Wedding Photos of Countryside

The following “Countryside” 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 “Countryside” 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 moment captured on the couple's wedding day at their countryside French venue, showcasing a heartfelt ceremony speech amidst scattered pizza boxes that the bride had searched high and low for all morning in Nances city, Savoie.

Rustic Romance: Heartfelt Ceremony Speech Amidst Pizza Boxes at Countryside French Venue in Nances

In Cavusin, Cappadocia, Turkey, a serene couple perches upon a modest stone barrier, admiring the immense panorama of the outlying countryside, captured by a skilled Cappadocia wedding photographer.

Cavusin Lovebirds: Capturing Serenity in Cappadocia, Turkey

Turkey Cappadocia Cavusin Engagement Photography countryside stone wall Cavusin couple sitting

A wedding day picture taken during the golden hour in the countryside outside Amsterdam, Noord-Holland. The couple is standing on a deserted road, embracing each other lovingly.

Golden Romance: A Country Wedding Affair Amidst Amsterdam's Countryside Bliss

countryside Amsterdam deserted road Noord Holland golden hour middle of road Amsterdam Wedding Portrait

Mas des Laux, Herault: A captivating portrait of the newlyweds, illuminated by a subtle rim light against a dark backdrop, exuding an enchanting and intimate atmosphere.

Wedding Serenade: Mesmerizing Mas des Laux Portrait Captures Love's Radiance

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A romantic engagement portrait of a couple was taken just before sunset in Val d'orcia, Tuscany, Italy

Capturing Love's Glow: A Dreamy Sunset Engagement Portrait in Val d'orcia, Tuscany, Italy

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The couple had their engagement portrait taken in the romantic location of Val d'orcia, located in Tuscany, Italy

Romantic Engagement Portraits in Val d'Orcia, Tuscany, Italy: Capture Your Love Story in a Picturesque Setting

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Wedding couple in the countryside, creatively jumping and posing for a photo, with the groom leaping with bent legs and the bride extending her leg in front

Countryside Wedding Couple Jumps and Poses Creatively for Photo with Groom and Bride Leap and Extend

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During an engagement photo shoot in Cham, Switzerland, a happy couple hug and laugh on a road in this black and white photograph, displaying their love and excitement for their upcoming wedding

Engagement Photo Shoot in Cham, Switzerland: Happy Couple Hugging and Laughing on a Road

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This engagement aerial photograph captures a couple lying on a picturesque road surrounded by beautiful fields in the charming countryside of Cham, Switzerland through the creative lens of a drone camera

Cham, Switzerland: Aerial Engagement Photography of Couple on Picturesque Road in Charming Countryside

Cham aerial portrait countryside roadway Switzerland Zug Engaged Couple drone camera shot

The bride and groom posed for a wedding picture in the Baden-Württemberg countryside in Heilbronn, Germany surrounded by the beautiful sky above and below

The bride and groom posed for a timeless wedding picture in the countryside with clouds below and above them

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The couple posed for an engagement announcement portrait embracing in the countryside of Baeza, Jaén, Spain

Engagement Portrait in Baeza, Jaén, Spain - Couple Embracing in the Countryside by Stone Wall

Baeza Engagement Photography stone wall couple posed countryside Baeza Jaén Spain

The couple is kissing at sunset in a field in beaujolais France, as they get ready to embark on their journey of marriage

The engaged couple kisses in beaujolais France at sunset

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The couple enjoying the picturesque views of the Tarn Countryside in France, while posing for a lifestyle portrait, were blissfully chatting away

The Tarn Countryside in France witnessed the blissful engagement picture session in BW for an in-love couple

Tarn France French Couple black and white sitting in field countryside Tarn Engagement Session

On their wedding day in Athens at Island Art & Taste (Gallery Venue), the couple posed for a romantic, rim lit portrait in the countryside at sunset

At Island Art & Taste, a Wedding Gallery Venue in Athens, the couple enjoyed a romantic sunset portrait session on their wedding day

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The couple pose for a romantic portrait with the bride's veil billowing across the stunning Tuscan countryside of Crete Senesi at Agriturismo Baccoleno

The couple gracefully posed for a portrait with the bride's veil creating a beautiful contrast against the picturesque countryside

Italy Tuscan countryside romantic portrait Tuscany photographer Asciano SI countryside Agriturismo Baccoleno

At the Westin Kierland Resort in Scottsdale, AZ, an image of the brides wedding dress near a window balcony captures the beautiful reflections of the sunlit countryside view

At the Scottsdale, AZ Westin Kierland Resort, a window balcony reflects the sunlit countryside view, with the bride's dress nearby

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The happy couple said their vows in an idyllic setting, overlooking Sandy Cove from the picturesque gazebo

The happy couple exchanged vows in a romantic gazebo overlooking the lake and countryside

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An Alder, Montana bouquet toss with the bride and her friends and family in a huge open field

Friends and family gathered in a huge open field to witness the bride's bouquet toss

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At Vale dos Vinhedos of Bento Gonçalves, a photographic composition with Love extremely well portrayed in a special place at the grape plantation demonstrating that the location was specially chosen by the bride and groom

couple portrait at a special place, a grape plantation

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Epic Siena couple engagement announcement photography session in Crete Senesi above the countryside lake at sunset

Crete Senesi sunset portrait countryside Siena Siena photographer lakeside engagement

A Save the Date in Crete Senesi. Siena portrait of a couple walking and holding hands on a countryside back road

Siena Siena photographer holding hands countryside back road couple walking

Versailles post proposal portrait photos of a happy French couple in the Country side, holding hands

French Couple France Versailles Versailles Engagement Photography Jean Baptiste Chauvin countryside holding hands

A Lake Tahoe Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this creative, sunset portrait of this California groom to be holding his bride to be in the countryside with dog at Pearson-Arastradero Preserve

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An Italy Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this creative, countryside portrait of this Orvieto couple walking through a grass field

Orvieto countryside Terni Orvieto couple walking Italy engagement photographer

A French Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this artistic, countryside portrait of this Langres couple standing in the frosty grass

Langres couple winter fog standing gras countryside Oliver Saillard

Red Rock couple engagement portraits with a couple enjoying the rural farm scene in the countryside below the hills

Red Rock engagement portrait Red Rock couple countryside rural farm scene Red Rock photographer

Port of Willemstad engagement photo showcasing a couple sitting on some stones in the countryside

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Nova Friburgo picture session for a carefree engaged couple that is evident in this romantic image

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Pre-wedding portrait-session in Siena, Tuscany with some love on tiptoe over round, wrapped hay bales in the rural setting in the countryside

Siena tiptoe wrapped farm Tuscany photographer round

Pre-wedding engagement image-session in Crete Senesi, Tuscany with some leaps of love over the farmers wrapped hay bales

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