Wedding Photos of Rio de Janeiro

The following “Rio de Janeiro” 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 “Rio de Janeiro” 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.

In this artistic wedding photo, taken in Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, the couple showcases their love by holding hands and striking a pose reminiscent of American Gothic, capturing the essence of their union.

Wedding Artistry in the Sun: A Captivating Display of Love in Macaé, Rio de Janeiro

The essence of Old Hollywood with a vintage car, as a man sits on the ground and a woman poses inside the car during an engagement wedding photography session

Engagement Wedding Photography in Old Hollywood: Vintage Car Shoot with a Man and Woman

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro Engaged Couple roadway vintage car posing with car

A talented photographer captured a romantic engagement session of a couple in Macae, where the interplay of light and shadows emphasizes their profiles

Macae Engagement Session: Talented Photographer Captures Romantic Photos Emphasizing Couples' Profiles with Light and Shadows

Macae Engagement Photography Rio de Janeiro profile portrait Macaé light and shadows black background

A couple in São José do Vale do Rio Preto, Rio de Janeiro, will soon seal their love in a romantic wedding ceremony

In São José do Vale do Rio Preto, a romantic pre wedding portrait at a horse barn for two lovers

Rio de Janeiro rural engagement dutch door blue door Rio de Janeiro Engagement Portrait São José do Vale do Rio Preto horse barn

A couple is soon to be wed in São José do Vale do Rio Preto, Rio de Janeiro, surrounded by nature

In São José do Vale do Rio Preto, Rio de Janeiro, a couple shared a romantic portrait session amidst nature

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A couple in Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, is soon to be married, with their beloved dog looking on

In Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, a loving couple pose in window frames with their adored pet

Rio de Janeiro pet dog window frames Rio de Janeiro engagement session Petrópolis

A couple from Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, accompanied by their beloved dog, are soon to be wed

In Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, a couple and their dog pose for pre wedding pictures on the grass lawn

pet dog Petrópolis Rio de Janeiro green lawn Petropolis Engagement Session posing with dog

This couple's lifestyle engagement portrait on the sands of the beach features a soft and light pastel color palette

A pre-wedding photoshoot on the beach featuring a romantic pastel colour scheme

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A black and white close-up of a happy couple in Macae engaging in their lifestyle session

The photographer captured the pre-wedding excitement with a bold, black and white close-up portrait of the couple

Macaé Macae Engagement Photography smiles Rio de Janeiro close up portrait black and white

The couple's beautiful and lovely portrait session at sunset on the docks of Espaço Barcelona in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro

The couple's portrait session at the docks at sunset was a stunningly beautiful experience

sunset portrait docks Espaço Barcelona Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro photographer Niterói

Brides emotion of seeing the grandmother deliver the rings at Círculo Militar - Urca - Rio de Janeiro

The bride's memory of her grandmother delivering the rings as their ring bearer is a moment she will cherish forever

Círculo Militar Urca ring bearer Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro wedding photography grandmother emotional bride

As the gorgeous dusk light helped to softly illuminated the embracing couple, the stunning view of Rio de Janeiro from the Círculo Militar - Urca created the perfect backdrop for a creative wedding image

The romantic dusk light provided an ideal atmosphere for capturing a timeless wedding photograph of the embracing couple

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A couple shared a unique kiss during a lifestyle portrait session in Urca, Rio de Janeiro

A couple shared a unique kiss against a backdrop of dark green foliage in a lifestyle engagement portrait

Urca Engagement Photographer Rio de Janeiro dark green foliage Urca kiss

A beautiful portrait of a couple taken at Praia Vermelha in Rio de Janeiro in the morning with rim lighting and fog in the hills

A couple was photographed in the morning with rim lighting and fog in the mountains for a lifestyle engagement portrait

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indoor engagement portrait session by a window in Petropolis

window light Rio de Janeiro Silhouette portrait Brazil RJ photographer

Urban portraits for a couple from Rio de Janeiro posing on stairs of a brick building

Rio de Janeiro RJ photographer posing on stairs urban portrait brick building

couple is about to kiss during portrait session near a red brick building

Brazil red brick building RJ photographer about to kiss Rio de Janeiro

beach portrait session showing the couples love for each other

couple in love Rio de Janeiro beach engagement in his arms Niteroi photographer Niterói

couple kissing at sunset on the sands of the beach

kissing at sunset Niteroi photographer beach sand Niterói shoreline engagement beach engagement Brazil

couple is posing for a Brazil wedding photographer creating kissing engagement portraits at the beach

Brazil couple kissing Rio de Janeiro beach engagement RJ photographer

A couple from Petrópolis, stand together under the towering forest trees of RJ

Rio de Janeiro forest engagement Petrópolis Petrópolis photographer

Rio de Janeiro couple portrait in a rustic room with white chairs

stylish couple posing in a rustic room in Rio de Janeiro

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A lifestyle engagement portrait session in Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro for a couple posing at the entrance door to a stone building at the top of a small set of stairs

top of stairs Rio de Janeiro Niteroi photographer Niterói stone building

A Rio das Ostras couple adventure together for a modern Rio de Janeiro engagement announcement portrait session on the rocks by the ocean waves at sea

ocean rocks Rio de Janeiro Rio das Ostras Rio de Janeiro photographer

A newly engaged Arraial do Cabo couple poses outdoors for an RJ engagement announcement portrait laying down on the wet sand at the beach shore

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Rio de Janeiro couple poses for fun portraits in the waves at the beach to announce their Arraial do Cabo engagement

Rio de Janeiro photographer Arraial do Cabo Rio de Janeiro standing in waves

An after the marriage proposal Petropolis engagement photograph in Brazil for a RJ couple kissing indoors after toasting glasses

wine glasses Rio de Janeiro couple kissing Petrópolis photographer Petrópolis couples kitchen

An after the wedding proposal engagement picture session in Petropolis, Rio de Janeiro for young Brazil lovers enjoying the warm sun in their embrace

warm sun Petrópolis Rio de Janeiro Petrópolis photographer Couple embracing

A Save the Date in Petropolis. Rio de Janeiro portrait in Brazil of a couple walking hand in hand in an open field under a low sun

meadow Petrópolis photographer Rio de Janeiro low sun open field Petrópolis

She said yes, post marriage proposal picture session in Petropolis, RJ for an engaged couple in Brazil

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