Wedding Photos of Raleigh Wedding Photographer

The following “Raleigh Wedding Photographer” 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 “Raleigh Wedding Photographer” 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.

North Carolina wedding portrait of bride and groom outside Duke Chapel, lit by strobe for silhouette of church

Raleigh wedding photographer captured this artistic image of a DJ performing at a wedding reception

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the bride and bridesmaids holding their hair in place in the wind

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Photo of a man standing over a fan to cool off during the reception

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Black and white photo of the bride and guests standing outdoors in the rain with umbrellas by a Raleigh, NC wedding photographer.

The bride and her guests were caught outside in the rain, each holding an umbrella, in this black and white photo

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Photo of a girl standing outside in the rain wearing a pink undress and holding a pink umbrella

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Black and white photo of the bride and groom hugging by a Raleigh, NC wedding photographer.

An intense embrace is captured in a black and white photo of the newlyweds

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A man waits to open the door inside a building as the bride and groom exit their limo in this black and white image

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Raleigh Wedding Photography | Image contains: window, reflection, getting ready, color, outside, bride

A bride is reflected in a wedding photo window, showing her getting ready and the vibrant colors of the outside view

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A photo of Raleigh wedding center pieces of white and apricot flowers make a statement at a NC wedding reception with a view

White and apricot flowers in the Raleigh wedding center pieces create a stunning visual at this NC wedding reception

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Raleigh Documentary Wedding Photographer | Image contains: bride, father of the bride, father and daughter, dance, reception, emotional

A touching documentary wedding photo captures an emotional father-daughter dance at the reception

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Raleigh Documentary Wedding Photographer | Image contains: bubbles, exiting ceremony, bride and groom, guests, cameras, black and white

A black and white documentary-style wedding photo captures the moment of the bride and groom exiting the ceremony, surrounded by guests, bubbles, and cameras

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Raleigh wedding photographer created this black and white photo of the wedding guests huddling under umbrellas during a rain storm

The wedding guests huddled under umbrellas in a rain storm, captured in a dramatic black and white photo

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Raleigh wedding photographer gets a shot of the wedding planner hanging streamers from a tree outside the reception hall

A wedding planner hangs streamers from a tree outside the reception hall for a memorable wedding photo

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The groom covers his mouth as he watches the bride walk down the aisle in this black and white photo created by an award-winning Raleigh, NC wedding photographer

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A woman hugs the bride during the reception in this black and white wedding picture taken by an award-winning Raleigh, NC photographer

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Raleigh guests try to catch the bouquet at the reception | North Carolina wedding photo

Raleigh guests try to catch the bouquet at the reception in North Carolina

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Raleigh wedding ceremony at night | North Carolina wedding photojournalism

The bride and groom stood at a distance at the altar, surrounded by candles lining the aisle in the beautiful night ceremony

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