Wedding Photos of Books

The following “Books” 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 “Books” 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 charming scene unfolds as children prepare for the big day by reading kids books at Morley Hayes Golf Course in Derbyshire, captured in a candid moment during a wedding.

Charming Children Engrossed In Kids Books at Morley Hayes Golf Course Wedding in Derbyshire

Overhead shot captured during a wedding ceremony at Eglise d'Ascain, featuring a full church with white choir books standing out against dark attire in a unique high-angle view.

Choir Books In White: Aerial Elegance at Eglise d'Ascain Wedding Ceremony

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In La Foce, Chianciano Terme, Siena, a wedding detail shot captures the rings placed delicately on old books during the getting ready process.

Captivating Love: Vintage Rings Rest Peacefully on Aged Pages in La Foce

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The couple struck a stoic pose in the St Vincent Wine bar, Washington DC, for a memorable engagement wedding portrait taken by a creative photographer

Washington DC's St Vincent Wine Bar: Creative Engagement Wedding Portrait of a Stoic Couple

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Mother of the Bride laughing at the bride being funny at Lauritzen Gardens, Omaha, NE

The Mother of the Bride was laughing at the bride's humorous antics in the library, which was filled with bookshelves along the walls

NE library Lauritzen Gardens books mother of bride bride with mother laughing

Couple in a book store named Bridge Street Books, Georgetown

A lifestyle portrait of a couple inside a book store, viewed from outside surrounded by books, is depicted in the image

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Minneapolis pre-wedding photo-session at a library as the Couple reads together

Minneapolis pre wedding MN couple reading read books

An upscale wedding couple portrait at Bovendonk Hoeven Hotel in the Netherlands as they are standing in the library, posing for the picture

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Hudson, MA environmental couple pre wedding image session while reading books and seated on a wooden walkway

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True Love Pre-Wedding Portrait Session at the Garden of Palais Royal in Paris capturing a couple reading books in France

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Roma wedding photography from the Lazio Bride's home as the bride is getting ready putting the veil on

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Cambridge engagement portrait with a posed couple inside the Clayton Hotel Cambridge with a Kiss through a bookcase

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Harry Potter e-Session Themed Portraits - Engagement Photography in the Woods

Harry Potter e-Session Themed Engagement Photography in the Woods

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St Johns University Library in Newfoundland - Engagement photo session with a couple reading books

Engagement photo session with a couple reading books in the library

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Engaged couple kissing in the library of Bovendonk for pre wedding portrait

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Couple lays among anime and graphic novels during engagement portrait session in Balboa Park, San Diego

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This Illinois engaged couple kiss and are framed by the rows of library books

The engaged couple embraced lovingly, their tender kiss framed by the rows of books on the library shelves

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rings diamond lighting books

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color dress library book books

Waterford Wedding Photographer | Image contains: man, women, library, sleeping

Waterford man Color Ireland door sleep

Manhattan Documentary Wedding Photographer | Image contains: reception, wedding guests, indoors books, lights

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black and white reading couch woman books girls

cross groomsman cards color groom playing books

boutineer staircase black and white books priest groom

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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.