Wedding Photos of Crying

The following “Crying” 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 “Crying” 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.

At Hazy Mountain Vineyards in Charlottesville, Virginia, the bride’s father hugs her tightly and cries during the vidhai, his face filled with deep emotion.

Hazy Mountain Vineyards, Charlottesville Wedding: Bride’s Father Cries, Hugs Her During Vidhai

Bride and groom at Lake Tahoe, interrupted by their child's emotions before exchanging their wedding vows.

Little Emotion at the Altar: A Moment Before the Vows

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At the Taipei Marriott Hotel, a bride, her sister, and her mother all cry during a traditional farewell ceremony. The winning photograph highlights the photographer's skill at capturing the raw, unscripted emotions of a wedding day.

Bride, Sister And Mother Cry During Farewell - At Taipei Marriott Hotel Capturing Raw Emotion

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In Atlanta, bride shares emotional moment with dad, who cries while seeing her before the wedding ceremony,

Bride Shares Emotional Moment With Crying Dad Before Atlanta Wedding Ceremony Begins

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A joyful beach wedding in Ventura, CA; the groom proudly displays his ring as the bride's mother sheds happy tears.

Joyful Beach Wedding: Groom Proudly Shows Ring, Bride's Mother Sheds Happy Tears

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In Paris, the bride, overcome with emotion, cries in her husband's arms. He wraps his arm around her and tenderly kisses her head, showcasing a moment of deep love and support during their special day.

Bride Cries in Husband's Arms in Paris, Capturing Deep Love and Support on Their Special Day

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The bride comforts her tearful nephew at the Brush Creek Park and Pavilion following a wedding ceremony.

Bride Provides Comfort to Nephew at Brush Creek Park Wedding Reception

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Wedding photo of mother & daughter in Nanning, Guangxi. Emotional moment captured as the bride gets ready. Perfect family bond on display in this touching image.

Nanning Wedding Photo: Emotional Mother-Daughter Moment Captured as Bride Gets Ready

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A young girl wipes tears from her eyes at the emotional wedding ceremony of her aunt, held at Iglesia de Santa María in Arjona, Jaén, Spain.

Tears of Joy: A Young Girl's Emotional Journey at Iglesia de Santa María

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A skilled wedding photographer in Shanghai captures a moving moment during a ceremony. The groom, visibly emotional, wipes away tears while holding a microphone at the altar.

Shanghai Unveiled: Emotional Groom's Tearful Vow, Captured by Skilled Wedding Photographer

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At Domaine de Koukano, an outdoor wedding image was captured of the young son of the bride and groom crying into his mother's arm

The bride's son tearfully embraced his mother at Domaine de Koukano

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In Gatlinburg, Tennessee, the newlywed's twin daughters have an emotional breakdown after the ceremony and they hug each other and cry of happiness

In Gatlinburg, Tennessee, twin daughters of newlyweds hug and cry happily after ceremony

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The picture captures a moment of joy and emotion as the bride and bridesmaids laugh and cry while reading a heart-warming card in Buckinghamshire, England

In Buckinghamshire, England, the bride and bridesmaids laughed and cried over a heart-warming card

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The mother of the bride cries during some emotional speeches at the Highfield House in Driffield, UK

At the estate house wedding reception venue, the mother of the bride was visibly emotional and hid her face with a napkin during some of the speeches

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A Tarn wedding photographer at Cordes sur Ciel Town Hall captured the groom's parents as they cry in reaction to seeing the bride

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Emotional photography from the La Hacienda wedding venue in Rio Grande do Sul capturing the Groom cant hold back crying

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This authentic and emotional wedding day moment from the Allan House in Austin, Texas was recorded by a documentary wedding photographer showing Wedding guests crying after speech at the outdoor reception venue

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An emotional UK documentary wedding photography example from Soughton Hall of the Groom crying as his bride walks down the aisle

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Best Beijing documentary wedding photojournalism image from Getting ready as The bride is making up and her mother is crying

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A top Occitanie wedding photographer captured this picture of the son crying because he did not want his father groom pick up and wear a ring

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Birmingham, UK wedding documentary photographer created this image of a Muslim bride saying goodbye to her family, crying father in the background

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Colorado wedding documentary photographer created this image at the Copper Mountain Resort showing A bridesmaid crying as the bride comforts her before the wedding ceremony

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An extraordinary Spoleto wedding image by a professional Umbria photographer at Villa Pianciani showing The bride was crying during the ceremony held by her friends

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A top Beijing wedding photojournalism example from an outdoor China wedding event as The brides wedding car had just left, and the brides mother was crying

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This Massachusetts wedding photojournalism picture is a prime example of what candid, nontraditional Snowmass wedding photography looks like, as the bride is laughing and crying as her new husband faceplants onto the table during a toast

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A top Vail wedding photojournalist created this image in the backcountry of a groomsman crying during ceremony

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

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Haiphong, Vietnam indoor marriage award-winning image showing bride and groom During the ceremony

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Auvergne outdoor marriage ceremony award-winning image showing the Groom crying during the ceremony

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Delamere Manor nuptial day award-winning image of Brides mum crying as the bride sees her grandad

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