Wedding Photos of Lifting

The following “Lifting” 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 “Lifting” 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.

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

A beautiful Virginia wedding portrait of the groom lifting his bride in the air with a beautiful mountain background at the Shenandoah National Park

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An extraordinary Jaen wedding image by a professional Spain photographer at Restaurante Cueva de los Majuelos showing friends of the groom lifting him overhead as he is wrapped in plastic

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An extraordinary Normandy wedding image by a professional France photographer showing a Funny ceremony tradition

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On location Rocky Mountain National Park couple engagement portrait shoot with a guy lifting girl

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Maceio couple e-session in front of the sea with a romantic lifting hug

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A Boulder wedding photographer at Black Canyon Inn in Estes Park created this image of a Colorado best man lifting groom into the air

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Maceió, Alagoas environmental engagement e-session with a man holding his future bride in his lap and she smiles

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Dromoland wedding photo of the groom lifting up the bride on the dance floor

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Beijing, CN Pre-Wedding Session with a couple - Portrait contains: gym, workout, mat, weights, lifting, strong

Beijing, CN Pre-Wedding Session with a couple in the gym during a workout

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Rivington Barn wedding reception photo of groom lifting the bride as they are showered with confetti.

the groom lifting the bride as they are showered with confetti

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Lifting his fiance in the frigid temps of winter while taking a walk next to Dillon Reservoir during an engagement session

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