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.

Capturing the essence of love and reflection, this award-winning portrait highlights a silhouetted couple in Noord Brabant, Netherlands, with the bride elegantly visible in a mirror.

Noord Brabant's Reflection: A Silhouetted Couple's Elegant Wedding Moment

Capturing the essence of love amidst the bustling cityscape, this award-winning portrait captures a bride and groom in Montauban, with a dreamy ambiance created by a slow shutter speed, beautifully blending them with the passing crowd.

Love Blooms in Montauban: Dreamy Cityscape Portrait of a Bride and Groom

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Award-winning wedding portrait captured in Fort Collins, Colorado. Wrapped in snowy serenity, the newlyweds brave the cold to share a romantic session, beautifully illuminated by their creative photographer amidst majestic pine trees.

Winter's Embrace: A Majestic Wedding Portrait in Fort Collins

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This award-winning image showcases the couple and a picturesque fountain at Cornhill Castle. The photographer skillfully illuminates the scene near a single lamp post, creating a mesmerizingly enchanting atmosphere.

Enchanted at Cornhill Castle: A Mesmerizing Wedding Fountain Shot

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Newlyweds embrace nature's beauty as they stand near the water and trees, surrounded by exposed tree roots in Lipnik Park. This unique wedding day portrait captures their love in an enchanting setting.

Embracing Love in Lipnik Park: Enchanting Newlywed Portrait Amid Nature's Beauty

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A romantic wedding portrait captures the magic of love as the bride and groom lay on a beautiful beach in Málaga, Spain. The overhead view and yin and yang positioning make this image truly award-winning.

Beach Bliss: A Mesmerizing Wedding Portrait in Málaga, Spain

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An award-winning wedding picture captures the couple on a water taxi, showcasing the newlyweds between tall buildings in Venice, Italy. The warm sepia tones add an artistic touch.

Venetian Dream: Newlyweds Embrace on Water Taxi in Historic Venice

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A talented wedding photographer captures a stunning black and white portrait at Angelbachtal, Baden-Württemberg. The couple strikes a separated pose in front of a large cross, creating a dramatic and artistic image.

Dramatic Angelbachtal: A Separated Pose Creates Artistic Black and White

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In the remote setting of Camp Hale, CO, the bride and groom pose for a photograph beneath twinkling market lights, surrounded by the serene ambiance of a dusky, dark blue sky.

Romance Under Rocky Mountains: Camp Hale Wedding Picture Captures Starlit Love

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In a dimly lit Minnesota library, the bride and groom sit closely, their faces softly lit by a book light, captivated in an intimate scene on their wedding day.

Whispered Wedding Album Pages: A Captivating Minnesota Library Affair of Love

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In Mifflintown, PA, at Laurel Rock Farm, a talented wedding photographer used creative lighting techniques to capture this stunning portrait. The couple is beautifully framed within a mirror's reflection, accentuated by colorful gels.

A Vibrant Portrait at Laurel Rock Farm

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Award-winning wedding day portrait taken at the iconic Rocky Steps in Philadelphia, PA. The bride and groom stand beautifully lit against the dusk sky, in a stunning and artistic photograph.

Dusk Delight: Iconic Rocky Steps capture award-winning wedding portrait

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A couple embraces the serenity of a boutique hotel in Sri Lanka for their destination wedding. In this striking black and white portrait, they share a tender kiss near a round window, just before their ceremony.

A Black and White Wedding Portrait in Sri Lanka

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Bride and groom stand in a colorful light, cast by the church stained glass windows, at Hastings Lake Gardens in Sherwood Park, AB.

ILLUMINATING LOVE: A Wedding Couple Unveiled in Colorful Radiance at Hastings Lake Gardens

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During the couple session in the streets of Angers, photo of the bride and groom lying on the road near a pedestrian crossing

Love on the Pavement: A Blissful Bride and Groom Embrace Near a Pedestrian Crossing

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The bride and groom are captured in a nighttime portrait at the Zephyr Palace at Villa Caletas Hotel in Jaco, Puntarenas, Costa Rica. They sit on the stairs outside their reception ballroom, surrounded by candles that create a romantic atmosphere.

A GLAMOROUS 'VENUE' - THE NIGHTTIME ROMANCE OF A COSTA RICAN WEDDING

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In Huelva, Spain, a bride and groom pose for a portrait on the beach. Sitting in the sand, he gets splashed by a wave while she stands over him

Romantic Chaos: A Splashing Surprise - A Bride and Groom's Unforgettable Beach Portrait in Huelva, Spain

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In their stunning black and white wedding portrait, this couple at the Grand Hyatt Erawan in Bangkok gaze lovingly into each other's eyes, beautifully framed by the windows of the indoor room.

BANGKOK'S GRAND HYATT ERWAN WEDDING: A Timeless Love Captured

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Post ceremony portraits were taken at Summit County in Colorado, featuring the groom standing next to the bride near the edge of a lake, with stunning mountain views in the backdrop.

SUMMIT COUNTY: BREATHTAKING WEDDING PORTRAITS AT COLORADO MOUNTAIN PARADISE

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In Big Sur, CA at Loma Vista Gardens, a couple poses on the bluffs overlooking the water, sharing kisses during their sunset portrait session.

ROMANCING BIG SUR: CAPTURING LOVE AT A DREAMY WEDDING AFFAIR

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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

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A bride and groom stand side by side next to a majestic steer head mounted on the wall behind them in Colorado

Majestic Vows: A Bride and Groom Embrace Tradition Amid Colorado's Steer Heritage

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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

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

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

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