Wedding Photos of Sanctuary

The following “Sanctuary” 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 “Sanctuary” 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.

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The bride gracefully walks herself down the aisle at Heinz Chapel in Pittsburgh, PA. The historic church serves as a grand backdrop for this beautiful wedding ceremony.
Capturing Love's Journey: A Bride's Graceful Walk at Heinz Chapel
Photographer captures a stunning black and white portrait of the bride, groom, and priest at the Church of Beaulon, Allier, France, as they face towards Christ, creating an award-winning wedding day image.
Church of Beaulon Unites Trio Before Christ with Award-Winning Black-and-White
A beautiful, dusk Colorado couple portrait at the Sanctuary Golf Course while A married couple poses on the waterfall near the 18th hole
A beautiful, dusk Colorado couple portrait at the Sanctuary Golf Course while A married couple poses on the waterfall near the 18th hole
Best Scottsdale, AZ documentary wedding picture from Sanctuary Resort showing A group of women trying to catch a bouquet thrown by the bride
Best Scottsdale, AZ documentary wedding picture from Sanctuary Resort showing A group of women trying to catch a bouquet thrown by the bride
Best Scottsdale, AZ documentary wedding photography from Sanctuary Resort showing The newlywed couple slow dances alongside other couples during the reception
Best Scottsdale, AZ documentary wedding photography from Sanctuary Resort showing The newlywed couple slow dances alongside other couples during the reception
A romantic Ravenna Wild beach Sanctuary pre wedding session for an Italy couple going head to head in the sunset
A romantic Ravenna Wild beach Sanctuary pre wedding session for an Italy couple going head to head in the sunset
The newlyweds posed for a beautiful wedding photo outside a rural chapel in the countryside of Madrid, surrounded by the stunning natural landscape and scenery, celebrating their union at the Hacienda San Rafael
The couple celebrated their marriage in a rural chapel in Madrid, taking a photo in the beautiful countryside scenery
Sanctuary Camelback Mountain Resort wedding day photography from the session of getting ready
Sanctuary Camelback Mountain Resort wedding day photography from the session of getting ready
A young girl stands with a teddy bear on her shoulders as the bride and groom kneel at the altar in England in this photo by a St. Petersburg, Russia wedding photographer.
A young girl stands with a teddy bear on her shoulders as the bride and groom kneel at the altar
Photo of young children standing at the altar with the bride and groom by a Paris wedding photographer.
image of young children standing at the altar with the bride and groom
Tuscany flower girl sits in front of the bride and groom during the wedding ceremony
a flower girl sits in front of the bride and groom
Oldenzaal kids sit on the bench during the wedding ceremony
the kids sit on the bench during the church ceremony
Cosenza bridesmaids in blue yellow and red dresses getting ready to walk into the church a Sunny day
the bridesmaids in blue yellow and red dresses getting ready to walk into the church a Sunny day
Priest talks with the bride and groom after the Church wedding - Reggio Calabria Wedding Photographer
the Priest talks with the bride and groom after the Church wedding
Father points at the groom during the Lazio ceremony - Latina Wedding Photographer
a Father points at the groom during the church ceremony