Wedding Photos of Ice

The following “Ice” 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 “Ice” 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 playful moment frozen in time at an elegant wedding venue, showcasing a curious young guest reaching towards a cooler filled with alcoholic beverage drinks at The Inn at Mount Vernon Farm in Virginia.

Curious Guest's Festive Reach: Playful Scene at The Inn at Mount Vernon Farm, Virginia

Arapaho National Forest, CO: A beautifully composed lifestyle couple portrait captures a romantic scene as a blizzard blankets a frozen alpine lake. The couple shares a kiss on a small rock island amidst the snowy landscape.

LOVERS IN WHITE | ROMANCE BLOSSOMS AMIDST A SNOWY WINTER WONDERLAND

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In this WPJA Honor Award-winning photo, taken at a church in Bath, UK, a documentary wedding photographer captured the moment when a man holds a chest filled with ice and drinks for the guests during the drink reception.

Chilled Delight Delivery: The Ultimate Iced Refreshment at a Church Wedding in Bath

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Abisko, Sweden on-location winter portrait e-shoot on a frozen lake

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Abisko, Sweden environmental engagement e-session in front of a frozen waterfall

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Evergreen, Colorado portrait e-session - couple dons hockey gear and wrestles on the ice

Evergreen, Colorado portrait e session for a couple that dons hockey gear and wrestles on the ice

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Bride and groom and ice climber in an artistic wedding photo from Maligne Canyon, AB, Canada

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Bride and groom sit for a rest on the icy shores of Lake Ontario for a wedding portrait

Bride and groom sit for a rest on the icy shores of a Lake for a wedding portrait

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This artisic engagement portrait designed by an Apulia photographer captures the couples reflection on the ice near Tretino

This artisic engagement portrait designed by a photographer captures the couples reflection on the ice

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Detail shot of a drink glass with ice and the ring

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Elora, Ontario engagement shoot | The Icicles of winter can't chill their love session

The icicles of winter can't chill the love in an engagement shoot, with the couple's session set against a cold, icy, and dark background

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A snowy outdoor wedding picture melts the ice of the days climate in Boulder

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WPJA contest judges have been recognized by their industry peers, winning top awards as staff picture editors, staff photojournalists, and newsroom mentors while working for these and other leading publications and journalism organizations.