Wedding Photos of Bridesmaids

The following “Bridesmaids” 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 “Bridesmaids” 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 group of bridesmaids walk down the stairs together at Hodsock Priory in Nottingham, England, with the leading bridesmaid holding a baby

Bridal Bonds: A Precious Union of Matrimony and Motherhood

Young bridesmaids play with a rotating door at the Shearwater Hotel & Spa, Galway, Ireland

Whirling Fun: Young Bridesmaids Delight in Rotating Door at Shearwater Hotel & Spa in Galway, Ireland

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A bride playfully captures a portrait of her bridesmaids at Rivervale Barn in the UK, resulting in a WPJA Purple award-winning photograph

Bridal Bliss: A Captivating Bridesmaid Portrait at Rivervale Barn Earns Prestigious WPJA Purple Award

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A group of bridesmaids and the bride have a fun time jumping in a bounce house at a wedding in Fort Collins, Colorado

Bouncing Bliss: Bridesmaids and Bride Bouyant at a Fort Collins Wedding

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In Ragusa, Sicily, bridesmaids eagerly await the arrival of the bride at a beautiful church, captured in this WPJA Blue award-winning photograph

Anticipating the Bride: The Enchanting Church Tale in Ragusa, Sicily

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A bridesmaids in Washington, DC have heartwarming and emotional reactions as the bride reveals her beautiful wedding day look

The Heartwarming Reveal: Emotional Bridesmaids in Washington, DC React to the Bride's Beautiful Wedding Day Look

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Bridesmaids at a wedding in Nanping, Fujian, are captured in soft pastel tones. They hold small mirrors while getting ready with makeup at home.

Soft Pastel Tones and Small Mirrors: Bridesmaids Prep for Wedding in Nanping, Fujian

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The bridesmaids and the bride having a delightful time in Tuscany, Italy. With matching hair rollers and sunglasses, they share a laugh before the wedding ceremony

Laughter, Love, and Matching Style: Delightful Moments of the Bride and Bridesmaids in Tuscany

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A group of bridesmaids excitedly embrace the breeze while riding in a hay wagon pulled by a tractor on the bride's family farm in Ebensburg, PA

Bridesmaids Unite in Joyous Haywagon Ride: Capturing the Rustic Charm of Love on a Pennsylvania Farm

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A group of bridesmaids in England stand in a hotel corridor, prepared for the bride's departure to the ceremony. In a playful moment, a guest sneaks a peek from an adjacent room, adding a touch of humor

Sneak Peek Shenanigans: Group of Bridesmaids in England Captured in Hilarious Hotel Corridor Moment

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At Domaine de Laplaud, the bride, bridal party, and bridesmaids prepare for the big day with excitement and anticipation

Capturing the Joyful Moments: Behind the Scenes at Domaine de Laplaud

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A bride at Pellevoisin Montbron Castle, France, prepares for her big day with the help of her bridesmaids, donning a pair of white sneakers underneath her elegant white wedding gown

Bride's Unforgettable Jaunt: Sneakers Beneath the Regal Wedding Dress!

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Artistic wedding photo captures the traditionally-dressed bride in the midst of her bridesmaids, taken in New Jersey

New Jersey Wedding: Artistic Photo of a Traditionally-Dressed Bride with Her Bridesmaids

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At an Airbnb in York, England, the bridesmaids are seen adjusting the bride's dress and veil in preparation for her departure to the wedding ceremony

The bride and her bridesmaids prepared in an Airbnb in York, England

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At Saltmarshe Hall in Howden, England, the bride's bridesmaids are beautifully captured descending the grand staircase and reflecting in the entrance as they make their way to the elegant wedding ceremony

Bridesmaids descended the grand staircase at Saltmarshe Hall, Howden, England

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At Whitebear Lake, Minnesota, the reception party of a wedding created a memorable image with bridesmaids dancing in their matching dark green dresses

The dancing bridesmaids' matching dark green dresses created a memorable image at Whitebear Lake, Minnesota

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A photo of the wedding at Château de la Baume, Seyssins captures the bridesmaids displaying a photo album of the bachelor party

The bridesmaids at Château de la Baume, Seyssins presented a party photo album at the wedding

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At the Enjoy Hotel in Sakarya, NG, the bride was caught up in the excitement of her wedding day, surrounded by her bridesmaids and sharing in the gossip they were sharing

The bride celebrated her special day with friends at Enjoy Hotel in Sakarya, NG

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At the Landmark Hotel London, young bridesmaids were getting ready for the wedding with the assistance of the bride, who was wearing a robe

At the Landmark Hotel, London, bridesmaids prepared with the bride in her robe

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The bride and her bridesmaids were photographed getting ready for the wedding in the beautiful French Alps

The bride and bridesmaids prepped for the wedding in the French Alps

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At Cottingham Church, East Yorkshire, England, the bride and her uncle, followed by the bridesmaids, are captured walking towards the ceremony

At Cottingham Church, England, the bride and her entourage are en route to the ceremony

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The three bridesmaids, dressed in pink, walking into the ceremony venue at The Deer House, The Swinton Estate, England, created a beautiful scene captured in this wedding picture

At The Swinton Estate, England, three bridesmaids in pink created a beautiful scene walking into the ceremony at The Deer House

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A documentary-style wedding photo captures the bride and her three bridesmaids walking down the stairs at Frimley Hall Hotel & Spa towards the ceremony

At Frimley Hall Hotel & Spa, a documentary wedding photo captures the bride and her bridesmaids walking down the stairs

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A memorable moment of the bride getting ready for her wedding with her mother and bridesmaids at the Smithville Inn in Galloway, NJ was captured in a photograph

At the Smithville Inn in Galloway, NJ, a photograph captured a memorable moment of the bride getting ready with her mother and bridesmaids

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The picture captures a moment of joy and emotion as the bride and bridesmaids laugh and cry while reading a heart-warming card in Buckinghamshire, England

In Buckinghamshire, England, the bride and bridesmaids laughed and cried over a heart-warming card

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The photographer at Ashton Creek Vineyard in Richmond, Virginia captured a beautiful moment of the bride and bridesmaids tearfully witnessing the groom's heartfelt vows

At Ashton Creek Vineyard in Richmond, Virginia, a beautiful moment of the bride and bridesmaids tearfully witnessing the groom's heartfelt vows was captured

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On the morning of the wedding at Saltmarshe Hall in East Yorkshire, England, a detail shot of the bridesmaids' wedding pajamas and slippers reveals one foot hiding

Saltmarshe Hall in East Yorkshire: A wedding day detail image of the bridesmaids' pajamas and slippers

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The bridesmaids and bride cheered and celebrated their victory over the groom and his groomsmen in a spirited game of flip cup at the Chadwick's Wexford, PA wedding

The bridesmaids and bride jubilantly celebrated their win over the groom and his groomsmen at the game of flip cup at the reception party

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The bride's anticipation was palpable as the bridesmaids entered, eager to get their first look at the stunning bride in her gown, ready to start her journey to matrimony

The bride was glowing with anticipation as the bridesmaids entered and the first look of her gown began her journey to marriage

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On London Street, the bride is leaving bridal prep apartment with her father and bridesmaids, on a rainy London day

On a drizzly London day, the bride and her father arm-in-arm, accompanied by her bridesmaids, left the bridal prep apartment

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