Wedding Photos of Intimacy

The following “Intimacy” 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 “Intimacy” 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.

Intimate black and white portrait of a bride and groom touching foreheads captured on their wedding day at Château de Cruzy, France, showcasing the bond and love between them in a romantic setting.

Romantic French Connection: Bride and Groom Bonding at Château de Cruzy in Monochrome Beauty

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Wedding day portrait captured at the American Church in Paris, as the couple steals a private session post-ceremony, depicted in a vintage black and white image evoking timeless romance and intimacy.

Timeless Romance: American Church in Paris Wedding Portrait - Vintage Black and White Elegance

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A romantic wedding portrait captured at a Moselle wedding venue. The newlyweds stand forehead to forehead at night, holding lanterns at arm's length. A scene of love and intimacy on their special day.

Romantic Moselle Wedding Venue: Newlyweds Embrace Under Night Sky with Lanterns Aglow

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At Alcsúti Arboretum, this portrait captures a reflection in sunlight as the couple embraces. The scene seamlessly combines the surroundings with the intimacy of the engaged couple.

Alcsúti Arboretum: A Sunlit Embrace in Nature's Reflection

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At Versailles, the bride and groom share pure intimacy, their delicate hands reaching out to touch under the beautiful bride's veil

Versailles Vows: An Exquisite Exchange of Affection Beneath a Bridal Veil

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The engaged couple radiated intimacy in a timeless moment right after their engagement proposal at San Mark's Square, Venice

Engaged couple glowed with intimacy in timeless moment at San Mark's Square, Venice

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A beautiful Monticiano Resort couple portrait showing The bride and groom are tight in front of each other, her head is tilted towards his shoulder, in the intimacy of this snap the fire on her lips while her gaze hides behind him

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Villa Lattuada, Italy wedding couple artistic image session with a feeling that the observer spies on this couple while going down the steps of the villa that hosts them, he pauses for a moment of intimacy

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Aguilas couple e-shoot in Murcia with Face to Face intimacy

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Paraty, RJ couple e-shoot on the island with intimacy

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Church of Saints Cyricus and Julitta wedding couple artistic image session in a spotlight at sunset, the intimacy of the bride and groom is shown by the way the groom leans into the bride

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Granada - Spain artistic wedding photo of the couple embracing Between lights

A wedding photo of the couple embracing, surrounded by twinkling lights and vibrant lamps

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Engagement session portraits with intimacy in black and white

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Alberta engaged couple's picture session, with their cold winter breath showing in the air

The engaged couple's picture session, with their cold breath showing in the air as they nuzzle close, is silhouetted by the branches of a tree whose shadows fill the right of the frame with a sense of cozy intimacy

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In BW, from La Spezia, a couple in a private corner of the city

The couple's tender embrace in a private corner of the city, captured in their engagement picture, reflects a special time of intimacy

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London, England Wedding Engagement Photographers

The intimacy and tenderness between the couple is captured in the embrace and the approaching kiss. The photograph captures the love and affection between the couple and would make for a beautiful and meaningful addition to their engagement photo album.

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Victoria engagement pictures of a couple in a bar setting | Australia photographer pre-wedding shoot with photographer

The romantic dimly-lit bar setting was the perfect backdrop for the couple's engagement photo, with bottles lined up neatly on the shelves and an air of intimacy in the air

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Rhode Island wedding photography | on-location engagement photographers

In this pre-wedding photography session, the couple poses for an on-location urban portrait, with sunlight washing over an orange block wall and the man is seen holding the woman tight, adding a sense of intimacy and tenderness to the scene

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Alley way pre-wedding engagement shoot in the afternoon | Occitanie portrait photography session

The alley way pre-wedding engagement shoot took place in the afternoon sun, with the woman walking away and looking back at the man, creating a sense of intimacy and connection between the couple

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