Wedding Photos of Drama

The following “Drama” 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 “Drama” 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 newlywed couple stands under an umbrella on their wedding day at Barn at Flanagan Farm. The intimate image captures the romance of their special day in the rain, with a dark and moody background adding a touch of drama.

Rainy Romance: Newlyweds under Umbrella at the Barn at Flanagan Farm in Maine

World's most innovative and best Mexico City wedding day portraits at Calle Hidalgo Casa of the bride by a window and a white curtain in the background to Try to overexpose the photo to cause drama between low key and high key

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Photographer:"This rock formation is the staple of this park and the sky always has some incredible color around sunset. My assistant held a flash to help brighten the couple so I could darken down the rest of the scene and pull out the drama in the sky."

This rock formation is the staple of this park and the sky always has some incredible color around sunset. My assistant held a flash to help brighten the couple so I could darken down the rest of the scene and pull out the drama in the sky

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Washington pre-wedding photo captures the silhouette profiles of the couple standing before an outdoor ring fire, with a dark background adding drama and depth to the scene

A pre-wedding photo captures the silhouette profiles of the couple standing before an outdoor ring fire, with a dark background adding drama and depth to the scene

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A Brazil marriage photo with the bride caressing the shoulder.

An artistic black and white photo of a married couple playfully embracing for a dramatic look

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