Wedding Photos of Church

The following “Church” 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 “Church” 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.

View this pivotal moment wedding picture at the church as the groom discovers his future wife in wedding attire first look

A top documentary wedding photographer at St. Nedelya Church in Sofia created this image of the bride and groom at their Church orthodox ceremony

Bulgaria church Sofia St Nedelya Church Sofia documentary wedding photographer orthodox ceremony bride and groom

This Pennsylvania wedding photojournalism picture is a prime example of what candid, nontraditional West Chester wedding photography looks like, as the bride and groom exit the Saint Agnes Parish church after their ceremony

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A top Montana wedding photojournalist in Grass Range created this image showing the signing of the marriage certificate

Montana wedding photojournalist Montana couple Grass Range church stained glass signing

Pre-wedding Marseille couple engagement image-session with A couple near a huge church

Pre Wedding Lyon photographer Lyon couple Marseille couple Marseille engagement image low angle

Portugal wedding image during trip from church to Venue Place, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography

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View this dramatic Abbazia di San Galgano image showing the Bride and Groom are coming, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Italy from the WPJA

dramatic Abbazia di San Galgano image showing the Bride and Groom are coming in Italy

Italy Abbazia di San Galgano shadows guests ceremony Dramatic Abbazia di San Galgano image

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

MD MD wedding photography Maryland marriage church aerial view ceremony image Maryland photographer

Chiaravalle della Colomba, Castell' Arquato marriage ceremony award-winning image showing The arrangement of the brides veil before entering the church

bw bridal party marriage ceremony image outside Chiaravalle della Colomba Castell Arquato church

Somerset, England nuptial day award-winning image of The bridal party arriving at the church in the rain as the wind blows their umbrella inside out

Somerset photographer church England wedding reportage rain blows Arriving Somerset

East Midlands marriage ceremony award-winning image showing the Happy couple coming out of the church

leaving ceremony East Midlands photographer bride and groom outside Happy couple flowers church

Saint Cast, France nuptial day award-winning image of The couple just after the ceremony

bride and groom Patrick Lombaert church low angle France couple Saint Cast France photography

Saint Cast, France indoor marriage ceremony award-winning image showing the couple in the church Just married

France indoor marriage ceremony France couple church couple France Patrick Lombaert Saint Cast

Saint Cast Church, France indoor marriage ceremony award-winning image showing the Sister and daughter of the bride

France Ceremony bride Patrick Lombaert daughter France indoor marriage Saint Cast sister

Saint Cast, France nuptial day award-winning image of The bride crying with her mother

crying tears indoor ceremony France MOB church France nuptial day

Santo Domingo Church, Oaxaca City marriage award-winning image showing the couples Ceremony exit

Santo Domingo church couple exit parasol Oaxaca City ceremony

Santo Domingo Church, Oaxaca City indoor marriage ceremony award-winning image showing a Sleeping flowergirl during the ceremony

indoor marriage ceremony ceremony church Oaxaca City sleeping flower girl

Lyon marriage ceremony award-winning image showing Exit from the bride and groom's church with a military guard of honor

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Begijnhof Lier nuptial day award-winning image of the couple exiting church surrounded by celebrating guests

Begijnhof Lier photographer exiting couple Begijnhof couple Sanne De Block Begijnhof wedding photography

Lyon nuptial day award-winning image of church sweeping outdoors

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Virginia indoor marriage ceremony award-winning image showing guests seated and a statue in the church

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Outdoor Oingt Couple session in front of the church

blue sky kiss church Oingt Couple session lyon wedding photographer Oingt Outdoor

Tulle indoor marriage ceremony award-winning image showing Kids at church

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Dortmund nuptial day award-winning image of the flower confetti when the wedding couple leaves the church

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Italy nuptial day award-winning image of the bride adjusting her veil outdoors before entering the church

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France nuptial day award-winning image of The family that throws wheat at the bride and groom

bride and groom throws France Lille wedding photographer exit church

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

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Alagoas bride and groom to be, posing for a Marechal Deodoro pre-wedding engagement photo shoot of the couple in a church, and holding each other while birds fly around them

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Jaen bride and groom to be, posturing for an engagement image at Pentane de El Jandula

Jaén couple portrait Pentane de El Jandula church Jaén

Siracusa indoor marriage ceremony award-winning image showing a real funny moment at the church altar

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