Wedding Photos of Philadelphia

The following “Philadelphia” 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 “Philadelphia” 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.

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

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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During the blue hour at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, a couple is photographed sitting down and kissing, capturing the urban romance of their engagement

Philadelphia Museum of Art Engagement: Urban romance captured as couple kisses during blue hour photography

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A creative photographer captures a couple joyfully laughing while taking a walk on Addison Street in South Philadelphia during their engagement wedding photography session

South Philadelphia Engagement Wedding Photography Session - Couple Joyfully Laughs on Addison Street

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A photo shoot in Dilworth Park, Philadelphia, featuring a happy couple capturing their love and excitement as the groom lifts his fiance while standing on a city bridge

Philadelphia Engagement Photo Shoot: Happy Couple in Dilworth Park Capturing Love and Excitement on City Bridge

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A romantic engagement photography session at Philadelphia City Hall, as the sun sets behind the downtown skyline, creating a breathtaking backdrop of towering buildings

Philadelphia City Hall: A breathtaking backdrop of towering buildings for a romantic engagement photography session.

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This urban wedding image captures the Bride and Groom arriving at the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Reception Venue by Trolley, with the Groom doing his best to help the Bride while tugging on her veil

The Bride and Groom arrived to their Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Venue via Trolley

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The couple joyfully celebrates their engagement with an intimate dance at Philadelphia's Penns Landing

At Philadelphia's Penns Landing, the joyous couple celebrated their engagement with an intimate dance

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This couple's engagement session was special and different; they had a classic yet timeless session inside Philadelphia City Hall, capturing subtle and unique moments of their love

The engaged couple had a special and different engagement session, capturing timeless and unique moments of their love inside the classic Philadelphia City Hall

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The soon-to-be-married couple had a lifestyle engagement photo session inside City Hall in Philadelphia, capturing their joy and anticipation of a lifetime of love

The excited and blissful soon-to-be-married couple had a lifestyle engagement photo session inside City Hall in Philadelphia, capturing their joy and anticipation of a lifetime of love together

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A romantic and memorable Race Street Pier engagement shoot in Philadelphia at dusk was the perfect setting for this soon-to-be married couple to capture their love and commitment

The soon-to-be-married couple had a romantic and memorable engagement shoot at Race Street Pier in Philadelphia at dusk, capturing their love and commitment in the perfect setting

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The groom-to-be dips his fiance at Race Street Pier, Philadelphia, PA for a truly memorable lifestyle portrait session

The groom-to-be and his fiance had a truly memorable lifestyle portrait session at Race Street Pier in Philadelphia, PA, where he dipped her in a romantic gesture

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This romantic portrait captures the loving couple embracing, with the stunning Ben Franklin Bridge illuminated in the twilight of Race Street Pier in Philadelphia, PA

The engaged couple beamed with joy as they embraced in front of the beautiful Ben Franklin Bridge at Race Street Pier in Philadelphia, PA

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At a reception venue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the couple kissed to celebrate the first seconds of 2023, with the guests welcoming in the new year

In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the couple kissed to welcome 2023, with guests cheering

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The bride was dancing late into the night at the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania reception venue, Globe Dye Works, in a wedding party picture

At Globe Dye Works in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the bride was dancing late into the night in a wedding party picture

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The bride is captured in a wedding picture, seeing her father for the first time in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the wedding party waits to leave on the bus

In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the bride sees her father for the first time in her wedding dress

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In a humorous wedding photo taken in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the ring bearer is seen trying to pass the rings to a guest, obviously unsure of what to do with all the eyes on him

In Philadelphia, PA, an amusing wedding photo shows the ring bearer unsure of what to do with all the attention

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The Lucy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania wedding ceremony, phones were plentiful as a special moment was captured - one in hand, one taking a photo, and one providing extra lighting

At the Lucy, Philadelphia, PA wedding ceremony, phones were used during a special moment

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On their special day, newlyweds were captured posing beneath a white umbrella with a glow emanating around them outside 2nd Bank of the US in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The newlyweds glowed beneath a white umbrella outside the big buildings on their wedding day

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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 stunning rooftop engagement photoshoot of the couple at Nineteen Restaurant in Center City, Philadelphia was a beautiful way to capture their love story

The Nineteen Restaurant rooftop provided a romantic backdrop for the PA engaged couple in love

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The couple embraced the warm sunlight glimmering between their profiled faces as they posed for a romantic engagement photoshoot at the iconic Race Street Pier in Philadelphia, PA

The couple embraced the warm sunlight glimmering between their lovestruck faces at the iconic Race Street Pier in Philadelphia, PA

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A young couple posed for a romantic engagement photoshoot at the Rim Cafe in South Philly, a trendy cafe that caters to a variety of lifestyles

The young engaged PA couple posed lovingly for their romantic engagement photoshoot at the Rim Cafe in South Philly

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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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He tenderly lifts his fiance off the ground during a romantic Christmas engagement session on Addison Street in Philadelphia

On Addison Street in Philadelphia, the groom-to-be lifts his fiance during a night Christmas engagement session

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The engaged couple embraced atop the famous Rocky Steps in Philadelphia, PA at dusk, illuminated by a soft light for a romantic pre-wedding lifestyle portrait

At dusk in Philadelphia, the engaged couple embraced atop the Rocky Steps for a portrait

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The engaged couple enjoyed a beautiful pre-wedding portrait session at the Playing Angels Sculpture on Kelly Drive in Philadelphia, basking in the low golden sun on the grassy lawn

In Philadelphia's Kelly Drive, the engaged couple enjoyed the sunlight while taking lifestyle portraits at the Playing Angels Sculpture

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The engaged couple celebrated their upcoming nuptials with a lifestyle pre-wedding portrait at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, complete with a champagne toast and photographer's lighting at dusk

At the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the couple posed for a lifestyle portrait with a champagne toast

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Not sure who is cooler, the couple posing with the cool sign, or the father of the groom showing off his juggling skills with a hat he stole from the photo booth at the Philadelphia Pennsylvania Reception Venue

At the wedding venue, the couple posed with a cool sign, the father of the groom showed off his juggling skills with a hat he borrowed from the photo booth

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