Wedding Photos of First time

The following “First time” 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 “First time” 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.

Best Istanbul documentary wedding photography from the Union Church showing the Brides satisfaction when she sees herself for the first time

Los Angeles wedding photographer contest award winning image sample at The Lombardi House outdoor venue showing The newlyweds dancing together for the first time as a married couple

first time married couple Lombardi House CA outdoor venue dancing Los Angeles

A wedding photographer in Key West, Florida at Fort Zachary Taylor Park created this image of the couple with their love of boats as one passed by as they kissed for the first time as husband and wife at the outdoor ceremony

FL couple boats Florida wedding photography Key West Fort Zachary husband and wife

Virginia wedding photographer captured the moment where the groomsen waited at the bottom of the stairs excitedly as the groom descends wearing Vietnamese traditional closthing for the first time

Traditional first time Virginia Wedding Photo VA groom Vietnamese descends

HK wedding photo from Hotel Icon, Hong Kong of the Bride, hiding at the room, reacts as the groom reads out the 'declaration of love', before meeting the bride for the first time. The bride's brother is watching on and filming with his phone, as reflected

first time brother love bride watching hiding filming

Italian Bride is just ready and her father sees her for the first time with wedding dress

Italian bridal photo italian bride just ready first time Italian Italy

Kildare, Ireland Documentary Wedding Photographer - Godfather sees bride for the first time when he arrives to walk her down the aisle

Dublin first time County Kildare walk Kildare down the aisle Ireland

Hotel Photography during Getting Ready | Bride seeing her dad for the first time on the wedding day with her junior bridesmaid sneaking a peak.

the Bride seeing her dad for the first time

first time Salt and Sonder Studio Dad the Bride JD Land seeing hotel

Dad see the Bride for the first time

UK wedding reportage photographer see the Bride Dad Malvern first time Birtsmorton Court

dancing for the first time as Husband and Wife

Tewin Bury Farm Hotel husband and wife Slawa Walczak dancing UK Wedding Reportage Photo first time

Father of the bride breaking down after seeing his daughter for the first time

London father of the bride first time England fob breaking down England bride image England wedding photography

Hotel Grand Cavour, Florence, Italy Wedding Photographer - Image taken as bridesmaids see bride in her dress for the first time

Wedding Image taken as bridesmaids see bride in her dress for the first time

Florence wedding image Lyndsey Goddard italy wedding photographer bride in her dress Florence weddings Italy first time

Wedding photograph of dad seeing bride for the first time... emotional response | Wedding day moments captured in Manhattan, New York

Wedding photograph of dad seeing bride for the first time with an emotional response in Manhattan, New York

first time seeing bride Brian Hatton Dad emotional response Manhattan Manhattan wedding

WPJA contest judges have been recognized by their industry peers, winning top awards as staff picture editors, staff photojournalists, and newsroom mentors while working for these and other leading publications and journalism organizations.