Wedding Photos of Hugging

The following “Hugging” 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 “Hugging” 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.

An engaged Couple kissing by a waterfall in Columbia River Gorge in Oregon for their portrait photography shoot

The couple embraced in the romantic Columbia River Gorge in Oregon, capturing a timeless embrace during their portrait session

engagement photography shoot In the woods with a tight hug in Predappio, Forlì-Cesena, Italy

Italy Predappio engagement photos forest Predappio hugging Forlì-Cesena pre wedding locations Predappio

Enjoy Centre, St Albert wedding day photo of the Grandpa hugging the bride

hugging Banff Canada bride Grandpa St Albert wedding photo Enjoy Centre

Alberta wedding photography showing the Best man hugging the groom at the The Estate, Spruce Grove

The Estate Spruce Grove hugging Alberta wedding photography Spruce Grove venue groom Estate best man

A dad hugging his daughter on her wedding day in Arette, France

Arette France Nouvelle-Aquitaine hugging France Bride Dad

Emotional Wedding Ceremony with the bride crying and hugging her dad at the Villa Eva, Amalfi Coast, Italy

hugging Villa Eva Dad Villa Eva venue Emotional Wedding Ceremony Amalfi Coast wedding ceremony amalfi coast

Tree House Cosoba wedding image of the bride and grandmother hugging at the end of ceremony

tree house Muntenia bride Cosoba wedding image grandmother Giurgiu County Tree House Cosoba

Stirbey Palace wedding reception venue image of the bride hugging her best friend

Bucegi Mountains bouquet Stirbey Castle Romania venue image Romania Prahova County bride Stirbey Palace wedding reception

Family hug after the wedding ceremony in Marrakech

wedding ceremony Marrakech Morocco outdoor wedding hugging Family Hug Morocco bride and groom

Al Qasr Resort, Dubai wedding with a very delighted Mother of the Bride hugging her daughter

hugging daughter Al Qasr Resort delighted Al Qasr Resort venue Dubai emotions

hugging couple engagement portrait in black and white

Auvergne Rhône Alpes hugging couple Lyon portrait Castille Alma black and white

The Mere, Knutsford wedding image of a family in an emotional hug

England emotional bw Mere Knutsford emotions hugging family

Couple Engagement Photo Session | Mała Czantoria, Ustroń, Poland - Hugging engaged couple

Engagement Photo Session with a Hugging couple

Poland Weddings Grzegorz Kogut Poland Ustroń Engagement photo session poland wedding photographer couple

Engagement Picture Session from Chalkidiki, Greece - A couple hugging by the sea

Engagement Picture Session with A couple hugging by the sea

couple Greece pre wedding Engagement Picture Session Greece brides Manos Skoularikos Greece hugging

Fondation Louis Vuitton - Image of a couple hugging in paris

Image of a couple hugging while seated on stairs

paris wedding images Louis Vuitton Fondation seated hugging Paris pre wedding stairs paris brides

Mateus Leme, Minas Gerais / Brasil engagement pictures from the park - Couple hugging on the grass

engagement pictures from the park with a Couple hugging on the grass

Mateus Leme engagement photographer Mateus Leme e shoot Mateus Leme Brazil Mateus Leme pre wedding portraits hugging Mateus Leme engagement photos

Incek, Ankara, Turkey Pre Wedding Portraits - Couple standing in front of a tree is hugging, looking each other and laughing under the snow

Pre Wedding Portrait of Couple standing in front of a tree is hugging, looking each other and laughing under the snow

Incek Ankara couples hugging Ankara engagement laughing tree

Belo Horizonte, Brazil Hug the Couple showing his tattoos during engagement portrait session

Hugging Couple showing his tattoos during engagement portrait session

Belo Horizonte engagement photos Brazil Belo Horizonte engagement photographer Belo Horizonte pre wedding portraits tattoos engagement portrait session Victor Ataide

Shaanxi home photos at the wedding | The bride, the bride's mother and grandmother embraced each other

Xian brides black and white grandmother hugging embracing bride

Happiness and hugs with flowers

black and white flowers Vlaams Brabant wedding photographer Belgium Weddings hugging

Dolna Strehova, Slovakia wedding pictures of the Groom and mother

the Groom hugs his mother

hugging slovakia wedding photographer groom getting ready Dolna Strehova mother slovakia weddings

İncek, Ankara Prewedding Photoshoot - A Couple is hugging and looking at each other under the snow.

Prewedding Photoshoot with A Couple hugging and looking at each other under the snow

Incek pre wedding portraits snow couple Incek pre wedding photo shoot Ankara

Castelvecchio Vinery - Italy Wedding Day Photography of an Emotional Moment

Emotional hug for the bride

italy wedding venue Castelvecchio Vinery Daniele Borghello bride italy weddings italy bride hugging

new jersey Reception Venue Photography - The bride making her rounds at the reception. She is hugging her Uncle as her Aunts work on fixing her hair.

Salt and Sonder Studio New Jersey Weddings bride new jersey wedding photographer hugging wedding guests JD Land

Mt Evans CO wedding photo | Couple with storm clouds in the background

Mt Evans CO wedding portrait with storm clouds

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Flanders Bride and groom Portrait

hugging shadows Flanders Vlaams Brabant wedding photography groom Flanders bride and groom bride

tuz gölü (salt lake), turkey couple hugging during prewedding photo session

a lovely couple hugging during prewedding photo session

Tuz Gölü pre wedding portraits hugging Turkey lovely tuz gölü tuz gölü engagement photos Salih Ustundag

Engagement photo | Belgrad Forest, Istanbul couple hugging on the way under the trees

Engagement photo in the Forest of a couple hugging on the way under the trees

trees Istanbul engagement photo Belgrad Forest Salih Ustundag couple Belgrad Forest engagement photographer

Sunset Engagement session in the mountains

engagement photo France La LLagonne couple lens flare France hugging France pre wedding portraits

Paris, France Couple Photos - Engagement portrait session - Urban photography

Engagement portrait session with some Urban street photography

inner city engagement photo Paris Patrick Lombaert slow shutter Paris Paris pre wedding portraits hugging

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