Wedding Photos of Holding hands

The following “Holding 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 “Holding 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.

This beautiful couple enjoyed a stunning session at Crete Senesi in Tuscany, capturing the wonder and excitement of a special time in their lives with a romantic low horizon shot as the sunset silhouetted them holding hands in a green grassy field

The romantic engagement portrait captured the couple's joy and love, silhouetted against a stunning Tuscan sunset in a grassy field, holding hands in a moment of bliss

The couple's love is on full display as they stand holding hands and gazing into each other's eyes in a stunning Colorado Springs landscape on Gold Camp Road, framed by sandstone rocks

A beautiful engagement portrait captures the couple's love, framed by Colorado Springs' sandstone rocks on Gold Camp Road, as they hold hands and gaze into each other's eyes

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The couple was beaming with joy while embracing each other in the tall grass of Ute Valley Park in Colorado Springs, CO, with the majestic mountains in the background

The couple's love was captured in a beautiful engagement portrait, surrounded by nature's beauty in Colorado Springs

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A couple's wedding engagement portrait captures the beauty of Istanbul with the young couple reaching and leaning into each other while framed by two doorways covered in bars

The couple's romantic engagement portrait radiates love, capturing the beauty of Istanbul with the two embracing and framed by two doorways adorned with intricate bars

Istanbul engagement photography stairs doorways holding hands leaning Istanbul iron bars

The newlyweds had their portrait taken at the Domaine de Fon de Rey in Hérault walking outdoors in joy

A creative wedding photographer captured the newlyweds holding hands in joy outdoors in a garden setting

couple walking Herault wedding photography garden setting Herault holding hands Domaine de Fon de Rey

The couple happily celebrated their upcoming nuptials with a picturesque engagement portrait taken in the peaceful park setting at Rue du Pré de Bray in Magny-le-Hongre, capturing their joy as they walked hand-in-hand, laughing

The couple cherished a beautiful engagement portrait, taken in serene Magny-le-Hongre park midst laughter, blissfully celebrating their soon union

park engagement holding hands green grass lake Magny le Hongre Seine-et-Marne Seine et Marne Engagement Photography

At Asti, Italy, a Piedmont bride and groom held hands outdoors in a romantic detail shot

A wedding photographer captured an outdoor shot of the bride and groom holding hands romantically

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The couple posed for their save-the-date pre-wedding announcement photo, holding hands and silhouetted against the sunset on the beach in Maceió, Brazil

Maceió, Brazil: Pre-Wedding Couple Silhouetted at Sunset on the Beach

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The couple posed for their save-the-date engagement announcement portrait, smiling and holding hands near an abandoned building in Duluth, MN

Duluth, MN Engagement: Couple Smiling and Holding Hands Near Abandoned Building

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The couple ran through a ruined castle in Cazorla, Jaén, Spain for their pre-wedding save-the-date engagement announcement portrait

Cazorla, Jaén, Spain: Pre-Wedding Engagement Announcement Portrait of Couple Running Through Ruins

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A fun and humorous pre-wedding portrait of a couple jumping off of stairs was taken in Cazorla, Jaén, Spain

Cazorla, Jaén, Spain: Pre-Wedding Joy - Couple Jumping Down Stairs

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The couple laughed together, holding hands in a minimalist portrait taken from a low camera angle at a private residence in Escazú, San José, for their save-the-date wedding announcement photo

Escazú, San José: Low Camera Angle Minimalist Portrait of Couple Holding Hands, Laughter Fills Air for Wedding Announcement Photo

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The couple held hands as they giggled and walked a trail in Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, CO for a wedding announcement photo

Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs: Couple Holding Hands, Giggling on Trail for Wedding Announcement Image

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The bride and groom were holding hands after a flower shower and haldi ceremony at the hotel lawn in Delhi, India

The wedding photographer captured the bride and groom holding hands after the flower shower and haldi ceremony

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The happy couple captured in a moment of bliss, holding hands as they exited their wedding ceremony at Georgia Botanical Gardens

At Georgia Botanical Gardens, the happy couple held hands as they exited their wedding ceremony

Georgia wedding photography holding hands ceremony exit Georgia Georgia Botanical Gardens

The beautiful pre-wedding portrait of a woman and man holding hands and jumping against the blue sky and clouds in Vejer de la Frontera, Cadiz, Spain is a creative way to capture the love and excitement of the couple

Vejer de la Frontera, Cadiz, Spain: Creative pre-wedding portrait of a loving couple jumping in the blue sky

Cadiz Vejer de la Frontera Spain minimalistic portrait holding hands jumping cadiz engagement photography

A Petworth couple is having a cuddle, with blue sky in the background during this UK engagement session

UK Petworth: A couple cuddles, holding hands, under a blue sky, with white clouds

Petworth UK sky and clouds minimalistic portrait Petworth Engagement Photography England holding hands Chichester District

Chiemgau couple holding hands high against the deep blue sky in this low angle engagement portrait

In Chiemgau, an engaged Bavaria couple embraced, hands held high against the blue sky in this low angle capture

Chiemgau Engagement Session low angle capture Bavaria Chiemgau Germany holding hands blue sky

The engaged couple strolls hand-in-hand in beautiful Banff, Alberta, Canada, their joy captured in this timeless black and white photograph as they look forward to their upcoming wedding

The engaged couple in love strolls winter's snow in beautiful Banff, Alberta, Canada, their joy captured in timeless black and white

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The couple holding hands in their swim suits stand near the dark rocks of Waterfall Le Saut de L'Acomat in Guadeloupe for a lifestyle engagement portrait

Near Waterfall Le Saut de L'Acomat in Guadeloupe, a couple holds hands in swim suits for an engagement portrait

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The photographer at Ancenis, France captured a heart-warming moment of the bride holding hands with her father-in-law as he saw her for the first time in her wedding dress before the ceremony

At Ancenis, France, a touching moment was captured of the bride and her father-in-law holding hands and face to face

holding hands Pays de la Loire Ancenis Face to face father in law bride Ancenis Wedding Photographer

The engaged couple show their love and commitment to one another, holding hands on the sidewalk of Sancerre, with a beautiful building behind them

In Sancerre, an engaged couple held hands, showing their love and commitment amid the backdrop of a tall building

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The couple shared a look while having their lifestyle engagement portrait taken at Cobble Stone Hill, Nantucket Island, MA

Nantucket Island, MA: Couple holding hands by trees during lifestyle engagement portrait at Cobble Stone Hill

Nantucket Island Cobble Stone Hill Nantucket Engagement Photographer Nantucket holding hands

An engaged couple had a lifestyle session in Les Sables d'Olonne, France, with a silhouette of them under a pretty sky and soft pastel colors, touching heads and holding hands

The engaged couple stands on the beach, holding hands and touching heads against a romantic pastel sky

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A couple is laughing and holding hands while standing on the grass with tall trees in the background in Perth, Western Australia in a lifestyle portrait

The happy couple laugh and hold hands in a lush forest of tall trees, just before their wedding day

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A couple is depicted balancing and holding hands in an image taken at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens

The couple is tightly holding hands and leaning away from each other in perfect balance

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In Ceparana, an engaged couple, posed in black and white while holding hands and facing opposite directions by the water

The couple holds hands facing in opposite directions in a black and white portrait of them by the water

Ceparana Liguria lakeside engagement black and white Liguria Engagement Photography holding hands

An image of a couple holding hands at a wedding ceremony location in San Francisco, California from the event When the Two Became One

The couple's clasped hands, united by a strand of rosary beads, signify their commitment during the wedding ceremony

California photographer San Francisco ceremony California - Northern crucifix clasped hands holding hands

Intertwined hands of the bride and groom against the background of autumn leaves at Arbotreum in Rogow, Poland

This wedding photograph, with its symbolic representation of Michelangelo's "The Creation of Adam", captures the intertwined hands of the bride and groom against a backdrop of autumn leaves

Rogow Photographer Rogów autumn leaves Rogowie Arboretum SGGW holding hands Botanical garden

This black and white image captures the couple holding hands in front of their priest during their ceremony in Toronto, Ontario

The couple's ceremony was captured from a low angle, showcasing them holding hands in front of their priest

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