Wedding Photos of Close up portrait

The following “Close up portrait” 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 “Close up portrait” 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.

In the picturesque Dolomites of Italy, a close-up portrait captures a couple gently embraced by the wind, elegantly framed off-center in a romantic engagement photo session.

Romantic Embrace Amidst the Dolomites: An Off-Center Portrait

At Rambouillet, a couple is embracing in the natural surroundings, captured in a close-up black and white shot, sharing an intimate kiss

Embraced in Rambouillet's Splendor: A Close-Up Black and White Portrait of Love

embracing natural setting close up portrait Rambouillet Rambouillet Engagement Photography intimate kiss Yvelines

Close-up black and white photo of the bride and groom at PACA ceremony location, grinning happily, their cheeks pressed together in a loving embrace

Pure Love Exchanged: A Blissful Moment Captured at PACA Ceremony Location

smiles close up portrait black and white pressed together PACA PACA Wedding Portrait

Half of the couple's faces are visible in the engagement portrait taken in Treviso, Santa Catarina

Capturing Love: A Beautiful Engagement Portrait in Treviso, Santa Catarina

half faces Santa Catarina Brazilian couple Treviso BR Santa Catarina Engagement close up portrait

A beautiful engagement wedding photography session capturing the love between a couple, featuring an intimate close-up image of their faces as they enjoy their time together in Le Porge

Engagement Wedding Photography in Le Porge: Capturing Beautiful Love Moments with an Intimate Close-Up

Gironde Engagement Portrait intimate portrait close up portrait Le Porge Gironde black and white

A couple lovingly embrace in a passionate kiss for their close-up save-the-date engagement announcement portrait at Chartres

Chartres Engagement: Couple Share Passionate Kiss for Close-Up Portrait

close up portrait Chartres Chartres Engagement Portrait intimate portrait Eure-et-Loir

A close-up of a couple about to kiss in the Parc de la tête d'or, Lyon, captures the perfect save-the-date engagement announcement portrait

Lyon, Parc de la tête d'or: Engagement Announcement Portrait of Couple about to Kiss.

Parc de la Tete dOr couple in love Lyon Lyon engagement photography close up portrait about to kiss

He makes her laugh as they pose for a close-up, black and white portrait in Alcsút, capturing their engagement

In Alcsút, an engagement in a close-up, black and white portrait, the couple laughing together

Fejér black and white Alcsútdoboz close up portrait bw portrait Hungary Lifestyle Portrait Hungary

A close-up portrait of an engaged couple in Venice, Italy with her strands of hair blowing across her face

A portrait of an engaged couple embracing joyfully captures the bliss of their impending marriage

hair across face hair blowing Venice engagement photography close up portrait Italy Venice

A black and white close-up of a happy couple in Macae engaging in their lifestyle session

The photographer captured the pre-wedding excitement with a bold, black and white close-up portrait of the couple

smiles Macae Engagement Photography black and white close up portrait Macaé Rio de Janeiro

This romantic engagement portrait at Portopiccolo Sistiana in Trieste, Italy, captures the sweetness of the couple in love

The sweet couple in love are captured in this romantic engagement portrait, about to share a tender kiss in the soft light

trieste engagement photography romantic engagement Italy about to kiss Trieste soft light Portopiccolo Sistiana

The romantic backdrop of Verona, Italy provided a stunning setting for a couple to showcase their joyous engagement through a radiant portrait with ring on display

A stunning setting provides the backdrop for a couple to showcase their joyous engagement through a radiant portrait with the ring on display

close up portrait Verona Engagement Portrait Italy Verona engagement ring

Close-up picture created just before the kiss during this pre wedding photoshoot

close up portrait Toulouse France Toulouse photographer about to kiss

Intimate facial portrait of Mumbai bride

intimate facial portrait of a bride

Mumbai close up portrait Shivali Chopra India Maharashtra indian bride Mumbai photographer

France engagement photography portfolio image with a Montpellier couple with their faces very close together

Montpellier France Montpellier photographer close up portrait

Verona couple poses for intimate portraits with a close-up kiss in BW to announce their Italy engagement

Italy Engagement Verona close up portrait Verona photographer bw portrait

A France couple poses for a Close up of the faces while laying on a dune by the beach during an announcement portrait of their Les Sables d'Olonne engagement

France photographer Beach Portrait close up portrait Jeremie Sangare Les Sables dOlonne France

Pre-wedding engagement image-session at Malecon Puerto Vallarta, Mexico resulting in A close up portrait of the couples faces and her engagement ring

couples faces esplanade Centro Mexico couple picture Puerto Vallarta photographer Malecón

Orvieto portrait e-session - a closeup portrait of the couple

Orvieto portrait e session closeup portrait of the couple in bw outdoors

outdoors bw Italy Umbria couple Umbria e session close up portrait

Orvieto on-location portrait e-shoot - closeup portrait of the couple

Orvieto on location portrait e shoot for a closeup portrait of the couple

Orvieto couple Italy Umbria Orvieto Photographer Orvieto e session close up portrait

Assis Chateaubriand on-location portrait e-shoot, a close-up of the couple with a kiss on the cheek

Assis Chateaubriand kiss on cheek Assis Chateaubriand Photographer Heloisa Todescatt close up portrait coffee cup

Brno Black and white closeup pre-wed shoot in biker leathers

intimate portrait Brno Black & White close up portrait black and white photo monochrome bw

Abbaye des Vaux de Cernay, France love session close up for pre-wedding images

laughing smiles french engagement portrait close up portrait joy love Estelle Chhor

Netherlands engagement photo shoot at the Hotel Gaia with some tight, Skin to skin posing

NL monochrome bw portrait ideas bw pre wedding photo smiles black and white Hotel Gaia

Georgian Bay, Ontario engagement close up portrait of engagement couple on windy day

engagement close up portrait of a couple on windy day

couple Engagement Ontario Georgian Bay windy day Ontario couple photo ontario bride

closer funny reaction of an engaged couple during a portrait session in Arnadelo, Ponferrada Spain

ponferrada Spain Arnadelo pre wedding portrait close up portrait engagement photos Arnadelo Arnadelo

Denbies Wine Estate, Surrey wedding photography | Close up portrait of couple standing in vineyard at sunset. Flare coming between their faces.

Close up portrait of couple standing in vineyard at sunset with a Flare coming between their faces

Surrey Flare Denbies Wine Estate sunset couple standing Surrey wedding photography close up portrait

UNC Chapel Hill B&W close up w/ ring engaged couple portrait session photography

black and white portrait Chapel Hill Photographer UNC University of North Carolina couple portrait session Chapel Hill Chapel Hill engagement photography

Singapore prewedding portraits - Guardians of the galaxy

A pre-wedding portrait captures the couple as "Guardians of the galaxy," with a tight focus on their faces and profiles as silhouettes against a bokeh background

Guardians of the galaxy close up portrait Singapore PreWedding Photography bokeh background profile portrait colorful background Singapore prewedding

The kissing Washington couple is slightly obscured by the brim of her hat

The smooching couple's love and connection is slightly obscured by the brim of her hat in this beautiful engagement picture, symbolizing the intimate and private nature of their bond

close up portrait Washington tight crop Washington Engagement Photography hat

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