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.

In a serene Italian village at Castello di Gorizia, a couple sits atop a garden wall, surrounded by lush leaves, creating stunning patterns in a relaxed and romantic engagement portrait.

Couple Sit atop Garden Wall at Castello di Gorizia

A dreamy, foggy San Mark Square in Venice provides a romantic backdrop for this engagement portrait, with the couple framed elegantly in the scene.

Elegant Foggy Venice: Serene Engagement Portrait in San Mark Square

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A candid moment captured during a wedding at Blue Hill Farm in Waterford, VA, with a lone guest framed in the empty space of a hanging seating chart, adding a touch of intrigue to the image.

A Glimpse of Solitude: Wedding Guest at Blue Hill Farm in Waterford, VA

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A beautiful wedding image captured at Baan Dusit Thani, Bangkok, where a couple is framed through holes in a musician's notes stand during the outdoor ceremony.

Musical Notes Frame Love: Wedding Bliss at Baan Dusit Thani, Bangkok Outdoor Ceremony

Baan Dusit Thani stand holes frame music stand ceremony musical

A joyous couple laughs during their lakeside ceremony in Lake Tekapo, New Zealand, framed by vibrant, beautiful flowers capturing a unique and charming moment on their wedding day.

Lakeside Laughter: Vibrant Flowers Frame Joyous Couple's Charming Lake Tekapo Wedding Moment

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Fine art portrait of a bride and groom by a NJ wedding photographer, taken at Higbee's Beach, Cape May, sitting side by side in the sand at sunset.

Stunning Engagement Portrait at Higbee's Beach, Cape May

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This award-winning image showcases the bride and groom in a stylish and contemporary manner. The drone shot reveals their love, framed by the empty chairs of the ceremony area at the beautiful Hacienda Sitio de Mata, Pavones-Turrialba, Cartago, Costa Rica

Hacienda Sitio de Mata: Love Takes Flight in Costa Rica

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Award-winning portrait captures the intimate embrace of a newlywed couple against a beautiful sunset backdrop at a Rugby reception venue, showcasing the perfect blend of lighting and love.

Sundrenched Love: Intimate Rugby Wedding Embrace With Perfect Sunset Backdrop

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A creative lifestyle couple portrait captured at Marina beach in Chennai, India. The couple is off-centered in the frame, sitting on the sand while their favorite water bottle rests on the wheel of a cart in the foreground.

Sands of Love: A Stylish Engagement Portrait at Marina Beach, Chennai

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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

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In the cozy lounge area of Logan Inn, New Hope, Pennsylvania, the newlyweds share a tender embrace on a vibrant red bench framed by a rustic stone wall backdrop.

Logan Inn Wedding: Intimate Embrace in Vibrant Red Tones

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In Atlanta, Georgia, an enchanting scene unfolds as warm chandeliers hang overhead, casting a soft glow on the framed bride and groom in the distance.

ATLANTA WEDDING GLAMOUR: Capturing Timeless Beauty Amidst Twinkling Chandeliers and Awe-Inspiring Romance

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Groom, at a Sikh ceremony in Asheville, North Carolina, strikes a symmetrical pose by window panes indoors, framed against a dark blue sky.

ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA WEDDING: Sikh Groom Captivates Against Dark Blue Sky in Symmetrical Portrait

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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 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

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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

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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

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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

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

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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

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

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

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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

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

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