Wedding Photos of Downpour

The following “Downpour” 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 “Downpour” 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 vintage-inspired black and white photo captured at the prestigious Winery Zvonko Bogdan in Palić, Subotica, featuring a wedding party joyfully returning from a church ceremony in cars under a rainy summer sky.

Vintage Elegance: Wedding Party Returns from Church in Cars at Winery Zvonko Bogdan

A couple exchange vows at Wild Basin Lodge in Allenspark, Colorado, as a downpour of rain adds to the dramatic atmosphere while a baby in the background seems unamused by the weather

Rainy Romance: A Couple's Vows Amidst a Downpour at Wild Basin Lodge in Allenspark

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Guests arriving at a very rainy wedding in Draycott, Derbyshire, UK, during a monsoon-like downpour

Drenched Delight: Navigating a Rainy Wedding in Draycott, Derbyshire

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During an engagement photoshoot in Loonse en Drunense Duinen, Holland, the couple braved heavy rain in the forest, captured in a striking portrait with a flash highlighting the downpour

Captivating Engagement Photoshoot in Loonse en Drunense Duinen, Holland: Rainy Forest Portrait Shines with Flash

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The Colorado WPJA is the alternative to traditional wedding images and is pleased to present this inspirational wedding photography example from a Denver event venue showing Catering during the heavy rain storm

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The Colorado WPJA is proud to award this non traditional, rainy day Estes Park wedding picture showing the CO bride and groom listen to a friend reading a poem while they get married in the rain with umbrellas

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WPJA contest judges have been recognized by their industry peers, winning top awards as staff picture editors, staff photojournalists, and newsroom mentors while working for these and other leading publications and journalism organizations.