Wedding Photos of Family and friends

The following “Family and friends” 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 “Family and friends” 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.

On the beautiful day in Ardeche, the bride-to-be joyfully readied her wedding shoes with the help of her family and friends, already in her bridal gown

The bride-to-be in Ardeche beamed as her family and friends assisted her with her wedding shoes while she was already dressed in her bridal gown

This wedding image captured at Citta' di Castello, Terzo di Danciano, shows the bride being surrounded by her mother, friends, and the anticipation of her upcoming nuptials

The bride was surrounded by family and friends at Citta' di Castello, Terzo di Danciano, for her wedding preparations

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India This Photograph was shot when friends were applying Haldi on the groom & a brides sister is hugging her

This wedding photograph shows the moment when the groom has Haldi applied by friends and the bride's sister hugs her

Calan Dsouza family and friends indian wedding India Photographer applying Haldi India

A Haldi ceremony in Karnataka, India captures friends and relatives throwing Haldi water on the bride

Friends and relatives are captured throwing Haldi water on the bride during a Haldi ceremony in a wedding photograph

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A wedding photograph from Château La Hitte, France showing bride and groom celebrating at the after party with guests

A photograph of a joyous wedding reception at a Château, with the newly married couple and their family and friends celebrating

Lavardac Chateau La Hitte purple light family and friends Lot-et-Garonne Lot et Garonne wedding photographer celebrating

Tuscany Ceremony Image of Throwing Confetti Over Married Couple

A married couple is surrounded by their family and friends, who are joyfully throwing confetti as smoke from grenades fades away in the background

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Blackwell Grange, Warwickshire wedding image of the bride and groom waving to their family and friends watching the wedding over Zoom

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Bejing wedding image of the bride waving from a car to family and friends waving back

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Documentary Wedding Photography from Waterville, Kerry, Ireland | First kiss for the bride and groom at a packed out church with family and friends from Dublin

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Trenton, Maine wedding photography of couple raised up for the Horah dance

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