Wedding Photos of Historic building

The following “Historic building” 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 “Historic building” 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 engagement portrait of a couple captured on a set of stairs in a historic building in Sierra Nevada, Granada, Spain, lit beautifully by the photographer's light.

Historic Building Stairs: Loving Engagement Session in Sierra Nevada, Granada, Spain

Intimate engagement portrait in Maceió, Brazil captures a couple's love in a picturesque setting. Embracing tightly, they stand before a majestic historic building, surrounded by symmetrical white columns.

A Picture of Love: Captivating Couple's Engagement Portrait in Maceió, Brazil

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A stunning image captured amidst the captivating allure of Matera; showcasing a breathtaking outdoor ceremony in the courtyard of a historic building, with guests witnessing the proceedings.

Matera Magnificence: Witnessing Love's Beauty in Historic Courtyard Nuptials

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Capturing the love amidst the grandeur of Amsterdam's City Hall, this award-winning portrait infuses the couple's embrace with regal charm, set against the majestic backdrop of the historic building.

Amsterdam Elegance: Love and Royalty United in Historic City Hall

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The soon-to-be-wed couple posed for their engagement portrait session at Parc du Domaine Melchior Philibert in the Rhône department while rehearsing the dance opening for their upcoming wedding.

Capturing Love in Motion: A Romantic Engagement Portrait at Parc du Domaine Melchior Philibert

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A couple about to tie the knot showcased their love during an engagement portrait session at Parc du Domaine Melchior Philibert in the Rhône region, as they joyfully posed by jumping off the porch stoop of a historic building, seemingly floating in air.

Love Takes Flight: Capturing Joy and Romance at Parc du Domaine Melchior Philibert

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A couple about to wed strikes a romantic pose in the Parc du Domaine Melchior Philibert in the Rhône department, gracefully dancing under the arches of a historic building's porch stoop.

Love Blooms in the Parc: A Romantic Engagement Portrait in the Historic Rhône Department

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In London, UK, this couple portrait showcases the pair sitting in a historic and majestic building with black and white checkered floor tiles. The scene exudes timeless elegance and sophistication.

London Love: A Timeless Couple Portrait in a Historic Majestic Setting

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A couple stands on the steps of a historic building in Edinburgh, Scotland, during their pre-wedding photo shoot

Romantic Fairy Tale: A Couple Embracing Love at Edinburgh's Historic Building

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Engagement portrait of a couple in Slovenia, sitting on the stairs of a historic building, basking in the warm afternoon sunlight, captured by a top Piran wedding photographer.

Slovenian Romance: Capturing Everlasting Love in the Heart of Piran

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Engagement portrait of a couple in Port Washington, Wisconsin, captured by a top Wisconsin wedding photographer. The couple poses in front of a historic building with its original "burglar alarm."

Port Washington, Wisconsin Couple Posing at a Historic Building

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Engagement portrait of a couple in Ephesus, Izmir, Turkey. Sitting on stone steps near a historic building, captured beautifully by a top Izmir wedding photographer.

Ephesus Euphoria: A Mesmerizing Engagement Portrait in Izmir, Turkey

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In this image, a couple is seen sitting on the steps of Siena Cathedral in Tuscany. They are cozied up in a corner of the historic building, capturing a romantic and intimate pose.

Captured Love: Quaint Siena Cathedral Embraces Engaged Couple's Intimate Affection

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Wedding day picture at a sacred house in Urgup, Turkiye. The bride seamlessly becomes part of the statue scene in this historic building.

Bridal Bliss Transcends Time: Enchanting Wedding Day Amidst Ancient Urgup Statues

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A pre-wedding couple photo in Strasbourg capturing a captivating scene: A silhouetted couple with a reflection under them, framed by trees and a grand historic building atop a hill

Enchanting Elegance: Strasbourg's Pre-Wedding Bliss Embraced in a Breathtaking Silhouette

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At the historic Hospital de Santiago in Úbeda, Jaén, Spain, the couple posed in a dramatic pre-wedding double framing artistic portrait with a dark background

The couple's engagement portrait was a dramatic work of art, captured at the historic Hospital de Santiago in Úbeda, Jaén, Spain, with a dark background and a double framing effect

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A couple standing on a street corner in Cukurcuma, Istanbul, Turkey in front of a historic building, with the woman dressed in a red dress, were photographed during an engaged couple lifestyle session

A prewedding portrait session featuring a couple dressed in formal clothing and standing on a street corner with a historic building in an urban city

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A couple portrait in San Galgano Tuscany featuring a romantic kiss, symmetrical framing and an epic landscape makes for a beautiful lifestyle portrait session

A romantic couple is kissing inside of the historic arches in an old stone building, captured in a symmetrical lifestyle portrait

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The bride and groom were photographed with bride showing her veil beneath a stunning archway of a historic building in Amersfoort

Amersfoort's historic building's archway hosted a photo shoot of the newlyweds, with the bride's veil on show

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Dadaocheng, Taipei environmental pre wedding image session showing The couple were posing like a fighting video game in front of a historic building

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