Wedding Photos of Head on shoulder

The following “Head on shoulder” 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 “Head on shoulder” 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 black and white portrait captures a low angle shot of a couple, with the bride-to-be leaning her head on the shoulder of her partner, against the stunning backdrop of Peña del Águila in Mancha Real, Jaén

Eternal Love Beneath the Majestic Peña del Águila: A Beautiful Portrait of a Couple Embracing against a Breathtaking Jaén Landscape

A couple in Estes Park, Colorado, share a heartfelt moment as they stand near a beautiful reservoir during their engagement wedding photography session

Engagement Wedding Photography Session Near Beautiful Reservoir in Estes Park, Colorado: A Heartfelt Moment

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Zug, Switzerland: This WPJA Honor Award-winning image captures a touching moment as the bride and groom stand side by side, hugging each other gently at the altar. The photo was taken during their outdoor ceremony, with rows of seated guests.

Zug, Switzerland: A Tender Embrace - WPJA Honor Award-Winning Wedding Photo of Newlyweds at Altar

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The bride and groom in their empty reception hall in Mülheim Dusseldorf for their wedding reception are captured in a tender embrace, with the bride resting her head on his shoulder and him leaning his head into hers

In Mülheim Dusseldorf, a tender embrace captures the bride and groom in their empty reception hall on their wedding day, her head on his shoulder

head on shoulder leaning Night Mülheim Germany Dusseldorf Photographer Mülheim an der Ruhr

This sweet engagement portrait of a couple embracing at a ferris wheel on the Rimini beach, Italy, captures the beauty of a love session

A black and white engagement portrait of a couple embracing while standing in front of a large ferris wheel

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The bride and groom smile together in this black and white portrait taken at their reception venue in Perugia, Umbria, with the bride resting her head on the groom's shoulder

In this striking black and white portrait, the newlywed couple are seen sharing a tender embrace, with the bride resting her head on the groom's shoulder

Umbria photographer Perugia black and white head on shoulder Umbria

At Mount Royal, the Quebec couple is leaning together at the Montreal lookout with a city skyline below them

The couple is leaning together at the lookout with a city skyline below them

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Sancerre engagement portrait photoshoot for embracing lovers outdoors in the soft afternoon light

Sancerre Photographer soft afternoon light head on shoulder Sancerre

The happy couple poses in front of choppy water in this engagement shoot

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The Venezia couple were lost in their own world with the canal boat gondolier

The couple, embraced in a tender, romantic moment, were lost in their own world, as the canal boat gondolier helping to create this engagement picture

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