Wedding Photos of Hiking

The following “Hiking” 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 “Hiking” 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 couple about to tie the knot in Aspen, Colorado, opted for a scenic engagement portrait session, capturing their love while hiking through a picturesque aspen grove on a narrow dirt trail.

Romantic Aspen Nuptials: Scenic Engagement Portraits | Love Amidst Aspen Groves

A couple about to get married pose on Hunger Mountain in Vermont, walking the summit in shorts and hiking shoes, for a sporty look while enjoying the low sun and picturesque view.

Summit Love: A Sporty Engagement Portrait on Hunger Mountain in Vermont

hiking Vermont engagement session summit of Mount Hunger Vermont Hunger Mountain picturesque view sporty

The bride leads her guests away from the summit at Shenandoah National Park in the rain, creating a memorable and adventurous wedding experience

Rainy Romance: A Daring Wedding Trek through Shenandoah National Park's Summit

Rainy day hiking Shenandoah National Park Virginia Documentary Wedding Photography Virginia clear umbrellas adventurous wedding

A wedding photojournalist captured this award-winning image at Yosemite National Park, California. The newlyweds take a break from hiking and enjoy some trail mix. They sit on a log, still dressed in their wedding attire.

A Serene Forest Break: Newlyweds Rest and Snack in Yosemite National Park

Yosemite elopement snack hiking Yosemite National Park sitting on log

Smiling and holding hands, the couple hiked and enjoyed the picturesque scenery of the park during their engagement session

Couples Engagement Session: Smiling and Holding Hands while Hiking and Enjoying Picturesque Scenery

hiking park Colorado couple waters edge mountains picturesque scenery Colorado engagement session

After hiking through Redwoods National Park in their wedding clothes, lanterns beautifully light the way out of the forest for the happy couple

Redwoods National Park Wedding: Lantern-lit exit from forest for the happy couple, after hiking

Black clothing Redwoods National Park California wedding hiking California - Northern lit lanterns Redwoods Forest

A couple hike for their save-the-date wedding announcement picture while climbing a narrow trail and holding hands on private land in Florissant, CO

Florissant, Colorado Mountains: Couple Hiking, Holding Hands on Private Land for Wedding Announcement Image

narrow trail Colorado Florissant uphill trail hiking climbing Florissant Engagement Photographer

The bride tucked her dress into her sweater while hiking and the groom holds an umbrella over her at Mt. Cook, New Zealand

The groom held an umbrella over the bride as she untucked her dress from her sweater in the woods to prepare for the ceremony

bride umbrellas groom New Zealand Wedding Photography Mt Cook New Zeland New Zealand Elopement

At the Indian Peaks Wilderness of CO, a dog hikes through rain and puddles to the wedding site with the bride and groom

CO Indian Peaks Wilderness: Dog hikes bride, groom to wedding through rain, puddles

dog Colorado photographer rain Colorado Indian Peaks Wilderness hiking puddles

Cazorla, Jaén engagement photo session on the hiking a view trail along the river

walking trail Cazorla hiking Jaen photographer Jaén river

Top, and timeless wedding photography from Estes Park during a portrait session in the winter for the bride and groom hiking on a snowy mountain trail

Estes Park portrait session snow Colorado mountain trail winter snowy winter bride

Breathtaking Yosemite wedding image of a Northern California couple at the Portrait Location during Sunrise in Yosemite

Yosemite wedding image CA Portrait Location hiking California - Northern mountains sunrise

Adventurous, outdoor Camors, Morbihan engagement image for a France Couple and a dog

Morbihan engagement Morbihan Morbihan bride and groom trail Elodie Gentit Camors engagement hiking

Lei Yue Mun, Hong Kong picture session for a carefree engaged couple that is hiking for a dusk silhouette as they climb the steps at a former quarry

Hong Kong hong kong wedding photographer HK engaged couple hk Lei Yue Mun quarry hiking

Alsace pre-wedding portrait-session at Lac du Forlet as the bride to be descends from the mountain on her man

descends Alsace photographer trails Lac du Forlet blue sky piggy back Alsace pre wedding portrait

Pre-wedding portrait-session in Waterbury, Vermont with an engaged couple hiking up to the summit of Mount Hunger

Vermont photographer summit Vermont Mount Hunger portrait session Waterbury Vermont engaged couple Waterbury wedding photography

BC couple e-session at Tofino, Vancouver Island hiking amongst the trees

Tofino Vancouver Island Elodie Ruelleux Dagorne trees hiking Vancouver Island engagement portrait BC couple

A Dolly Sods State Park West Virginia couple picture session while Hiking out to a campsite with their pup

outdoors WV West Virginia Dolly Sods State Park woods State Park West Virginia engagement picture foliage

Port Hills Christchurch New Zealand Couple Kissing during an engagement photo session

Christchurch christchurch engagement photography cliff couple kissing view nature Warm sunlight

Colorado wedding photography from Hermit Park, Estes Park created as the bride and groom on their post-ceremony hike

Mike Kory bride and groom post ceremony Estes Park hiking hike Hermit Park

Col du fambetou Hérault, France pre-wed - couple with mountain view

herault engagement session mountain view cliff adventure nature valley mountains

Yosemite National Park Glacier Point near Half Dome adventure engagement session with camping and hiking in Yosemite National Park

Camping Glacier Point Yosemite National Park hiking Adventure Engagement Session Half Dome

Great Falls National Park Rock Climbing engagement photo session

Great Falls National Park va engagement photography mountain top hiking adventure cliff

Virginia pre wedding and engagement photography above Sapa - Vietnam of a Couple who spent 4 hours hiking to the top of the mountain

hiking view mountain top Vietnam adventure mountains Vietnam pre wedding portrait

California pre wedding and engagement photography from San Francisco showing us "When Harry met Sally" with furry babies

adventure San Francisco hiking California view mountain top

Colorado engagement photo shoot at the Rocky Mountain National Park - A Sunset e-session in RMNP

cliff colorado engagement photographer mountain top adventure hills nature hiking

Colorado pre-wedding photoshoot with an engaged couple posing together on Flagstaff Mountain during their Boulder engagement session

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CO engagement photoshoot & pre-wedding session in Zion National Park with a Couple at sunrise

adventure valley Zion National Park Colorado nature mountains sunrise

Dream Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado couple rock matching baseball caps on their hiking engagement portrait session

Rocky Mountain National Park Dream Lake Colorado pre wedding locations Colorado hiking colorado engagement photos Lucy Schultz

Winter snow hiking couple engagement image from Breckenridge, CO next to hiking signs

Breckenridge Winter portrait snow hiking pre wedding session Breckenridge Breckenridge engagement photographers

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