Wedding Photos of Dock

The following “Dock” 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 “Dock” 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 beautiful bride boards a water taxi in Portland, Maine, heading towards her Peaks Island wedding ceremony on a sunny day.

Bride Boards Water Taxi for Peaks Island Wedding in Portland, Maine on Sunny Day

The romantic couple stands in St Mark's Square, Venice, with a backdrop of San Giorgio Island and gondolier docks, capturing the essence of their engagement beautifully.

Eternal Love in Venetian Serenade: A St Mark's Square Engagement Portrait

romantic gondolier docks St Marks Square Venice engagement photography lamppost San Giorgio Island skyline

A couple embraces tenderly by a pond in Chartres. This image depicts a romantic scene captured by a Chartres wedding photographer, showcasing the art of love and connection.

Embracing Love: Romantic Pond Portrait - Chartres Connection Captured Forever

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A newlywed couple embrace each other on their wedding day in Córdoba, Spain. The drone captures a unique angle of the couple on a wooden dock by the water, surrounded by the scenery on their special day.

Romantic Newlyweds Embrace on Wooden Dock in Córdoba, Spain: Drone Captures Unique Angle

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An artistic silhouette photo of a newly engaged couple at The Inn at Sugar Hill, Mays Landing, NJ, backlit by the light from a stormy sky on the dock where they got engaged.

Romantic Silhouette: Newly Engaged Couple at The Inn at Sugar Hill

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The couple returns from a quick canoe paddle during their reception at The Ponds at Bolton Valley in Bolton, Vermont

Couples' Serene Sojourn: Unforgettable Canoe Adventure at The Ponds at Bolton Valley

Children Vermont canoe Bolton Valley The Ponds pond dock

The groom playfully hangs upside down from the chuppah on the dock near the water at the Community Rowing Boathouse in Brighton, Massachusetts, after the ceremony

Upside-Down Groom: A Playful Twist on Wedding Traditions at the Community Rowing Boathouse

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A bride and groom, dressed in wedding attire, share a tender moment as they embrace and kiss beside a serene lake at Tenuta di Polline in Bracciano, Italy

Romantic Wedding Bliss: A Serene Moment by the Lakeside at Tenuta di Polline

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At Iseo Lake in Italy, an enchanting lifestyle engagement photoshoot captured the love of a soon-to-be-wed couple. The image showcases their silhouette on a dock at the water's edge, bathed in warm tones.

Romantic Engagement on the Shores of Iseo Lake: Capturing Love in Italy

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The bride and groom stand together on a dock at Saint-Ybard lake, captured from a breathtaking aerial view provided by a drone

Love Afloat: A Breathtaking Aerial View of the Bride and Groom on Saint-Ybard Lake Dock

Nouvelle-Aquitaine aerial view Saint Ybard Wedding Portrait black and white dock drone capture Correze

A capture of the golden love between two individuals on a dock at sunset in Buzios during an unforgettable engagement shoot

Magical Sunset Engagement Shoot: Capturing Golden Love on a Dock in Buzios

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Grooms exquisitely lit by off-camera flash as they stroll down the romantic jetty at The Vu in West Lothian, Scotland

West Lothian, Scotland: Grooms exquisitely lit by off-camera flash on romantic jetty at The Vu

grooms dock The Vu Scotland off camera flash romantic jetty West Lothian Wedding Photography

This captivating black and white image captures an engaged couple strolling together down a beautiful footbridge dock in Amiens, France, with a touch of lens flare adding a magical and romantic atmosphere

Amiens, France: Captivating black and white image of engaged couple strolling down beautiful footbridge dock.

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This engaged couple is enjoying their blissful connectedness, relaxing in a stunning setting of sunset light at the waterfront near Port de la Madrague, Hyères, Var

The couple's love radiates in their engagement portrait, capturing the beauty of the sunset and their connection in the tranquil Port de la Madrague

Hyères Port de la Madrague stunning setting Var Engagement Photography waterfront sunset light Var

A couple is getting ready to tie the knot in Lisbon, Portugal, as they pose for a black and white portrait amidst the city's diagonal cable lines

Lisbon, Portugal: A couple, ready to tie the knot, pose for a black and white portrait on the boardwalk

Portugal beach pier cable lines Lisbon engagement photography boardwalk dock

The couple, standing on a dock at Little Buffalo State Park, is silhouetted against a breathtaking sunrise, marking the beginning of their journey together as they prepare for their upcoming wedding

The engaged couple, standing on the dock at Little Buffalo State Park, bask in the awe-inspiring sunrise

Perry County Pennsylvania blue sky Pennsylvania Engagement Session water Little Buffalo State Park dock

The engaged couple's romantic embrace while standing on the dock in Gimli, Manitoba, surrounded by a huge blue sky and perfectly symmetrical framing, was captured in a beautiful pre-wedding portrait

In Gimli, Manitoba, an outdoor lifestyle portrait captured the engaged couple's romantic embrace on the wood bridge

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The couple is centered in a black and white portrait, sitting on wood pontoon decking above a pond in Candillargues, Hérault, celebrating their engagement

In Candillargues, Hérault, the couple celebrates their engagement in a black and white portrait on a wood pontoon

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A couple twirls on the docks on their wedding day at The View at Pepperrell Cove, Kittery, Maine

A high-angle shot of a couple spinning and dancing on the docks near boats

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The couple's picture session was illuminated by the setting sun and a photographer light as they posed on the dock of the lake at the State Park

Couple is backlit on the dock of the lake at Gifford Pinchot State Park at dusk during picture session

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A reception venue portrait of the couple at The Cruin, Loch Lomond was lit by off camera flash on a dock over the water

At The Cruin, Loch Lomond, a dock over the water was the setting for a reception venue portrait of the couple lit by off camera flash

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Drone photograph of engaged couple on the island of Levanzo in Sicily, a spectacular sea location in Italy

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In Lake Como, Italy, the boys are jumping into the lake to start the day

The men's bridal party jumped into the lake off the dock to begin the wedding day

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After the wedding proposal engagement picture session in Venice, Italy for some romance on water

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A romantic engagement session in Coupvray, Seine-et-Marne on the dock by the water at sunset with reflections

reflections sunset portrait dock Coupvray Coupvray Photographer Seine-et-Marne

Sausalito post proposal portraits by a Northern California wedding photographer of a happy San Francisco couple posing on the dock below a seagull perched on pier pylons

California - Northern seagull Sausalito Photographer dock San Francisco couple San Francisco Bay pier pylons

Los Gatos couples portraits lakeside lifestyle session in Northern California with a beautiful dance by the lake on the floating boat dock

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Penedo lifestyle portrait photography in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for a Couple lying in sync with the boats

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Sirmione lifestyle portrait session at Garda Lake in Lombardy, Italy for a Couple in the sunset on the wooden boat dock at the water

Simione Lake Garda Engagement Photography Lombardy dock wooden boat sunset portrait Italian Lakes Region

A Germany Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this artistic, adventurous portrait of this Witten couple embraced in the lake

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