Wedding Photos of Wedding Prep

The following “Wedding Prep” 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 “Wedding Prep” 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.

Beautiful wedding photo taken at Domaine du Paradis des oiseaux in Mougins, Alpes-maritimes, showing a special moment during the preparations.

Capturing Love at Domaine du Paradis des oiseaux: A Tender Moment in Mougins

A photographer captured the groom at his home in Nottingham, UK, putting the final touches to his hair before the wedding.

Pre-Wedding Prep: Groom Styling His Hair at Home in Nottingham, UK

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Vosges Grand Est artistic wedding photo of Brides make up at home

An artistic wedding photo of the backlit bride doing and getting her makeup and hair at home, gazing into the mirror

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Image taken before bride's preparation of the dress on a form

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A detail pic of the makeup table in Murcia, Spain showed the preparations for the wedding

The wedding preparations were artfully captured in a makeup table photo

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At Borgo Petrognano in Tuscany the bride is having the back of her wedding dress fastened before the ceremony

At Borgo Petrognano in Tuscany, the bride prepares for the wedding with some dress help

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At the bridal prep in London, England, the bride's slim white dress was aided by devoted helpers

The bride was getting ready for her wedding in London, England, expertly assisted into her slim white dress

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A bride in Sirmione, Italy is having her eye makeup applied by an assistant in a BW wedding photo

A BW wedding photo capturing a bride in Sirmione, Italy having her eye makeup applied by an artist

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A man in a Westlake Village, California wedding was photographed preparing Whiskey and Cigars on a table

At Westlake Village, California, a man was photographed preparing whiskey and cigars on a wedding table pre ceremony

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