Wedding Photos of Arms wrapped

The following “Arms wrapped” 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 “Arms wrapped” 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.

At South Lake Tahoe, California, a man wraps his arms around his fiancée from behind as she smiles, with the lake visible in the background during their engagement portrait session.

South Lake Tahoe Engagement Portrait: Embrace by the Lake

On Addison Street in Philadelphia, a man wraps his arms around his fiancée from behind for a night portrait, with illuminated trees and city lights in the background.

Philadelphia Night Engagement Portrait: Embrace on Addison Street with City Lights

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This vertical, black and white portrait at Pine Lake, GA, captures a couple adoring each other in a close embrace; she wraps him with both arms while he gives a tender, one-arm hug.

Adoring Embrace at Pine Lake Black and White Couple Portrait Session

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Hármashatárhegy, Hungary — A couple embraces joyfully, framed by tranquil nature, capturing the warmth of love and the promise of the journey ahead in this vibrant portrait.

Warm Hungarian Embrace On Hármashatárhegy Captures Love's Joyful Promise And Journey

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A loving embrace in Portovenere, Liguria, Italia, with him wrapping her from behind for a kiss near San Pietro.

Loving Embrace in Portovenere, Italy: Him Wrapping Her from Behind for a Kiss Near San Pietro

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In South London, during the cake-cutting ceremony, the bride wraps her arms around the groom from behind.

Bride Embraces Groom from Behind During Cake-Cutting Ceremony in South London, Capturing a Tender

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In NRW, Germany, a captivating wedding portrait captures the groom lovingly wrapping his arms around the bride from behind. Their eyes lock in a moment filled with warmth and connection, all set against the serene backdrop of nature.

Groom Wraps Bride in Loving Hold Amid Serene Nature Backdrop in NRW, Germany

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At a Los Angeles reception venue, the bride and groom share their first dance together. The bride wraps her arms around him, her eyes closed and expression full of emotion, making the moment deeply touching and memorable.

Bride, Groom Share Emotional First Dance at Los Angeles Reception

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The couple embraces on the beach at Plage du Metro in Tarnos during a photoshoot in the Landes region. The groom lovingly wraps his arms around his bride from behind.

Engaged Couple's Embrace Captured in Tarnos Photoshoot

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A beautiful pre-wedding engagement portrait taken at Cala Mariolu beach in Sardinia, Italy. The couple stands near the blue sea, hugging while the groom wraps his arms around the bride from behind on the sandy shore.

Romantic Embrace by the Sea: A Pre-Wedding Engagement Portrait at Cala Mariolu Beach, Sardinia

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An engagement photo of a happy couple in Battersea Park, London. She stands with arms wrapped around him as they look at the camera and smile, recalling where they first met.

Love Blossoms in Battersea Park: A Blissful Engagement Portrait in London's Scenic Sanctuary

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In Trieste, Italy, a couple kisses each other during the beautiful golden hour, with him wrapping her up in a warm embrace, set against the backdrop of historic ancient-looking buildings.

Romantic Golden Hour Engagement Portrait in Trieste, Italy, Capturing Intimate Embrace Against Historic Backdrop

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In Duino, Trieste, Italy, a couple is hugging during the beautiful golden hour, with her arms wrapped around him and both of them smiling with their eyes closed.

Golden Hour Romance: Engaged Couple Embracing in Duino, Trieste, Italy with Smiling Eyes Closed

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The newlyweds at Beijing Hotel are captured in a tender embrace, as the bride wraps her arms around the groom's neck. Her bouquet adds a pop of color, obscuring the back of his head.

Newlyweds' Love Shines in Beautiful Wedding Photograph at Beijing Hotel

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In the golden light of sunset at île du Petit Gaou, Six-Four-les-Plages, Var, France, the couple embraces warmly, her arms wrapping around him from behind while he plants a kiss on her cheek.

Sunset Embrace at île du Petit Gaou: Engaged Couple's Warm Embrace in Var, France

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During their late afternoon engagement session in Seaside, Florida, the man lovingly wraps his arms around the woman from behind in the forest setting.

Seaside Sunset Serenade: Embracing love in the enchanting forest of Florida's coastal paradise

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During their engagement portrait session in Chicago, the man lovingly wrapped his arms around his soon-to-be bride, both beaming with warm smiles.

Chicago Engagement Portrait with Beaming Smiles and Warm Hugs

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At Nandi Hills, a couple embraces in a tender portrait. He wraps her up in his arms from behind, and she smiles, surrounded by vibrant green palm fronds. - Green Embrace: Nandi Hills Love

Nandi Hills Embrace: A Serene Portrait of Love

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In a picturesque setting at Cerrada del Utrero, Cazorla, Jaén, Spain, the engaged couple is embraced in a pre-wedding portrait. He tenderly wraps his arms around her from behind, with rocky cliffs and trees creating a stunning backdrop.

Cerrada del Utrero: A Captivating Pre-Wedding Embrace

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The engaged couple enjoyed a beautiful pre-wedding portrait session at sunset in Montmelas-Saint-Sorlin, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, with the bride on her lover's back kissing his cheek

In Montmelas-Saint-Sorlin, the engaged couple shared a romantic sunset portrait session with the bride riding on the groom's back

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Chicago, IL engagement session at the park - pre-wedding portrait photographer

An engagement session at the park captures the couple sitting on a bench with his arms wrapped around her

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The romantic Paris engaged couple is framed by lush green leaves

The engaged couple's love and connection is beautifully framed by the lush green leaves as they are wrapped in each other's arms, symbolizing their bond with nature

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The Chicago, IL couple cuddled under the sky of blue and purple tones

The beautiful, engaged couple cuddled under the sky, in awe of the blue and purple tones at dusk, with the city skyline at their feet, and love wrapped all around them

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A Madrid black & white engagement photo shoot session of a couple playing outside | Spain wedding photographer

Black and white engagement photo shoot session of a couple playing outside with her arms wrapped around him, both smiling and enjoying each other's company

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France wedding photographer engagement portrait of a couple looking over water | Paris pre-wedding pictures

A couple shares a tender moment as they gaze out at the water, the woman wrapped in the man's arms in this romantic engagement portrait

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an engaged couple and a statue watching them, Italy, Vittoriale degli Italiani, Garda Lake.

The engaged couple is posing with a statue watching them, with their arms all wrapped up in the photo

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Washington engagement shoot of a couple with a lighthouse | Seattle photographer pre-wedding portrait session

The couple poses for their engagement shoot with a lighthouse in the background, with the woman's arms wrapped around him from behind and the sunset adding a romantic and intimate atmosphere to the scene

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