Wedding Photos of Waiting

The following “Waiting” 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 “Waiting” 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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In Hangzhou, China, a groom patiently waits inside a car in the rain, with raindrops creating a serene ambiance on the car window.
Rainy Day Romance: Groom Waits in Hangzhou Car, Raindrops on Window
Bride in elegant white dress walks out of her Treviso, Italy home, with sun shining down on her, headed towards a waiting car for her wedding day.
Sunlit Serenade: A Bride's Journey in Treviso
Dublin, Ireland: Couples seek refuge under their jackets while waiting to cross a rain-soaked road as a bride and groom stand at a pedestrian crossing
A Rainy Romance: Dublin Couples Find Shelter as a Bride and Groom Stand at a Pedestrian Crossing
La Cour des Montys, near Nantes, France: Guests on their devices patiently await the couple's first dance, experiencing wedding fatigue after a night of celebration.
La Cour des Montys, near Nantes, France: Waiting in Wedding Fatigue.
The groom was captured in a wedding photograph looking out the window of Turner Hill in Ipswitch, MA, eagerly awaiting the arrival of the limousine
At Turner Hill in Ipswitch, MA, the groom eagerly awaited the limousine's arrival in a wedding photograph
A great wedding day image from the Cappadocia Turkey Museum Hotel showing the Bride going up the stairs while groom is waiting for her
A great wedding day image from the Cappadocia Turkey Museum Hotel showing the Bride going up the stairs while groom is waiting for her
A top Occitanie wedding photographer captured this picture of Groom and his mother waiting for the bride with emotion
A top Occitanie wedding photographer captured this picture of Groom and his mother waiting for the bride with emotion
Best Rockville, Maryland documentary wedding picture from Glenview Mansion showing Bridesmaids getting ready while waiting on the couple
Best Rockville, Maryland documentary wedding picture from Glenview Mansion showing Bridesmaids getting ready while waiting on the couple
Surrey wedding reportage photographer captured this moment at Brookfield Park as a Child sits with chefs hat on
Surrey wedding reportage photographer captured this moment at Brookfield Park as a Child sits with chefs hat on
World's most artistic and best wedding photography from Sichuan as The bride took her father's arm They were waiting for the wedding ceremony to begin and the curtain can form a simple composition and artistic details
World's most artistic and best wedding photography from Sichuan as The bride took her father's arm They were waiting for the wedding ceremony to begin and the curtain can form a simple composition and artistic details
World's top and most original wedding photography from Henan showing the red dress at the moment of waiting
World's top and most original wedding photography from Henan showing the red dress at the moment of waiting
World's top and most original Cortona wedding portrait photography with a generation in comparison, on the first floor the father of the bride waiting for his daughter for the first look, while inside the house, the groom looking out waiting
World's top and most original Cortona wedding portrait photography with a generation in comparison, on the first floor the father of the bride waiting for his daughter for the first look, while inside the house, the groom looking out waiting
This China wedding photojournalism picture is a first rate example of what candid, nontraditional Sichuan wedding photography looks like, as The bride is holding her father's arm while They are waiting for the beginning of the wedding ceremony
This China wedding photojournalism picture is a first rate example of what candid, nontraditional Sichuan wedding photography looks like, as The bride is holding her father's arm while They are waiting for the beginning of the wedding ceremony
Abbazia Santo Spirito, Comignago getting ready for marriage award-winning picture capturing the Bride looking out the window - from the world's best wedding photography competitions held by the WPJA
Abbazia Santo Spirito, Comignago getting ready for marriage award-winning picture capturing the Bride looking out the window
Amsterdam marriage preparation time award-winning picture capturing an excited bride waiting for the arrival of the groom with sister & mother. The world's best wedding image competitions are held by the WPJA
Amsterdam marriage preparation time award-winning picture capturing an excited bride waiting for the arrival of the groom with sister & mother
Ricevimento, Villa Eden, Bagnolo San Vito, Mantova, Italia artful style wedding detail picture created while While waiting for the cake, a part of dress and veil with a swimming pool background
Ricevimento, Villa Eden, Bagnolo San Vito, Mantova, Italia artful style wedding detail picture created while While waiting for the cake, a part of dress and veil with a swimming pool background
Paris wedding reportage photographer contest award winning candid moment from City Hall of Mayor waiting for the guests
Paris wedding reportage photographer contest award winning candid moment from City Hall of Mayor waiting for the guests
French wedding couple having pictures taken of them while waiting for the ceremony to begin
French wedding couple having pictures taken of them while waiting for the ceremony to begin
Garden wedding photo from DoubleTree by Hilton Nashua, NH from Before the ceremony, while waiting the bride
Garden wedding photo from DoubleTree by Hilton Nashua, NH from Before the ceremony, while waiting the bride
England Getting ready artistic wedding photo showing The best man waiting with his umbrella near an autumn leaf, which matches his shoes
England Getting ready artistic wedding photo showing The best man waiting with his umbrella near an autumn leaf, which matches his shoes
England wedding photography showing a flower girl and bridesmaids waiting for the bride to arrive at the ceremony venue
England wedding photography showing a flower girl and bridesmaids waiting for the bride to arrive at the ceremony venue
Wedding photo of the Taipei Marriott Hotel groom and the guests were waiting for the bride in a big rain
Wedding photo of the Taipei Marriott Hotel groom and the guests were waiting for the bride in a big rain
A Rio Grande do Sul wedding picture from Alameda FIgueira - Cachoeirinha - Brazil showing the Page waiting for the bride to enter
A Rio Grande do Sul wedding picture from Alameda FIgueira - Cachoeirinha - Brazil showing the Page waiting for the bride to enter
Chengdu wedding photography from Sichuan of The bride and her parents are waiting for the ceremony to begin. On the left, the bride's sister is tidying up her wedding dress. On the right, the father of the bride spits out smoke. On the far
Chengdu wedding photography from Sichuan of The bride and her parents are waiting for the ceremony to begin. On the left, the bride's sister is tidying up her wedding dress. On the right, the father of the bride spits out smoke. On the far
Belgium church wedding image of the flowerkids waiting for the ceremony to begin
Belgium church wedding image of the flowerkids waiting for the ceremony to begin
Two sons are waiting patiently and ready to give their parents the wedding rings at a town hall ceremony
Two sons are waiting patiently and ready to give their parents the wedding rings at a town hall ceremony Tarn
Chicago Illinois artistic wedding picture from the Transportation of the Bride waiting to leave in the limo
Chicago Illinois artistic wedding picture from the Transportation of the Bride waiting to leave in the limo
The bride stands waiting for her groom as a brass band plays behind her on the street outside of the Chelsea Town Hall
The bride stands waiting for her groom as a brass band plays behind her on the street outside of the Chelsea Town Hall
Ireland wedding photography from Smock Alley, Dublin as the Groom is waiting
Ireland wedding photography from Smock Alley, Dublin as the Groom is waiting

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