Wedding Photos of Drink

The following “Drink” 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 “Drink” 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 BW wedding day portrait at The Castlefield Rooms, groom and groomsmen enjoy a drink together following group photo.

Groom and Groomsmen Toast in Black and White at The Castlefield Rooms Wedding Portrait

A candid moment at a home wedding in Surrey as an usher enjoys a celebratory drink from a flower vase, with the bride and guests enthusiastically watching nearby.

Usher's Cheeky Toast: Heartwarming Home Wedding in Surrey with Bride and Guests Cheering

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Award-winning wedding photographer captures a striking black and white image in Toulouse, France. Through a minimalist approach, the photo showcases a man enjoying a drink behind a wall, with a clean and visually captivating composition.

Minimalist Delight: Captivating Toulouse Wedding Shot Reveals Man's Refreshing Respite

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A captivating wedding shot at the beautiful Domaine de La Roulière in Chemillé, France. The photo captures the elegance of the event, with silhouettes of guests and the bride enjoying champagne.

Elegance Unveiled: French Soirée at Domaine de La Roulière in Chemillé

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A WPJA award-winning image captured by a documentary wedding photographer at the Hulbert Outdoor Center in Fairlee, VT. The bride and her dad enjoy a drink together under the shade of trees before the ceremony.

TREES, DRINKS, AND BONDS: Bride and Father's Cherished Moment at Hulbert Outdoor Center

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Wedding party at House in Soho, England, sharing a laugh and a drink while the groom dons a face mask. A lighthearted moment captured on the special day.

Soho House Celebration: Laughs, Drinks, and a Masked Groom

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Chateau de Farcheville, France - A close-up photograph showcases champagne glasses coming together in a toast against a striking black background

Chateau de Farcheville, France: A Toast with Champagne Glasses on a Striking Black Background

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The bride is putting on lipstick using a small round mirror in her DC apartment, with a framed picture of a man in his tuxedo behind her enjoying a cigarette and a drink

The bride is applying her lipstick, aided by a small round mirror and near a framed photograph a man in his tuxedo

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An extraordinary Colorado Springs wedding image by a professional CO photographer conveying the Groom chatting on the phone before the ceremony with a beer while the bride takes a drink of her beer in the foreground

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Best North Yorkshire documentary wedding picture from the Priory Cottages of The groom and groomsmen showing off their novelty socks to each other and drink beer

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A Rio de Janeiro Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this artistic, lit portrait of this Niteroi couple having a drink surrounded by bokeh

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A Santa Teresa, Hotel Bela Vista wedding image from Rio de Janeiro showing the bride watching the groom having another drink at the reception venue

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A North Carolina Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this fun portrait of this Charlotte couple laughing after a drink and a game at a local bar

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This Cyprus wedding photojournalism picture is a first rate example of what candid, nontraditional Kyrenia wedding photography looks like, as the bride takes a drink at Korineum Golf and Beach Resort

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A Hoeve Engelendael documentary-style wedding image showing a moment when a woman spills her drink on the back of a mans suit during a hug

A Hoeve Engelendael documentary wedding image showing a moment when a woman spills her drink on the back of a mans suit during a hug

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Essex Resort - Essex, Vermont marriage reception party award-winning photo that has recorded A butterfly that visited the cocktail hour interested in a guests drink

Essex Resort Vermont marriage Essex wedding photography reception party photo butterfly drink guests

Frederick's, Camden, London marriage reception party award-winning photo that has recorded The flower girl from the wedding sipping a drink with an innocent expression, against a background of iconic imagery from the world of popular music

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Vail creative engagement shoot of couple having a drink at the Sebastian Hotel lobby

co couple Sebastian Hotel lobby Colorado creative Vail engagement shoot Vail Sebastian Hotel

England wedding reportage photography from St Marys Meppershall, Hertfordshire of A guest in a dimly lit in a church wearing a mask enjoying a drink

Hertfordshire drink England wedding reportage photo enjoying church St Marys Meppershall

At home couple Drinks tea during a creative pre-wed portrait session

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A German groom, very thirsty, takes a drink from a large bottle of liquor at a reception at Zweigwerk 11 - Eislingen

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Prekmurje, Slovenia Girls having a good time with drinks in this wedding photo before the ceremony

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The newlyweds interlock arms as they drink their champagne after their ceremony, mirrored by their witnesses (also husband and wife), who are doing the same thing at The Merchant Hotel in Belfast

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UK bride clasps onto her dress and drink on a wintry day at the wedding venue

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Hauts-de-France Wedding Cocktail hour image of the bride and groom toasting to their wedding

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Mantova, Italia fine art wedding detail photo created after everything is over, the bride and groom returned to their home, uncork the last bottle, take advantage of the light of a lamp avoiding the cold flash light

wedding detail photo created after Everything is over, the bride and groom returned to their home, uncork the last bottle, take advantage of the light of a lamp avoiding the cold flash light

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The young couple share a drink at Improper City in Denver during their engagement photos

The young couple share a drink during their engagement photos

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An engaged couple drink beer, arms linked

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Arizona wedding photo from the Desert Botanical Garden | communion cup and bread during the outdoor ceremony

Arizona wedding ceremony image from the Desert Botanical Garden

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Olde Kamp Drenthe portrait of an engaged couple - hot coco and fire places

portrait of an engaged couple with hot coco and fire places

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