Wedding Photos of Preparations

The following “Preparations” 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 “Preparations” 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 Groom preparations

the Bride's preparations at the venue

the Bride Servolex Castle wedding photo Preparations Charlène Aubert the venue

Preparations for the bride's big day in Campinas were underway, with her getting ready indoors with her bridal makeup and gown to become a wife

The bride prepared to become a wife, enveloped in bridal makeup and anticipation

bridal wife makeup bride getting ready indoors Preparations

The lips of the bride being colored red at the Hotel Jerome

The bride's lips bloomed a vibrant red, contrasting gracefully against her ivory dress at the historic Hotel Jerome

wife Hotel Jerome Colorado getting ready Preparations bride makeup

Photography of the Groom preparations

Preparations groom Manchester getting ready black and white photography bowdon rooms

A black and white wedding image showing the bridal gown being held out by an assisting hand at Cuccaro club captures the preparations for the special day

A wedding dress preparation image taken at Cuccaro Club, Rocchetta di Vara, Italy

Rocchetta di Vara Cuccaro Club black and white Italy wedding dress hand bridal gown

Casa Hyder getting ready photography | The groom's mother gets ready while his father lies in bed before the wedding ceremony

getting ready photography of The groom's mother getting ready while his father lies in bed before the wedding ceremony

Preparations fog Guanajuato lipstick casa hyder getting ready makeup

Ho Chi Minh getting ready wedding photographs of the bride and family

getting ready wedding image of the bride and family

ho chi minh wedding photographer Preparations bride makeup Ho Chi Minh getting ready

Phuket, Thailand bridal suite preparations - Bridal black and white photography

bridal suite preparations in Bridal black and white photography

Preparations Phuket black and white photography Thailand Bridal bw bridal suite

La Chatre wedding day preparations Photo of the Hidden Bride under her dress getting help from bridesmaids

bridesmaids La Maison Blanche La Chatre wedding dress Hidden Bride Le Moulin à Vent Belleplace

At the Paris wedding of the bride, a close-up photograph of the wife being made up was tastefully taken to capture the details of the day

A photograph was taken at the Paris wedding of the bride close up, featuring the bride and an eye shadow tray

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Preparations for a wedding included application of make up for the bride at Utrecht, Netherlands

The bride received make up services in Utrecht, Netherlands for her wedding

Netherlands wedding makeover bride get ready wedding make up services wedding preparations Utrecht getting ready bride Preparations

On the wedding day in Utrecht, a professional image was expertly crafted with a hand-held mirror reflecting the brides eye as she got ready with her makeup and other wedding details

A professional image was captured at a wedding in Utrecht including the brides hand-held mirror

Bridal Makeup wedding mirror reflection bridal professional image craft hand held mirror getting ready Utrecht

uden documentary wedding photo of groom getting help with his hair while getting ready

Behind the Scenes: Groom's Preparations

Uden Uden photographer Preparations groom behind the scenes bathroom mirror Uden groom groom prep

A beautiful bride in Tahoe City is getting assistance with her shoes, captured in a classic black and white photo

Beauty Blooms in Tahoe: A Bride's Morning Preparations

bride wedding Tahoe City morning Northern California wedding photographer shoes classic

Micklefield Hall, UK documentary wedding photo of man getting ready

Groom's Morning Preparations at Micklefield Hall: A Candid Wedding Story

UK morning story Documentary UK Photographer headdress Hertfordshire marriage venue

Wedding photo shoot during getting ready in Surrey - Bridal preparations

Behind the Veil: Capturing the Elegance of a Surrey Bride Getting Ready

bridal capturing Surrey marriage venue behind helpers wedding photo gown

Sicilia bride before her wedding ceremony

Bella Sposa: A Sicilian Bride's Pre-Ceremony Preparations

outdoors before ceremony walking Dad high angle view Sicily wedding Picture Sicily ceremony

Wedding photo shoot in Henan China what's the bride having hair preparations performed in a room with the city reflected in the Glass windows

Henan weddings Asia Henan wedding preparations Henan reflected hair city

kids at making-of | WPJA wedding photography contest winning image

kids at making-of the bride

getting ready wife makeup São Paulo bride flower girl girl

Bride getting make-up before the wedding in Campinas

the Bride getting make-up applied

Campinas bride wife bridal getting ready bw makeup

Bucurestui bride waiting before the wedding ceremony

bride waiting and getting ready before the wedding day events

bridal bride getting ready Preparations makeup Bucharest photographer hand

Bride enjoys a drink before the wedding ceremony in Rio de Janeiro

the Bride enjoys a drink

makeup Rio de Janeiro photographer getting ready drink Back lit Rio de Janeiro wife

Flower girl watches as the bride gets ready before the wedding ceremony in Spring Branch, Texas

a Flower girl watches as the bride gets ready

makeup Spring Branch flower girl bridal Preparations flowergirl getting ready

Black and white photo of the bride getting her makeup done reflected in a picture of a young boy and girl

glass picture make up silhouettes silhouette black and white makeup

Photo of two men watching a video on how to tie a bow tie as they help each other get ready

mirror groom getting ready laptop computer groomsman reflection

the bride sitting in a chair and looking up at her wedding dress hanging in the window

Preparations getting ready window light Miami bride FL

a woman fixing the bride's wedding dress

Preparations smile VT black and white smiling bride Burlington

the makeup artist blotting the bride's lipstick

lipstick Preparations bride hands make up London tissue

the bride getting ready as a woman blows up balloons

Preparations balloons hair rollers getting ready North Yorkshire balloon

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