Wedding Photos of Friends

The following “Friends” 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 “Friends” 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.

Noord Brabant wedding photography created In front of the home of the bride showing the Biker friends are meeting the wedding couple

Wedding photo from Flanders - bride and groom take a selfie with isolated friends outside the town hall right before the ceremony

Wedding photo Flanders Fille Roelants selfie friends ceremony bride and groom outside

Wedding photo from Aglika Palace, Zhrebchevo, Bulgaria of the happy couple dancing in the presence of their families and friends

Happy couple families Aglika Palace Detelina Krasteva friends dancing wedding photo

Wedding photo from Aglika Palace, Zhrebchevo, Bulgaria of the Groom and his friends enjoying the wedding party

Wedding photo Aglika Palace friends Bulgaria Zhrebchevo Detelina Krasteva wedding party groom

FR wedding photography from the Home of the bride and groom as The bride unfolds her veil with the help of her friends

the Bride FR wedding photo bride and groom home veil Ludovic Lieffrig friends

Wedding photography from the Sichuan venue of The bride throwing the flower in her hand, which is a symbol of love and happiness, behind her. Friends of the newlyweds are snatching flowers, and many hands reach high

Cheng Guo Sichuan venue friends flower flowers snatching newlyweds

Aracruz bride and groom cheering with family and friends at the wedding reception at Sítio Santa Clara

Sítio Santa Clara Aracruz Aracruz outside reception family Aracruz outside weddings cheering wedding reception

California outdoor wedding photography of a bride and groom getting married in front of a small group of friends and family at a private estate in Lake Tahoe, CA

Social Distancing small group California mask family bride and groom

Sichuan wedding photo showing The bridegroom and the bride arrived at the hotel where the ceremony took place. They were getting off the bus. One of the bride's feet stepped down, which was dynamic. Friends let go of the fireworks to bless them

hotel bride bus ceremony Cheng Guo bless feet

Oaxaca wedding photographer created this image from Proyecto Murguia, Oaxaca City during the First dance surrounded by their family and friends

Oaxaca Oaxaca City Proyecto Murguia family first dance Oaxaca outside weddings

Turenne wedding photo of the bride putting on her gown with family and friends there to help

Turenne bridal photo gown friends Turenne bride image dressing Turenne wedding photo

Emma Trein, Canela, Brazil wedding reception venue image of the Bride dancing with friends at the party

Canela reception venue party friends Brazil Bride dancing Canela wedding venues

Friends of the bride and groom prepare before the religious ceremony in France

prepare France groom FR flowers boutineer friends

Getting the bride ready, her friends see the groom arriving outside in France

France Bride Auvergne Rhône Alpes France FR friends arriving outside

The bride's uncle carries the bride to the car, and the bride's relatives and friends light candles to see her off at this Chinese wedding day image

Jinhua wedding photo Jinhua chinese China friends light candles Hao Pan

Northern California wedding image of a bride as she puts on lipstick in her robe as her friends watch on via a Zoom call on a laptop

CA California bridal photo laptop bride robe California

Cervignano, Udine, Italy wedding photo of the bride getting into her gown with some helping family and friends

Italy wedding photo gown family IT friends bride

China wedding photo of The bride and her friends finishing lunch and were ready to leave

China friends Hao Pan china wedding image the Bride lunch china wedding

RC wedding photo from Gioiosa Jonica Reggio Calabria, Italy, Groom's home of the Groom toasting with his friends at his home prior Ceremony

Frank Armocida rc friends Reggio Calabria Gioiosa Jonica Reggio Calabria photographer black and white

Mexico wedding photo from Instituto Allende, San Miguel de Allende showing A wedding guest punching and grabs his friend on the dance floor

San Miguel de Allende photography friends Mexico San Miguel de Allende photographer San Miguel de Allende tie Instituto Allende

Marion MA wedding photo of groom and friends walking under pouring rain

family coronavirus Marion MA umbrella Marion MA wet weddings

Brazilian wedding image of friends having a good time at the reception

brazil reception friends Brazilian Brazil Weddings Brazil black and white Victor Ataide

Minas Gerais wedding reception image of guys have a good time

friends Brazil MG Victor Ataide Minas Gerais reception Minas Gerais Minas Gerais weddings

Rye Island, Henfield, West Sussex wedding picture of the bride and groom sharing a loving moment surrounded by their friends and family

family West Sussex Jenny Rutterford Henfield couple moment UK Bride and groom friends

Hotel - France Wedding Portrait | Groom and his friends before the ceremony at the pool hall

Hotel in France Wedding Portrait of the Groom and his friends before the ceremony at the pool hall

pool hall France groom Paris friends

Before the Wedding Ceremony in France | Groom and his friends

Before the Wedding Ceremony in France - a picture of the Groom and his friends

friends France Paris groom

The friends of the bride give her a group hug

friends belgium bride antwerpen wedding photographer Antwerpen belgium wedding photographer Belgium Weddings group hug

Flanders Wedding reception image contains: The bride was throwing away her wedding flowers and I love the power she's throwing the flowers away to her best girlfriends.

The bride throwing away her wedding flowers

Flanders flanders weddings bride belgium bride Melody De Laere Belgium flanders wedding photographer

friends demonstrating their love for the bride

brazil bride Monica Guimaraes wedding reception Brazil Weddings friends guests Brazil

The bride reveals herself to her friends and family on the morning of her wedding

norfolk wedding photographer friends Norfolk Rob Dodsworth Norwich Norfolk weddings dress

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