Wedding Photos of French bride

The following “French bride” 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 “French bride” 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.

At Domaine de Neuville, Yvelines, France, a beautiful bride tosses her bouquet to a group of excited girls eagerly waiting to be married.

Bride at Domaine de Neuville, France, Throws Bouquet to Excited Girls

Bride cutting colorful bouquet ribbons in a beautiful forest setting, during a game at the wedding reception in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Ribbons of Love: A Wedding Game in the Forest of Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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A picture of a bride holding her bridal bouquet near a window in a reception venue in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Basking in Bliss: A Bride's Blooming Moment Captured in Majestic Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Venue

window light french bride bridal bouquet Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

In the Eure-et-Loir region of Centre-Val de Loire, a bride gracefully twirls her dress in a cozy cottage, bathed in gentle window light

Twirling Elegance: Capturing a Timeless Wedding Portrait in Cozy Eure-et-Loir Cottage

Centre-Val de Loire french bride Eure et Loir Bridal Portrait twirling dress black and white window light cozy cottage

Silhouette of the bride and her father, captured in a black and white photo, as they enter the Church, showcasing the grand stained glass window and two illuminating spotlights

Church Entrance: Bride and Father Silhouette with Stained Glass Window and Spotlights. Black and white photo

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A bride stands in front of the door of Eglise de Rouffiac Tolosan in France, playfully interacting with her veil

France: A Bride Playfully Interacts with Her Veil at Eglise de Rouffiac Tolosan

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At Centre-Val de Loire, the reception venue for their wedding, the bride and her family prepared under window lighting with her mom, sister and niece

The bride and her family prepared for their wedding at Centre-Val de Loire, illuminated by windows

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The bride added the final touches by carefully taping her toes before slipping on her shoes in preparation for her wedding in Paris

The bride completed her look by adhering to the meticulous details of taping her toes before donning her footwear for her special day

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The bride tenderly gazed at the old framed wedding image of her ancestor, feeling the love, hope and anticipation of the upcoming special day

The bride gazed at the old framed wedding image of her ancestor, filled with anticipation for the big day ahead and her heart overflowing

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The bride is beautifully captured in this minimalist, yet creative, triangular and symmetrical wedding day portrait taken in Saint Brieuc, France

In Saint Brieuc, France, a creative triangular and symmetrical portrait of the bride on her wedding day

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In Auvergne, France, a bride's portrait with her veil is framed by a small dark tree behind her with a huge blue sky dotted with clouds above

Auvergne, France: Bride's portrait framed by small dark tree, huge blue sky dotted with clouds above her

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Documentary style photography from an Occitanie wedding in France of The bride and groom coming out of the church

A newly married couple kissed in the sunlight outside a church in Occitanie, France, as guests cheered

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A French wedding photographer captured the moment a bride gave her first look in her gown, glancing over her shoulder at her bridesmaids in green dresses

Chateau de Malmont contest award winning documentary wedding photography showing a French bride giving first look in her gown to bridesmaids in green dresses

bridesmaids first look french bride green dresses France photographer Chateau de Malmont

Best wedding venue photo from Domaine de Montcausson, Revel, France created during Make up time for the bride

applying makeup Sophie Stacino Revel french bride Domaine de Montcausson Haute Garonne Photographer France

Documentary photography from a church in France Right after bride comes out of the church, she unintentionally hides the face of her husband with the bouquet she is holding

France photographer exiting church France french bride Pierrick Roland

From France, and by the best wedding photographers in the world, an image from a Paris hotel showing a Detailed portrait of the bride and her daughter

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An exceptional Paris wedding image by a pro French photographer exhibiting the Bride checking that the groom signs well during the ceremony

Paris wedding image bride groom French photographer Paris signs ceremony

An extraordinary Brittany wedding picture by a pro Morbihan, France photographer revealing an expressive guest greeting the bouquet holding bride

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An exceptional Paris wedding image by a pro France photographer exhibiting bridesmaids helping the bride by adjusting her shoe

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Las Canals, France wedding reportage photographer captured this moment of the Bride and her daughter

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An exceptional Oise wedding photojournalism sample by a professional France photographer at Chateau de Pontarmé showing the bride having make up applied near a mirror

Oise wedding photojournalism french bride Château de Pontarme make up applied Chateau de Pontarmé weddings France mirror

A black and white Occitanie documentary wedding picture of the bride getting ready with her sister and mom

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An impactful Indre wedding picture in France created as The bride shows her friends her wedding ring

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World's most artistic and best wedding image from Paris, France Posed from a posed portrait of the bride with her wedding veil

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World's most innovative and best France wedding photography of the bride holding her wedding rings in her hand before going to the ceremony

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World's most artistic and best wedding photography from Domaine de Verderonne, Oise of the French Brides shoes under the dress

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Artistic black and white Paris wedding photography showing details of the Brides best friend putting on the wedding collar

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This Paris wedding photojournalism picture is a prime example of what candid, nontraditional France wedding photography looks like, as the Bride talks with children during the outdoor reception

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This Paris wedding photojournalism picture is a top quality example of what candid, nontraditional France wedding photography looks like, as The bride is brushing her teeth while her bridesmaid is eating a sandwich

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This France wedding photojournalism picture is a top quality example of what candid, nontraditional Metz wedding photography looks like, as the Bride is going down the stairs after getting ready

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