Wedding Photos of High angle

The following “High angle” 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 “High angle” 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.

Boulder, CO backyard Engaged couple portrait on trampoline with holi powder

This engaged couple relax next to the water at sunset during their engagement shoot in Santorini

water Santorini high angle Resort above angle overhead sunset

A couple stands against a building in Edmonton in front of tall windows in this engagement photo by an Alberta, Canada photographer.

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The Engaged couple sit and smile during their Pre-wedding session

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An Engaged couple during their Pre-wedding shoot in Casarão Serra do Ouro

over top brazil wedding engagement overhead aerial above angle Casarão Serra do Ouro

Brno Portrait of a Couple on the blooming meadow

Brno blooming over top Brno wedding engagement meadow lying down Brno engagement photos

Cappadocia, Turkey Engagement Shoot with a Perfect Sunrise

high angle above angle aerial shot Cappadocia over top sunrise overhead

This couple smiles outside during their pre-wedding session in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

outside Fill the frame Vietnam engagement photos close subject Vietnam above angle

A couple walks along a dirt road near the San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge in this engagement session with a California photographer.

high angle California drone SF engagement photos overhead over top

A couple lays head to head together on the grass in Ouro Preto during their engagement photoshoot by a Minas Gerais, Brazil photographer.

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Bursa, Turkey engaged couple portrait

above angle Shooting Tight Bursa Bursa engagement photos Nilufer Nalbantoglu over top close up

Telegraph Hill engagement shoot at a spot to frame the couple between the residences and Coit Tower in the surrounding area.

Coit Tower above angle high angle Telegraph Hill over top residences

Alyson's Orchard, Walpole, NH | Engagement Portrait Among the candles and reflections...

Walpole engagement photos high angle overhead Walpole over top Walpole wedding engagement

Engagement Portrait of Couple in Grass in Aachen

Aachen wedding engagement DE Aachen over top Germany high angle grass

Couple lays among anime and graphic novels during engagement portrait session in Balboa Park, San Diego

anime detail close subject high angle Balboa Park lying down Fill the frame

Fort Myers Florida Engagement Photography - Couple Fun in a Canoe

Fort Myers wedding engagement over top aerial Fort Myers engagement photos boat overhead

moulin des noues wedding day photography | moment capture with drone of bride in convertible car with groom

wedding day moment captured with a drone of the bride in convertible car with groom

Stefano Snaidero Paris drone convertible car aerial moulin des noues high angle

Photo of the ceremony on Fantasy Island in Bali with blue skies and clear water framing the wedding

outside Asia drone blue skies outdoor wedding above angle overhead

A wedding picture of a man twirling his wife in a white dress was taken at a Kork Park

A high-angle wedding picture in BW of a couple dancing was taken at Kork Park

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A couple had their portrait taken in Rosolini Castle, Italy

The couple had their wedding portrait taken in Rosolini Castle, Italy, from a high angle with a light

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image of a Ho Chi Minh bride getting ready before wedding

bride prep image high angle Ho Chi Minh bride Ho Chi Minh before wedding getting ready

Laguna beach engagement session - CA Napping at the Beach

The couple engagement session at the beach shows the couple napping on rocks from a high angle

Laguna Beach Engagement Photography beach couple napping high angle Laguna beach CA Napping

A high-angle detail shot of a hand tying a red wedding turban at the Waldorf Astoria Dubai

The Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah served as the backdrop for a picture capturing a hand tying a red wedding turban

United Arab Emirates weddings Wedding Turban high angle Middle East Weddings Detail Shot red clothing

An atmosphere of love for the engaged couple in a low sun District Of Columbia photoshoot

The low sun in the frame casts long shadows of warmth, creating an atmosphere of love for the engaged couple

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At an Edmonton, Alberta wedding preparation, the groom about to put on his shoes, was captured in an artful image on the wedding day

A creative photo was taken of the groom in Edmonton, Alberta before donning his shoes

before ceremony high angle groom shoes Alberta wedding preparations Edmonton

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

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Church kids entering ceremony from above - Murcia Wedding Photography

Murcia Wedding Photography of Church kids entering ceremony from above

Church wedding high angle above church photography Murcia church ceremony

UK wedding reportage image of a flowergirl coming down a white spiral staircase, shot from above

A West Midlands wedding photographer captured an iconic image of a young flowergirl coming down a white spiral staircase, shot from an elevated viewpoint

uk wedding reportage Herefordshire flowergirl Herefordshire wedding photographers getting ready high angle West Midlands

CA wedding engagement portrait of couple with yellow trees in the fall | pre-wedding photography session

High angle wedding engagement portrait of couple walking in roadway with yellow trees in the fall

fall portrait middle of road yellow trees Sacramento Engagement Session Sacramento roadway high angle

Czech Republic engagement images of a couple in yellow on stair ramps | Prague photographer pre-wedding session for portraits

Engagement image shot from high camera angle of a couple laying down in yellow on stair ramps, creating a unique and artistic perspective

artistic perspective couple laying down Czech Republic high angle Prague e shoot yellow stair ramps

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