Wedding Photos of Bride descending stairs

The following “Bride descending stairs” 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 descending stairs” 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 father eagerly rushes up the stairs at Smedmore House in Dorset, UK, upon spotting his daughter descending for her wedding. The photographer strategically positions themselves to capture this heartfelt moment with great lighting

A Touching Father's First Glimpse: Captured in Splendid Detail at Smedmore House, Dorset, UK

In Albi, Tarn, France, a bride gracefully descends the staircase of her home as her daughters watch in awe, capturing a tender moment filled with anticipation and love

Charming Albi: A Breathtaking Wedding Moment, Radiating Anticipation & Love

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Nouvelle Aquitaine, France - A bride elegantly descends the stairs, showcasing the details of her dress and shoes, as she prepares to embark on her wedding day

Nouvelle Aquitaine, France - Bride elegantly descends stairs, showcasing dress and shoes, preparing for wedding day

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At St Giles House in Dorset, a bride descended the stairs with flowers in her beautiful gown, met by her father below

The bride at St Giles House in Dorset gracefully descended the stairs with flowers in her wedding gown, accompanied by her father

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The groom, surrounded by his loved ones, was moved as he watched the bride make her grand entrance, captured by a photographer in Manchester, VT

Manchester, Vermont creative documentary wedding photography at Hildene showing The groom, surrounded by his family and friends, watches as he sees the bride come down the stairs in her dress for the first time

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A wedding photographer in Middlebury, VT created this image of The bride walking down the stairs at home

A Middlebury, Vermont wedding photographer captured the bride's beautiful moment of walking down the stairs in her gown, ready for her ceremony

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