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.

Marco Luigi after Ceremony wedding image of the Bride and bridesmaids throwing everything up

Flanders black and white wedding portrait from the reception venue of the bridesmaids throwing their flowers

Flanders wedding photographers throwing flowers bw photo bridesmaids reception venue Kobe Vanderzande Flanders

The Dress of the bride hanged ah the window, there are two bridesmaids on the sides that hold the curtains to keep them from moving by the wind at Agriturismo il Rigo

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During the Gramado Mother Church wedding ceremony the Bride and groom are hugging bridesmaids and kids get jealous

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Blue Hill, Maine Bridesmaids watch on while the bride puts on her jewelry before the wedding

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Sandhole Oak Barn wedding image of the Bridesmaids crying as they see the bride

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Image of the bride opening a champagne bottle at the Hilton Chicago/Oak Brook Hills Resort & Conference Center

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Donnel Lake Michigan State wedding photo of the bride hiding behind umbrellas with help from her bridesmaids

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Bridesmaids block out the sun in this China wedding detail image

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Home of the bride and groom wedding photo of bridesmaids preparing in mirrors

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Occitanie bride opens a bottle of champagne to toast with her friends at the France Home of the bride and groom

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While the bridesmaids remove confetti from her hair, the bride shows her wedding ring to her grandmother at Château de la Rive, Cruet, Savoie, France

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Fujian Wedding reception game with red envelopes, bridesmaids and groomsmen

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Image of a Limoges bride getting Into the dress for her wedding ceremony

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China home wedding photo of The bridesmaids going to block the door to prevent the bridegroom from coming in, and the children was going to enter the bride's room

China bridesmaids Home Wedding brides room Children Hao Pan block the door

Jinhua home wedding photo from the bride's home of The bridesmaids making up and the bride and grandmother were chatting

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Carlow, Ireland Bridesmaids opening champagne in this wedding reportage photo

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Indoor wedding photo at the bride's parent's home - Detroit, Michigan of the Bride being seen by bridesmaids for first time

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wedding photography from a Florida Private House in Naples of the Bridal first look

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Fujian wedding photography of The bridesmaids tying wedding shoes on their legs to hide the wedding shoes under their skirts

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Paris wedding photo from Île-de-France between the reception and the church with the bridesmaid's gang

France wedding party COVID Charline Eberhardt France walking bridesmaids bride

Guest House Ongal, Bulgaria Wedding Photographer | Bridesmaids fighting to catch the bridal bouquet

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Upton Barn Wedding Image | Father of bride reacting seeing his daughter in her dress

Upton Barn Wedding Image of the Father of bride reacting seeing his daughter in her dress

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Lyon Wedding Photo of the bride and bridesmaids taking a selfie

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Wedding photography from the Guest house Ongal, Bulgaria showing The preparation of the bride, her daughter and all the bridesmaids

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Shaanxi outdoor wedding photo | Bride and bridesmaids with dresses and hands

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Victoria-AU photography | Bridesmaid helps bride to pick up her dress

Victoria-AU black and white wedding day photography | Bridesmaid helps bride to pick up the bride's dress

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Zhejiang wedding day photo from the bride's home | The bridesmaid tied the tape on the back of the bridesmaid's uniform to another bridesmaid

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Miranda Venezuela wedding photographer captured this group hug around the bride at the getting ready party

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Miranda bride tossing her flower bouquet to the female wedding guests

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