Wedding Photos of Beautiful

The following “Beautiful” 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 “Beautiful” 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.

A couple at Praia do Francês, AL, posing for their engagement portrait while enjoying the beautiful beach scenery

Engagement Portrait: Romantic Couple Poses on Stunning Praia do Francês Beach

In Praia do Francês, AL, there is a beautiful engagement portrait featuring a silhouette of a couple standing on the beach

Beautiful Engagement Portrait in Praia do Francês, AL: Silhouette of Couple on Beach

silhouette Alagoas Praia do Francês stunning romantic alagoas couple alagoas engagement portrait

A bride and groom hug each other in a creative wedding portrait at Versailles, France, with the bride's hair gently blowing in the breeze

Versailles, France: Beautiful Wedding Portrait of a Bride and Groom Embracing in Romantic Surroundings

breeze France Versailles embrace beautiful creative Versailles wedding portrait

A beautiful wedding photograph captured at Hotel Palacio Ciudad de Úbeda in Úbeda, Spain, showcasing the intricate details of a hanging wedding dress and bouquet

Wedding Photograph at Hotel Palacio Ciudad de Úbeda in Úbeda, Spain: Stunning Hanging Wedding Dress and Bouquet

Spain Ubeda bouquet hanging wedding dress beautiful intricate details Úbeda wedding photograph

Bride getting ready for her wedding at an Italian reception venue, with her make up being beautifully applied by the natural light streaming through the window

Italian Bride Getting Ready for Wedding at Stunning Reception Venue with Beautiful Natural Light

italy bride natural light venue make up beautiful ITALY wedding photography getting ready

In the elegant Montpellier wedding, a beautiful and minimalistic detail was captured, a delicate hand reaching out, holding a stunning bouquet of flowers, perfectly accentuated by the backdrop of a beautifully painted blue wall

Montpellier Wedding: Delicate Hand Holds Stunning Bouquet Against Beautifully Painted Blue Wall

Montpellier wedding Montpellier blue wall beautiful blue wall stunning bouquet painted backdrop backdrop

The dinner was served beautifully at Riverlands Wedding Venue in Brough, England as captured in the top down wedding picture

The wedding picture shows the beautifully served dinner at the venue

Brough east yorkshire wedding dinner east yorkshire wedding venues England Riverlands Wedding Venue brough england top down

A wedding photographer from Vendee took a golden ring couple portrait at sunset

The wedding photographer captured a beautiful golden ring couple portrait at sunset

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On location Pleneuf Val Andre couple engagement portrait shoot in the beautiful rocks of France

Pleneuf Val Andre France couple e shoot France Un Petit Coin de Parapluie rocks beautiful

View this stylish Yorkshire wedding detail shot the brides engagement ring and extravagantly beautiful dressing gown, captured during the getting ready stage, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in England from the WPJA

getting ready dressing England Detail Shot Yorkshire photography beautiful brides engagement ring

Fujian wedding couple artistic image session illustrating The woods in the park are very beautiful

park couple fujian wedding Fujian portrait beautiful artistic image woods

Aguilas, Spain mini beach couple photography session before the wedding day with a beautiful Sunset and love on the dock

Aguilas love Aguilas couple photography Aguilas pre wedding Spain session

Perth, Western Australia mini urban pic shoot before the wedding day with a beautiful minute together on a Triumph motorcycle

perth urban pic Western Australia Jacob Gordon Perth couple shoot beautiful Triumph

Prainha - Rio de Janeiro - Brazil mini couple photo session before the wedding day with A beautiful silhouette in the morning lights

couple silhouette RJ engagement photo session Rio de Janeiro Prainha pre wedding Prainha

Seviervile, TN mini urban pic shoot before the wedding day with A beautiful dip in front of a city mural

TN pre wedding urban beautiful TN engagement shoot city Bryan Aleman mural

Tent Ridge, Kananaskis, AB, Canada creative wedding day portrait of a beautiful Bride and Groom on the top of the mountain

Canada bridal bride and groom AB mountain wedding day portrait Kananaskis beautiful

Chengdu, Sichuan creative wedding detail image showing the bride's wedding dress is very beautiful, the pattern on the skirt is dynamic, and the petals on the ground are a good imagination

Sichuan beautiful skirt dynamic petals Pattern ground

Kaomai Lanna Resort Chiangmai small indoor photo session with the light shining through the windows on both sides of the building as a cafe atmosphere. It looks beautiful and outstanding

beautiful atmosphere Chiangmai indoor photo session windows cafe building

Napa wedding detail photography of A beautiful floral display in the middle of an empty reception room

beautiful Napa Napa wedding detail CA empty reception room display

Bulgaria wedding photo from Terra Residence, Sofia showing the Beautiful natural light during the ceremony

beautiful Terra Residence outdoor ceremony natural light Bulgaria wedding photo Sofia

Shaanxi wedding photo showing Petals and newcomers are beautiful at this outdoor marriage ceremony under the clouds

open air wedding outside wedding newcomers beautiful outdoor marriage ceremony outdoor ceremony

artistic wedding couple portrait of the B&G backlit under tree

Scotland wedding photography Scotland romantic portrait Scotland wedding couple under tree artistic wedding couple BG under tree wedding couple Scotland

fine art wedding portrait image of the bride and groom using multiple exposures

Fine art Valladolid wedding photography Valladolid multiple exposures romantic timeless beautiful

a Portugal Bride and groom playing on the top of a hillside overlooking a beautiful beach in Vale Furado, Nazaré

pre wedding location Nazaré overlooking Nazaré beautiful Vale Furado playing hillside

Beautiful engagement photo session at the sunrise in Florence

a warm, Beautiful engagement photo session at sunrise

Engagement Florence engagement images beautiful sunrise photo session Florence e session

engagement photo in Milano, Italy with a young, beautiful couple

engagement photo with a young, beautiful couple

beautiful Milano pre wedding portrait Italy Milano Milano e session young couple

a Couple enjoying a beautiful morning and the views

Canada morning Jasper National Park AB couple beautiful

Love in hugs of this beautiful engagement session in Búzios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Love in hugs of this beautiful and warm engagement session

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The light illuminates the engagement afternoon of this beautiful and beloved couple

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro engagement images Teresopolis Rio de Janeiro e session Engagement illuminates

sunset beautiful backlight couple sweet kissing for engagement portrait

Backlight Madrid engagement photos sunset beautiful Madrid pre wedding portraits engagement portrait sweet

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