Wedding Photos of Bride and groom

The following “Bride and groom” 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” 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 beautiful Rockbound Lake couple portrait in Alberta, Canada for a Bride and groom with a beautiful sunrise

Top, and timeless wedding photography from Kananaskis during a portrait session at Wind Tower in Alberta, Canada as the Bride and groom are holding each other

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A Gorizia couple portrait of a beautiful bride and groom at Castelvecchio Sagrado in Italy

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Udine stylish actual wedding day couple portrait at Villa Ottelio in Savorgnan, Ariis with a very happy Bride and groom

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Great wedding photography of the bride and groom from Edmonton, Alberta in the Brewery District as they stand in dramatic window light

Brewery District wedding portrait standing window light bride and groom Alberta wedding venue Edmonton couple

Scenic wedding photography of the Canadian couple shot from Mount Lipset in Kananaskis showing the Bride and groom holding hands during the sunrise

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Top, and timeless wedding photography from Alberta, Canada during a portrait session at Moraine Lake for the Bride and groom kissing close to the green canoe

AB wedding photography canoe green mountains bride and groom Moraine lake

Top wedding photography at Buitenplaats Sparrendaal during a portrait session as The bride and groom are spraying a bottle of champagne in the air

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A beautiful Denver couple portrait at the Balistreri Vineyards showing the bride and groom in the barrel room of a vineyard

Barrel Room bride and groom Denver Balistreri Vineyards Denver couple portrait vineyards

A beautiful Soester Duinen wedding portrait of the Bride and groom walking on a dune next to tree

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Pine, Colorado dramatic actual wedding day couple image at Mountain View Ranch resulting in A backlit night portrait of the bride and groom below the Milky Way

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Great wedding photography of the bride and groom from Scotland at sunset with the light hitting her veil

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Philadelphia actual wedding day couple portrait at Merion Tribute House before the ceremony started, the bride and groom walked out the big doors and kissed right before they exited

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Wilkes Barre artistic wedding photography portrait at the Westmoreland Club showing a Silhouette of the bride and groom shortly before reception starts

Wilkes Barre wedding photography before reception bride and groom silhouette Wilkes Barre Westmoreland Club John Ryan

Artistic wedding photography from an Istanbul Turkey wedding day portrait session of the bride and groom with bouquet

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Great wedding photography of the bride and groom from Weinheim, Germany at night using creative lighting techniques

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A great wedding day portrait from Domaine de Courson in France showing the Bride and groom during a night shooting

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Great wedding photography of the bride and groom from Castello di Fosdinovo Massa embraced in a BW hug outdoors

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Top, and timeless wedding photography from Castle Pines, Colorado during a portrait session for The bride and groom during a dance privately after the ceremony

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Best Paris documentary wedding photography showing a nice Moment between bride and groom during a traditional Iranian ceremony

Paris Iranian ceremony France Lea Torrieri Paris documentary wedding photography Traditional bride and groom

Best UK documentary wedding picture from the Hampton Court House during the Bride and Groom, First Dance

UK documentary wedding bride and groom Hampton Court House first dance UK Hampton Court House

Best Baltimore documentary wedding photojournalism image showing the first look surprise for the bride and groom

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Best Warrenton, VA documentary wedding photojournalism image from the Poplar Springs Manor showing A bride and groom laugh and dance during their wedding reception while streamers are waived all around

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Best Steamboat Springs, Colorado wedding photojournalism picture showing Bride and groom listening to speeches during the reception

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A natural Boston documentary wedding photography example from MA of a band playing bride and groom out of ceremony

Andy Madea bride and groom Boston documentary boston wedding photography band playing Boston ceremony

A creative Bealeton documentary wedding photography image sample from Morais Vineyard showing A bride and groom kiss among a beautiful bubble exit at the end of their wedding day

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Best Kona, Hawaii documentary wedding photography showing Kids watching the bride and groom during first dance

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Best Washington DC wedding photojournalism picture from The Mayflower created as A bride and groom embrace during their first dance

The Mayflower Hotel Mayflower DC wedding photojournalism bride and groom embrace Washington DC first dance

An extraordinary Vinicola Don Giovanni wedding image by a professional Brazil photographer in Linha Amadeu, Pinto Bandeira conveying the bride and groom walking and holding hands while celebrating with guest cheering behind them

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Best France wedding photojournalism picture from Chateau de la Flocelliere of the Bride and groom laughing while exiting the reception

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