Wedding Photos of Palo Alto

The following “Palo Alto” 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 “Palo Alto” 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.

In this engagement portrait, a couple from Palo Alto, CA shares a mesmerizing embrace under a yellow tree, blending urban and natural elements in an artistic shot.

Engaged in Eden: Palo Alto Pair Posing Under Yellow Tree

EMBRACING LOVE: NORTH CALIFORNIA ARCHITECTURE PORTRAIT IN PALO ALTO

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Lifestyle couple portrait at Palo Alto CA showcasing a sweet couple practicing their wedding dance moves. A high camera angle captures the wood deck planked dance floor.

Palo Alto Love | High Angle Glamour Portrait Showcasing Couple's Wedding Dance

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In Palo Alto, the couple shares a back hug in front of the "YO" sculpture, creating an intimate moment against the backdrop of art. - Artful Embrace: YO Sculpture Serenity

Palo Alto Artful Embrace: YO Sculpture Serenity

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A WPJA wedding photographer captures a couple in Palo Alto, Northern California, embracing in a back hug against a vibrant blue urban wall

Embracing Love: An Intimate Portrait in Vibrant Palo Alto

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In an engagement photoshoot for a soon-to-be married couple, they can be seen strolling through a sprawling art installation with pathways weaving through urban burgundy walls in Palo Alto, Northern California.

A Captivating Affair: Enchanting Engagement Portraits Amidst an Urban Burgundy Wonderland in Palo Alto, Northern California

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Engaged couple gracefully dances amidst a stunning steel sculpture in Palo Alto, California. Warm sunlight enhances the sculpture's burgundy and rust tones, creating a timeless portrait.

A Captivating Symphony: Engaged Couple's Graceful Dance Embraces Palo Alto's Steel Sculpture Amidst a Sunlit Haven

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A newly engaged couple in Palo Alto were captured in their engagement portrait, surrounded by a lovely frame of enchanting fairy lights

Enchanting Fairy Lights Frame a Newly Engaged Couple in Palo Alto's Engagement Portrait

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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

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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

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A Lake Tahoe Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this artistic, carefree portrait of this Palo Alto couple at Pearson-Arastradero Preserve depicting this couple dancing in a field of wildflowers under the bright blue sky

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Bridesmaids are ironing the veil

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The groom feeds the cake to the bride

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Engaged couple sharing an ice cream sundae at the Peninsula Creamery in Palo Alto, CA

Engaged couple sharing an ice cream sundae at the Creamery cafe with sunlight on the table

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Community Center Reception Photo from the dance floor with action and expressions

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Community Center, Palo Alto Reception photography of the party after the wedding.

Community Center, Palo Alto Reception venue image of the party after the wedding

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Community Center, Palo Alto Reception dancing for these wedding party women

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Stanford Memorial Church, Palo Alto wedding Ceremony Photo of the bride and groom exiting the church

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Wedding photography send off with bubbles - University Club of Palo Alto, Palo Alto, CA

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