Wedding Photos of Archway

The following “Archway” 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 “Archway” 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.

Paris, Latin Quarter. A romantic session capturing the love of a couple as they await the arrival of their baby before their wedding.

Laughing & Loving in the Latin Quarter, a Precious Pre-Wedding Session

A couple portrait by a wedding photographer capturing the artistic beauty of Blue City, Jodhpur as they sit outside on a bench in a heritage home with stunning arches and the signature blue color of the city.

Engagement Portrait in the Heart of Blue City, Jodhpur's Heritage Home

Jodhpur Engagement Photographer Jodhpur blue building archway sitting on bench framed in doorway heritage home

Capturing the enchanting beauty of a historic Montpellier church, this award-winning image showcases the pipe organ player, immersed in their music, adding a touch of artistry to the wedding day.

Enchanting Montpellier Church: Artistry and Music Embrace on Wedding Day

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In Baeza, Jaén, Spain, this pre-wedding engagement session features playful dancing under the historic stone archway in the alley. The scene is filled with joy and the charm of the historic surroundings.

Rhythm of Love: Enchanting Engagement Session beneath Baeza's Historic Stone Archway, Spain

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In a pre-wedding photo session in Cappadocia, Turkey, at Goreme, a couple is pictured on a cobblestone road, where the groom affectionately kisses the bride's hand as another couple walks towards them

Romantic Moments Amongst the Cobblestones: A Pre-Wedding Portrait in Cappadocia, Turkey

Cappadocia archway kissing hand Cappadocia engagement photography two couples Goreme cobblestone road

In Noord Brabant, a bride and groom start their journey to the wedding ceremony while their loved ones watch from outside their home

Noord Brabant Nuptials: A Memorable Step Towards Forever

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A couple stands in an archway on the Island of Sark, with a light shining from behind them, creating a beautiful reflection in a puddle after the rain

Romantic Reflection: A Sark Island Wedding Enchants with Backlit Archway Glow

Channel Islands Wedding Portrait puddle backlit couple framed in arch Channel Islands archway night sky

Engaged couple embracing under a trellis with a beautiful pattern of repeating arches overhead at Nymans Estate in the UK

Arches of Love: Engaged Couple Embracing under Enchanting Trellis at Nymans Estate, UK

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A couple from Ardèche, France is captured beautifully in an engagement photo shoot, standing together under a picturesque archway in front of an intricately designed door

Romantic French Couple Embrace Ardèche's Artistry in Enchanting Engagement Photo

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An engagement portrait of a couple at Monserrate Palace in Sintra, Portugal, was framed beautifully under an arch

Captivating Engagement Portrait of a Couple at Monserrate Palace in Sintra, Portugal, Framed under a Stunning Arch

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The Baeza couple's engagement portrait showcases them framed in an archway, with a backdrop of blue light brilliantly illuminating the wall behind them

Captivating Engagement Portrait: Baeza Couple Framed in Archway, Stunning Blue Backdrop

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The couple walks down the ornate steps of a picturesque Italian archway in Udine, Italy, a stroll to be treasured in their engagement journey

Udine, Italy: A Stroll to Treasure - Couple's Engagement Journey on Ornate Archway Steps

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The couple posed for a dark symmetrical evening portrait session at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom, illuminated by the flash.

Flash of Love: A Buckinghamshire Wedding Portrait in Symmetry at Crowne Plaza

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In the enchanting night portrait at a castle in Brittany, France, a couple stands elegantly framed within an archway, immortalizing their love in a breathtaking wedding portrait

Brittany, France: Enchanting Castle Wedding Portrait Immortalizes Couple's Love in Breathtaking Night Scene

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The Ashbridge House Gardens in the United Kingdom provided an idyllic backdrop, framing a beautiful engagement portrait of the couple in a picturesque garden tunnel

The engaged couple exuded joy amidst the vibrant greenery, beautifully captured in the professional portrait

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The couple posed for a save-the-date wedding announcement picture at Filoli Gardens in Woodside, CA after a surprise proposal in front of a large audience

Filoli Gardens, Woodside, CA: Surprise Proposal Couple Wedding Announcement Image

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The couple couldn't be happier as they prepare to celebrate their love and begin their new life journey together by posing for their lifestyle photoshoot at Philadelphia's iconic Love Park in an archway at their engagement session

The couple happily posed at Philadelphia's Love Park, celebrating their love and beginning their new life journey together

lifted leg PA archway backlit iconic park Philadelphia engagement session silhouette

The engaged couple are captured in a lifestyle pre wedding portrait in the sunlight and shadows of the large stone building with its round window of repeating patterns in Baeza, Jaén, Spain

In Baeza, Jaén, Spain, the engaged couple pose for a lifestyle portrait in the sunlight and shadows of a large stone building

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The groom took a portrait after getting dressed at the Canopy by Hilton Chicago, framed under arching warm ceiling lights

At the Canopy by Hilton Chicago, the groom posed for a solo portrait after dressing beneath arching warm ceiling lights

Chicago Loop Dowtown Chicago photographer framed under arch IL archway Chicago Ceiling lights

The passionate embrace of the newly engaged couple in a San Francisco archway was captured in a timeless black and white engagement portrait

The newly engaged couple passionately embraced, with the bride-to-be planting a gentle kiss on her partner's cheek

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The couple poses under a lit arch at The Alhambra of Granada, Spain

The Alhambra of Granada Spain archway Granada photographer

The bride and groom were photographed with bride showing her veil beneath a stunning archway of a historic building in Amersfoort

Amersfoort's historic building's archway hosted a photo shoot of the newlyweds, with the bride's veil on show

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She said yes, post marriage proposal picture session at Brescia Castle in Italy after A walk at the Castle

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A Save the Date in Puerto Rico. Old San Juan portrait of a couple embracing in the light of the sun near brightly colored buildings

Puerto Rico Photographer Couple embracing Puerto Rico colorful buildings archway Old San Juan

A romantic engagement session in Brooklyn, New York of a couple dancing in an archway with the Brooklyn Bridge standing behind them

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A Massachusetts Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this creative, urban portrait of this Boston couple framed in an archway at The Boston Seaport with the cityscape in the background

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World's best and most unconventional Fuscaldo images from Italy during portraits of a couple inside an ancient palace

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Granada, Spain e-shoot at Palacio de los Cordova in an archway screened by bars and a gate

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Sovicille Town Hall, La Sosta del Cavaliere, Rosia wedding couple artistic image session of the couple in an archway

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True Love Engagement Picture Session at the Louvre Museum in Paris showing a couple kissing in front of a France archway

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