Wedding Photos of Brides friends

The following “Brides friends” 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 “Brides friends” 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.

At the Canary Shed in Essex, England, an award-winning image captured by an artistic wedding photographer showcases bridesmaids holding flowers that flawlessly complement their individual red and pink outfits.

Blossoming Unity: Bridesmaids' Bouquets Unite in Essex's Canary Shed

An award-winning image captures the scene at Richmond Hill Hotel, Surrey, England, where a bridesmaid in a green dress lovingly helps the bride put on her shoes, emphasizing the close bond and attention to detail.

Enchanting Union: Bridesmaid's Green Dress Highlights Bond at Richmond Hill

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Taken by an artistic wedding photographer at Careys Manor in Hampshire, image displays the stunning gold shoes worn by bridesmaids, alongside the bride. The warm tones and tight composition showcase the intricate details of the dresses and shoes.

Golden elegance: Bridesmaids' gilded shoes shine in Hampshire's Careys Manor

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At Château-ferme d'Aboncourt, the bride's friends spontaneously perform a choreographed dance routine, adding a lively and joyful atmosphere to the wedding celebration

Dancing Delight: Friends' Choreographed Extravaganza at Château-ferme d'Aboncourt Wedding

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The bride's friends discover her at Manoir de la Garde in a heartwarming group hug filled with love and affection

A Heartwarming Group Hug: Friends Discover the Bride at Manoir de la Garde

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The bride is surrounded by her mother and friends, happily preparing for her special day in the stunning Château des Varennes

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The bride and her friends shared a bouquet-tossing moment at the Château de Loubejac, a reception venue located in Montauban, France, throwing the bouquet from the stair landing to the lucky women below

At the Château reception venue, the bride and her friends shared a bouquet toss outdoors

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In Noord Brabant at the wedding ceremony location, the ring is on display for the women

The bride is displaying the wedding ring to some women at the ceremony location in the wedding picture

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An impactful Indre wedding picture in France created as The bride shows her friends her wedding ring

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Metz France wedding reportage image of the brides friends hugging after church ceremony

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Wedding photograpy from Yarmouth, MA (Bride's parents house) -The first look for the brides friends

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Tarn wedding photography from the Church during A nice song from the brides friends

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This Villa Angeli wedding image shows the bride's friends taking pictures before her official entry at her Pegognaga ceremony

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Pres House University of Wisconsin Madison Wedding | The bride's sister reaches down to hold her hand and calm her nerves before she walks down the aisle.

The bride's sister reaches down to hold her hand and calm her nerves before she walks down the aisle

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London bridesmaids waiting for the start of the ceremony

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Bridesmaids hold the brides dress outside before the wedding ceremony in Carlow, Ireland

Photo of Bridesmaids holding the brides dress outside before the wedding ceremony in Carlow, Ireland

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Bridesmaids helping the bride get ready | Bride prep, Princeton, NJ

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Bride gets emotional while around her bridesmaids before the wedding ceremony in Oaxaca-Puerto Escondido

the Bride gets emotional while around her bridesmaids

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Gloucestershire bridesmaids getting the groomsmen ready in the UK

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Emotional moment between maid of honor and bride while getting ready before the wedding. - Saint Charles Country Club Wedding

an Emotional moment between maid of honor and bride while getting ready before the wedding

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Bride doing a face mask before the wedding in Los Angeles, California, USA

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Cosenza bridesmaids in blue yellow and red dresses getting ready to walk into the church a Sunny day

the bridesmaids in blue yellow and red dresses getting ready to walk into the church a Sunny day

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