Wedding Photos of Ceremony image

The following “Ceremony image” 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 “Ceremony image” 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 candid shot of a traditional Indian wedding ceremony in Hyderabad, capturing the emotional moment as the bride receives blessings between her parents while the groom waits on the other side of the symbolic purdah veil, a touching wedding image.

Emotional Blessings: Traditional Indian Wedding Ceremony in Hyderabad Captures Bride's Tender Moment

A top Romania documentary wedding photographer at the Saint Spiridon Church created this image of the Groom and Godfather praying during the orthodox ceremony

ceremony image Saint Spiridon Church Godfather orthodox ceremony Romania Romania documentary wedding photographer

St. Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral, Maryland marriage ceremony award-winning image showing An aerial view of the couple exiting the church

MD wedding photography ceremony image MD St Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral couple exiting church Maryland marriage

St. Jax Church, Montreal marriage ceremony award-winning image showing An emotional groom listening to his bride reading her vows

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Tuscan Ridge marriage ceremony award-winning image showing a couple saying their outdoor vows

Tuscan Ridge outdoor marriage outdoor vows ceremony image couple Tuscan Ridge photographer

Estância das Oliveiras - Viamão marriage ceremony award-winning image showing the Bride laughing when she misses her wedding ring

bride and groom Outdoor laughing ceremony image Viamão photographer Estância das Oliveiras wedding ring

Apulia, Italy indoor marriage ceremony award-winning image showing the entrance of the bride

Italy indoor marriage IT photographer bw bride Apulia

Riserva Naturale Orientata La Timpa outdoor marriage ceremony award-winning image showing These spouses are walking along a nature path and a woman waiting to become a mother looks at them with a satisfied air as they pass in front of them

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Sainte Cécile de Fréjairolles church indoor marriage ceremony award-winning image showing a cute moment between the bride and her daughter at the church

cute bride France ceremony image Sainte Cécile de Fréjairolles church

Allegro Buffet indoor marriage ceremony award-winning image showing the brides look

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Montana Bulgaria Church ceremony image of the bride with a funny face and a crown on her head

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Igreja de S. Miguel de Vila das Aves - Portugal | Ceremony Photography showing the godfather's emotion

Ceremony image showing the godfather's emotion

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image of a lausanne, switzerland bride hugging relatives following wedding ceremony

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Braga, Portugal Church ceremony photograph - the bride and groom Point at guests in the audience

Church ceremony image of the bride and groom Pointing at guests in the audience

Portugal ceremony image church pointing audience Braga

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