Wedding Photos of Intimate

The following “Intimate” 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 “Intimate” 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.

World's best creative wedding portrait photography from English Manor in Ocean Township, NJ during an Intimate minute together alone on the patio at night under lights

World's top and most original Estes Park wedding portrait photography showing A bride and groom sharing an intimate lit picture session after sunset

CO portrait photography Colorado Destination Wedding Colorado rimlit sunset intimate Estes Park bride and groom

A black and white Germany couple portrait from a high angle before they kiss

black and white kiss Passionate high angle intimate Germany couple portrait

A top Chicago wedding photojournalism example from a beautiful lakeside wedding location during an Intimate elopement taking place near the lakefront in Illinois

trees lakefront elopement Chicago wedding photojournalism Illinois intimate lakeside wedding location

Ras Al Khaimah engagement image of a couple in a tight, intimate pose in BW

pose intimate Ras Al Khaimah engagement image Ras Al Khaimah Ras Al Khaimah couple bw Mohamed Jameer

Montpellier funloving couple modeling for a prewedding session

intimate Montpellier Montpellier couple modeling laughing smiles

Central Park Pre-wedding of a NYC couple portrait-session in Manhattan having an Intimate minute together in the garden

Central Park Prewedding intimate NYC couple portrait garden Manhattan NY photographer

View this poetic Singapore wedding image of An intimate couple, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography at the Gardens by the Bay from the WPJA

Singapore wedding image of An intimate couple, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography at the Gardens by the Bay

Singapore Singapore wedding image intimate couple SN wedding photography Gardens by the Bay kiss

Chateau du Sou wedding Couple photo at sunset with rim lighting

Chateau du Sou France wedding photography wedding couple photo Night rim lighting Lyon photographer intimate

Maceió couple e-session in BW with an intimate hug and full white background

bw hug Maceió weddings Renner Boldrino Maceió couple intimate white background

Castle of Malcesine couple engagement shoot at Lake Garda during An intimate pre wedding portrait from the walls

intimate pre wedding portrait walls Malcesine couple lake garda castle

Black and white Crete Senesi wedding picture in Siena, Tuscany, Italy during a very small and intimate Elopement event

Tuscany Tuscany bride and groom Italy small wedding Italy Siena couple touch

A wedding photographer at the Appleford Estate in Pennsylvania created this image showing Wide view of intimate outdoor ceremony under the mature trees

Pennsylvania outdoor ceremony Pennsylvania mature trees Appleford Estate intimate outdoor ceremony

A top wedding photographer at Sunset Cliffs in San Diego captured this picture showing the bride laughs during vows during intimate beach ceremony

Sunset Cliffs beach ceremony San Diego picture bride laughs during vows

San Diego best wedding photography from Sunset Cliffs showing a pic of the Groom choking back tears as he facetious with his mother on his intimate wedding day

San Diego choking back tears mother wedding day San Diego groom groom

A wedding photographer at Appleford Estate in PA created this image of a mothers hug their children after intimate ceremony outdoors

PA mothers ceremony outdoors hug PA outdoor ceremony intimate

Buzio, RJ couple e-session during an intimate pre wedding rehearsal

Buzio pre wedding RJ couple Buzio Engagement intimate Buzio

True Love Engagement Picture Session at Bosco Romagno, Cividale showing a couple in BW with Lights and shadows in Italy

intimate bw lights and shadows Engagement Picture Session at Bosco Romagno Cividale Cividale bride to be Italy

True Love Pre-Wedding Portrait Session in Perth capturing a couple in A lovely minute during sunset

BW pre wedding portrait sunset intimate embrace perth couple Jacob Gordon Perth photographer

True Love Engagement Portrait Session at the family farm showing a kind minuted between the future bride and groom

Lille intimate future bride kiss lille Engagement Portrait bw

True Love Engagement Picture Session at Lago D'Orta showing a couple having An intimate minute together

intimate Lago D Orta Engagement Picture Session wind Verbano Cusio Ossola photographer couple

True Love Engagement Picture Session in Siracusa showing a couple enjoying each others company in the sunlight

Siracusa sunlight bw tight shot Siracusa engagement picture intimate

Doka State, Alajuela portrait e-session of an intimate moment between a couple

Alajuela portraits Alajuela intimate Mauricio Urena Costa Rica couple Alajuela e session

Rocky Mountain National Park portrait e-session - a couple shares an intimate moment near a river during sunset

Rocky Mountain National Park portrait e session as a couple shares an intimate moment near a river during sunset

Mark Creery couple portrait river couple couple e session intimate RMNP

Aiguebelette, France Pre Wedding Photoshoot in a Fine Art Style showing the couple face to face

aiguebelette engagement bw France intimate Face to face Aiguebelette

Trieste couple pre-wed portrait showing their intimate Love and devotion

italy engagement portrait intimate love Trieste

Asilomar State Beach intimate couple portrait

habitat Tyler Vu State Park rocky coast Asilomar State Beach Conference Grounds Monterey Peninsula

Cuba mini intimate couple photo session before the wedding day in the wind against a blue painted wall

painted wall wind intimate Cuba Blue Cuba couple photo

Ballenger Farm, Leesburg VA wedding photography showing the couple toasting to their friends and family at their intimate wedding reception

family Ballenger Farm VA wedding photography wedding reception Leesburg intimate couple toasting

California outdoor beach wedding photo from Carpinteria as A groom laughs during his vows on his intimate beach ceremony

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