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The following “Lifestyle portraits” 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 “Lifestyle portraits” 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.

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A captivating lifestyle couple portrait, set amidst the serene beauty of Huairou, Beijing, China. This family of three, accompanied by their beloved dog, share a picturesque session by the tranquil waters of a green forest.
Huairou Haven | A Captivating Engagement Session For A Glamorous Family
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Engaging black and white lifestyle couple portrait taken in the town of Albi, France. The photo showcases the couple sitting on steps, framed symmetrically, amidst repeating lines, expertly captured by the photographer.
ALBI, FRANCE | Engaging Portrait: Symmetry, Lines and Black & White Glamour
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A couple's lifestyle portrait at Albi, France, showcases their connection as they peer through a fractured window. The photographer's use of blue lighting beautifully highlights the intricate web of cracks.
Romantic Engagement Session | Albi, France | Peering Through Fractured Beauty
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Albi, France - A lifestyle couple portrait, beautifully highlighted by the photographer. The silhouette of a man's profile face is juxtaposed against his female partner standing elegantly with a single wall lamp.
ALBI, FRANCE | A Captivating Engagement Portrait: Mesmerizing Silhouette with Wall Lamp
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Albi, France: An enchanting lifestyle couple portrait showcases a reflection of a kissing couple in the water. The focal point is on their dark pant legs and white shoes, while their faces are seen in a puddle in the foreground.
BLISSFUL IN ALBI: A captivating juxtaposition of love and reflection
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A couple about to wed had their engagement portrait session in Albi, France, posing in front of vibrant red windows. The photographer skillfully played with shadows, light, and captured the man's silhouette.
Engaging Elegance | Vibrant Red Windows in Albi Frame Their Love
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Lifestyle couple portrait at Goreme, Nevsehir, Turkey captures a pre-wedding photo session in Cappadocia. The couple poses like statues in a historic arched foyer, with the woman's flowing yellow dress cascading down to the man below.
Captivating Cappadocian Couple: Timeless Tale of Love and History
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A creatively composed lifestyle couple portrait captured in Cappadocia, Turkey. Lost in their affection, the couple embraces amidst a horse stampede within a dry corral, creating a captivating image.
CAPTIVATING COUPLE EMBRACE AMIDST HORSE STAMPEDE IN CAPPADOCIA, TURKEY
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Goreme, Nevsehir, Turkey: A captivating lifestyle couple portrait in Cappadocia's enchanting landscapes. The playful and romantic shot showcases the man lifting the woman towards a sky filled with hot air balloons.
Enchanting Love Soars | Captivating Portrait in Cappadocia's Dreamlike Landscapes
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A couple effortlessly poses on a rooftop picnic scene overlooking the sprawling cityscape of Istanbul. Birds gracefully soar through the sky, adding an air of tranquility to the beautifully captured scene.
ROOFTOP ROMANCE | A breathtaking engagement portrait capturing Istanbul's majestic skyline
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Lifestyle couple portrait at Ashridge, Hertfordshire. This beautifully composed pre-wedding engagement portrait captures the couple during golden hour in an orchard, holding hands amidst a backdrop of yellow flowers and lush green grass.
ELEGANT ENGAGEMENT: Ashridge Orchard Stuns with Golden Hour Romance
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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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A skillfully composed lifestyle portrait of a couple in front of a deep blue sky at the picturesque Château du Haut Barr in Saverne.
DREAMY ENGAGEMENT ENSEMBLE: Deep Blue Sky & Château du Haut Barr
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A couple lovingly gazes at each other, standing before silhouette trees and a deep blue sky, in a beautifully composed lifestyle portrait by the photographer at Pont de l'Isch - Wolfskirchen.
ENCHANTING ENGAGEMENT | LOVING GAZE | SILHOUETTE TREES | PONT DE L'ISCH
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Lifestyle couple portrait beautifully composed by the photographer at Phon D Sutton Mesa, Arizona. The warm soft tones enhance the couple's embrace during their engagement session, capturing their love.
ROMANTIC EMBRACE | MESMERIZING ENGAGEMENT SESSION AT PHON D SUTTON
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Lifestyle couple portrait taken at Kasteeltuin Geldrop showcasing a beautifully composed scene. The couple stands in a small ray of sun with their eyes closed, against a dark background of trees and a hint of dark blue sky.
Glamorous Love | Kasteeltuin Geldrop Showcases Couple's Spellbinding Engagement Portrait
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This pre-wedding engagement portrait captures a couple in a comforting embrace on a bench amidst the fall leaves of Ecclesall Woods, Sheffield. The serene forest forms a picturesque backdrop.
ROMANTIC EMBRACE AMIDST FALL LEAVES | ECCLESALL WOODS ENGAGEMENT PORTRAIT
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Lifestyle couple portrait captured at Castello Sforzesco Milano. The soon-to-be bride and groom stroll in the park, accompanied by their dog. Sunlight filtering through trees brings out vibrant green highlights in the scene.
CASTELLO SFORZESCO MILANO | LIFESTYLE COUPLE PORTRAIT: PARK STROLL, DOG, SUNLIGHT HIGHLIGHTS
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Lifestyle couple portrait in Taormina, Sicily. The lovely couple is seen in elegant earth tones, leaning against each other and a natural rock wall formation.
Elevated Elegance: A Stunning Engagement Portrayed in Sicily's Timeless Beauty
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Lifestyle couple portrait at Lake Maggiore, Italy captures a lovely couple in light earthy colors, kissing on a rock jetty by the water at sunset.
Loving Embrace: Stunning Sunset Portrait of Elegant Couple at Lake Maggiore, Italy
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A beautiful pre-wedding engagement portrait captured in the picturesque Cannaregio district in Venice, Italy. The creative shot features a couple sharing a kiss, with the serene backdrop of canals and boats in the water behind them.
CAPTIVATING CANALS: Romantic Pre-Wedding Portrait in Venice's Enchanting Cannaregio District
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