Wedding Photos of UK

The following “UK” 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 “UK” 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.

Chef preparing paella for wedding guests | Chef at Crown Lodge wedding in Kent

Chef preparing paella for wedding guests at a Crown Lodge wedding in Kent

The Secret Garden, Kent, UK - children dancing with their parents at a wedding reception

The Secret Garden, Kent, UK photo of children dancing with their parents at a wedding reception

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The Secret Garden Wedding photograph of a kid playing with traffic cone

Kent UK The Secret Garden

getting ready Wedding photo from the Bride's home in Kent, UK

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Bride and groom, confetti photograph, Odo's Barn wedding, Kent

Bride and groom, confetti photo from Odo's Barn wedding, Kent

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Wedding guest taking pictures using a camera with the Lens cap still on | Arthingworth, Northants, UK

image of a Wedding guest taking pictures using a camera with the Lens cap still on in Arthingworth, Northants, UK

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image of A kiss from dad on the cheek for this bride in Normanton, Rutland, United Kingdom

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Photo of a man and woman hugging the bride and groom at their wedding in Shropshire, UK by a Lancashire, England wedding reportage photographer.

Image of a man and woman hugging the bride and groom

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Black and white photo of the groom getting ready in his room in front of a mirror in Shropshire, UK by an England wedding photographer.

Black and white image of the groom getting ready in his room in front of a mirror

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Three guests become tearful during the reception

UK West Midlands

Black and white photo of two women sitting on a couch as one helps a man adjust his bow tie by an Essex, UK wedding reportage photographer.

Black and white photography showing two women sitting on a couch as one helps a man adjust his bow tie

UK Essex

photography of guests talking and laughing at the reception

Nottinghamshire UK

Bride and groom have an impromptu line of 120 high fives - private house wedding in the UK

Bride and groom have an impromptu line of 120 high fives at a private house wedding

UK Northamptonshire

A Northamptonshire wedding photographer created this artistic portrait of an East Midlands bride with her veil held out behind her against a black background

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A Northamptonshire couple share an intimate wedding portrait in nature to share their new love

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East Midlands UK newly engaged couple ripping apart feathered pillows while playing in the bedroom for a pre-wedding portrait

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Norwich, UK, Pre-Wedding Photography in England

Norwich, UK, Pre-Wedding sunset Photography in England

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Groom wipes the sweat off of his forehead outside at the wedding in Reading, UK

the Groom wipes the sweat off of his forehead outside

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Flower girl outside next to flowers at the wedding in Milton Keynes, UK

the Flower girl outside next to flowers at the wedding

UK Milton Keynes

Bride and bridesmaids dance outside at the wedding reception at Lake district, UK

Bride and bridesmaids dance outside at the reception

UK Lake district

Bride and groom dance around the band at the wedding reception in Lake district, UK

the Bride and groom dance around the live band

UK Lake district

Outdoor photo of musician playing at the wedding reception in Lake district, UK

Outdoor photo of musician playing at the reception

UK Lake district

The bride, groom, and guests mingle in the sunny courtyard

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Engaged couple beneath Southwold Pier, UK | Wedding Photography

Engaged couple posing for images beneath the beach Pier

UK under pier Rob Dodsworth Southwold Engagement Photography beach engagement Southwold Pier

Guests lift up the bride and groom in their chairs at the wedding reception in reading, UK

Guests lift up the bride and groom in their chairs at the reception

UK hora dance newlyweds gathering function wedding guest guests

Gloucestershire bridesmaids getting the groomsmen ready in the UK

the bridesmaids getting the groomsmen ready

Gloucestershire groomsmen brides friends UK bridal party before ceremony getting ready

Bride smiles as the groom gets emotional during the wedding ceremony in London, UK

a Bride smiles as the groom gets emotional during the indoor ceremony

UK bride and groom wedding couple emotion newlyweds tears ceremony

The old and the new generations meet at a wedding

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Oxfordshire UK father gets emotional seeing his daughter in her dress

her father gets emotional seeing his daughter in her dress

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Minister Lovell guests talking while at the UK reception with children playing on slides

guests talking while at the reception with children playing on slides

UK reception Children playing guests talking Minister Lovell

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