Wedding Photos of Portugal

The following “Portugal” 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 “Portugal” 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.

The wood roof of this Portugal building created wonderful shadows and patterns for this engagement portrait session

A Carnival carousel creates a symmetrical backdrop this Portugal pre-wedding portrait

carnival pre wedding image Portugal Portugal Portugal engagement shoot carousel night portrait Daniel Monteiro

Humorous engagement portrait of this coupled using her hair to create mustaches for both in Portugal

pre wedding portraits Portugal mustache humorous portrait Daniel Monteiro Portugal Portugal engagement picture comical

Picture of the bride and her father entering the church

Portugal aisle church Braga ceremony FOB bride

guests toss bags of rice at the bride and groom after the ceremony

ceremony rice Portugal bride and groom Guimarães guests

bride about to walk inside at the wedding

Portugal ceremony church bride Viana do Castelo

Portugal Ovar groom laughing and getting help with tux before the wedding

a groom laughing and getting help with tux

Ovar getting ready laughing Portugal tuxedo Aveiro groom

Braga, Portugal guests hold candles while the bride and groom walk down the aisle

wedding guests hold candles while the bride and groom walk down the aisle

candles guests Portugal aisle bride and groom Braga

Viana do Castelo, Portugal bride and groom hug and smile at the wedding reception

a bride and groom hug and smile at the wedding reception

hug Viana do Castelo smile Portugal reception bride and groom

Cortegaça, Portugal bride praying at the wedding ceremony

bride praying with rosary beads at the wedding ceremony

Portugal church ceremony Cortegaça praying bride

Braga, Portugal guests light sparklers in front of the bride and groom at the reception

the guests light sparklers in front of the bride and groom at the night reception

Braga Portugal bride and groom sparklers reception guests

Albuefeira, Portugal groom talks and smiles with his mother and father before the wedding

a groom talks and smiles with his mother and father

father of the groom mother of the groom Portugal Albuefeira groom

Lisbon, Portugal wedding portrait of a bride and a groom standing in front of a brick wall with the words "Until Debt Tear Us Apart" painted in black on it in.

a bride and a groom standing in front of a brick wall with the words "Until Debt Tear Us Apart" painted in black on it in

standing Lisbon Portugal brick wall Portugal bride and a groom words Portugal wedding portrait

black and white wedding photo of the groom, priest, and another guest putting their hands on the bride's shoulder

black and white Lisbon Portugal groom guest brides shoulder priest

Porto wedding photographer captured this image looking up at a bride as she leans on a pink banister while looking out a window

Porto image looking up at a bride as she leans on a pink banister while looking out a window

Porto Portugal

Porto wedding photographer captured this photo of the groom and groomsmen enjoying cigars outside at dusk

Porto photo of the groom and groomsmen enjoying cigars outside at dusk

Porto Portugal

This black and white photo of a smiling bride using a paper fan to cool off the priest was captured by a Porto wedding photographer

Portugal Porto

Porto wedding photographer captured this black and white photo of the wedding guests clasping hands as they sit in pews during the ceremony

Porto wedding guests clasping hands as they sit in pews during the ceremony

Porto Portugal

A group of enthusiastic men compete to catch the garter in this black and white photo captured by Porto wedding photographer

Porto Portugal

Porto wedding photographer captured this dramatic image of the bride and grooms first dance as he twirls her above his head

Porto dramatic image of the bride and grooms first dance as he twirls her above his head

Porto Portugal

A wedding singers shadow is cast on the curtains while the bride and groom dance in this photo captured by Porto wedding photographer

Porto Portugal

Libson wedding photographer captured this image of a groom being congratulated by his father after the wedding ceremony

Libson image of a groom being congratulated by his father after the wedding ceremony

Portugal Libson

Libson wedding photographer created this black and white picture of the finishing touches being added to the cake while the happy couple pose for pictures

Libson black and white picture of the finishing touches being added to the cake while the happy couple pose for pictures

Libson Portugal

Porto wedding photographer captured this black and white photo of a bride standing in front of a brightly lit open window while the space behind is completely dark

Porto black and white photo of a bride standing in front of a brightly lit open window while the space behind is completely dark

Porto Portugal

Porto wedding photographer created this image of the brides filmy dress and heels lit up by a blue light

Porto brides filmy dress and heels lit up by a blue light

Portugal Porto

Portugul wedding photographer captured the reflection of the bride and groom and wedding guests watching their outdoor ceremony in a window facing the crowd

Portugul reflection of the bride and groom and wedding guests watching their outdoor ceremony in a window facing the crowd

Porto Portugal

Braga wedding photographer captured this photo of the bride and groom approaching a flower vendor on the stone streets

Braga bride and groom approaching a flower vendor on the stone streets

Portugal Braga

Braga wedding photographer captured this black and white photo of the bride and groom doing a choreographed dance for their first one as a married couple

Braga photo of the bride and groom doing a choreographed dance for their first one as a married couple

Braga Portugal

This black and white photo of a groom crowd-surfing was captured by a Braga wedding photographer

Braga Portugal

Bride and groom watch a toddler approach them on a red carpet in this image captured by a Braga wedding photographer

Portugal Braga

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