Wedding Photos of Bride and groom portrait

The following “Bride and groom portrait” 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 “Bride and groom portrait” 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 black and white portrait of the bride and groom, created in Montpellier, France

Montpellier, France Black and White Bride and Groom Portrait: A Stunning Keepsake

The bride and groom posed for a stunning black and white wedding portrait in Colorado, by the steer on the wall nearby

The bride and groom posed for a black and white portrait near a steer on the wall

Colorado posing Colorado wedding portraits black and white wedding portrait bride and groom portrait pose wall

The wedding couple in Key Largo, Florida at Playa Largo Resort & Spa enjoyed the peaceful tranquility of the bar gazebo, taking a break from the excitement during the cocktail hour

A wedding photographer captured the peaceful couple at the bar gazebo during the cocktail hour

Key Largo Wedding Portrait bride and groom portrait Key Largo Florida cocktail hour Playa Largo Resort & Spa

downtown bride and groom portrait as they walk with a dog

dog bride and groom portrait Downtown Chicago Chicago photographer Chicago

bride and groom take a moment to reconnect after the ceremony and the hustle and bustle

Viara Mileva bride and groom portrait Ontario photographer Tamworth fields Ontario

Bride and groom and a beautiful waterfall at Takakkaw Falls, Yoho National Park, BC, Canada

bride and groom at a beautiful waterfall

British Columbia bride and groom portrait British Columbia Photographer Canada beautiful waterfall Yoho National Park

flash and leading lines to create an epic portrait to match the epic sunset

epic sunset bride and groom portrait Key West photographer Key West sailboats Florida

Bride and groom pose on the Denver Millennium Bridge on their wedding day

Bride and groom pose on a bridge

Denver bride and groom portrait denver photographer Denver Millennium Bridge

bride and groom pose on wedding day

Nanping Nanping photographer architecture bride and groom portrait

bride and groom portrait using small mirror placed in the beach sand

bride and groom portrait sand Almeria Photographer Playa de los Genoveses Almeria mirror reflection

In Perth, Western Australia, the bride and groom's portrait was framed boldly with strong sunlight and shadows

Perth, WA: Boldly framed bride & groom's portrait with strong sunlight & shadows against dark background

strong sunlight sunlight and shadows blue sky bride and groom portrait perth Perth Artistic Photographer darkened background

Canada wedding planning - Lake Minnewanka photography during a Bride and groom portrait session by the water

The Canada wedding planner - Lake Minnewanka photography during a Bride and groom portrait session by the water

Eliza Slobodzian bride and groom portrait Lake Minnewanka lakeside portrait mountains Canada Alberta

Check out this graceful Castelvecchio wedding day Bride and groom portrait outdoors, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Sagrado, Gorizia, Italy from the WPJA

Gorizia Sagrado wedding photography Castelvecchio Italy bride and groom portrait outdoors Sagrado

View this elegant Estes Park image of A bride and groom sharing in a portrait together before getting married, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Colorado from the WPJA

Estes Park image of A bride and groom sharing in a portrait together before getting married in Colorado

bride and groom portrait lit Colorado outdoors getting married trees Estes Park wedding image

Pyrénées-Orientales, France wedding couple artistic image session during a Bride and groom portrait at the ceremony location

France ceremony location wedding couple artistic image session Pyrénées Orientales couple Pyrénées Orientales bride and groom portrait

Zeche Zollverein Essen wedding couple artistic image session for a bride and groom portrait with reflection of coking

reflection coking Essen couple Zeche Zollverein Essen wedding couple artistic image session

Vermilion Lakes at sunrise portrait of the bride and groom by an Edmonton wedding photographer

lake bride and groom bride and groom portrait sunrise sunrise portrait Edmonton wedding photographer

Tuscany Reception Venue, Podere il Pendolino artistic Bride and groom portrait at the sunset

Tuscany wedding couple bride and groom portrait Tuscany Reception Venue artistic Tuscany sunset

Florence nights artistic wedding picture of Bride and groom portrait during the night in Florence

Florence nights Night Florence wedding picture Florence bride and groom portrait

Donnel Lake, Michigan bride and groom portrait amongst the tall grasses

Donnel Lake fine art wedding image Donnel Lake artistic weddings bride and groom portrait outdoors lit Donnel Lake tall grasses

Tri Lučke, Krško, Slovenia Couple standing on the spot of light during a wedding portrait session outdoors in the sun

Krško artistic wedding photo Tri Lučke Slovenia sunlight portrait Dejan Zagar bride and groom portrait Krško wedding photography

Žalec, Slovenia Drone wedding photo of the couple almost standing on the tracks

bride and groom portrait drone overhead Žalec Žalec fine art wedding picture Dejan Zagar Žalec wedding photography

Mersin Divan Hotel Turkey Couple posing in the afternoon sunlight on the hotel roof during wedding picture session

orange bride and groom portrait Mersin Divan Hotel wedding portrait Silhouette portrait Turkey fine art wedding image afternoon sunlight

Ravensburg black and white wedding portrait of the bride with the groom's hand on her shoulder

Ravensburg bride and groom portrait lit portrait black and white portrait Ravensburg wedding photographer Ravensburg artistic weddings

Hambacher Schloss wedding portrait of the bride and groom with clouds as their backdrop and reflected

bride and groom portrait white clouds Hambacher Schloss artistic weddings blue sky Hambacher Schloss Hambacher Schloss wedding photographer

Netherlands couple photoshoot venue in the park with reflection in the water during the photo shoot

Netherlands Netherlands wedding photographer bride and groom portrait reflection in water Netherlands fine art wedding image Netherlands artistic weddings

Wedding day photo session of the bride and groom in Ankara

Ankara Ankara artistic weddings bride and groom portrait reflection colorful lamps Ankara wedding photographer

Scottish couple during a night wedding portrait session

Scottish Scotland Scottish artistic wedding photo Scottish fine art wedding picture Scottish wedding photography evening wedding portrait bride and groom portrait

Cantal, France wedding portrait of the bride and groom shot through a small pane of a window

Cantal artistic wedding photo Cantal fine art wedding picture Audrey Morisson Cantal wedding photography France Cantal window

Quick Stop after the ceremony, heading to Reception for a Portrait in Mammoth Lakes, Calfornia

field bride and groom portrait mountains Calfornia wedding photography snow capped mountains Mammoth Lakes Tyler Vu

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