog

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Documentary wedding photographer at The Farmhouse event venue in Hampton, New Jersey captured Maid of honor looking back to bridesmaid and smiling

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New Jersey photography showing couple walking in the rain

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Documentary photography from The Art Factory wedding venue in Paterson NJ showing The bride was excited to have a saxophone player at the reception in a moment of celebration

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Clarks Landing Yacht Club wedding venue NJ photography showing All hands on deck with the brides mom and two of the bridesmaids trying to get the back of the brides dress zipped up

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An after the marriage proposal Batsto Village engagement photograph of a Couple silhouetted against an old building

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A Batsto Village lifestyle photo in New Jersey for a Couple making funny faces during their engagement session

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An impressive Southampton NJ wedding image of the New Jersey couple at Bishop Farmstead with the throwing of the brides train up in the air with a flash and softbox on camera

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A beautiful Andover, NJ couple portrait at The Refinery, Perona Farms showing the bride and groom outdoors among the pines

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A spectacular New Jersey wedding couple photograph from the Liberty House in Jersey City with the city skyline under the heavy sky

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An extraordinary Beach Haven, LBI wedding image by a professional New Jersey photographer at The Gables Inn showing a Bridesmaid cries while handing off microphone during toast

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