Wedding Photos of Getting ready

The following “Getting ready” 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 “Getting ready” 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 ring bearer receives final adjustments of his tie

Dublin, Ireland bride looks at herself in the mirror while in her dress before the wedding ceremony

mirror Dublin getting ready Ireland black and white dress

Little girl plays with the bride while she gets her hair ready for the wedding

getting ready Apex London Wall Hotel girls hair London bride

Castlemartyr, Cork bride getting help with her dress with her bridesmaids before the wedding

bridesmaid dress Castlemartyr Cork bride bridesmaids getting ready

Taiwan bride and groom getting ready for the wedding in separate rooms

a bride and groom getting ready for the wedding in separate rooms

getting ready Asia Taiwan bride and groom

Zhejiang woman getting the bride ready for the wedding ceremony

China getting ready Zhejiang bride Asia lighting

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil wedding photographer - the bride is nearly finished with the preparations

the bride is nearly finished with the hair preparations

bride Rio de Janeiro getting ready Brazil

the bride has make up applied and photographed through a fish tank

Sardinia getting ready Cagliari Italy makeup bride fish

a bride receives help from two bridesmaids with her lipstick

California bride bridesmaids getting ready lipstick Los Angeles

Temecula, California bride getting help putting her dress on

a CA bride getting help putting her dress on

getting ready California bride Temecula san diego wedding photographer dress

Temecula, California bridesmaids wait and watch as the bride finishes getting ready

the bridesmaids wait and watch as the bride finishes getting ready

san diego wedding photographer California bridesmaids bride getting ready Temecula

The bride and her entourage are prepared for the Kildare, Ireland wedding ceremony

Ireland bridesmaids County Kildare Dublin getting ready bw bride

Kildare, Ireland bride finishing getting ready for the wedding in this reportage-style picture

County Kildare Ireland getting ready Dublin Kildare dress bride

New Jersey wedding photographer captured the dress getting buttoned up on this bride

the dress getting buttoned up on the bride

dress bride getting ready New Jersey

wedding day getting ready photography of hugs for the bride

hug bride getting ready Italy

Madison, Wisconsin bridesmaid helping the bride with her dress

a bridesmaid helping the bride with her dress

bridesmaids Madison getting ready Wisconsin

bride smiles as she sees her make up in the mirror

bride mirror California getting ready yosemite

New Jersey boy looks out the window with the bride and maid of honor before the wedding

a young boy looks out the window with the bride and maid of honor before the wedding

New Jersey bride maid of honor boy getting ready NJ

bride reading a letter from her fiancé before the wedding with her dress in the background

getting ready letter laughing New Jersey NJ gown dress

Bride during getting ready at Oak Glen, Ca

bride getting ready CA Oak Glen California

Sydney, Australia bridesmaid helping the bride with her dress before the wedding ceremony

a bridesmaid is helping the bride with her dress before the wedding ceremony

Australia dress Sydney bridesmaid bride getting ready

Montreal, Quebec bride and bridesmaid getting make up and hair done before the wedding ceremony

the bride and bridesmaid getting make up and hair done before the wedding ceremony

Quebec bridesmaid Montreal makeup bride hair getting ready

Amparo woman doing make up while a guest takes a secret picture before the wedding

a woman doing make up while a guest takes a secret picture before the wedding

Amparo São Paulo SP guest makeup getting ready

Sao Paulo bridesmaids and bride talking to each other while getting ready for the wedding

the bridesmaids and bride talking to each other while getting ready for the wedding

getting ready bridesmaids Brazil bride São Paulo

Quito, Ecuador grooms mother helping him get ready with this boutonniere for the wedding

The mother of the groom was aiding him in his preparations for the wedding, ensuring he had the perfect boutonniere

Ecuador groom Quito getting ready groom boutonniere Ecuador mother

Bangkok, Thailand groom getting his hair ready for the wedding ceremony

A black and white image of a groom preparing his hair for the wedding ceremony

hair getting ready Bangkok groom Thailand Thailand groom mirrors

Kildare, Ireland bride looking into the mirror while getting her dress ready before the wedding ceremony in this documentary-style photo

getting ready Ireland mirror dress County Kildare bride Dublin

Marche bride has her dress hung up with her father looking at it before the wedding

the bride has her dress hung up with her father looking at it before the wedding

dress Marche getting ready father Italy

Rome bride in a room getting ready before the wedding

a bride in a room getting ready before the wedding

getting ready Italy Rome hotel bride Lazio

Veria, Greece groomsmen shave the grooms beard before the wedding

the groomsmen shave the grooms beard before the wedding

Veria shave groom getting ready groomsmen Greece

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