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The following “Forest” 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 “Forest” 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.

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In the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, a bride and groom stand hand in hand before a white fabric backdrop, blending rustic forest calm with editorial portrait styling.
In The Blue Ridge Mountains Of North Carolina, The Couple Poses Before White Drapes
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The couple poses together in a fog-covered forest in the Azores, Portugal, surrounded by mist and towering trees that create a dramatic and atmospheric wedding-day setting.
Couple Poses In A Fog Covered Forest In The Azores, Portugal
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At a forest photoshoot location in Amersfoort, Utrecht, the bride and groom share a winter portrait session surrounded by bare trees, creating a peaceful image that highlights both the season and their connection.
Winter Trees Surround The Couple At A Forest Photoshoot Location In Amersfoort, Utrecht
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Among the eucalyptus trees at Mar de Eucaliptos in Alagoas, Brazil, a couple laughs together in a lighthearted session.
Couple Laughs Together Among Eucalyptus Trees At Mar de Eucaliptos, Alagoas, Brazil, Engagement Portrait
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In Budakeszi, Hungary, a couple stands among tall trees, shown in a shadowed forest engagement portrait that emphasizes intimacy and soft natural light.
Forest Engagement Portrait Of A Couple Among Tall Trees In Budakeszi, Hungary, By WPJA Photographer
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In Aomori, Japan, the couple poses in the forest during the vibrant fall season, colorful leaves carpeting the ground and overhead branches, their connection highlighted by the beauty of nature’s changing colors.
Colorful Autumn Forest In Aomori, Japan, Surrounds The Couple’s Portrait As They Bask In Nature’s Changing Beauty
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On a scenic bridge in the forests of Kyoto, Japan, the couple stands side by side, displaying a deep connection with nature enveloping them in a tranquil atmosphere.
Couple Stands Side By Side On A Scenic Bridge In The Forests Of Kyoto Japan
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A moment of calm glows through the forest in Ecoche, Loire, France, where the couple is wrapped in a prism of light during their tranquil and artistic engagement photoshoot.
A Tranquil And Artistic Engagement Portrait Captures The Engaged Couple Surrounded By Forest Light In Ecoche, Loire, France
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The couple is captured amidst a towering forest of eucalyptus trees with a beautiful reflection at Mar de Eucaliptos, Alagoas, highlighting the serene and natural beauty of their engagement.
Amidst A Forest Of Eucalyptus Trees, The Engaged Couple’s Reflection Creates A Serene Natural Portrait At Mar De Eucaliptos, Alagoas
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Beneath the towering pine trees of Acadia National Park in Maine, the bride and groom share a wedding portrait, their figures framed by the serene beauty and natural splendor of the forest.
Bride And Groom Framed By Towering Pines In Acadia National Park Maine
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The towering trees of Acadia National Park frame the bride and groom during their elopement, giving their portrait a sense of intimacy and connection with the forest setting.
Towering Acadia Pines Frame Bride And Groom In Intimate Forest Elopement Portrait
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In a quiet patch of forest in Fribourg, Switzerland, the groom’s wedding ring gleams in a single ray of sunlight on the brides bare back.
Groom’s Ring Gleams on Bride’s Bare Back in Sunlit Forest Clearing in Fribourg, Switzerland
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A couple’s portrait in São Paulo highlights the love and connection between the bride and groom, framed by the woods’s natural ambiance.
Bride And Groom Share A Connected Portrait Surrounded By Forest In São Paulo, Brazil
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Deep in the forest near Geneva, Switzerland, the couple stands illuminated by a single lamp, creating a serene and symbolic nighttime atmosphere.
Deep Woodland Near Geneva, Switzerland Sets A Dreamy Scene As The Couple Stands Together Illuminated By Lamp Light.
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In the shade of tall trees at South Lake Tahoe, he wraps his arms around her from behind, sharing a warm hug, with soft light filtering through the forest for a cozy portrait.
Engaged Couple Sharing A Warm Hug Beneath Tall Trees At South Lake Tahoe With Soft Light Filtering Through Forest
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Couple poses among pine trees in the Catskills, NY, dwarfed by towering trunks and surrounded by abundant greenery, highlighting their connection within the lush, peaceful forest setting.
Engaged Couple Posing Among Towering Pine Trees In The Catskills Surrounded By Lush Greenery And Peaceful Forest Setting
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At Quinta da Eira in Penafiel, Portugal, the bride and groom walk with two children down a grassy aisle, framed by smiling guests outdoors, heading together toward the cake-cutting celebration under the canopy of trees.
Bride And Groom Walk With Children Down Grassy Aisle At Quinta Da Eira Surrounded By Smiling Guests For Outdoor Cake Cutting Celebration Under Canopy Of Trees
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In Kyoto, Japan, a couple dances gracefully in a lush forest, framed by the vibrant greenery and an ancient Japanese bridge, creating a romantic, timeless scene that blends natural beauty with tradition.
Couple Dances In Kyoto Forest, Framed By Ancient Bridge And Greenery
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In the woods near the reception venue in St Albans, Hertfordshire, the couple are featured together, surrounded by the tranquil beauty of the forest.
In The Woods Near The Reception Venue In St Albans, Hertfordshire, The Couple Shares A Portrait Surrounded By Forest Tranquility
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In Germany's Märchenwald Altenberg in Odenthal, the wedding couple poses for a dreamy, filter-enhanced portrait beside a stone tower within the atmospheric fairy-tale forest.
Märchenwald Altenberg Odenthal Germany Wedding: Dreamy, Filter-Enhanced Portrait Near Atmospheric Stone Tower
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Bride and groom posing in a dramatic, foggy forest in the Azores, Portugal.
Bride And Groom Pose In Dramatic Foggy Forest In Azores Portugal
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In Los Gatos, CA, an engagement portrait features the couple with their arms around each other, framed by an archway of tree trunks behind them.
Embraced Beneath A Tree Archway In Los Gatos
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In Santa Cruz, CA, a Northern California engagement portrait shows the couple relaxing on a downed tree trunk, with her leaning onto him as they bask in the sunshine.
Engagement Portrait of a Couple Relaxing on a Tree Trunk in Santa Cruz
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In Rhinebeck, NY, the shadows of the couple’s kissing profiles are cast onto a tree trunk, blending beautifully with the forest surroundings.
Engagement Portrait of a Couple’s Kissing Shadows on a Tree in Rhinebeck
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In the Catskills, NY, the couple enjoys each other's company in the woods, their smiling reflection captured in a handheld mirror framed by lush green foliage.
Couple Portrait Session in the Catskills With Reflections in a Woodland Mirror
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In Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, an in-camera double-exposure creates a misty, silhouetted portrait of the wedding couple overlaid with the texture of the majestic mountain forest.
In-Camera Double-Exposure Of Wedding Couple And Majestic Grand Teton Mountain Forest
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Bonneuil Matours, France — The couple poses in the Moulière forest for a symmetrical black-and-white portrait, with the arching canopy of trees creating a dramatic and natural overhead frame.
Symmetrical Black And White Forest Portrait With Tree Canopy At Bonneuil Matours France
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Just married couple in Lake Tahoe, California, already laughing with their arms wrapped around each other.
Happily Ever After Begins with Laughter in Lake Tahoe, California
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Couple's engagement portrait in San Francisco's forest: they pose eye to eye among the trees.
Engaged Couple Gaze Eye To Eye Amidst San Francisco Forest Trees Portrait
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Pre-wedding portrait of a couple on a smoky forest path in Lugo, Galicia, Spain.
Enchanted Forest Engagement: Couples Portrait On Smoky Path In Lugo, Galicia
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