Wedding Photos of Before wedding

The following “Before wedding” 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 “Before wedding” 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.

An extraordinary Steamboat Springs wedding image by a professional Colorado photographer conveying the Bride having hair and makeup done before wedding

Best Birmingham, UK documentary wedding picture showing Men energetically applying Haldi paste to groom before his wedding

Haldi paste groom Birmingham before wedding UK men Clive Blair

An extraordinary Colorado wedding picture by a pro Denver photographer revealing the Bride getting makeup done with her shoes on a windowsill

bride Colorado wedding picture windowsill denver photographer Denver Colorado before wedding

A beautiful Udaipur engagement photo showing The bride and groom posing on a geometric tiled floor a day before their wedding

Joseph Radhik geometric Udaipur engagement photo before wedding posing tiled floor bride and groom

A beautiful Musée Lyon, Rhône Couple photo session before the wedding, in the gallery of a museum in Lyon

Musée Lyon Musée Rhône Couple photo session Museum before wedding Lyon Rhône

Domaine des Charmilles wedding day moment of emotion picture showing the France Bride and her sister so touched before the wedding

sister moment Charente Maritime wedding France France Bride touch before wedding

Villa Pestalozza, Miasino wedding day moment image created in BW as the Bride caresses the face of her sick father before she leaves to the wedding ceremony

face Italy bw weddings Villa Pestalozza venue Miasino caresses bw Villa Pestalozza

Sitio São Jorge, São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo wedding image of a father and son moment before the wedding

Sitio São Jorge sao paulo wedding image before wedding Sitio São Jorge venue São Paulo São Bernardo do Campo weddings São Bernardo do Campo

Mumbai wedding photography showing doggie love - Maharashtra bride images from getting ready session before wedding

bride getting ready session before wedding

Mumbai wedding photography getting ready Anupa Shah before wedding session bride

Wisconsin Institute for Discovery wedding photographer - Groom and officiant/best friend getting ready before the wedding

Wisconsin Institute for Discovery wedding image of the Groom and officiant and best friend getting ready before the wedding

before wedding getting ready Wisconsin wedding groom Discovery wedding best friend officiant

Gyongyossolymos, Hungary wedding - the Groom and his daughter hours before the wedding

Gyongyossolymos, Hungary wedding image of the Groom and his daughter hours before the wedding

bw Hungary groom Gyongyossolymos before wedding Gyongyossolymos photographer

image of a Ho Chi Minh bride getting ready before wedding

Ho Chi Minh before wedding getting ready Ho Chi Minh bride bride prep image high angle

Grandfather of the Bride resting before the wedding | Nantucket Massachusetts | Private Home Wedding on Nantucket Island

image of the Grandfather of the Bride resting before the wedding at Private Home Wedding on Nantucket Island

grandfather Private Home Wedding Resting Nantucket MA before wedding

Image of a Bride and groom enjoying noodles before wedding ceremony in China

China wedding images enjoying China traditional weddings China wedding traditions China bride and groom

bride hugging Junior bridesmaids before her wedding

rome bride Rome junior bridesmaids before wedding hugging bride

Groom shaving before the wedding - București Wedding Photography

a Groom getting shaving help before his wedding

bucuresti before wedding Mihai Zaharia groom Bucharest groom shaving

Bride sits in her dress before the wedding ceremony in Providence, Rhode island

Bride sits in her dress before her wedding

Providence dress Providence bride Rhode Island bride sits before wedding

Sofia bride getting ready before the wedding

Bulgaria photo sofia bride Bulgaria wedding bride getting ready Sofia getting ready Bulgaria

London bride getting final touches before the wedding | England wedding reportage photo

London bride getting final touches before her wedding in England

england wedding UK reportage photo london bride London wedding photo England before wedding final touches

WPJA contest judges have been recognized by their industry peers, winning top awards as staff picture editors, staff photojournalists, and newsroom mentors while working for these and other leading publications and journalism organizations.