Wedding Photos of Columns

The following “Columns” 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 “Columns” 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.

He kneels on the stone path at Hunting Hill Mansion, holding her hand as autumn light surrounds them. Center framed and backlit, the couple is framed by stone columns behind them.

Engaged Couple Center Framed On Stone Path At Hunting Hill Mansion With Autumn Light And Stone Columns Behind Them

On the campus of MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the bride stands alone among towering old world columns, her pose emphasizing the scale and architectural lines of the setting.

Bride Stands Among Tall Columns at MIT Campus in Cambridge Massachusetts Emphasizing Architecture

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Couple stands apart, each leaning against separate columns on a porch at a Valladolid marketplace in the early morning, quietly sharing a thoughtful connection in the soft light.

Couple Leaning Against Separate Columns On Valladolid Marketplace Porch, Thoughtful Connection In Soft Early Morning Light

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Couple walking side by side in London, exchanging warm smiles as they look at each other, moving past classic porch columns in a charming, urban engagement portrait.

Couple Walking Side By Side In London, Exchanging Warm Smiles Past Classic Porch Columns In Charming Urban Portrait

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At Villa Schiarino in Bancole, Mantua, Italy, the bride tosses her bouquet from the staircase. The bouquet hovers humorously between two grand columns, resembling a goal, adding playful energy to the elegant setting.

Bride Tosses Bouquet From Villa Schiarino Staircase In Mantua, Bouquet Hovers Between Columns Playfully Amid Elegant Setting

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A couple poses for their engagement portrait in Bangkok, Thailand, standing beside a row of ornate old world gold statues on the left, which adds a touch of cultural elegance to the composition.

Bangkok Engagement: Golden Sentinels Guarding a Love Story in Thailand

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Engagement portrait of a couple walking in the corridors of a temple in Bangkok, Thailand.

Engaged Couple Walks Through Temple Corridors In Bangkok For Romantic Engagement Portrait

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Couple shares tender gaze beneath structured canopy at Brewster Gardens, Plymouth; love woven between columns.

Tender Gaze Beneath Canopy: Couple’s Love Woven Between Brewster Gardens Columns, Plymouth

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A couple at the National Arboretum, Washington DC, smiles lovingly, revisiting the special location of their first date.

Cherished Love Rekindled: Smiling Couple Returns To Their First Date’s Special Place

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The engaged couple hold hands at Forsyth Park, Savannah, Georgia, during their engagement session.

Holding Hands at Forsyth Park: Engaged Couple’s Savannah, Georgia Love Session

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The couple lovingly gaze into each other's eyes, enveloped in warmth, outside the elegant Merchant Exchange Building.

Couple’s Loving Gaze Outside the Elegant Merchant Exchange Building in Philadelphia

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At Abbaye de Pontigny, a black-and-white tall shot shows the couple walking hand in hand with a little girl through the historic stone building, heading to the ceremony.

Couple and Child Walk Through Abbaye de Pontigny to Ceremony

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A couple's wedding portraits at Crowley Lake, California, with unique stone column backdrops.

Couple's Wedding Portraits at Crowley Lake with Unique Stone Column Backdrops

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A couple enjoys a pre-wedding session in Sultanahmet, Istanbul, standing by an old-world fountain, with the charming historic architecture surrounding them.

Pre-Wedding Session by Sultanahmet's Old-World Fountain and Historic Architecture

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In this image, a WPJA photographer captures an engaged couple amid the grandeur of Stowe House, their love radiating as they stand between Old World pillars.

Stowe House Engagement: Captured by WPJA Professional Photographer

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A skillfully captured image by a WPJA photographer at Biltmore Estate, featuring an engaged couple standing beneath a pergola surrounded by the warm glow of a sunset using a galen filter.

Engagement Photo at Biltmore Estate with a Pro Wedding Photographer

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A wedding portrait in Sofia, Bulgaria, features the bride and groom by historic old world building columns. The bride is bathed in sunlight, while the groom stands silhouetted against the blue sky behind her.

Sofia Wedding: Bride in Sunlight, Groom in Silhouette, Ancient Columns Embrace Them

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In this stunning portrait taken at La Alhambra in Granada, Spain, a couple poses in an open courtyard surrounded by beautiful columns, evoking the charm of an ancient world.

Capturing Love in the Ancient Splendor of La Alhambra: A Striking Wedding Portrait

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At La Alhambra in Granada, Spain, the bride and groom pose for a portrait amidst the towering, old-world columns. This setting captures the grandeur and energy of the historical building, creating a timeless scene.

Bride, Groom Pose Amidst Alhambra Columns in Timeless Portrait

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An engagement portrait in Ephesus, Izmir, Turkey captures a couple sitting on the steps of the ancient ruins, surrounded by iconic columns.

An Unforgettable Love in Historic Ephesus: A Stunning Engagement Portrait in Izmir, Turkey

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Engaged couple poses in front of historic London architecture with soft lighting.

Engaged Couple's Enchanting Portrait with Historic London Architecture and Soft Glow

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Engaged couple stands in front of stunning Umaid Bhawan Palace, Jodhpur. Pre-wedding portrait session captures the beautiful light and grandeur of the palace property.

Love Illuminated: Capturing the Splendor and Romance of Umaid Bhawan Palace in our Engagement Portraits

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A black and white photograph of an engaged couple at Washington DC's arboretum. The clouds and reflected columns provide a romantic backdrop.

A Monochrome Engagement Portrait at Washington DC's Arboretum with Cloudy Columns

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At the top of steps near massive old world stone pillars in the sunshine, a couple in London, UK posed for their engagement portrait session before their upcoming wedding.

Sunlit Love: London Couple Poses by Stone Pillars for Engagement Portrait Session

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At a London UK prewedding session, a couple of lovers watch as birds take flight on the street nearby, the old world building steps providing a picturesque backdrop near the stone columns.

Witnessing Love Take Flight: London UK Prewedding Session with Birds and Historic Architecture

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During their engagement portrait session at the Legion of Honor in San Francisco, the soon-to-be-married couple shared a tender and warm embrace within the old world stone pillars, capturing their love beautifully.

A Tender Embrace at Legion of Honor - San Francisco Engagement Portrait

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Fine art couple portrait captured by a UK wedding photographer in London, showing a couple sitting at a street cafe table near red columns.

ELEGANT URBAN ROMANCE: ENGAGEMENT PORTRAIT IN LONDON'S CITY CENTER

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In the enchanting gardens of Harkness Park, this engagement portrait by a CT wedding photographer features a couple leaning against a column, immersed in the timeless beauty of their surroundings in Waterford, CT

Harkness Park Enchantment: Immersed in Timeless Beauty - A CT Lifestyle Engagement Portrait

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A young boy takes a moment to rest on a bench near statues during the wedding reception at Royal Holloway University in Egham, Surrey, UK.

Serene Reflections: A Peaceful Pause Amidst Statues - A Young Boy Rests During the Wedding Reception at Royal Holloway University, Egham, Surrey, UK

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In this enchanting engagement photo at the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, DC, the soon-to-wed couple basks in the morning light, beautifully captured by an artistic Washington, DC wedding photographer.

Enchanting Engagement at the Jefferson Memorial: Morning Bliss Captured by a Talented Washington, DC Wedding Photographer

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