Wedding Photos of Northern California

The following “Northern California” 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 “Northern California” 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.

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In a breathtaking location at San Francisco, California, the engaged couple stands by the shore at sunset. Their profiles face each other as they hold hands on the rocky terrain, with mesmerizing reflections.
Unforgettable Love: Engaged Couple's Enchanting Sunset Stroll in San Francisco's Serene Shore
At the Lyon Street Steps in San Francisco, the couple is captured in a simple and cozy pose. They are perched in a cove, snuggling together.
A Cozy Captivation: Engaging Love at Lyon Street Steps in San Francisco
In Bishop, CA, a close-up shot captures the newlyweds' hands, showcasing their wedding rings against the backdrop of their beloved mountain.
In Bishop, CA, a close-up shot captures the newlyweds' hands, showcasing their wedding rings against the backdrop of their beloved mountain.
The couple had an engagement session walking in the sunshine of California for their save-the-date wedding announcement picture
California Engagement Session: Couple Walking in Sunshine for Wedding Announcement Image
The couple posed for a BW save-the-date wedding announcement picture in Sonoma on a beautiful spring afternoon
Sonoma: BW wedding announcement of couple on a beautiful spring afternoon
The engaged couple experienced a breathtaking lifestyle pre-wedding portrait session in Lake Tahoe, CA, with a starburst from the sun behind them
In Lake Tahoe, CA, the engaged couple had a stunning lifestyle portrait session with a sunburst behind them
This pre-wedding lifestyle couple portrait in Palo Alto, California featured the couple lying down on their backs, laughing, with harsh shadows in the sun
A couple is captured in a lifestyle engagement portrait, lying down on their backs and laughing in the harsh sunlight
A serene minute shared by the happily engaged couple in their first home together in Palo Alto, California
A couple happily engaged in their first home together is captured in a serene scene in an engagement portrait
Couple in Milpitas joyfully embraces, she smiles while looking over her shoulder at him, capturing the love and excitement of their recent engagement
The couple embraced joyfully, with the bride-to-be smiling over her shoulder at her fiancé during their engagement session outdoors
A romantic engagement session in Los Altos, California showing Septembers sun rays
A romantic engagement session in Los Altos, California showing Septembers sun rays
Panther Beach Engagement Photos. Santa Cruz couple posing just before a kiss
Panther Beach Engagement Photos. Santa Cruz couple posing just before a kiss
Northern California Engagement Photos. San Francisco couple posing with sunlight hitting on surface of the sea that created nice light to their expression
Northern California Engagement Photos. San Francisco couple posing with sunlight hitting on surface of the sea that created nice light to their expression
A Northern California Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this creative, scenic portrait of this San Francisco couple posing on top of a hill
A Northern California Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this creative, scenic portrait of this San Francisco couple posing on top of a hill
Northern California moody actual wedding day couple portrait showing the bride and groom near the beach
Northern California moody actual wedding day couple portrait showing the bride and groom near the beach
Northern California engagement portrait with a posed couple in San Francisco sharing some Happy times together
Northern California engagement portrait with a posed couple in San Francisco sharing some Happy times together
Lake Tahoe, CA wedding bride and groom dance on a private waterfront pier during an outdoor portrait session under the clouds
The bride and groom danced on a private waterfront pier during an outdoor portrait session under the clouds, in a vertical image, for their wedding
California Concord artistic wedding photo of a couple hug upside down in the trees
A double-exposure, upside-down photo of trees and the couple hugging taken for an artistic wedding portrait
California Baker Beach artistic wedding photo of a couple surrounded by players of football
A couple surrounded by beach football players is depicted in this artistic wedding portrait
Mt. Rainier wedding couple posing for a portrait in the haze against the mountains and trees
A portrait of a wedding couple, shrouded in haze, stands before the majestic mountains of trees
San Francisco	Lovers reflection at the train station during their pre-wedding engagement photo session
San Francisco Lovers reflection at the train station during their pre-wedding engagement photo session
Donner Lake, CA artistic wedding photo of the Bride and groom on a mountain after their sunrise winter elopement ceremony
An artistic wedding photo of the bride and groom, taken on a mountain after their sunrise winter elopement ceremony
Northern California -  beach reflection of couple running for engagement shoot
Northern California - beach reflection of couple running for engagement shoot
A portrait of the wedding couple, consisting of abstract art and contrasting shapes, was taken at SF City Hall in Northern California
San Francisco City Hall in California was the venue for a wedding portrait of the couple with abstract art and contrasting shapes
California - Northern Santa Cruz Engagement Photography at Sunset
The engagement photography took place at sunset, with a sliver of a hill to stand on and a big blue sky with cloud streak patterns above in the background
San Francisco, CA 	- Steady Love - couple on the hill for a portrait before wedding day
Silhouetted couple on the hill for a portrait before wedding day
San Francisco - A kiss... Almost! - California Engagement Photographer
The engagement photo session featured a passionate and intimate kiss in the wind, with the photo taken in black and white

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