Wedding Photos of Friend

The following “Friend” 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 “Friend” 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 bride, groom, mother of the bride and a friend chats with guests during a virtual Zoom receiving line at the Cornelius V. Kelly Community Center

Eremo della Maddalena, Cinque Terre wedding venue photography | The bride getting ready while best friend checks the ongoing procedures

The bride getting ready while friend checks the procedures

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A friend kisses the bride with emotion

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A friend watching bride getting her makeup fixed

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Wedding day photos of groom and bride like nobody watching them but their friend was filming - Mersin Hilton Hotel /Turkey Venue

groom and bride dancing like nobody watching them but their friend was filming

Mersin Groom and bride dancing Turkey Mersin wedding photography filming

The bride looks at her friend through a car window in Le Cheylard in this wedding image composed by a Drome, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes photographer.

The bride looks at her friend through a car window in this wedding image

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Granlibakken, Tahoe City, CA Wedding Reception Photo of the Groom & a friend party at the reception on the dance floor.

Wedding Reception Photo of the Groom and a friend party at the reception on the dance floor

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A man supports his friend after he's had a little too much fun

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Wedding Photograph of little moments at the wedding day; between bride & her friend and other wedding guests

Leonard Walpot friend Kampeerterrein de Lievelinge bride Vuren outdoor weddings Vuren Vuren wedding photography

A photo of the bride hugging her friend was captured by a Valencia wedding photographer

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Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam actual day wedding photography - A bride's doing make up herself. Her friend's holding the mirror

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam actual day wedding photography of A bride's doing make up herself as Her friend's holding the mirror

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Spoorwegmuseum Utrecht, NL - The bride is preparing her dress so it can be photographed while hanging in the room. Her friend takes care of her short night dress that it won't crawl up and she pulls it down.

Spoorwegmuseum Utrecht, NL bride is preparing her dress so it can be photographed while hanging in the room

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Trouwfotograaf Zuid-Holland wedding reception party with a nice hug for a friend

Trouwfotograaf Zuid-Holland wedding reception party photo of a nice hug for a friend

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image of a Burlington, Vermont groom walking and talking with a friend at his outdoor wedding

Vermont Vibes: A Groom's Day in Burlington

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