Wedding Photos of Emotional

The following “Emotional” 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 “Emotional” 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 natural France documentary wedding photography example from home as Bride breast feeds her baby just before wearing her dress, a emotional moment for everybody

Best Coloma, California documentary wedding photojournalism image of A bride wiping the tear from the cheek of an emotional groom during their outdoor wedding ceremony

outdoor wedding ceremony Coloma groom emotional California - Northern tear

Best Leadville wedding photojournalism picture from Colorado showing Parents of couple getting emotional during the outdoor ceremony

parents Leadville wedding photojournalism Colorado Mike Kory emotional Leadville Colorado ceremony

A top featured image from Villa Marsi in Italy among the best wedding photography showing the bride emotional during ceremony

Villa Marsi wedding venue IT emotional during ceremony Villa Marsi Italy Italy wedding

A black and white Ferring, UK documentary wedding picture of the emotional father huggging his daughter, the bride

daughter bride father huggging black and white UK documentary wedding FOB

An exceptional Ambialet wedding image by a pro South of France photographer revealing the Bride got emotional during the ceremony

Ambialet Ambialet wedding image France photographer emotional Tarn bride Tarn wedding ceremony

Artistic wedding photography from Complex Baroto, Bulgaria during an emotional portrait session with a couple in blue tones

emotional Complex Bulgaria Baroto blue tones wedding photography bulgaria couple

This Reno, NV wedding photojournalism picture is a first rate example of what candid, nontraditional Lavendar Ridge wedding photography looks like, as the brides Father is emotional while walking his daughter down the aisle

walking Reno aisle Nevada NV wedding photography brides father NV wedding photojournalism

This Santa Monica wedding photojournalism picture is a top quality example of what candid, nontraditional California wedding photography looks like, as the flowergirl wipes her tears during the emotional ceremony at Tiato Kitchen & Market

Santa Monica California wedding photography emotional Los Angeles outdoor ceremony candid wipes

An Indian Lake NY documentary-style wedding image at Timberlock Camp showing a moment as Guests react to an emotional moment in the ceremony

Timberlock Camp NY documentary weddings react guests Indian Lake moment

This Italy wedding photojournalism picture is a first rate example of what candid, nontraditional Lake Maggiore wedding photography looks like, as the bride as an emotional moment at the Villa Giuila ceremony

Lake Maggiore wedding photography Italy wedding photojournalism italy bride Villa Giuila emotional outdoor ceremony

View this emotional, powerful Raamsdonksveer wedding image at De Stek venue capturing the brides parents and sister are very emotional during the ceremony

ceremony Raamsdonksveer Netherlands photographer sister brides parents wedding venue

A Lyon documentary wedding photographer in France captured this picture of an Emotional Daddy hugging the bride and groom outside

bride and groom hugging outside France wedding picture Lyon FOB emotional

View this emotional Jaen wedding image in Cerro Puerto in Spain showing us that the first dance is always a special and romantic moment

Jaén confetti heart shaped confetti Spain first dance special

View this emotional France wedding image of the tear of the bride during the ceremony, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography from the WPJA

tear France wedding image bride Paris photographer ceremony emotional Paris wedding photography

St. Jax Church, Montreal marriage ceremony award-winning image showing An emotional groom listening to his bride reading her vows

vows St Jax Church Montreal marriage Montreal photographer ceremony image reading emotional

Fattoria di Casalappi, Tuscany marriage reception party award-winning photo that has recorded the Bride and bridesmaids watching an emotional video

guests video marriage reception venue Fattoria di Casalappi bridesmaids bride emotional

Sao Paulo nuptial day award-winning image of the groom and his father in an emotional hug

emotional sitting brazil wedding photographer groom São Paulo sao paulo wedding image

Sylvanside Farm, Purcellville, VA indoor wedding reception party award-winning picture showing an emotional Father daughter dance

Purcellville dance father Purcellville wedding photographer VA reception party Sylvanside Farm

Big Sky, Montana nuptial day award-winning image of the groom getting emotional listening to bagpiper before processional

bagpiper processional emotional groom mountains trees listening

Black Mountain Lodge at Arapahoe Basin, Keystone outdoor marriage ceremony award-winning image showing the groom becoming emotional while reading his wedding vows to his bride

emotional Keystone Lucy Schultz Arapahoe photography outside ceremony image wedding vows Arapahoe Basin

The Wyoming WPJA is proud to award this non traditional and emotional Yellowstone wedding picture showing the WY bride and groom cry after reading vows

Yellowstone WY WY bride and groom bw cry Wyoming couple

United Kingdom wedding photographer contest award winning image sample at East Yorkshire Barns wedding venue of The bride and groom embracing after an emotional speech

east yorkshire bride and groom Barns East Yorkshire Barns wedding venue speech embracing Patrick Mateer

Maria Alm documentary wedding image of an emotional father hugging the groom after the ceremony

Zell Am See after ceremony father Salzburg Austria groom

Poasco (Mi) wedding reportage image of the bride hugging her best friend in an emotional moment during the preparations

milan bride bw hugging Poasco Milan Preparations

Spain photography of a Toledo - Castilla La Mancha wedding Real emotional crying family moment at getting ready

Castilla La Mancha wedding Spain moment emotional getting ready family Toledo bw wedding

Toledo - Castilla La Mancha - Spain BW photo from a wedding moment of the First emotional real moment after marriage

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Muggia, Trieste, Italy wedding image from Emotional speeches during the ceremony

Muggia italy wedding image Muggia bride and groom Italy ceremony Trieste

Berkeley City Club wedding ceremony moment photo showing the bride's childhood and lifelong friend who just gave a powerful and emotional speech. She then sits down and uses her husband's necktie to wipe her eyes

necktie childhood friend Berkeley City Club wipe sits speech

Punto de Vista, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica emotional ceremony moment pic created as bride wipes tear from her soon to be wife

Manuel Antonio Costa Rica ceremony Punto de Vista bride moment wife

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