Wedding Photos of Landmark

The following “Landmark” 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 “Landmark” 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.

In this stunning engagement portrait captured by a top California engagement photographer, the adorable couple beams with love as they stroll along the sandy beaches of San Francisco.

Love on the Golden Shores: A Breathtaking Engagement Portrait amidst San Francisco's Stunning Beaches

Romantic black and white portrait of a couple captured by a talented UK wedding photographer, showcasing the iconic London Bridge as the backdrop to their love story before their special day.

London Elegance: A Breathtaking Black and White Engagement Portrait with the Iconic London Bridge as the Backdrop

London love story London Bridge landmark black and white London engagement portrait iconic bridge

Silhouette portrait for embracing couple touching heads

eiffel tower Chaiyasith Junjuerdee Paris touching heads landmark Silhouette portrait embracing couple

Lincoln Memorial post proposal engagement session with a Washington DC wedding photographer showing the Couple embracing between two columns as a slight breeze moves the womans dress

gentle breeze Bee Two Sweet landmark Brittany Diliberto Lincoln Memorial Washington DC columns

A Venice Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this artistic, seaside portrait of this San Giorgio Island couple sitting near a landmark

sitting landmark San Giorgio Island couple seaside San Giorgio Island water

True Love Pre-Wedding Portrait Session in Madrid capturing a couple at Puerta de Alcala with a slow and long exposure

Madrid slow shutter pre wedding portrait session landmark couple Puerta de Alcala

Australian pre - wed image at the Lancelin Sand Dunes of a couple in Perth waiting for the first sunset in a picturesque landmark in Western Australia

Australia sunset picturesque landmark Lancelin Sand Dunes Australian pre wed image couple in Perth

DC engagement photo shoot at the Lincoln Memorial DC with The couple embracing at the Memorial before sunrise

Lincoln Memorial DC couple portrait shoot engagement silhouettes contrast sunrise DC landmark

Chitzen Itza, Mexico Love engagement shot on a point and shoot as professional gear wasn't allowed on site

pyramid Mexico Chitzen Itza engagement photography Chitzen Itza pre wedding portrait landmark Chitzen Itza

China b&w couple engagement photos at MuTianYu Great Wall, Beijing, China

archway landmark China Great Wall Beijing Beijing pre wedding portrait engagement photos Beijing

Fort Point, San Francisco engagement photography at the Golden Gate Bridge

San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge engagement photos Golden Gate Bridge Fort Point pre wedding session Golden Gate Bridge landmark

pre bride and groom with paris in the background in an engagement portrait

Paris engagement photographers France landmark Paris pre wedding session Paris tree

engagement portrait of The couple kissing in front of one of the 7 natural wonders of the world at Blouberg Beach

Blouberg Beach engagement photographers Blouberg Beach landmark pre wedding shoot Blouberg Beach kiss beach

Silhouette of the couple with St Paul's in the background

London e shoot London pre wedding portraits London engagement photos background landmark London St Paul

Venezia, Italy pre-wedding photo-shoot - Sweet picture at the pier of a young, engaged couple

pre-wedding photo-shoot making a Sweet picture at the pier of a young, engaged couple

boats docks pre wedding shoot Venezia Venezia engagement photographers landmark Venezia

Frankfurt - Eiserner Steg Engagement Session - Couple at the Eiserner Steg sitting next to padlocks

Frankfurt - Eiserner Steg Engagement Session with the Couple at the Eiserner Steg sitting next to padlocks

Frankfurt Eiserner Steg Frankfurt engagement photographers landmark pre wedding session Frankfurt steel bridge

Pre-wedding couple shoot in the boats of Venice

boats landmark Venice couple portrait shoot Venice engagement image Venice Italy

Venice Pre-wedding photography sessions at the water in Italy

boats Venice engagement shoot pre wedding image Venice landmark Venice waves Italy

Silhouette profile engagement portrait in Madrid Spain

landmark silhouette pre wedding session Madrid bridge close up Madrid engagement photographers Madrid

Silhouetted portrait of a couple in the wind near the Eiffel Tower

silhouette pre wedding locations FR eiffel tower landmark FR engagement photos

Derbyshire Engagement Photography | Afternoon sunlit portrait session

Derbyshire Engagement Afternoon sunlit portrait session

UK engagement photographers Night pre wedding session UK symmetry Derbyshire day

Sydney Opera House engagement portrait with glass reflections

landmark reflection pre wedding locations Sydney Sydney Opera Sydney engagement photos red dress Ryan Ng

Dramatic sunset portraits for Channel Islands couples | pre-wedding photography

Dramatic sunset portraits for Channel Islands couples wanting creative pre-wedding photography

flash Guernsey engagement session sunset landmark pre wedding location Guernsey Guernsey Nick Despres

Chicago engagement photography in the trees - portrait posing ideas

Chicago engagement photo in the trees for some portrait posing ideas

castle Chicago landmark Illinois engagement photographers pre wedding session Chicago trees

United States engagement photography in the desert

desert engagement photographers dirt road pre wedding session USA United States landmark desert

Paris pre wedding photo shoot in the afternoon sun with an embraced couple

France Paris eiffel tower pre wedding session Paris landmark reflection in window

Eiffel Tower Engagement Photographer. Silhouettes

Eiffel Tower Engagement Photo Silhouette of a couple

pre wedding location Paris landmark silhouette Paris engagement session Paris eiffel tower symmetry

Baltimore destination wedding photographer | Monument engagement session photography

Baltimore Monument engagement session photo in the afternoon sunlight with shadows

MD shadow Baltimore pre wedding portrait Baltimore engagement images landmark Baltimore monument

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