Wedding Photos of Horses

The following “Horses” 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 “Horses” 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 in formal attire enjoys a leisurely horseback ride at Fantasy Ranch in Crested Butte, Colorado, on their wedding day, showcasing the beauty of love and nature blending together in a breathtaking setting.

Love and Nature Unite: Wedding Couple on Horseback at Fantasy Ranch, Crested Butte, Colorado

Documentary-style image of flower girls admiring horses on the property at Stone Tavern Farm, Roxbury NY, captured on the wedding day before the ceremony, in a tranquil outdoor setting.

Charming Flower Girls Gaze at Majestic Horses: Pre-Ceremony Moment at Stone Tavern Farm, Roxbury NY

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A pre-wedding engagement portrait at Alsancak, Izmir, Turkey, beautifully composed by the photographer. The image depicts a couple holding hands against a backdrop of a blue sky, below a statue tower showcasing horses with riders preparing for battle.

Engagement Bliss at Alsancak: A Captivating Couple Unveiled beneath Historic Horses Statue

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A creatively composed lifestyle couple portrait captured in Cappadocia, Turkey. Lost in their affection, the couple embraces amidst a horse stampede within a dry corral, creating a captivating image.

CAPTIVATING COUPLE EMBRACE AMIDST HORSE STAMPEDE IN CAPPADOCIA, TURKEY

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On the Snaefelsness Peninsula, Iceland, this engagement portrait features a couple laughing in front of Icelandic horses behind a barbed wire fence. The scene combines joy, natural beauty, and the unique charm of Icelandic horses.

Snaefelsness Peninsula Portraits: Laughing Love With Icelandic Horses

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Bride and groom pose in a picturesque field framed by New Forest ponies, creating a captivating scene of artistry and nature at their wedding in the UK.

OUTDOOR WEDDING VENUE SESSION: New Forest Ponies Take Center Stage in Couple's Breathtaking Pastoral Portraits

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A beautiful wedding day portrait taken in Cappadocia, Turkey. The couple poses amongst hot air balloons and horses in a peaceful green pasture.

Dreamy Destination: Love Ascends with Hot Air Balloons and Equestrian Elegance at Cappadocia Wedding

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This is a stunning wedding photo captured at a photoshoot location in Turkey. The newlyweds embrace each other between majestic horses, symbolizing their journey together.

Embraced by Majestic Horses: A Captivating Turkish Wedding Journey

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In the enchanting lavander field of Rians, Var, France, a captivating engagement portrait was captured depicting a couple embracing in the mesmerizing sunset, their loyal horses by their side

Captivating Engagement Portrait in Rians, Var, France: Embracing Couple in Lavender Field with Loyal Horses in Mesmerizing Sunset

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This engagement portrait in Monte Subasio shows the couple in love, with horses grazing in the background at sunset

Engaged couple in love at sunset, horses grazing in background of Monte Subasio engagement portrait

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Surrounded by the grandiose nature of Göreme, Nevsehir in Turkey, the couple embraced in a Cappadocia pre-wedding photo session at a horse ranch

The couple's romantic engagement portrait captured the beauty of Göreme, with a stunning backdrop of Cappadocia's horse ranch and majestic scenery

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The couple posed for their save-the-date wedding announcement picture in Cavusin, Cappadocia, Turkey amidst stampeding horses

Cappadocia, Turkey: The couple posed amidst stampeding horses for their wedding announcement picture in Cavusin

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On their wedding day, the couple enjoyed a romantic horseback ride in Cappadocia, Turkey, stopping to take a break near the towering rock formations beneath the beaming sun

The newlyweds celebrated their union with a picturesque horseback ride, pausing to admire the breathtaking scenery of the towering rock formations illuminated by the sunny sky

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An engagement photo session in Cappadocia, Turkey featured a couple in formal clothing with horses running past them in the Goreme Horse Range

A prewedding couple portrait session featuring the couple in formal clothing and horses running past them

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The happy bridal couple were enjoying a romantic ride on the carousel at the Frankfurt Roemer, riding the adorned horses and smiling

The happy couple enjoyed a fun ride on the carousel, smiling at each other on adorned horses

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Couple with Horses on the Beach Kiss for Engagement Portrait

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Best Colorado wedding photography during the winter during a Private ceremony in the snow with horses

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Bordeaux lifestyle portrait photography for a France couple who are engaged and kissing in a field with horses

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Nebraska lifestyle portrait photography at a Private Residence for a Couple with a horse as sun goes down

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An Italy Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this artistic, rural portrait of this Monte Livata couple with horses gazing behind them

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View this picturesque Belén, Heredia, Costa Rica wedding Couple kissing during golden hour while two beautiful horses stand close to see them kissing, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography at La Casona Pedregal from the WPJA

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Ankara Binicilik Club wedding artistic image session with horses and a young couple

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True Love Engagement Portrait Session in Sologne showing a couple inside a horse stable holding hands on the wooden barn floor

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Cappadocia, Turkey mini couple photo session before the wedding day with a horse tied up to a post

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Jaén Pre-Wedding portraits with a couple riding horses on a fair carousel

Jaén Pre-Wedding portraits with a couple riding horses on a fair carousal

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Artistic Polje Planina, Slovenia wedding photo of newlyweds on the carriage on the water surface with the reflection when one of the horses spot the reflection of themself and got scared

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ES engagement photo shoot in the afternoon sun of Águilas - Spain with some soft Love and horses

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Wedding Portrait of a couple and their horses in Parker, Colorado

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Engaged couple portrait amongst tall grasses and horses at the Wilder Ranch in Santa Cruz

Engaged couple portrait amongst tall grasses and horses at the Ranch

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The groom arrives on horseback

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