Wedding Photos of Framed

The following “Framed” 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 “Framed” 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.

Engaged couple poses during a pre-wedding photo session in Sultanahmet, Istanbul, Turkey. The Istanbul Wedding Photographer captures their relaxed pose under the arche, bathed in soft, dappled afternoon light.

Sultanahmet Love: Enchanting Engagement Portraits in Istanbul, Turkey

In Holland's Loonse en Drunense Duinen, the couple's engagement portrait was taken by placing them near a fallen tree, capturing them through an opening while showcasing the grey sky before heavy rain commenced

Romantic Engagement Portrait in Holland's Loonse en Drunense Duinen Amidst Rainy Grey Skies and Fallen Tree

cloudy skies Loonse en Drunense Duinen netherlands engagement session Holland framed gray skies Netherlands

A bride stands illuminated in a beam of light as she is captured in a photograph, framed by the door in the picturesque Landgut Steng estate

Landgut Steng Estate: Captivating Photograph of a Bride Framed by a Door in a Beam of Light

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A photograph of a couple in love taken during their engagement session in the iconic Louvre Museum in Paris, capturing a romantic moment as they share a tender kiss

Engagement Photography at the Louvre Museum in Paris: Capturing a Romantic Moment and Tender Kiss.

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Couple at Mas de Alzedo Venue in Valencia, Spain, seen through a doorway adorned with a chandelier off center

Valencia, Spain: Stunning couple at Mas de Alzedo Venue, framed by a chandelier-adorned doorway

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The engaged couple danced in the middle of the road that goes through the Red Rocks Tunnel, with the woman twirling in anticipation of their upcoming wedding

In a Red Rocks Tunnel over the road, the engaged couple danced passionately, twirling in delight their impending union and eternal love

red dress Denver engagement session Denver Red Rocks Tunnel twirling framed Colorado

The couple posed close together leaning against a block building in the sunlight for a pre-wedding lifestyle engagement portrait in Baeza, Jaén, Spain

In Baeza, Jaén, Spain, the couple posed for a BW lifestyle engagement portrait in the sunlight against a block building

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A couple portrait showing the Taj Mahal in Agra was captured with the couple spinning and their clothing attire complimenting the emotion and actions

Agra's Taj Mahal Portrait: couple spinning, clothing emotive, lovers dancing

Agra traditional clothing Taj Mahal spinning framed India Agra PreWedding Photography

At a wedding venue in Denver, CO, a couple and their bridal party stood at the altar, framed by large windows with a stunning view

Colorado image of the couple and bridal party standing at the altar during this Denver wedding ceremony

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A Nanping wedding photographer captured a stunning image of a bride and groom framed by a crack in red curtains

A Nanping hotel Group photo of bride and groom behind the curtain

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Codorus State Park lifestyle portrait photography for a Hanover PA couple who are engaged and framed by leaves under the trees

PA couple Hanover PA Pennsylvania Codorus engaged Scott Josuweit leaves

A India Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this artistic, creative portrait of this Jaipur couple framed in patterns

Patterns Mohamed Jameer Blue India Jaipur couple artistic creative portrait

A beautiful Chicago couple portrait framed among purple flowers at the Chander's Chophouse

A beautiful IL couple portrait framed among purple flowers at the Chanders Chophouse

Chanders Chophouse Schaumburg IL couple portrait framed Chanders 401 N Roselle Rd Chophouse

Top, and timeless wedding photography from Avessac during a portrait session of the couple framed within the greenery at the wedding venue

Avessac greenery Avessac couple portrait framed Patrick Lombaert French wedding photography French Couple

A great wedding day detail image from Paris of a bouqet on a table surrounded and framed by hands

bouqet Elodie Ruelleux Dagorne Paris France framed hands Paris wedding receptions

A Pennsylvania Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this artistic, silhouette portrait of this PA couple backlit and framed in the doorway of a tower at The Chimes Tower at Longwood Gardens

tower pennsylvania wedding photographer Chimes Tower framed gardens John Ryan PA couple

A Colorado Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this creative portrait of this Colorado Springs couple framed in the Glen Eyrie Castle

framed Colorado Springs couple Autumn Parry Glen Eyrie Castle CO photographer Eyrie Castle Colorado Springs

Dramatic Farley Estate Milner wedding image of this Georgia bride and groom shot at mirror in bathroom with reflection of couple posed in the room outside and framed by the doorway to the bathroom

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Best Philadelphia documentary wedding photojournalism image showing the bride living her best life on the dance floor and Being framed by the groom and her uncle in the foreground

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A Massachusetts Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this creative, urban portrait of this Boston couple framed in an archway at The Boston Seaport with the cityscape in the background

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Bangkok playful engagement image of a couple resulting in a framed, creative portrait

Wasan Chirdchom engagement image Bangkok couple framed creative portrait Bangkok Bangkok photographer

Taj Mahal, Agra couple pre-wed portrait of a couple that was enjoying the mosque adjacent to the Taj framed and reflected with the lovely couple

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Pre-wedding photo-session in Boston, Massachusetts as A couple laughs while framed by a water fountain

laughs Korri Crowley Boston framed Pre wedding Boston water fountain MA photographer

Boston pre-wedding photo-session of A couple embraced in golden sunlight while framed by a pine tree

bokeh Boston pine tree framed Korri Crowley couple embraced Golden

Pre-wedding Juiz de Fora couple photo-session in Minas Gerais with a framed hug in the open windows

Prewedding Juiz de Fora RJ photographer Juiz de Fora hug RJ couple photo open windows framed

View this dramatic Blagoevgrad wedding image of Bride prep in BW which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography at the Orbita SPA Hotel from the WPJA

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On location Elmington Farm, Berryville couple engagement portrait shoot that is Framed by the trees lining the long drive

Berryville couple Elmington Farm engagement portrait shoot framed drive trees lining

View this aesthetic Boulder wedding image of the bride and groom framed in a cool tree by rocks and a lake, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Colorado from the WPJA

Boulder wedding image of the bride and groom framed in a cool tree by rocks and a lake, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Colorado

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Delamere Manor nuptial day award-winning image of Brides mum crying as the bride sees her grandad

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View this dramatic Buena Vista Colorado wedding reception pic showing The couples first dance framed by their barn reception venue, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography at the The Barn at Sunset Ranch from the WPJA

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