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.

View this dramatic Oxford wedding image at The Perch in the UK of silhouetted guests dancing against fairy lights

A top NYC wedding photojournalism example from a beautiful Manhattan event venue as guests and the bridal party are Dancing the night away

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A Boston documentary wedding photographer captured this moment at the Four Seasons Hotel as the grooms side was dancing while Meeting the screaming groom

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A wedding photojournalist in Western Massachusetts captured this moment from the marriage dance party under the lights

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A top Colorado Springs wedding photojournalism example from a beautiful Pinery at the HIll wedding venue showcasing the CO bride dancing with friends

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A Estes Park documentary wedding photographer captured this moment of A bride taking over the DJ booth for her guests

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A top Romania documentary wedding photographer at The Barn created this image of the Scene from the dance floor during the wedding party

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A top Romania wedding photojournalism example from a beautiful Sheraton Bucharest wedding venue demonstrating the Bride dancing during the party

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A top wedding photojournalist at Radisson Blu in Bucharest created this image of the Bride and groom dancing in the hotel room before ceremony

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This Missouri wedding photojournalism picture is a first rate example of what candid, nontraditional Kansas City wedding photography looks like, as the Groom dancing with friends

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A prewedding Sancerre engagement session with a couple that knows how to have a good time dancing

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View this emotional wedding image in Montclair, New Jersey of the mother of groom smiling and hugging groom while dancing

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A wedding photojournalist in Colorado captured this moment of the Bride enjoying herself during a dance

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A wedding photojournalist in South Lake Tahoe captured this moment as A bridesmaid does the splits on the dance floor in front of a groomsmen

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A top California wedding photojournalism example from a beautiful Truckee wedding venue, Dancing Pines, displaying the brides young niece dancing with the bridesmaids

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A top UK wedding reportage photographer at the Lains Barn in Oxfordshire captured this picture of the Bride dancing with young girls on a colorful dance floor

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Venice prewed portraits for a fun couple dancing at the Rialto Fish Market

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A MN documentary style wedding image showing a moment when Bridesmaids are dancing while getting ready

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View this dramatic wedding image taken at the Crest Center in Asheville, NC of the Bride and Groom making their grand entrance lit by natural light coming in through the windows

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Black and white pre-wedding photo-session at Perpignan beach in France with the couple Dancing in the sea

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Pre-wedding portrait-session at Rockaway Beach in Queens, New York on the sand with some Lifting up in the air

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View this exquisite Perpignan wedding image of the Bride & groom dancing with a dip and flowing veil, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Occitanie, France from the WPJA

Perpignan wedding image of the Bride & groom dancing with a dip and flowing veil, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Occitanie, France

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View this exquisite Scotland wedding image of the bride and groom dancing before photographers lights, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography from the WPJA

Scotland wedding image of the bride and groom dancing before photographers lights, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography

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View this graceful Texas wedding Bride and Groom dancing, silhouette sunset portrait which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography at the Bergheim Ranch Event Venue from the WPJA

graceful Texas wedding Bride and Groom dancing, silhouette sunset portrait which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography at the Bergheim Ranch Event Venue

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The Aspen WPJA is proud to award this non traditional and colorful Chapperral Ranch Aspen wedding image in Colorado of the bride and groom dancing during the reception

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Chapperral Ranch Aspen, Colorado marriage reception party award-winning photo that has recorded The bride and groom dancing on the bands stage at the end of the reception

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Patapsco Female Institute, Ellicott City marriage reception party award-winning photo that has recorded The MD couple sharing their first dance

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Mountain Top Inn - Chittenden Vermont marriage reception party award-winning photo that has recorded The bride dancing with her dad

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O Butiá - Porto Alegre marriage reception party award-winning photo that has recorded the Bride dancing in style with her uncle

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Hotel La Palma, Stresa, Italy indoor wedding reception party award-winning picture showing the couples First Dance

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