Wedding Photos of North Carolina photographer

The following “North Carolina photographer” 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 “North Carolina photographer” 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, Groom, and Bride's parents toast with shots at Skyline Lodge Highlands, NC, celebrating the union and the start of a new family.

Toasting new beginnings: Bride, Groom, and Bride's parents celebrate at Skyline Lodge, Highlands, NC

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

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Lifestyle couple portrait at Rough Ridge in North Carolina capturing an engagement session for a couple daringly posing on a cliff at sunset, offering breathtaking views of the mountains below.

Breathtaking North Carolina Engagement | Daring Couple Poses at Sunset

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A couple beautifully composed in a black-and-white foliage scene at Rough Ridge in North Carolina. This engagement portrait captures a kiss between the couple against a wooden picket fence in Raleigh, NC.

A Romantic Kiss | A Stunning Black-and-White Foliage Engagement Portrait

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Lifestyle couple portrait at Asheville, NC engagement portrait of couple holding hands by wall graffiti art proclaiming "Too cute 2 die." An artful composition showcasing the couple's connection amidst a vibrant urban backdrop.

Asheville, NC | "Too Cute 2 Die": An Urban Love Portrait Session

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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 beautiful Ballantyne Country Club in North Carolina, the wedding guests laughed as the officiant shared a funny story of the bride and groom, surrounded by an arbor of yellow sunflowers

The joyful laughter of the wedding guests and couple echoed through the yellow sunflowers as the officiant shared an amusing story of the newlyweds

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The sun shone brightly behind the cross as the bride and groom exchanged their vows in a breathtaking sunrise ceremony at Pretty Place - Camp Greenville

The bride and groom exchanged their vows in a spectacular sunrise ceremony, with the sun shining brightly behind them

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At the River Run Country Club, Davidson, NC, the bride was getting ready, and putting lashes on

The bride was getting ready at the River Run Country Club in Davidson, NC, applying her lashes, seen from a high angle viewpoint

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At the Board & Batten Events in Lexington, NC, the bride and bridesmaids make a unique entrance, donning cowgirl hats and making a statement as they enter the reception, captured by the North Carolina photographer

As the bride and bridesmaids enter the reception, they make a unique and memorable entrance, sporting pink cowgirl hats and adding a touch of fun and personality to the festivities

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At the Olde Beau Resort & Golf Club in North Carolina, the couple can't contain their laughter during a speech revealing everything about the groom, capturing a joyous and lighthearted moment

As a speech revealing everything about the groom elicits fits of laughter from the couple, their funny smiles and joyous expressions highlight the love and humor in their relationship

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At the Estate Farm venue, a family toasted to the couple's future at the head table under a tent, captured by a wedding photographer in Beverly, MA

World class documentary wedding photography in The Estate at Moraine Farm that has captured family raising their glasses in a cheers during their wedding reception toast ceremony

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World-class documentary wedding image of Flower girls making their way down the aisle at Big Chill in Charlotte, North Carolina

A Charlotte wedding photographer captured the sweet moment of flower girls tossing petals from baskets down the aisle

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North Carolina couple poses for fun portraits to announce their UNCC Botanical Gardens engagement under the sky and trees

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A NC modern couple poses for a more casual, personal announcement portrait of their UNCC Botanical Gardens engagement as they pop a corked bottle and Celebrate

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A North Carolina couple adventure together for a modern UNCC Botanical Gardens engagement announcement portrait session showing that Distance doesn't matter

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Frank Liske Park post proposal photography showing a smiling Concord NC couple with trees and light in their love

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An extraordinary Corolla NC wedding picture by a pro North Carolina photographer at The Mark Twain vacation rental revealing the Bride crosses through traffic on the beach during the wedding processional

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An extraordinary Azalea Retreat at Lake Norman wedding image by a professional North Carolina photographer conveying the First kiss and the guests couldnt be happier

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Black Balsam Knob, NC creative wedding detail image of the Bride holds dress while walking down the aisle in the forest of trees in the fog

The bride glided gracefully through the forest of trees, her dress held in the dense fog

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Jefferson, NC wedding portrait captured by photographer using the ridge lines and wind, I waited for the moment where the bride's veil took the same shape as the mountains. Sunset plus the wind added some drama to this image at the Twickenham House

The photographer captured a wedding portrait, using the ridge lines and wind to shape the bride's veil in the same way as the mountains

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