Wedding Photos of Birds

The following “Birds” 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 “Birds” 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 effortlessly poses on a rooftop picnic scene overlooking the sprawling cityscape of Istanbul. Birds gracefully soar through the sky, adding an air of tranquility to the beautifully captured scene.

ROOFTOP ROMANCE | A breathtaking engagement portrait capturing Istanbul's majestic skyline

In Uchisar, Nevsehir, Turkey, this pre-wedding photo session captured the couple's joy as they dance on desert rocks, with a breathtaking backdrop of birds filling the sky. Captured by a talented Nevsehir wedding photographer.

Uchisar Rhapsody: Dancing Among Desert Rocks in Nevsehir, Turkey

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This romantic couple, silhouetted against the setting sun in San Francisco, CA, are looking forward to their upcoming wedding

San Francisco, CA: This couple, silhouetted against the setting sun, eagerly anticipate their wedding

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The soon-to-be-married couple cuddled up to each other near a bridge in Eminönü, Istanbul for their pre-wedding photo session

The engaged couple embraced lovingly beneath a bridge in Eminönü, Istanbul, with birdsong echoing overhead

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A couple soon to be married are having fun and taking their engagement photos at the Four Seasons Hotel in Istanbul, enjoying the beautiful birds by the water

The engaged couple, in love, basks in the beauty of the Istanbul Four Seasons, admiring the birds near the water

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During their engagement session, the Paris couple went for a walk on the ballad of old Parisian rails, a very romantic place

The couple had a romantic lifestyle engagement portrait taken while walking on old tracks

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A Turkey Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this creative, fun portrait of this Cappadocia couple having a fun photo shoot surrounded by flying birds

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A France wedding reportage photographer captured this moment at the Château des Grotteaux of some Pheasant Throwing by the bride and groom at outdoor ceremony

France wedding reportage photographer throwing released bride and groom Pheasant birds Henri Deroche

View this pictorial Adana wedding day bride portrait outdoors with birds in flight, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Turkey from the WPJA

Adana wedding day bride portrait outdoors with birds in flight, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Turkey

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Jatai bride and groom to be, holding each other under a tree for a Pontal do Urutau pre-wedding engagement photo shoot

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Saint Jean de Luz, France Artful Engagement session just before the sunset

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Suleymaniye, Istanbul, Turkey mini urban pic shoot before the wedding day on the roof with birds flying overhead near the clouds

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Sofia, Bulgaria, st. Sofia church wedding photography showing The newlyweds leaving the church under attack by pigeons

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Wedding photography from Andrespol Wedding Hall, Poland - the wedding couple releases the birds after they leave the church

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Turkey engagement portrait with a posed couple kissing under the birds in flight above Istanbul, Sultanahmet

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BR pre wedding portrait session with engaged lovers in Niteroi RJ Just feeling the peace

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Chicago Photobombing Pigeons during an urban engagement couple photo session in West Loop

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Toulouse, France engagement portrait of a couple crossing the street

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CA Engagement Shoot at Sunset with Birds Overhead

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Phuket, Thailand Prewedding Portraits - Black and White Shoot with Birds

Prewedding Portraits from a Black and White Shoot with Birds

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Engagement photo session in Sirmione, Italy with an embracing couple.

Engagement photo session with an embracing couple

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Providence, RI portrait photography - At the end of the session, we captured a few more lovebirds

Providence, RI portrait photography At the end of the session, captured a few more lovebirds

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Campania Outside wedding portraits - Couple session overlooking the water with birds flying overhead

Outside wedding portraits during a Couple session overlooking the water with birds flying overhead

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Engagement Portrait from baker beach san francisco with birds

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fujian china Wedding portrait of the bride and groom with reflections and birds

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London, U.K Park engagement Photo shoot - Why do birds suddenly appear, every time, you are near?

During the Park engagement Photo shoot, the couple posed amidst the scenery as the song "Why do birds suddenly appear, every time, you are near" played in the background, their love and connection perfectly captured in the shot

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São Paulo Engagement Photographer - destination session with birds flying

The engaged couple posed for their destination session with the photographer, the birds flying in the blue sky and the city lamp post silhouettes adding a unique and dreamy touch to their photos

São Paulo city lamp birds lamp post destination birds flying blue sky

At the Bali Ayana resort, the bride and groom released a dove together in a moment captured in a low angle photographic shot looking up at their hands and the sky

At Bali Ayana Resort, a black-and-white photo showed the bride and groom releasing a dove from a low angle view.

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Mumbai pre-wedding photography session at the beach with birds

Pre-wedding photography session at the beach with birds in the sky creates a dynamic and natural setting for the couple's portrait

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Brazil Engagement Photographer | Couple walking in the park through the birds

Image of a Couple walking in the park through the birds by a Brazil Engagement Photographer

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