Wedding Photos of Bride getting ready

The following “Bride getting ready” 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 getting ready” 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.

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Wedding photo from Villa Toscana in Bagé as the bride is getting ready with her bridesmaids and her mother, in a super relaxed moment where everyone fits in the photo
This beautiful wedding photo captures a special, relaxed moment shared between the bride, her bridesmaids, and her mother
The bride gets ready with a bridesmaid and the mother of the bride - with hairdresser and make up artist in shot too at a house in Willerby, England
The bride is beautifully prepared with her bridesmaid and mother of the bride, accompanied by a hairdresser and make-up artist, in an intimate house setting
A tender kiss for the bride at home while Getting Ready in Siena
Mom tenderly kissed the bride's cheek at home while the stylist was getting her hair ready
In Busto Arsizio, the bride is getting ready while her father leaves the flat
The black-and-white photograph captures the moment the bride applies her makeup, while her father departs the home
Bangkok Getting Ready wedding photo of the Thailand bride preparing for her ceremony
This dreamy wedding photo captures the bride's preparation with a slow shutter motion blur of the vendors doing her hair and makeup
At a Shanghai China home, getting ready in a mirror is a funny Pirate Bride
Getting ready in her home, the funny Pirate Bride with one eye covered by a mirror decoration had a memorable wedding picture taken
In the Netherlands, a Drenthe Photographer captured a beautiful wedding photojournalism image of the bride putting on her bridal shoes while her nephew watched closely from ground level
The bride's nephew watched closely as she put on her shoes in this wedding photojournalism image
Razlog, Bulgaria wedding photo from Pirin Golf & Spa of the bride getting ready
A framed wedding photo of the bride getting ready in the Spa's doorway
As the bride prepares for her special day, a photographer in Aix les Bains, France captures the moments in a hotel room
The bride gets ready for her special day, surrounded by the familiar comforts of a hotel room mirror
At Home in Normandy, the bride is getting her dress on with her bridesmaids
The bride is getting ready for the wedding with her bridesmaids at home
As the bride gets ready at the Chateau de Malmont in France, she is assisted in stretching out her hanging dress while a woman sits on the bed holding a baby, captured in a beautiful moment by the photographer
As the bride gets ready for the big day, she is assisted in fixing her dress while another woman sits on the bed holding a precious baby, adding a sweet and sentimental touch to the preparation
Best Poland reportage style wedding photography award at Folwark Tworzyjanki showing the bride Getting ready in her gown under soft window light
the bride getting ready in her gown under soft window light
Bride and her mother get ready at her childhood home before her wedding ceremony in LaGrange Park, IL
The bride's mother assisted her in getting ready for her wedding ceremony at her childhood home
Bucharest winning image from the best documentary style wedding photography contest in the world at the Zabola Estate in Romania showing the Bride getting ready near a window with natural light
the bride getting ready near a window with natural light
Documentary style photography from a Bordeaux, France wedding showing some Funny getting ready action with the girls
some Funny getting ready action with the girls
The bride is getting ready with a lot of help in Zurich, Switzerland
Family and friends are helping the bride get ready behind the scenes to make her gown perfect
Tuscany bride at home getting ready in her dress with window reflections
bride at home getting ready in her dress with window reflections
Documentary style photography from a Tarn wedding showing the scene of the bride and her family getting ready for the big day
Documentary style photography from a Tarn wedding showing the scene of the bride and her family getting ready for the big day
Best Corolla, NC wedding venue photography at The Whalehead Club showing Dramatic expressions as the bride is getting ready with her mother and sisters
Best Corolla, NC wedding venue photography at The Whalehead Club showing Dramatic expressions as the bride is getting ready with her mother and sisters
A wedding photo from Hanbury Manor Mariott Hotel, London, UK showing the bride is getting ready in her gown with help
A wedding photo shows the bride being helped into her gown by her bridesmaids
Wedding photo from the Four Season Bangkok showing the Getting Ready Time
A wedding photo showing the bride getting her hair done with a glass window in the foreground captures the getting ready time
A Colorado wedding day detail picture  of the bride getting her eye makeup done
A Colorado wedding day detail picture of the bride getting her eye makeup done
A stunning Ardeche wedding silhouette image of the bride getting make up applied at home
A stunning Ardeche wedding silhouette image of the bride getting make up applied at home
A stunning Broomfield CO wedding image at the Chateaux at Fox Meadows showing the Bride getting ready in a photo backlit with hairspray
A stunning Broomfield CO wedding image at the Chateaux at Fox Meadows showing the Bride getting ready in a photo backlit with hairspray
A La Spezia, Italy wedding day detail picture of hands helping the bride during Getting ready
A La Spezia, Italy wedding day detail picture of hands helping the bride during Getting ready
Apeldoom wedding documentary photographer created this image of the Bride getting ready as mom helps her get into wedding dress
Apeldoom wedding documentary photographer created this image of the Bride getting ready as mom helps her get into wedding dress

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