Wedding Photos of Passion

The following “Passion” 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 “Passion” 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.

Couple's first kiss during the ceremony outdoors on the grass under questionable storm clouds in New Haven, Vermont

The Stormy Passion: A Love Sealed Under Vermont Skies

A couple embraces by a cascading waterfall in Dominicalito, Costa Rica, exuding romance and passion as they enjoy a playful kiss in the pool

Love's Bliss: An Engagement Portrait at Dominicalito Waterfall in Costa Rica

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Puglia creative couple wedding portrait in the sunlight with passion and emotion

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Fiumara Beach, Grosseto fine art wedding portrait as the groom embraces from behind his bride, the embrace is intense, the groom closes his eyes expressing passion while the bride smiles

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Altstadt München Couple Picture Showing Passion - Indoor Engagement Image

Couple Picture Showing Passion during Indoor Engagement Image session

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Iceland Pre Wedding Portrait - Close up of couple kissing

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In this stunning black and white image, the groom tenderly kisses the bride's neck as her veil gracefully dances in the wind of sheer romance at their Antwerpen wedding

Sheer Romance: Groom's Tender Kiss on Bride's Neck in Antwerpen Wedding

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Carlowrie Castle, Edinburgh wedding shoot with a couple kissing on the dancefloor during reception

Castle Romance: A Kiss on the Dancefloor

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Spain wedding engagement portrait session with couple kissing in good light

A passionate portrait session captures a loving couple in the perfect light; her fiery red hair, his broad smile, and their passion make for a breathtaking image

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Rome wedding shoot with a couple leaving their reception party under a gauntlet of guests with flaming torches

Eternal Flames: A Roman Wedding Celebration

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This Prague married couple prepare for a night of love and passion in this outdoor wedding picture

A creative image captures this couple's wedding day, climbing stairs at dusk

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A wedding photo in Spain lets us share a secret moment of passion in nature.

The wedding couple's unique union is artistically captured in a captivating outdoor photo

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