Wedding Photos of Awaiting

The following “Awaiting” 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 “Awaiting” 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.

Before guests enter Beech Ridge Barn in Scarborough, Maine, quiet anticipation lingers in the beautifully decorated space, awaiting the start of the wedding celebration.

Quiet Anticipation Fills Decorated Barn Before Guests Arrive In Scarborough, Maine

This captivating wedding photo, winner of a WPJA Spotlight award, captures a guest patiently awaiting entry into the stunning Church of Padergnone in Rodengo Saiano, with its unique stacked stone architecture adding an artistic touch to the scene.

Guest Waiting at Stacked Stone Church in Rodengo Saiano's Padergnone Area

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Bride looking over the stairwell before the groom sees her at Domaine de la Clausade Mauguio wedding venue.

DOMAIN DE LA CLAUSADE MAUGUIO | Bride looking over stairwell before groom sees her at wedding venue

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A candid moment captured at Domaine de Messenas in Roissard, Isère, France, featuring the bride and her bridesmaids in a bustling getting ready room, anxiously awaiting their turn with the makeup artist on the wedding day.

Bride and Bridesmaids in Stylish Preparations at Domaine de Messenas in Roissard, Isère, France

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Wedding Photo of the Groom anxiously awaiting the start of the ceremony

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At the wedding in São Caetano do Sul, an image captured the groom's tension with his hands folded together in anticipation of the bride's readiness

At the São Caetano do Sul wedding ceremony, a memorable photo was taken of the groom awaiting the bride

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