Wedding Photos of Best man

The following “Best man” 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 “Best man” 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.

View this sensational Pleurtuit wedding image of the best man on the honor table dancing over glasses and plates

View this pivotal moment at Sanderling Resort in Duck NC wedding picture showing the Best man wipes tears and sweat for the groom at the beach ceremony on the sand by the waves

best man sand NC wedding picture wipes sweat tears Sanderling Resort in Duck

Atkinson Farm, Virginia marriage reception party award-winning photo that has recorded The best man speech making the groom tearful

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West Peckham, Kent nuptial day award-winning image of The best mans speech, superbly delivered in the driest possible way

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Woodstock, Vermont marriage reception party award-winning photo that has recorded The groom reacting under the tent during his best mans toast

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Sugarbowl Resort, Truckee, CA outdoor marriage reception party award-winning photo that has recorded A groom reacting with surprise to his best man's speech while his wife laughs

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A stylish Stara Zagora wedding portrait of the Bulgaria bride and groom at Lake Zagorka created by The best man and the maid of honor holding the rings

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Aspen, Colorado artistic image session with the groom and best man slide down the side of snowboarding halfpipe

Mark Creery sliding down groom best man halfpipe snow Aspen

Black and white Zhejiang wedding portrait in China showing The groom and the best man were going to pick up the bride

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Jinhua wedding art detail picture in China from outdoors showing The best man was wearing a brooch

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Best wedding photography from Marriott Metro Center in DC showing a pic of The groom and his best man dancing

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Best wedding photography from Milan showing The mother and the best man helping him fix the tie but at that moment the tension is felt and the groom cant take it anymore

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Taichung Taiwan wedding photography showing The groom and the best man go through the barriers

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Fujian wedding art detail picture in China showing the best man is waiting for the groom to leave and their shadows on the wood floor

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A Boulder wedding photographer at Black Canyon Inn in Estes Park created this image of a Colorado best man lifting groom into the air

Colorado groom Estes Park reception venue image lifting Black Canyon Inn air

Allenspark wedding photographer contest award winning image sample at Wild Basin Lodge in Colorado showing The best mans toast causes the groom to cringe and facepalm while his wife giggles uncontrollably

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Delaware wedding ceremony image as the best man comforts emotional groom

emotional groom comfort best man Delaware wedding ceremony

Sequoia, Washington, DC wedding photography showing the brother of the groom making a blooper during his best man speech

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Comunidade Hindu de Portugal, Lisboa, Portugal wedding photo showing the The bride's best man was also blessed by the bride at the Pithi ceremony, a blessing ceremony for the bride, under the look of all bride's closest family

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Ricevimento, Corte Barco, Marmirolo, Mantova, Italia wedding photography showing A very intimate moment between bride and best man, the bride thanks her friend for everything he has done for her

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Mogilovo, Bulgaria wedding photography showing The groom's friends throw the best man in the pool before the preparation

Mogilovo Bulgaria wedding photo The groom best man friends preparation

Pennsylvania wedding photo of the groom's reaction to seeing his bride walk into the church as his father/best man takes it all in.

reaction groom father best man Pennsylvania wedding photo JD Land church

England Getting ready artistic wedding photo showing The best man waiting with his umbrella near an autumn leaf, which matches his shoes

England wedding photo autumn leaf artistic England Getting ready Patrick Mateer best man shoes

China wedding photography from a Zhejiang bride's home of The best man and groom singing

China best man brides home Hao Pan Zhejiang singing China wedding photo

An East Riding of Yorkshire wedding photographer captured this image from The streets of York, on the way to the ceremony as groom and his best man stop by the river and are wished well by some bystanders (out of picture) - they smile, as a passing dog

dog streets ceremony bystanders smile Patrick Mateer Yorkshire wedding image

Italy elopement wedding photography from Bosco Fontata Nature Reserve, Marmirolo, Mantua as The bride, with the help of the best man, changes her shoes to face the path to the place of the portraits

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MD wedding photo from The Belvedere, Baltimore as The groom, his best man, and his grandmother wait to leave the hotel

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Bestman and Groomsman dancing to Madness during our last wedding before lockdown at the Nunsmere Hall Hotel

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The best man is opening Champagne at sunset on the Papur Beach on the Black Sea

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wedding detail photography picture showing The best man is opening Champagne in the sunset

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