Wedding Photos of Faces

The following “Faces” 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 “Faces” 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 the Westin Hotel in Southfield, Michigan, an enchanting Indian wedding ceremony unfolds as the bride and groom joyfully participate in the traditional ritual of blowing flower petals into each other's faces.

Indian Wedding Ritual at The Westin Hotel

Albi, France: An enchanting lifestyle couple portrait showcases a reflection of a kissing couple in the water. The focal point is on their dark pant legs and white shoes, while their faces are seen in a puddle in the foreground.

BLISSFUL IN ALBI: A captivating juxtaposition of love and reflection

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In a dimly lit room, a romantic couple in Nanning, China, embraces with the rainbow hues of light illuminating their faces in a captivating wedding shot.

Captivating Rainbow Embrace: A Glamorous Nanning Wedding Portrait Illuminated by Love

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At Nandi Hills, the couple shares big smiles in a closely posed portrait. The tight shot focuses on their faces and warm embrace. - Smiles and Embrace: Nandi Bliss

Nandi Bliss: Smiles and Embrace

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Creative wedding couple portrait in Cour Dorée showcasing a playful interplay of light and shadow on their faces

Cour Dorée Creative Wedding Couple Portrait: Playful Interplay of Light and Shadow on Faces

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A fun San Francisco documentary wedding photography showing things quickly escalated to handfuls of cake being smashed into each others faces

handfuls faces cake smash cake cutting San Francisco CA Wedding Photography cake

A Buckinghamshire Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this creative, black and white portrait of this Burnham Beeches couple holding each other with nice light on their faces

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World's most visionary and best wedding couple portrait image from Castel d'Ombrone with The flare being the subject of this photo, the married couple are face to face, while the flare that comes from their shoulders illuminates the contours of the faces

Siena wedding couple Face to face shoulders Castelnuovo Berardenga illuminates bw

A documentary wedding photographer in Temecula, CA at the Lake Oak Meadows Weddings and Events center captured this picture of The newlywed laughing after they smash wedding cake into each others faces

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Old Montreal, Quebec Engaged couple walking hand in hand in front of large posters of strangers faces

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A top wedding photojournalist at Iglesia de Santa María, Arjona in Jaen created this image showing Pure happiness on the faces of the bride and groom as they exit the doors

Pure happiness Jaen wedding image Iglesia de Santa María exit Jaen wedding photojournalist Arjona

Pre-wedding Hingham, MA couple engagement image-session as the couple poses in direct sunlight

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France waters True Love Engagement Portrait Session in Montpellier showing a couple with warm light on their faces

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True Love Engagement Picture Session at Pantano de El Jándula in Jaen showing a couple in BW with a tight focus on faces and hands

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Luxembourg Pre Wedding Photoshoot in a Fine Art Style while kissing under the bridge

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Chicago, Illinois artistic wedding photo from after the Ceremony when all was Quiet

After the ceremony, when all was quiet, an artistic wedding photo was taken of the couple in a formal session, embracing each other tenderly and touching faces

Illinois faces artistic wedding photo embracing chicago wedding photographer formal session couple

athens, Greece couple's faces close up during portrait session for engagement pictures

close up faces during portrait session for engagement pictures

Athens e shoot Athens pre wedding portraits Greece Athens close up faces Athens engagement photographer

Intimate love session portraits in old Lyon

Intimate love session portraits with a tight focus on faces

Lyon engagement photography faces Castille Alma Lyon pre wedding portrait portraits intimate love session

engagement portrait session at the beach - closer backlight faces

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China couple pre wedding portrait in beijing

a couple pre wedding facial portrait in beijing

Beijing Beijing e session Beijing engagement images facial portrait couple cropped

couple touches faces in the afternoon sun for an intimate engagement portrait

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Couple portrait during engagement session on the Costa Brava - Tight shot on faces.

Couple portrait during engagement session with a Tight shot on faces

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Araba, Basque Country Couple Portraits in Black and White - Engagement Photography

Country Couple Portraits in Black and White for their Engagement Photography

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Sunken Meadow State Park Engagement Picture - Couple Portraits before the Wedding Day

State Park Engagement Couple Portraits before the Wedding Day

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Lisbon Engagement Couple Portrait - Image contains: ring, detail, tight, faces

Lisbon Engagement Couple Portrait with a ring detail

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Napoli, IT Engagement Couple Photography - Portrait contains: shot, tight, faces, hug, embrace

Napoli, IT Engagement Couple Photography with tight cropping on faces

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Sunset Photo Portrait of Bride & Groom, sun shining between their faces, close up, colour

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Denbies Wine Estate, Surrey wedding photography | Close up portrait of couple standing in vineyard at sunset. Flare coming between their faces.

Close up portrait of couple standing in vineyard at sunset with a Flare coming between their faces

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Vicosa Brazil Engagement Photographer: Couple with their faces coming out of the wall

Vicosa Brazil Engagement Photo of a Couple with their faces coming out of the wall

Vicosa fun Brazil Vicosa engagement shoot pre wedding image Vicosa wall

b&w Pre-wedding portrait session in Italy

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