Wedding Photos of Dancing

The following “Dancing” 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 “Dancing” 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 Hotel de Russie in Rome, Italy, a bride was captured in a beautiful portrait spinning and dancing in the garden with the setting sun providing a stunning rim light effect

The bride was captured spinning and dancing with beautiful lighting

At the Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham, UK, an Asian wedding party was captured with bottles of alcohol on the dance floor

At the Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham, UK, a wedding party enjoyed drinks on the dance floor

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At a wedding reception in Istanbul, Turkey, the newlyweds are captured in the moment, joyfully dancing and having fun

In Istanbul, Turkey, the newlyweds are joyfully dancing at their wedding reception

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The couple's energetic first dance at Tunnels Beaches wedding venue in Devon, England was captured in a picture, showing their overflowing joy and happiness

At Tunnels Beaches in Devon, England, a picture captured the couple's joyous first dance

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At Vinpearl Resort, Vietnam, the newlyweds danced happily into the future at their outdoor reception under the beautiful dusk sky

At Vinpearl Resort, Vietnam, the newlyweds danced happily under the beautiful dusk sky

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The bride was dancing late into the night at the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania reception venue, Globe Dye Works, in a wedding party picture

At Globe Dye Works in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the bride was dancing late into the night in a wedding party picture

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In Tours, a young boy's heart sank as he watched his girlfriend dance with another boy

In Tours, the boy felt a pang of sorrow watching his girlfriend dance with someone else

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The newlyweds' joyous dancing in their wedding calenda amidst the festive street scene of Oaxaca City was a moment captured in a beautiful wedding picture

In Oaxaca City, a beautiful wedding picture captured the newlyweds' joyous dancing in their wedding calenda

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The wedding picture captured a moment of fun and gaiety, with the women dancing and balancing bottles on their heads at the reception venue in London, England

In London, England, the wedding reception featured women dancing and balancing bottles on their heads

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At Manoir de Vacheresses in France, the bride and groom shared a joyful moment of laughter and dancing before entering the reception venue

At Manoir de Vacheresses in France, the bride and groom shared a joyous moment of merriment

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A couple is soon to be married as they twirl in a romantic embrace in the streets of Paris

The engaged couple twirled lovingly in Paris' streets

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The engaged couple danced in the middle of the road that goes through the Red Rocks Tunnel, with the woman twirling in anticipation of their upcoming wedding

In a Red Rocks Tunnel over the road, the engaged couple danced passionately, twirling in delight their impending union and eternal love

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The wedding photographer captured a timeless moment of love and joy as the bride's grandparents danced in an embrace at the Mountain Top Inn in Vermont

At the Mountain Top Inn in Vermont, the bride's grandparents danced in an embrace, radiating love

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The dancing lovers, illuminated by sunlight, were captured in a lifestyle engagement portrait that showed their joy in Paris, France, with her hair flying around them

In Paris, France, dancing lovers were captured in a joyous lifestyle engagement portrait above the urban streets

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An engaged couple had a romantic lifestyle session in Chartres, France, which included a dip on a small arched bridge

The engaged couple danced and kissed on a small arched bridge like Broadway dancers

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A black and white portrait captured a couple in Hartford, Wisconsin, with the man spinning and twirling the woman in his arms and her laughter in the air

The couple joyfully embraced in a twirling dance for their lifestyle engagement portrait

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A Toulouse, France couple is dancing on the docks with their umbrella, while a pigeon is walking by

An engaged couple had a lifestyle session where they danced on the docks with an umbrella, creating a Mary Poppins movie-like feel

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The couple, seen from a night-time view from the exterior, is dancing inside their Denver, Colorado wedding venue

The couple can be observed dancing joyfully within their wedding venue from a nighttime perspective

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Alameda da Figueira, Porto Alegre wedding reception image of the bride singing along with her friends dancing and partying behind her

The bride's joyous singing filled the wedding reception as her friends danced and partied behind her

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The Stockbridge wedding reception venue was full of joy as the Bride and Groom danced wildly surrounded by their guests, creating a wild and unforgettable party scene at The Greyhound

The joyful atmosphere was palpable as the Bride and Groom's wild dancing ignited the wedding reception venue, eliciting cheers from the delighted guests

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From Istanbul, Polenezkoy, an outdoor picture of the traditional celebration to the groom with drums and dancing

A traditional street celebration involves the groom being celebrated with drums and dancing

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At the Walled Garden Beeston, a dancing shot from the evening reception party under the tent

The guests at the evening reception party under the tent danced with their arms criss crossing to make an interesting shape

Nottinghamshire wedding photography Walled Garden Beeston reception tent arms Nottinghamshire dancing

At the wedding venue of De Landgoederij in Bunnik, Netherlands, the groom is dancing with his daughter on his shoulders and the bride is joining them

The groom dancing with his daughter on his shoulders as the bride beamed, joining in their dance at the wedding venue

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The bride glowed as she danced in the center of the Fairmont Hotel's DC reception, surrounded by her closest friends and family

At the Hotel reception, the bride was joyfully dancing surrounded by her beloved friends and family

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The joyful brides in their calenda proudly danced, walked and celebrated through the streets of Oaxaca City, holding bouquets of flowers

The brides, holding bouquets and clad in their white attire, danced, walked and celebrated down the street, their faces full of excitement

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The joyful bride in Sangeeth twirled gracefully singing and clapping along to the music as she danced

The bride danced in traditional clothing to music, captured in slow shutter by the camera

India Photographer India traditional clothing Sangeeth twirling slow shutter dancing

At Kasteel Weijenburg, friends of the bride dancing in the room where everybody is getting ready, in a beautiful room of an old castle, next to wedding dress that is hanging from a chandelier

Friends of the bride were dancing in the old castle, with the wedding dress hanging from a chandelier, as they got ready

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At Anzy le Duc, France, guests celebrated the happy couple's wedding, the bride's mother's screams of joy could be heard above the joyous dancing and fun times on the dance floor

Amid the joyous dancing on the dance floor, the bride's mother's screams could be heard

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The bride and groom dance at the Château du Bois du Rocher with joyous guests celebrating all around

The happy couple shared an exciting dance as their guests cheered them on at the Château

Yvelines Photographer Yvelines Wedding Venue guests surrounding Yvelines dancing Château du Bois du Rocher

The guests lifted the beaming bride and groom way overhead as they shared a romantic dance at the majestic Salones in Arjona, Jaén, Spain

Guests shared in the couples dance as they lifted the bride and groom overhead, bringing smiles to all

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