Wedding Photos of Dressing

The following “Dressing” 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 “Dressing” 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.

At Viansa Winery in Sonoma, California, bridesmaids gather around to assist the bride as she slips into her shoes inside the rustic charm of a winery barrel room. This intimate moment exudes camaraderie and support amidst the ambiance of wine country.

Bridesmaids' Bond: A Sweet Moment in Viansa Winery's Rustic Barrel Room, Sonoma

The bride tosses her bra across the room while getting ready in her wedding gown at the Royal Sonesta DC

Bridal Liberation: Capturing the Unforgettable Moments at Royal Sonesta DC

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In this award-winning photo by a documentary wedding photographer, a bride and groom prepare for their elopement in Yellowstone. The bride is seen putting on her gown while the groom sneakily glances at her from behind a door.

Behind Closed Doors: A Yellowstone Elopement

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With an overhead angle, the bride puts on her dress helped by her mother and her friends in Marseille

Friends help the bride put on her dress as the camera captures the scene from a high overhead angle

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The bride in Noord Brabant was busy getting ready with the help of her family, ironing her dress for the big day

The bride's family lent a helping hand to her as they ironed her dress for the big day

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An impressive black and white Siena wedding photography picture showing that Sometimes Brides need help to close the dress

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A top wedding photojournalist from Italy created this image as the bride puts on the veil at home

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View this stylish Yorkshire wedding detail shot the brides engagement ring and extravagantly beautiful dressing gown, captured during the getting ready stage, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in England from the WPJA

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San Francisco marriage preparation time award-winning picture capturing men still in their underwear

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Novi Sheraton Hotel, Michigan marriage preparation time award-winning picture capturing the Bride getting zipped into her dress and everyone is thrilled for her

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Lamar Valley, Yellowstone marriage preparation time award-winning picture capturing the elopement couple getting ready together

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A top wedding photographer at the Appleford Estate in Villanova, PA captured this picture showing the Bridesmaids helping the bride into her dress

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A top wedding photographer in Gotse Delchev, Bulgaria captured this picture showing the bride prepares herself for dressing

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Wedding photo Alberta from Home of the Bride seen through door dressing with bridesmaids

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Turenne wedding photo of the bride putting on her gown with family and friends there to help

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Bride dress moment with bridesmaids wedding photo from bride getting ready in Toledo

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Sestri Levante low angle getting ready photo of the back of the dress getting buttoned

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Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes bride getting ready with a lot of emotion when she puts on her dress at the hotel

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Italian wedding photographer "The groom's mother concludes the end of the dressing with a sudden kiss. I try to grasp the stiffness of the body which reveals emotion, in stark contrast to the expression of the face."

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Bride getting into her dress

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BrookLodge, Wicklow, Ireland wedding photographer — Dressing the bride

BrookLodge, Wicklow, Ireland wedding photo of Dressing the bride

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Monasteria de Valbuena de Duero Spain wedding venue photography | The bride is changing her dress and putting a new dress on before going to the cocktail with her bridesmaids around her

The bride is changing her dress and putting a new dress on before going to the cocktail with her bridesmaids around her

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Getting ready - Laughing suiting up

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Wedding photo from a Private house, Edmonton, AB, Canada | Bridesmaid and the daughter of the bride helping the bride put the dress on. Mother of the bride and the bridesmaids are watching.

Bridesmaid and the daughter of the bride helping the bride put the dress on. Mother of the bride and the bridesmaids are watching.

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Ashley Park House, Ireland Documentary Wedding Photography | Dressing the bridesmaids / rock the boat!

Ashley Park House, Ireland Documentary Wedding image of Dressing the bridesmaids / rock the boat!

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Medley, Dublin, Ireland Wedding Reportage Photo - Feeding and dressing the kids on the wedding morning

Medley, Dublin, Ireland Wedding Reportage Photo of the Feeding and dressing of the kids on the wedding morning

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Jaén - Casería de las Palmeras Wedding Photography | While the bride finished dressing, she received the visit of her grandmother, her gaze upon seeing her will be an eternal memory

While the bride finished dressing, she received the visit of her grandmother, her gaze upon seeing her will be an eternal memory

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Pictures of a bride getting helped into her dress - Grand Rapids wedding photographer

Grand Rapids wedding Picture of a bride getting helped into her dress

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The Final Touch: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at a Tilburg Family Getting Ready for the Wedding Ceremony

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Chamonix wedding photo out of bride having her dress adjusted by some friends | wedding photography for Lyon

Chamonix bride having her dress adjusted by some friends

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