Wedding Photos of VA

The following “VA” 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 “VA” 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.

Virginia wedding photography of the choir singing at the wedding ceremony at the church

Richmond VA Sunrise on the River pre-wed couple picture

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VA artistic wedding portrait from Arlington of the posed couple at the church

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Virginia engagement portrait with a posed couple at Great Falls VA with a kiss in front of a large rock, lens flare accents the upper left corner

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Virginia outdoor pre-wedding photo session at Sunrise at Great Falls, with steam coming off the river

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Virginia pre-wedding photo session with an engaged couple before A full scene of Great Falls with the wind whipping the bride-to-be's dress behind her

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Virginia sunset engagement photoshoot & pre-wedding session at Hawksbill Mountain, Shenandoah National Park, VA as The couple hiked to the tallest point in the Shenandoah and hold hands

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Virginia pre wedding portrait session with engaged lovers dancing at the Library of Congress - They are each other's first love

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Virginia engagement photo shoot at Harpers Ferry - The Couple chose the beautiful old town to tell their story

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District Of Columbia wedding photographer captured this image at The Inn at Mount Vernon Farm, Sperryville, VA of a little flower girl asking for a glass of wine during the Jewish ceremony

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DC wedding photography from The Inn at Mount Vernon Farm, Sperryville, VA showing the flower girl occupying the outdoor ceremony isle

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A Virginia wedding photographer captured this District Winery bride and groom first kiss under baby's breath floral clouds

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Virginia indoor ceremony wedding photo of the Bride walking in the church

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Virginia wedding photography from Lydia Mountain Lodge/Stanardsville VA showing Dancing with a slow shutter motion blur

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Virginia engagement photoshoot & pre-wedding session at Ballston Square, VA using Motion Blur & Still Motion

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Virginia pre wedding portrait session with engaged lovers kissing at Ballston Square, VA with Street motion and a couple

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Virginia engagement portrait with a posed couple at the Gulf Branch Park & Nature Center, Arlington, VA showing a Shadow of kiss

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An image from the waist up with the blue sky as the background, the couple plays and her hair swings in the breeze during their engagement portrait session at Huntley Meadows Park in VA

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The couple kiss in silhouette with the early morning light and fog down river from them at their Great Falls, Virginia engagement portrait session

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The couple stand on the rocky coast near Great Falls for their Virginia engagement e-session

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Atkinson Farm, Danville, VA pre wedding photography with deep, blue tones and great lighting

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Ritz Carlton, Tyson's Corner in Virginia wedding image of the bride searching for the groom during the butt-touching game

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Relaxed engagement photography at Sky Meadows, Virginia of couple laying in a field

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Image of some Virginia Backyard Wedding Reception Sister Love

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an artistic wedding photo of the bride and groom on the main stairs at The Belmont Country Club

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Sunrise engagement session at the Netherlands Carillon in Arlington, VA with the DC skyline in the back.

Sunrise engagement session with the skyline in the back

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Engaged Couples Photographer | Couple's Back Yard, Falls Church, VA - Couple back to back, throwing holi powder up, side lit to catch the spray!

Engaged Photos from Couple's Back Yard going back to back, throwing holi powder up, side lit to catch the spray

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Gravelly Point Park, Arlington, VA engagement photographer: The couple brushing up on their French and Spanish for their honeymoon

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Gravelly Point Park, Arlington, VA pre-wedding photographer: The couple was taking time to gaze into each other's eyes instead of watching the departing jet

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Norfolk Downtown, VA Engagement session during the Christmas season

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