Wedding Photos of Holds

The following “Holds” 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 “Holds” 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.

During the ceremony at Piney River Ranch, Colorado, a close-up captures the groom’s rings as he holds hands with the bride, focusing on the meaningful detail of their union.

Close-Up At Piney River Ranch In Colorado Focuses On The Groom’s Rings As He Holds The Bride’s Hands During Ceremony

At Willow Falls Resort in Blue Ridge, Georgia, the bride is seen gracefully holding the train of her dress, with the natural setting enhancing the bridal detail.

At Willow Falls Resort In Blue Ridge, Georgia, The Bride Holds Her Train Gracefully, The Natural Setting Enhancing A Bridal Detail

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At Château du Chapeau Cornu in Vignieu, France, the mother of the bride stands by, holding the wedding dress and reflecting on this meaningful, emotional day.

The Mother Of The Bride Holds The Wedding Dress At Château Du Chapeau Cornu In Vignieu France

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At The Peninsula Istanbul Hotel, an elderly male guest with glasses and a mustache holds a glass and a cotton candy, staring to his right.

The Peninsula Istanbul: Guest's Humor Moment

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A close-up shot of the bride and groom's details during their Germany church wedding ceremony. The couple's daughter holds the rings as the priest or pastor gives the blessing.

German Church Wedding: Daughter Holds Rings as Couple Blessed in Close-Up Ceremony

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World's most innovative and best Chengdu wedding photography from the moment of the ceremony When the bride comes out, the brides parents hold the skirt for her, the brides mother holds the brides hand, and the bride holds her fathers arm

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Picture of a Schenectady, NY bride wearing her wedding gown holds her sleeping baby while a little flower girls straightens her train.

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The bride's dad holds his daughter's hand during the first dance with her husband at Masseria San Lorenzo, Lecce

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Wedding Photography from New Jersey | Bride being escorted to a car before ceremony, mom holds veil behind bride too tightly, bride gives a look

Wedding Photo from New Jersey of the Bride being escorted to a car before ceremony, mom holds veil behind bride too tightly, bride gives a look

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A young girl scoffs as another holds the bride's bouquet in the air

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A woman in Edmonton holds a frog as she and her fiance kiss in this black and white engagement portrait by an Alberta, Canada photographer.

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In Vitoria, a woman holds her fiance's hand as he stands behind her in this black and white pre-wedding portrait by a Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil photographer.

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A couple holds up a Queen of Hearts and King of Hearts as they kiss beneath a tree in Bolano during their pre-wedding session by a Liguria photographer.

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A man carries his fiance on his back as she holds onto a tree branch in the woods of San Felice Circeo in this engagement session by a Latina, Lazio photographer.

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A couple holds a small light as they stand together at night in London during their pre-wedding shoot by an England photographer.

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Jacksonville bride holds hands with her mother before the wedding - Florida wedding photojournalism

Photo by: Jessica Stout - Jacksonville Florida

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London man holds the flowers for the wedding - England wedding reportage photojournalism

London man holds the flowers for the wedding in England

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