Wedding Photos of Descending stairs

The following “Descending stairs” 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 “Descending stairs” 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 black and white indoor shot captures the anticipation as the bride waits for the signal to join the wedding ceremony at Abington Art Center in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania.

Waiting in White: The Bride's Quiet Moment at Abington Art Center

A bride, dressed in traditional Turkish attire, is elegantly descending outdoor stairs with the help of two others before a wedding ceremony in Çanakkale/Yenice.

Silk & Stone: A Turkish Wedding Journey in Çanakkale

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In a regal setting at Hodsock Priory in Nottingham, England, this image captures the charming sight of flower girls descending a grand staircase, on their way to the wedding ceremony.

Majestic Matrimony: Flower Girls Grace Hodsock Priory Staircase for Nottingham Nuptials

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A stunning black and white photo captures the grace, beauty, and elegance of a bride walking down the stairs at North Cadbury Court, UK. This award-winning pic showcases the artistry of the wedding photographer.

A Bride's Staircase Descent: Artistic Elegance at North Cadbury Court

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A group of bridesmaids walk down the stairs together at Hodsock Priory in Nottingham, England, with the leading bridesmaid holding a baby

Bridal Bonds: A Precious Union of Matrimony and Motherhood

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In Niherne, Indre the groom quietly prepares himself as everyone else descends the stairs

The Serene Groom: A Silent Preparation in Niherne, Indre

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A photojournalist captured this award-winning image at the bride's family home in Cheshire, England. It shows the touching moment when the father hugs his daughter while the mother descends the stairs. The photographer shot the photo from top of stairs.

Cheshire Embrace: Father's Touching Hug as Mother Descends Stairs Photographed at Family Home

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In this wedding photo taken at the State Room Boston, the bride gracefully descends the stairs, making her way towards the eagerly awaiting guests.

The Breathtaking Bridal Descent: A Serene Staircase Stroll Unveiled at State Room Boston

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Merrion Square, Dublin couple captured in their engagement portrait as they elegantly descend the stairs together, symbolizing the beginning of their new chapter in life

Romantic Merrion Square Engagement Portrait: A Stunning Dublin Couple Descending the Stairs to Begin Their New Chapter in Life

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This wedding photojournalist captured this WPJA Honor Award-winning image during a traditional wedding in Fuzhou, Fujian. The photo shows the bride and groom on their way to start their new life together, coming down a large set of concrete steps.

Capturing Bride's Descent: A Wedding Journey in Fuzhou, Fujian

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The bride is pictured descending the stairs of her home in Bath, UK, on her wedding day, ready for the ceremony

In Bath, UK, the bride descended her home's stairs on her wedding day, ready for the ceremony

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The bride's graceful descent of the spiral stone stairs at Château d'Aix, France, was a beautiful moment captured in a wedding photo

At Château d'Aix, France, the bride's graceful descent of the spiral stone stairs

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The couple posed for their save-the-date wedding announcement picture at San Francisco City Hall, framed by beautiful stairs in a high angle shot

San Francisco City Hall: couple posed for wedding announcement, high angle shot framed by beautiful stairs

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A bride in a beautiful white gown walks down a grand staircase in Thicket Priory, UK, heading towards the ceremony room where her eagerly waiting husband-to-be stands

Stairway to Forever: A Captivating Bridal Path at Thicket Priory

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The couple strolled together down the stairs with a glowing sun radiating from behind them in their lifestyle engagement portrait session in Verona, Italy

In Verona, Italy, the sun radiated behind the couple walking down the stairs for their lifestyle portrait session

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The newlyweds were welcomed with celebration as they descended the grand staircase of their Parisian Île-de-France reception venue

The newlyweds were welcomed with celebration as they descended the grand staircase of their reception venue

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The beautiful bride descended the sunny steps in Florence, Italy to begin her outdoor wedding ceremony

The bride descended the sun-soaked steps prior to the outdoor wedding ceremony in a picturesque setting

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This Parisian photographer captured a beautiful documentary moment at the home of the bride in Ile-de-France; the father of the bride descending the stairs with the bride following, holding her bouquet of flowers

The photographer skillfully documented the touching scene of the father of the bride tenderly leading his daughter down the stairs, the bride clutching her bouquet of flowers

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This creative wedding day photograph captures the vibrant detail of a bride descending the colorful rainbow-painted stairs of a church in Toronto, Ontario

Toronto, Ontario: Bride descending colorful rainbow-painted stairs of church in wedding day photo

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The bride and her father walk down the stairs to the ceremony at Howden, Yorkshire, the bridal gown and veil cascading down the stairs behind

The bride and her father walk down the stairs, the bridal gown and veil trailing behind them

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Italy bride's mirror reflection while heading down stairs leading to the ceremony in Castello di Spessa, Capriva del Friuli, Gorizia

The bride passes her reflection in the mirror as she descended the stairs to the wedding venue

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Acri, Calabria documentary wedding photography contest winning image showing The bride is about to leave the house to go to church

An Acri wedding photographer captured the bride's grand departure from home as she descended the stairs in her gown

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Best wedding venue photo from Wilton's Music Hall in London showing bride coming down the stairs

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A cottage in Yorkshire, UK wedding photography showing The bride is greeted by her family as she leaves for the ceremony

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Artistic Istanbul wedding portrait in silhouette of a ouple on high stairs, groom helping the bride to down stairs properly

A silhouette of a couple at a wedding portrait, with the groom assisting the bride as she descends the stairs

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Wedding Reportage Photography from Sutton Bonington Hall, Loughborough, UK | A decisive moment on the stairs. At the bottom is the groom greeting a guest.

Sutton Bonington Hall, Loughborough, UK moment on the stairs and at bottom is the groom greeting guests

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A picture from a wedding at Chiva shows the couple descending stairs with the groom assisting with her dress in good lighting

A picture of a couple on their wedding day descending stairs with the groom supporting the bride's train is taken in a picturesque environment

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Restaurant Lebed Wedding Day Portrait | Photo of the Bride and groom descending the stairs

A skilled wedding photographer captured an artistic, unique image: the bride and groom elegantly descending cliff stairs in black and white

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At Mersin, Turkey, the bride's outdoor view of the ocean is immortalized by her descending the spiral stairs near her hanging bridal dress

The view of the ocean was captured in the bride's wedding photos at Mersin, Turkey

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Venice destination wedding photography | Italian engagement photographers

The sun's bright rays illuminated the couple as they descended the city stairs, a perfect backdrop for their special engagement photos

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