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The following “PA” 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 “PA” 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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Wedding couple embraces at Sheraton Station Square in Pittsburgh, PA, captured in documentary style as family and friends joyfully dance in a circle around them.
Embracing Love: Wedding Couple at Sheraton Station Square, Pittsburgh, PA, Surrounded by Joyful Celebration
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A wedding guest at Marriott Hotel in Downtown Philadelphia stands up to take a quick selfie as the wedding ceremony begins.
MARVELOUS MARRIOTT SELFIE: GUEST GIVES A GRIN AS VOWS BEGIN AT VIVACIOUS VENUE
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In Blawnox, PA, the bride's niece and flower girl gets a surprise as dirt spills onto the white tablecloth while setting up for the backyard reception.
PA Flower Girl's Dirt Mishap During Backyard Reception in Blawnox
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In this award-winning artistic wedding day portrait in Pittsburgh PA, the bride and groom's arms are beautifully outlined by the sun. The groom lovingly wraps his arms around the bride from behind, creating a warm and intimate embrace.
Pittsburgh's Radiant Embrace: An Award-Winning Artistic Wedding Day Portrait
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The award-winning photographer captures a beautiful scene at Embassy Suites in Pittsburgh, PA. In black and white, the bride's maid of honor and mother carefully hold and steam the wedding dress, ensuring perfection for the big day.
Picturing Perfection at Embassy Suites, Pittsburgh, PA
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A documentary photographer captured this award-winning image of the bride preparing for her wedding at the couple's home in Brookline, PA. The photo shows the bride's black wedding dress hanging in her bedroom.
Brookline PA Bride: Capturing Elegance as a Gleaming Black Gown Awaits
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Award-winning wedding day portrait taken at the iconic Rocky Steps in Philadelphia, PA. The bride and groom stand beautifully lit against the dusk sky, in a stunning and artistic photograph.
Dusk Delight: Iconic Rocky Steps capture award-winning wedding portrait
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The couple are aboard the Moshulu in Philadelphia, PA, sharing a romantic kiss in the unique setting of the wine bottle storage cooler, creating an intimate celebration. - Sailor's Kiss: Wine Cellar Embrace
Moshulu Magic: Sailor's Kiss in the Wine Cellar
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A wedding photographer from WPJA captures an engagement picture in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, with a couple framed in the reflection of the sunset-lit water at dusk, surrounded by trees
Sunset Reflection: A Gettysburg Engagement Portrait
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Flower girls take cover under a cocktail table during the reception at Embassy Suites in Pittsburgh, PA
Sheltered Blooms: Flower Girls Find Refuge at Pittsburgh's Embassy Suites
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Lauren and Justin took their engagement portrait at the Race Street Pier in Philadelphia, PA
Stunning Engagement Portrait at Race Street Pier in Philadelphia, PA
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Christina and Michael had their engagement portrait taken at Philadelphia City Hall in Philadelphia, PA
Engagement Portrait at Philadelphia City Hall in Philadelphia, PA by Christina and Michael
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The engaged couple, in an alley in the Cultural District of downtown Pittsburgh, PA, managed to capture a beautiful moment as they caught a glimpse of light during their engagement shoot
Capturing a Beautiful Moment: Engaged Couple's Stunning Engagement Shoot in Downtown Pittsburgh's Cultural District
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The couple had their engagement shoot in front of the historic Benedum Theater located in Downtown Pittsburgh, PA, specifically in the Pittsburgh Cultural District
Capture Their Love in Front of Pittsburgh's Historic Benedum Theater - Engagement Shoot in Downtown's Cultural District
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At Armstrong Farms in Saxonburg, PA, the bride enjoys a moment of relaxation before the ceremony, her head tilted back while resting on a couch
The bride at Armstrong Farms, Saxonburg, PA relaxed pre-ceremony, head tilted back on a couch
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A couple soon to be wed is lovingly captured in silhouette against a dreamy backdrop of light bokeh at Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts
The charmingly engaged couple, in love, are silhouetted against a romantic Whitaker Center wall of artistic bokeh
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The Harrisburg, PA couple is silhouetted against a door and framed by candles and reflected on a table
In Harrisburg, PA, the couple, illuminated by candlelight and mirrored on a table, are deeply in love and joyfully engaged
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The soon-to-be newlyweds posed for a romantic lifestyle photoshoot at Love Park in Philadelphia, PA, embracing in the courtyard between buildings at their engagement session
The couple lovingly embraced at Love Park, Philadelphia, PA, expressing their eternal love for one another
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The couple couldn't be happier as they prepare to celebrate their love and begin their new life journey together by posing for their lifestyle photoshoot at Philadelphia's iconic Love Park in an archway at their engagement session
The couple happily posed at Philadelphia's Love Park, celebrating their love and beginning their new life journey together
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The engaged couple embraced with the water of the fountains at The Fountains at Dilworth Park in Philadelphia, PA, creating a romantic lifestyle pre-wedding portrait
At the Fountains at Dilworth Park in Philadelphia the engaged couple posed for a lifestyle portrait
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The couple pose for a portrait while holding candles in front of their barn venue of Eden Hall at Chatham University, Gibsonia, PA
The couple were embracing in the twilight with burning candles against the backdrop of a picturesque barn
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The bride's grandmother pokes the wedding cake with edible flower details at Eden Hall at Chatham University, Gibsonia, PA
The bride's grandmother lent a touch of elegance to the wedding cake and the edible flower details
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The bride's father made sure to be extra careful as he slowly walked her down the aisle at the Tryp Hotel in Pittsburgh, PA, not wanting to step on or let the door close on her long, beautiful wedding gown train at the Over Eden, Tryp Hotel
The bride's father took extra care not to let the door close on her long, beautiful wedding gown, or even worse, step on it
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As the groom and his mother danced near the head table of The Woods at Eisler Farms in Butler, PA, the bride was overcome with emotion
As the groom and his mother danced to the background music, the bride was overcome with emotion
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The bridesmaids and bride cheered and celebrated their victory over the groom and his groomsmen in a spirited game of flip cup at the Chadwick's Wexford, PA wedding
The bridesmaids and bride jubilantly celebrated their win over the groom and his groomsmen at the game of flip cup at the reception party
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At the Hotel Monaco of Pittsburgh, PA, the bride laughs as she squirts eyedrops into her eye
The bride at the hotel laughed as she put eyedrops into her eye with her head tilted back and a smile on her face
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The outdoor ceremony at The Farmhouse Wedding & Event Space in Sarver, PA became even more special as the bride and her son both shed tears of joy after walking down the aisle together
The outdoor ceremony was incredibly special as the bride and her son shared joyful tears while walking down the aisle together
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At the Over Eden, Tryp Hotel in Pittsburgh, PA, the reflection of her smiling father is seen in the bride's sunglasses as they dance together during her rooftop reception
The bride's sunglasses glinted in the light, reflecting her father's beaming smile as they twirled together on the rooftop of her wedding reception
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A Pennsylvania Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this fun portrait of this Pittsburgh couple at their home with their dog watching them from the glass door
A Pennsylvania Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this fun portrait of this Pittsburgh couple at their home with their dog watching them from the glass door
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Best Philadelphia wedding photojournalism picture showing a bride using a pretty funky mirror to touch up her makeup
Best Philadelphia wedding photojournalism picture showing a bride using a pretty funky mirror to touch up her makeup
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