Wedding Photos of Raising glasses

The following “Raising glasses” 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 “Raising glasses” 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.

A newlywed couple on their wedding day is seen toasting with their friends on another boat at Prince Island. The happy couple raises their glasses in a celebratory gesture while enjoying their special day with loved ones.

Seaside Celebration: Newlyweds and Friends Toast on Boat at Prince Island Wedding

A couple at their wedding reception in Villa Miani in Rome, raising their champagne glasses as fireworks light up the night sky

Romantic Bliss: Newlyweds Toast Under Starry Fireworks at Villa Miani Wedding Reception in Rome

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In this image captured by a Paris wedding photographer, the groom and his groomsmen raise their glasses for a toast outdoors at a reception venue in Île-de-France.

Eternal Bonds: A Toast to Love in Île-de-France

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Wedding guests raise their glasses in a toast outside under the trees at BrookLodge, Ireland. The couple sits together, surrounded by loved ones on their special day. This photo won a prestigious WPJA Honor Award.

Celebrating Love: Wedding Toasts at BrookLodge, Ireland - A WPJA Honor Award Winner

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At the Estate Farm venue, a family toasted to the couple's future at the head table under a tent, captured by a wedding photographer in Beverly, MA

World class documentary wedding photography in The Estate at Moraine Farm that has captured family raising their glasses in a cheers during their wedding reception toast ceremony

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Caracas bride and groom photo during toast | Raising glasses for Cheers!

Raising glasses for Cheers during the wedding toast

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