Wedding Photos of Bridal dress

The following “Bridal dress” 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 “Bridal dress” 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.

Professional wedding photo captured at Rosie Creek Farm in Panama City, Florida. Bride excitedly peeks out of the doorway before her big reveal to friends.

Captivating Moment: Bride's Excited Peek at Rosie Creek Farm Wedding in Panama City

Professional wedding photo taken at Mountain Top Inn and Resort in Chittenden, Vermont. The bride's pup observes as she finishes getting ready.

Bride's Furry Helper: Stunning Mountain Top Wedding Photo Captured in Chittenden, Vermont

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In this award-winning image captured by an artistic wedding photographer with a modern and stylish approach, the bridal dress is elegantly safeguarded, hanging near a window in Île-de-France before the ceremony in Paris.

Île-de-France's Window Guardian: A Stylish Wedding Dress in Paris Capture

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This wedding photo was taken at Ritratti - Oasi Fior di Loto - Novi di Modena - Modena - Italy. It showcases the bride's stunning dress and bouquet in dappled light.

Dappled Delight: A Captivating Glimpse at Nuptial Elegance at Ritratti - Oasi Fior di Loto - Novi di Modena - Modena - Italy

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A bride in Nanning gracefully walks through a door, aided by her dress being lifted from behind

Nanning Bride Glides Gracefully Through Door as Her Dress is Lifted from Behind

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The bride carefully adjusts the top flowers of her bouquet at Villa Bria in Torino, Italy, showcasing the details of her bridal dress

The bride can be seen adjusting her bouquet in an image that highlights the intricate details of her bridal dress, taken at the Villa venue

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A stunning outdoor bridal portrait was captured on an Almeria wedding day, with the bride posing in the sunlight and her veil billowing in the wind

Almeria, Spain bridal portrait of the bride posing at Isleta del Moro with the wind and sunlight surrounding her dress

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All ready for the bride dressing at Castle of the Angels, Carobbio degli Angeli, Bergamo

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The Montfoort photo ideas for the wedding planner - Couple photography with The bride showing her dress while the groom is standing against a wall

Montfoort couple photography with the bride showing her dress while the groom is standing against a wall

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World's most artistic and best wedding photography from Flamm Bodrum Hotel, Turkey of the Bridal dress hanged on an a door in a blue daylight

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A creative Primorsko wedding detail picture in Bulgaria showing the Bridal dress getting dirty at the shore of the beach

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View this elegant Sofia wedding image of the Bridal dress and bouquet entering the car with the bride, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Bulgaria from the WPJA

elegant Sofia wedding image of the Bridal dress and bouquet entering the car with the bride, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Bulgaria

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A sophisticated St Paul wedding portrait of the Minnesota couple at Union Depot created as the Bride twirls in her bridal dress

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Villa Rocca Bruna, Rome artful style wedding detail picture in BW of The bridal dress after the rain

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Colorado artistic wedding photo of the couple stopped at the lake before joining their guests at their reception

A picture of the bride and groom standing beside a lake, the bride's dress being kissed by the wind, was taken at their wedding as a beautiful keepsake

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Bridal detail photo of the dress on the painted wall

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A black and white image from Chateau d'Aubiac, France, shows numerous hands assisting the bride with the buttons on her dress in preparation for the upcoming wedding

A professional photographer captured this wedding preparation moment in Chateau d'Aubiac, France

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A wedding photograph taken at Villa Semenza in Santa Maria Hoè, Italy, captures the time when the bride is preparing, featuring her dress spread out on the ground and symmetrical framing with a fine art film style

A detail wedding photo at Villa Semenza captures the bride's preparations, featuring her dress symmetrically framed

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At Borgo Petrognano in Tuscany the bride is having the back of her wedding dress fastened before the ceremony

At Borgo Petrognano in Tuscany, the bride prepares for the wedding with some dress help

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At Mersin, Turkey, the bride's outdoor view of the ocean is immortalized by her descending the spiral stairs near her hanging bridal dress

The view of the ocean was captured in the bride's wedding photos at Mersin, Turkey

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Pousada Ponta do Mutá | Wedding photo of The dress

The dress hanging in the background of Pousada Ponta do Mutá was featured with the bride in soft focus

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At Siena, Italy, a pro-image artfully capturing the beauty of a bridal gown hanging within a doorway down the hall

A professional BW photograph of a bridal dress hung in a doorway at Siena, Italy

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