Wedding Photos of Foliage

The following “Foliage” 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 “Foliage” 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.

The photograph showcases a vintage monochromatic portrait session of a newly engaged couple at The Inn at Sugar Hill, captured from a distance behind foliage.

Classic Romance: Newlyweds at The Inn at Sugar Hill

A romantic image taken on a wedding day at Hi-Level Golf Course in Kossuth, PA, where a couple is sharing a tender kiss amidst lush green foliage before heading back to their reception.

Romantic Kiss at Hi-Level: Couple Embraces in Lush Garden at Kossuth Wedding Reception

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Bride and groom in wedding attire playfully swing golf clubs on the driving range at Arrowhead Golf Course in Colorado, creating a unique and engaging image full of fun and personality.

Swinging Golf Clubs: Bride and Groom Have Fun at Arrowhead Golf Course in Colorado

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Romantic and natural, this picture captures a couple's love story at Jardin des Plantes, Toulouse. Immortalizing their connection amidst lush greenery, they stand united before their wedding, a symbol of their journey together.

Unforgettable Amour at Jardin des Plantes: A Couple's Portrait Session

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Lifestyle couple portrait in Northern California's San Francisco showcases a lovely couple amidst green foliage. The tilted camera angle adds a dramatic and artistic touch, while a row of houses serves as a scenic backdrop.

Captivating Urban Lovebirds | Artistic Engagement Session amidst San Francisco's Lush Greenery

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A couple beautifully composed in a black-and-white foliage scene at Rough Ridge in North Carolina. This engagement portrait captures a kiss between the couple against a wooden picket fence in Raleigh, NC.

A Romantic Kiss | A Stunning Black-and-White Foliage Engagement Portrait

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Capturing the intimacy amidst nature's beauty, this award-winning image showcases the newlyweds in a private session on a mountain rock, near their ceremony location in Fort Collins, Colorado.

Mountain Rock Magic: A Stunning Wedding Moment in Fort Collins

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Wedding detail shot at party hall in Domartemont, Meurthe-et-Moselle: The bride embraces a loved one, revealing her foliage tattoo on her arm, captured from behind in a heartfelt hug.

Bride's Embrace Exposes Stunning Foliage Tattoo in Domartemont

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Crested Butte, Colorado - Aspen trees encircle a couple's romantic picnic spot by a mountain lake. The sun shines through the foliage, creating a beautiful burst of light.

Crested Butte's Enchanted Euphoria: A Celestial Cascade Amidst Autumn's Embrace

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Artistic portrait taken by a professional wedding photographer at Hotel Sonne in Eich, Switzerland. The image captures a couple lying on a wooden boardwalk above lush green foliage, their heads touching and feet stretched out, as seen from a drone.

Eich Euphoria: Lovers Embracing Nature's Beauty on Wooden Boardwalk

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Couple captured at sunset in picturesque Manosque, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. Silhouetted against a colorful sky, their love is framed by the foliage, creating a romantic scene.

Wedding Love on Display: A Stunning Sunset Portrait in Manosque's Majestic Venue

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In a stunning portrait at Palacio de los Cordova in Granada, Spain, a couple lovingly embrace one another, their faces locked in a tender gaze. Surrounding them, a foliage-wrapped window with bars adds a touch of intrigue to the scene.

Wedding Venue Chronicles: Mesmerizing Love Portrait at Palacio de los Cordova, Granada Spaín

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An engaged couple in Ceparana captured their natural love in a lifestyle session, framed by foreground foliage

The engaged couple stands together, illuminated by the cloudy sky, encircled by foliage

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At sunset, the bride and groom posed together with the bright foliage glowing behind them to the left at their ceremony location in Mülheim Dusseldorf

The newlyweds were surrounded by the vivid hues as they posed for photos at sunset

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The couple's bright, glowing smiles stand out against the autumn colors of the foliage in their portrait session at Lincoln Park in Chicago, Illinois

The couple's cheery grins, shining against the vivid hues of the park's fall foliage, were unforgettable during their portrait session

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The fall colors on the trees are showing off inside Franconia Notch State Park of New Hampshire, USA

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The bride and groom were highlighted in a tranquil park setting, illuminated with warm tones and lush foliage around them, at their Hartree Estates, Scottish Borders venue in Scotland

At Hartree Estates, Scottish Borders, Scotland, the bride and groom were illuminated with warm tones in a tranquil park setting, amid lush foliage

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Steamboat Springs scenic wedding day portrait in Colorado as a Couple poses for a session among the fall foliage on their wedding day

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A beautiful Alexandria, VA engagement photo created as a couple embraces and celebrates their love

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Scenic Central Park, NYC engagement image created as he dips his lady while surrounded by bright foliage

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Pre-wedding Forlì couple portrait-session in Italy in a river bed with autumn foliage

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River Bed, Meldola, Italy environmental couple pre wedding image session in a river bed with autumn foliage

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Minden engaged couple picture session with some autumn lovebirds

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Wilmington, VT couple engagement pic session of a couple enjoying a glorious Vermont fall day

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A Dolly Sods State Park West Virginia couple picture session while Hiking out to a campsite with their pup

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Zuni Street Brewing Couple hanging out on brewery's patio during a pre-wed photo shoot session

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FL engagement portrait with a posed couple at Fort Zach Key West with some Sunset Foliage

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MA engagement portrait with a posed laughing couple in the fall leaves of Boston, Massachusetts

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NJ pre-wedding photo session with an engaged couple in Frenchtown, New Jersey

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NJ engagement photo shoot in Frenchtown, New Jersey in autumn

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