Wedding Photos of Hands

The following “Hands” 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 “Hands” 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.

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

A Fujian wedding day detail picture showing hands and Gold dust sprinkled at the wedding ceremony

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Luxembourg wedding documentary photographer created this image of a Bride shaking her dogs hands

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An impressive black and white Siena wedding photography picture showing that Sometimes Brides need help to close the dress

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World's most innovative and best Shortmead House, UK wedding photography of Hands taking the wedding food during cocktail hour at the reception venue

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A first rate wedding detail picture from a Biggleswade, Bedfordshire marriage event at the Shortmead House showing that the Confetti is ready in everyones hands

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World's most visionary and best wedding photography from Parrano, Umbria, Italy showing the bride and groom with their hands about to touch in the sunlight

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Praiseworthy Ankara wedding photography sample from Turkey showing the hands of grandma and the bride

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World's best creative wedding photography from France showing a Bride detail during the wedding make up

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World's most innovative and best Luxembourg wedding photography of The bouquet changing hands from groom to bride

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World's most artistic and best wedding photography from Fujian, China of the Hands of the bride and the elders at home

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World's most innovative and best Fujian wedding photography of church Praying hands against a dark background

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World's most artistic BW wedding photography from Cherry Orchard Residence, Sofia showing a Detail of hands on the brides wedding dress

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World's best and most unconventional wedding photography from Corte San Ruffillo, Dovadola, Forlì showing particulars of the brides best friends hands

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World's best creative wedding photography from Chateau des Chézeaux, Indre showing The bride, helped by her friends, is getting ready

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World's most innovative and best Gonzaga wedding photography in Mantova, Italy showing The witness awaits his turn to read the front of the booklet

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World's top and most original wedding photography from Lake Tahoe, CA Looking up from below, fingers fasten the final button on the back of the brides dress

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View this pictorial Aurora wedding Detail pic of a couple's hands being washed during an outdoor Indian wedding ceremony which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Colorado from the WPJA

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View this elegant wedding Close-up pic showing the hands of the bride and groom which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Lodz, Poland from the WPJA

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View this aesthetic France wedding image in BW showing the Details of the bride and groom hands, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography from the WPJA

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View this creative Giritli Meyhanesi wedding image in BW of Hands and Love, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Turkey from the WPJA

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View this creative Sichuan wedding image showing The bride's mother needs to write down some things to be prepared for the wedding, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography from the WPJA

Sichuan wedding image showing The bride's mother needs to write down some things to be prepared for the wedding, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography

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An original Sichuan wedding art image in China detailing the bride is trying on her wedding ring as the groom puts on the ring for her

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An expressive San Francisco wedding day detail picture in Northern California resulting in a closeup study of the wedding ring

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View this elegant Szeged wedding shot taken before the ecclesiastical marriage ceremony which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Hungary from the WPJA

Szeged wedding shot taken before the ecclesiastical marriage ceremony which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Hungary

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View this aesthetic Saint Porchaire wedding image showing The bride puts on the dress, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in France from the WPJA

Saint Porchaire wedding image showing The bride puts on the dress, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in France

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View this dramatic Allegro Buffet wedding image of a toast with purple lighting, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Brazil from the WPJA

dramatic Allegro Buffet wedding image of a toast with purple lighting, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Brazil

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View this stylish Brewster wedding image of ceremony details with hands and shadows, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Massachusetts from the WPJA

Brewster wedding image of ceremony details with hands and shadows, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Massachusetts

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An original Essen wedding art image in Germany detailing the Vibrant colors, brides bouquet and hand tattoos

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View this sensitive Germany wedding image of Hands in the car on the way, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography from the WPJA

Germany wedding image of Hands in the car on the way, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Hessen

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