Wedding Photos of Turkey

The following “Turkey” 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 “Turkey” 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.

Turkish Tale of Love: Mesmerizing Cappadocia Engaged Couple Strikes a Pose, One Locks Eyes, the Other Veiled in Mystery

A pre-wedding photo session in the breathtaking landscapes of Cappadocia, Turkey captures a couple leaping towards the boundless sky

Unveiling a Dream: Adventurous Couple Soars Above Cappadocia's Majestic Horizon in Mesmerizing Pre-wedding Photo Shoot

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Engaged couple gracefully pose in a dance-like embrace amidst the breathtaking ruins of Ephesus, Turkey, creating a timeless portrait of their love

Capturing Eternal Love: Engaged Couple Embrace Amidst Breathtaking Ephesus Ruins

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A captivating pre-wedding photo session in the enchanting backdrop of Goreme, Nevsehir, Turkey, where a passing horse and rider frame the beautiful couple

Romantic Elegance Unveiled: Mesmerizing Pre-Wedding Connection Immortalized Amidst Goreme's Majestic Splendor

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A breathtaking pre-wedding photoshoot captures the enchanting love story of a soon-to-be-married couple, elegantly dressed, standing in the shallow waters of Tuz Gölü under a dramatic sky, while skillfully illuminated by the photographer

Capturing Eternity: Mesmerizing Pre-Wedding Shoot Immortalizes Enchanting Love Story amidst Tuz Gölü's Serene Waters

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Engaged couple lovingly embrace amidst a breathtaking Cappadocia landscape in Uchisar, Turkey, as the groom lifts his bride, their hearts soaring with the backdrop of a sky teeming with a flurry of birds

Love Takes Flight: A Captivating Embrace amidst Cappadocia's Enchanting Landscape

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An enchanting photograph captures a soon-to-wed couple posing in Goreme, Nevsehir, Turkey during their pre-wedding session in Cappadocia, where they are surrounded by the intricate designs of hanging rugs

Captivating Cappadocia: Lovebirds Embrace Amidst a Tapestry of Romance in Pre-Wedding Splendor

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An Istanbul couple gracefully dancing at sunset, with the sky illuminated in a warm orange glow

Dancing into the Sunset: An Istanbul Love Story

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A couple embracing on the dance floor, at the Susona Hotel in Bodrum, Turkey, during their wedding reception

Unforgettable Moments: Love-filled Dance in Bodrum's Susona Hotel Wedding

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Capture the enchanting beauty of Cappadocia, Turkey with stunning engagement photos of a bride-to-be in a captivating red dress, riding a horse while the groom-to-be proudly stands by

Cappadocia, Turkey: Enchanting Engagement Photos of Bride-to-Be in Captivating Red Dress, Riding Horse

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This loving couple posed for an engagement photo session in Cappadocia, Turkey, showcasing a unique high perch viewpoint with a hot air balloon in flight below them

Engagement Photo Session in Cappadocia, Turkey: Unique High Perch Viewpoint with a Hot Air Balloon

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This romantic pre-wedding photo was taken in Cappadocia, Turkey at sunrise, when the sky was beautifully transitioning from fiery oranges to crystal blues, accompanied by hot air balloons for a stunning silhouette effect

Sunrise Pre-Wedding Photo in Cappadocia, Turkey: Fiery Oranges and Crystal Blues with Hot Air Balloons

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The couple posed for a pre-wedding photo session at a heart-shaped trellis in Cappadocia, Turkey, with a wintery snow-covered landscape beneath them

Pre-wedding Photo Session in Cappadocia, Turkey: Stunning Snow-covered Landscape at Heart-shaped Trellis

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Rings delicately placed on an orange leaf, captured in a stunning wedding detail photo at Bodrum Villamaçakızı Hotel in Turkey

Bodrum Villamaçakızı Hotel in Turkey showcases stunning wedding detail photo of rings on an orange leaf

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Flamm Bodrum, Turkey: A couple poses under an arbor of white flowers for a creative wedding portrait, with their image captured through the reflection of a cellphone held by the photographer

Bodrum, Turkey: A creative wedding portrait captures a couple under an arbor of white flowers

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A couple poses for a wedding photoshoot at Sacred House in Urgup, Turkey, while an angel statue seemingly points towards them

Wedding Photoshoot at Sacred House in Urgup, Turkey: A Couple Poses as Angel Statue Points

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A unique and visually stunning wedding photograph taken from a birds-eye view, showcasing a couple lying on an arrangement of colorful rugs during a couple session at Carus Cappadocia, Nevsehir, Turkey

Carus Cappadocia Wedding: Birds-Eye View Photo of Couple on Colorful Rugs in Nevsehir, Turkey

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A captivating wedding photograph taken at Carus Cappadocia, Nevsehir, Turkey, featuring a couple elegantly posed against a vast blue sky backdrop, amidst the vibrant energy of stampeding horses at a horse ranch

Carus Cappadocia Wedding Photograph in Nevsehir, Turkey: Couple Posed Elegantly Against a Vast Blue Sky

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A perfectly balanced composition captures a couple's picture session as they sit in a stone alcove at the Museum Hotel in Uchisar, Nevsehir, Turkey, with a stunning backdrop of numerous hot air balloons filling the sky

Nevsehir, Turkey: Stunning couple's picture session in stone alcove captures hot air balloon backdrop

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At the Enjoy Hotel in Sakarya, NG, the bride was caught up in the excitement of her wedding day, surrounded by her bridesmaids and sharing in the gossip they were sharing

The bride celebrated her special day with friends at Enjoy Hotel in Sakarya, NG

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At a wedding in Istanbul, Turkey, the newlyweds dramatically cut the cake with a large sword at a festive party scene

At a festive wedding in Istanbul, Turkey, the couple cut the cake with a sword

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The newlyweds' classic first dance and romantic kiss were captured in the stage lights at their reception at the Mandarin Bosphorus Hotel Istanbul

The newlyweds shared a romantic kiss and danced at the Mandarin Bosphorus Hotel Istanbul

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Captured in the historic town of Ürgüp, Turkey, this pre-ceremony wedding image shows the bride being readied in a hotel room, with traditional statues adorning the wall

The bride was readied in a hotel room in Ürgüp, Turkey, adorned with traditional statues

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This engaged couple have a beautiful lifestyle portrait taken in Istanbul, Turkey with their shadows visible on the iconic, graphic bridge with its repeating lines as a stunning backdrop

The happy couple posed for their engagement portrait, their shadows visible against the iconic bridge's graphic lines, creating a stunning backdrop

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This modern engaged couple is dressed all in black, emphasizing their stylishness, as they pose for a lifestyle portrait on the iconic Kamondo Stairs at Karakoy in Istanbul, Turkey

The timeless engagement portrait captures the modern couple's stylishness, dressed all in black, on the iconic Kamondo Stairs in Istanbul, Turkey

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The urban couple are captured in a romantic portrait as they embrace and kiss in front of a hotel wall in the charming streets of Galata, Istanbul, Turkey, bathed with beautiful building light from behind

A romantic engagement portrait of an urban couple embracing and kissing in the charming streets of Galata, Istanbul, Turkey, illuminated by the beautiful building light behind them

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The young couple is walking with each other while taking in the fun of their lifestyle wedding engagement portrait in the streets of Galata, Istanbul, Turkey, with the stunning Galata Tower visible in the background

The happy couple's engagement portrait captures the joy of their special moment in Galata, Istanbul, Turkey

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The engaged couple in Istanbul, Turkey embraced lovingly while their lovable pup happily wagged its tail in the foreground, creating a fun pre-wedding portrait

The couple's joyous love and their pup's enthusiasm were captured in a beautiful engagement portrait taken in Istanbul, Turkey

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This loving couple had a beautiful and unique engagement photo session in the stone structures of Göreme, Nevsehir, Turkey, with the bride's long red dress gracefully flowing down the steps

The couple's romantic Göreme engagement portrait captured the bride's beauty, with her long red dress gracefully cascading down the ancient stone steps

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Surrounded by the grandiose nature of Göreme, Nevsehir in Turkey, the couple embraced in a Cappadocia pre-wedding photo session at a horse ranch

The couple's romantic engagement portrait captured the beauty of Göreme, with a stunning backdrop of Cappadocia's horse ranch and majestic scenery

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