Wedding Photos of Ground

The following “Ground” 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 “Ground” 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.

A romantic drone shot capturing a newlywed couple on the ground amidst a lush green hedge maze in Gelderland, Netherlands on their wedding day.

Newlywed Romance: Drone Shot of Couple in Lush Green Hedge Maze in Gelderland, Netherlands

A top San Francisco wedding photographer captured this picture showing It rained so hard during the reception even the ground underneath a massive tent was straight up mud and Here the bride gets help removing her muddy shoes

muddy reception bride San Francisco wet san francisco wedding photographer

Epic Bourges pre wedding portrait for an Urban Couple Shot while sitting on the ground

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Outdoor Haan, Germany engagement photography portrait for a couple In love and on the ground

Haan photographer Outdoor from above Haan couple portrait ground DE engagement photography Haan

Castello di Fosdinovo Massa wedding bride artistic image session with the brides dress and veil spread out on the ground

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Etables sur Mer, France Artful Engagement Picture from a drone overhead with I love you ground sign

Etables sur Mer France Patrick Lombaert ground drone overhead sign

Chengdu, Sichuan creative wedding detail image showing the bride's wedding dress is very beautiful, the pattern on the skirt is dynamic, and the petals on the ground are a good imagination

beautiful gown Sichuan bride Cheng Guo wedding detail image skirt Pattern

ChongQing, China fine art wedding picture of the brides Hand flowers at the feet of the couple

The couple's wedding photo features the bride's bouquet at their feet and grass around them

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Spain church exit image of a young boy picking up confetti off the ground sitting beside the bride

sitting ground Spain church exit image coronavirus masks

Andiran, France wedding day portrait of the bride and groom sitting on a park bench

A portrait of the bride and groom sitting on a park bench on their wedding day, surrounded by the selective fall leaves on the ground

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reflection on water on the ground during couple's engagement portrait shoot

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bride portrait with the window light shining upon her

France Bride bride France Bride window light ground Bride Portrait window light shining

the bride being hugged on the ground by many girlfriends

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A guest falls to the ground while dancing

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Laguna Lang Co Wedding Photos from Reception Party

Reception Party image with kids on the ground

kids Vietnam outdoor weddings Laguna Lăng Cô Vietnam outdoor reception Vietnam Wedding Photography ground

Women huddle together as a man lays on the ground and takes a picture of them from below

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A couple squats on the ground kissing in front of a wall in Ho Chi Minh with graffiti art of a boy and a dog in this engagement photo by a Vietnam photographer.

boy squats Vietnam kissing Ho Chi Minh graffiti art ground

In a captivating wedding image set against Sofia, Bulgaria's enchanting backdrop, the out-of-focus bride and groom clasp hands, while a snail on the ground commands attention with its low-angle shot

Enchanted Love: A Sofia Wedding with Out-of-Focus Bride, Groom, and Snail

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This high-angle black and white detail captures the innocence of a baby crawling on the ground amidst a scattered trail of flower petals and the flowing veil at this beautiful wedding in Antwerpen

Innocence Unveiled: Baby Crawling Amongst Flower Petals at Beautiful Antwerpen Wedding

high angle baby Crawling black and white antwerpen wedding photographer captures Antwerp

Santa Barbara wedding photographer captured this photo of a dog dressed up for the occasion with a flower in her collar

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Morbihan bride begins to get emotional as flowers surround her on the ground during the ceremony | Brittany wedding photography

Morbihan bride begins to get emotional as flowers surround her on the ground during the outdoor ceremony in Brittany

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