Wedding Photos of Beach

The following “Beach” 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 “Beach” 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.

Plage de La Ciotat outside environmental couple prewedding photoshoot while walking on the beach sand

Outdoor Biarritz, France couple engagement photography portraits with a double exposure on the beach

France couple France wedding photography Biarritz Outdoor beach Biarritz engagement photography Basque Country

View this graceful Anna Maria Island wedding pic from Sunset beach of the bride and groom, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Florida from the WPJA

graceful Anna Maria Island wedding pic from Sunset beach of the bride and groom, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Florida

sunset graceful beach clouds water Sunset beach Anna Maria Island

View this picturesque Anna Maria Island wedding image in BW of the Bridal party walking down to the beach shows the scene of this couples celebration, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Florida from the WPJA

picturesque Anna Maria Island wedding image in BW of the Bridal party walking down to the beach shows the scene of this couples celebration, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Florida

Florida path Anna Maria Island wedding image celebration Sky trail Florida wedding photography

On location Iceland black sands couple engagement portrait shoot in a red dress by the water

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View this aesthetic Santa Marina wedding day Portrait of the newlyweds during the sunset, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Sozopol, Bulgaria from the WPJA

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Maragogi bride and groom to be, modeling for a pre-wedding picture as the couple dance on the beach with a dog watching

sand dog Renner Boldrino beach Maragogi Maragogi engagement dancing

Maragogi bride and groom to be, posing for a pre-wedding engagement photo shoot with Love inside a heart

Renner Boldrino beach Maragogi engagement framed in a heart Maragogi brides Maragogi

Maceio bride and groom to be, posturing for an engagement image in front of the sea between a green and red boat

beach Maceió engagement sand Renner Boldrino red and green boats Maceió

Maragogi bride and groom to be, posing for a pre-wedding engagement photo shoot of the couple in front of the sea

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Maceio bride and groom to be, posturing for an engagement image of the couple running on the sand of the beach, and above them is a coconut tree

running Maragogi palm trees Maragogi brides sand coconut tree maceio couple portrait

Izmir bride and groom to be, posing for a pre-wedding engagement photo shoot at Fun Beach in Cesme, Turkey

reflection Turkey Cesme İzmir bride wooden fence İzmir

San Francisco bride and groom to be, posturing for a Bay Area engagement image of lovers happily strolling on the beach by the Golden Gate Bridge

CA San Francisco bride Bay Area San Francisco SF engagement Golden Gate Bridge

Puerto Vallarta bride and groom to be, modeling for a Mexico pre-wedding picture by the beach with surfers in the water

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View this dramatic Santa Barbara wedding day afternoon Sunset vibes at the beach, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in California from the WPJA

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Rockport, ME bride and groom to be, sitting for a pre-wedding engagement session on Rocks by the Water

Revolution Summer Photography Rockport beach Rockport engagement Maine on rocks by the water Corey Butler

View this tasteful York Beach wedding showing The bridal party goes out to the beach to do their group photos, despite the remnants of a hurricane outside, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Maine from the WPJA

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Seignosse bride and groom to be, posing for a pre-wedding engagement photo shoot as they Walk on the Water

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Porquerolles bride and groom to be, posing for a pre-wedding engagement photo shoot near the Mediterranean sea

Porquerolles bride to be Porquerolles Guillaume Trinquart seaside water Mediterranean sea beach

Maceió, Brazil couple e-session at the beach with a piggy back laughing hug on the sand

hug Maceió Renner Boldrino laughing Maceió bride beach Maceió wedding

Golf du Morbihan, France couple e-session high above a curved natural walkway above the beach and water

above Patrick Lombaert drone France natural high above walkway

Muggia, Trieste couple e-session in BW at the beach with a Happy hug

bw Trieste beach Trieste couple hug happy

Santa Cruz couple e-shoot with A walk by the beach in the beautiful sunset light

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Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco wedding couple artistic image session at a Northern California beach venue

beach ocean San Francisco SF couple Golden Gate Bridge

San Francisco artful style wedding detail picture of the groom carrying the CA bride piggyback in the sand

piggy back ride San Francisco SF couple sand beach

San Francisco artful style wedding detail picture as the couple are Holding each others hands to start this new journey

SF couple holding hands San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge beach

Sunset Cliffs, San Diego, California wedding artistic image session as Couple is walking along the ocean

beach Couple is walking San Diego sea San Diego couple portrait artistic image

Modern Key Largo wedding picture at Bakers Cay Resort of a Florida Bride walking down with father to outdoor ceremony location at the beach

Florida Bakers Cay walking florida bride Resort outdoor Ceremony location Key Largo

Artistic Key West wedding picture in Florida Showing the setup at sunset for a beach reception at dusk with strings of lights

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Key West, Florida wedding venue outdoor ceremony photography Showing all of the elements that brought the couple to Florida - Beach, Palm Tress, Water, Boats

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