Wedding Photos of Bridal party

The following “Bridal party” 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 party” 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.

This pre-ceremony wedding image taken in East London, UK captured the bustling excitement of the bridal party as they got ready for the big day

The bridal party's anticipation was captured in East London, UK at a pre-ceremony wedding photo

This wedding image captures the fleeting moments shared between the couple during a flower-filled ceremony at the altar in Bangalore

The couple shared a romantic ceremony at Bangalore Altar surrounded by flowers

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The bride and her bridesmaids were photographed getting ready for the wedding in the beautiful French Alps

The bride and bridesmaids prepped for the wedding in the French Alps

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At Kilworth House Hotel in Leicestershire, UK, the Bride is captured in a wedding photo giving instructions to her bridal party to ready the flower girls

At Kilworth House Hotel, Leicestershire, the Bride directs her bridal party to ready the flower girls

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The bridal party in Ahmedabad, India, was captured in a wedding photo walking down the aisle with a beautiful display of fireworks to their sides

In Ahmedabad, India, the bridal party was photographed walking down the aisle with fireworks

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The bridal party preparing for the traditional tea ceremony with an image from their home in Nanning, Guangxi

The bridal party's combination of cultural and traditional elements, such as the tea ceremony, created a memorable image of unity and home

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The bridal party is getting ready in the same room of the Île-de-France reception venue for the big day

Excitement buzzed as the bridal party gathered in the reception venue, preparing to make the big day unforgettable

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The bridal party got their first look at the finished bride preparations at Marne Castle in Bergamo, Italy, and everyone was ready for the ceremony

The bride's entrance was met with awe as the bridal party caught their first glimpse of her exquisite preparations, leaving them all ready to celebrate the day

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At a Southern Texas tea ceremony, a couple walked under a red gauntlet of raised arms of their bridal party in celebration

The couple walked under a ceremonial arch of raised arms, all clad in red

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The Page Boy remains calm amidst the full emotional range of the Bridal Party inside the Endon, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, UK

The Page Boy kept his cool while chilling with the Bridal Party in the getting ready room

Page boy bridal party UK overhead shot Endon Staffordshire Wedding Photographer Staffordshire

The bridal party laughed together at golden hour during a group portrait session on the rooftop of Manchester Hall, Manchester, UK, with the city glowing a golden hue in the background

At Manchester Hall, Manchester, UK, the bridal party laughed together at golden hour with the city glowing a golden hue in the background

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At a wedding venue in Denver, CO, a couple and their bridal party stood at the altar, framed by large windows with a stunning view

Colorado image of the couple and bridal party standing at the altar during this Denver wedding ceremony

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The bridal party walking to the ceremony site in Santa Cruz at the Waterfall Lodge and Retreat

The bridal party's walk through the woods to the ceremony was a very beautiful scene

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From an East Flanders home of the bride, the bridal party, guests and family are going to church

The bridal party, guests, and family are walking in echelon shape formation on the streets to the church after leaving the bride's home

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Limbo dancing on the wedding day at the Old Luxters Barn, United Kingdom

The bridal party did limbo dancing on the wedding day

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In Lake Como, Italy, the boys are jumping into the lake to start the day

The men's bridal party jumped into the lake off the dock to begin the wedding day

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bridal party are getting ready to get into the ceremony

Ontario bridal party Ontario photographer heading into ceremony Canada

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Best Annecy reportage style wedding photography awarded image of The groom giving a drink to the bride surrounded by her bridal party and friends

The groom giving a drink to the bride surrounded by her bridal party and friends

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bridal party walking to a yellow bus

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Indoor wedding photo from Cruiseport Gloucester, MA from the end of the ceremony

The bride and groom joyfully celebrated the end of their ceremony, their hands held high

Massachusetts bridal party Cruiseport Gloucester indoor wedding venue End of ceremony Gloucester Wedding Photographer

Topsfield, Massachusetts documentary-style wedding image from Willowsdale Estate showing The bridal party watches the bride and her dad come down the aisle

A Topsfield, MA wedding photographer captured the moment the bride and her father walked down the aisle at an outdoor Estate venue, watched by the bridal party

Willowsdale Estate Massachusetts photographer Topsfield MA Massachusetts watching bride bridal party

Suffolk wedding reportage photographer captures the joyous moment of the newlyweds' exit, showered in confetti by the bridal party and guests

Suffolk candid documentary wedding photography at the Sibton Park amid confetti showers by guests and the bridal party

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Trinity College Wedding Photograph | Bridal party entering the church for the upcoming ceremony

This wedding photograph captures the forest green bridal party joyfully waiting to enter the church for the upcoming ceremony

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Barwon Heads, Victoria, Australia bridal party having fun in the wind on a boardwalk

The bridal party was enjoying themselves on the boardwalk in the wind

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Lombardy creative actual wedding day couple portrait with the bridal party holding drinks and lights

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Kent, UK wedding reportage photojournalist created this picture at the Lympne Castle as The bridesmaid is bewildered by the meeting the bridal party

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Chicago wedding reportage photojournalist created this image from inside the party bus

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An extraordinary North Yorkshire wedding image by a professional UK photographer at the Raven Hall conveying The bridal party leaving their getting ready location to walk to the ceremony in the rain, with umbrellas going up

North Yorkshire bridal party United Kingdom rain UK Photographer Patrick Mateer raining umbrellas

An extraordinary Montclair NJ wedding picture by a pro New Jersey photographer revealing the bride and bridal party laughing as bridesmaid concentrates on helping bride with wedding dress for New Jersey wedding

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