Wedding Photos of Elegant

The following “Elegant” 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 “Elegant” 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.

Engaged couple elegantly dressed in formal wear poses among towering rocks during a breathtaking photo session in the stunning Atacama Desert

Love in the Land of Giants: A Captivating Atacama Engagement

A couple had an engagement session in Saint Emilion displayed in black and white

Elegant Black and White Engagement Session in Saint Emilion

Gironde engagement session elegant black and white Gironde Couple bw portrait intimate portrait Gironde

Nouvelle Aquitaine, France - A bride elegantly descends the stairs, showcasing the details of her dress and shoes, as she prepares to embark on her wedding day

Nouvelle Aquitaine, France - Bride elegantly descends stairs, showcasing dress and shoes, preparing for wedding day

stairs bride wedding day embark showcasing dress shoes

Provins, FRANCE - A detail shot captures a pair of shoes with high lacing straps elegantly wrapping around the brides's legs

Provins, France: Elegant high lacing straps beautifully wrap around the bride's legs in a stunning detail shot

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A well composed close-up shot capturing the delicate jewelry of the bride in a hotel room in Delhi, India, exuding elegance as her gentle smile illuminates the frame

Delhi, India: Elegant Close-Up Shot Captures Delicate Jewelry of Bride in Hotel Room

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In the elegant Fujian hotel, the detail captured the exquisite bride's wedding shoes delicately placed under a spotlight, with a mesmerizing echelon of lights trailing behind

Fujian Hotel Showcases Exquisite Bride's Wedding Shoes with Mesmerizing Lighting Effects

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In the elegant Montpellier wedding, a beautiful and minimalistic detail was captured, a delicate hand reaching out, holding a stunning bouquet of flowers, perfectly accentuated by the backdrop of a beautifully painted blue wall

Montpellier Wedding: Delicate Hand Holds Stunning Bouquet Against Beautifully Painted Blue Wall

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South Lake Tahoe elegant actual wedding day couple portrait with the bride's veil being taken by the wind

brides veil South Lake Tahoe CA couple portrait elegant CA bride wind

A classic and elegant wedding image from Woodlands, Morrison showing creative and extraordinary portrait work of the Colorado photographer

Woodlands photographer elegant Sky Morrison dusk classic

A classic and elegant wedding image from Bois de Vincennes showing creative and extraordinary skills of the Paris photographer capturing the boat arrival

Paris photographer arrival boat water Bois de Vincennes wedding venue elegant paddle

A China elegant wedding day detail picture of the brides foot against a dark background

Detail Picture Vuca Zhang brides foot China bride China elegant Liaoning

A classic and elegant wedding portrait created at the Hotel San Carlo in Arona, Italy using a Romantic style with candles

elegant Italy Hotel San Carlo Romantic style IT wedding portrait Arona

A Rotterdam elegant, stylish BW wedding day detail picture at Hotel New York showing The bride walking down the stairs and gets a nice view of her long veil

Netherlands Rotterdam bride bw stylish hotel elegant Rotterdam weddings

Italian elegant wedding portrait Castello di Fosdinovo Massa Ca Borghese showing the Love between veils under a blue sky with clouds at the castle

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World's best creative wedding portrait photography from Sevilla in BW of the Dress detail on elegant stairs

creative elegant BW of the wedding Dress Seville stairs detail

A top France wedding photojournalism example from an elegant Isere bridal preparation

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View this elegant Heritage Prairie Farm wedding image of the Engagement and wedding band surrounded by bokeh which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Illinois from the WPJA

Heritage Prairie Farm Illinois Illinois wedding photography wedding band bokeh picture IL Engagement bokeh

View this elegant wedding Close-up pic showing the hands of the bride and groom which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Lodz, Poland from the WPJA

elegant Poland photographer Lodz Poland Close up pic bride and groom Lodz wedding photography

View this elegant Downtown Chicago wedding bride portrait with city skyline, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in IL from the WPJA

IL Chicago city skyline elegant Chicago photographer Bride Portrait IL wedding photography

View this elegant Paradiso wedding Bridal portrait in black and white, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Pocenia, Udine, Italy from the WPJA

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View this elegant Villa Bernardini wedding image of A beautiful bride photographed in an ancient villa, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Lucca, Tuscany from the WPJA

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An elegant Paris wedding day portrait of the France bride and groom kissing down the stairs

Paris wedding paris couple portrait kissing Paris stairs elegant Ile-de-France

View this elegant Izmir wedding image of a Bridal gown hung in an old restaurants chandelier, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Turkey from the WPJA

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View this elegant Sofia wedding image of the Bridal dress and bouquet entering the car with the bride, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Bulgaria from the WPJA

elegant Sofia wedding image of the Bridal dress and bouquet entering the car with the bride, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Bulgaria

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View this elegant Scotland wedding image of a Couple under a tree arch with flowers, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography from the WPJA

elegant Scotland wedding image of a Couple under a tree arch with flowers, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography

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View this elegant Occitanie wedding image of a Bride and a red curtain, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography at Chateau de Launac from the WPJA

elegant Occitanie wedding image of a Bride and a red curtain, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography at Chateau de Launac

elegant bride Occitanie wedding image Chateau de Launac framing centered curtain

elegant Baden Baden wedding image of a romantic castle kiss, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography

romantic kiss Baden-Baden germany photographer castle elegant Baden Baden wedding image

View this elegant Marina di Massa wedding image showing the brides embroidery on her gown, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography at Castello Malaspina from the WPJA

elegant Marina di Massa wedding image showing the brides embroidery on her gown, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography at Castello Malaspina

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An elegant Oaxaca City wedding day portrait of the Mexico bride and groom at Hotel Sin Nombre entering a white building arch and heading down the stairs while holding hand

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View this elegant Boston wedding image of bride and groom Walking barefoot to the car, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography at Copley Square from the WPJA

elegant Boston wedding image of bride and groom Walking barefoot to the car, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography at Copley Square

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