Wedding Photos of Country

The following “Country” 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 “Country” 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.

Holambra Engagement Photo Shoot - Silhouette dancing portrait at the tree

Joaquim Egidio Pre Wedding Photo Shoot - relaxing at the field

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Detail image of the bride's dress hanging on the front porch of the Wellspring Spa in the woods of Washington State

A bride's dress hangs on a porch in Washington's woods, a picture of beauty

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The newlyweds posed for a beautiful wedding photo outside a rural chapel in the countryside of Madrid, surrounded by the stunning natural landscape and scenery, celebrating their union at the Hacienda San Rafael

The couple celebrated their marriage in a rural chapel in Madrid, taking a photo in the beautiful countryside scenery

Madrid Sanctuary house of God married couple rural chapel bride and groom

The bride and groom were married in a beautiful rural Hacienda de San Rafael, Spain countryside, surrounded by nature and stunning scenery. As the ceremony ended, confetti was thrown to celebrate the married couple

The couple wed in the rural Wolverhampton countryside, surrounded by nature's beauty. As the ceremony finished, confetti was thrown to mark the joyous occasion

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Mogosoaia Lake Engagement Shoot | couple posing in the sunset at mogosoaia lake

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Csengele, Hungary Fog in the Fields during engagement picture session

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Águilas - Murcia Engagement Photography - An afternoon of horseback riding

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Mazarron Pre Wedding Session with Flowers and sky

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Albufera de valencia engagement shoot in flooded fields

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YOSEMITE golden hours engagement session with a couple holding hands

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Gorenjska, Slovenia Engagement Shoot with Love and Lens Flares

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Alderfer/Three Sisters Park - Engaged couple silhouettes and sun

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Bulgaria Sofia - photo from an engagement session with wedding clients

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Sofia engagement session - The shot was taken in wheat fields

Bulgaria wedding engagement field Bulgaria Boris Hristov grass field farming scenic

Arnold Arboretum Boston engagement photograph of couple shot through the grass

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This engagement picture was taken at moc chau

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Arnold Arboretum, Jamiaca Plain, Massachusetts - Couple hanging from tree kissing

Jamaica Plain Couple hanging scenic grass picturesque rural Simi Rabinowitz

Overjissel engagment photographer created this prewedding portrait in a sunny meadow in Enschede

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A couple holds hands under a blue sky in this prewedding portrait shot by an Overjissel engagement photographer

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Overjissel engagement photographer caught this image of a couple holding hands in a sunny meadow

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Nanxun, Huzhou, Zhejiang, China Engagement Photography - The couple came to their home country to shoot a set of engagement photos of many childhood scenes

Nanxun, Huzhou, Zhejiang, China Engagement Photography showing The couple came to their home country to shoot a set of engagement photos of many childhood scenes

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A countryside engagement shoot in Bridge, Kent UK

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A sunset countryside engagement session in Bekesbourne, Kent UK

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Engaged couple in a field for their DC engagement session

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This Orcoyen, Spain engagement photo session was captured in a field at sunset.

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Alberta, Canada Engagement Photographer captured this photo of a couple kissing in a field

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Alberta, Canada engagement photographer captured this photo of a woman running towards her fiance on the road

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This Engaged couple kiss in a field during their Pre-wedding shoot in Hoi An Vietnam

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A couple walks together in Brno beneath a dramatic and dark sky in this engagement session by a Prague photographer

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