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The following “Love” 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 “Love” 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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An award-winning wedding portrait captured in Metz, France. The artistic image shows a silhouette of a couple standing facing each other, with a blue light illuminating the wall behind them and fairy lights creating a bokeh effect in the foreground.
Metz Magic: Illuminated Love Shines Through Silhouette Romance
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In Kerfany, Finistère, a wedding photographer captured this award-winning image of a couple joining hands on a cliff overhang. The dramatic Breton cloudy sky adds to the emotion of the scene.
Cliffside Love: A Breathtaking Wedding Moment in Kerfany, Finistère
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An award-winning wedding photographer captures the newlyweds strolling along the wooden boardwalk at Parco Taxodi Garden. With the breathtaking view of Lake Iseo as their backdrop, this portrait embodies love and serenity.
Lake Iseo Serenity: Newlyweds Strolling at Parco Taxodi Garden
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Wedding bliss in Umbria! A couple shares a tender kiss amidst the stunning backdrop of Agriturismo La Dogana. Love radiates as they embrace, bathed in golden sunlight, between majestic rows of tall trees.
Umbrian Wedding Romance: Embracing Love in Agriturismo La Dogana
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An award-winning wedding photo captured at Villa Semenza in Lecco, Italy. The picture highlights the beautiful details of the imperial table, with the bride and groom embracing in the background.
Imperial Splendor: Embracing Love at Villa Semenza, Lecco, Italy
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In Budapest, Hungary, at a church, this wedding photo portrays the bride and groom lying on their backs at the bottom of a tunnel, forming a spiral of love.
Tunnel of Love: Spiraling Romance Unveiled in Budapest Wedding Photography
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Wedding photo captured at Château Chapeau Cornu, Isere. The intimate shot features the groom gently holding his wife's hand as they sit in wooden chairs, from a high perspective.
CAPTIVATING CONNECTION: Groom's Tender Touch Evokes Love at Château Chapeau Cornu
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Award-winning wedding photographer captures the couple's intimate pose at Ambient Studio in Atlanta. The artistic silhouette portrait highlights their love against the backdrop of exquisite drapery.
Atlanta's Ambient Studio: A Silhouette Portrait Capturing Intimate Love
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A stunning wedding photo captured at Domaine de la Poudié, Tarn, France. The couple is elegantly framed through a chandelier on a balcony, creating a beautiful and intimate portrait.
Elegant Nuptial Portrait: Love Illuminated through Chandelier's Graceful Embrace
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In Udine, Italy, a bride and groom share a tender kiss after their guests joyfully ring a kiss bell. This award-winning image captures the love and celebration of their wedding day.
Love and Celebration: The Kiss Bell Rings in Udine's Joyful Wedding
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A romantic portrait of a couple in love captured at Tourterelle Inn, Vermont. The sun softly illuminates the raindrops as they embrace, creating a heartfelt and intimate scene.
Vows Under Vermont Skies: A Wedding Venue's Whispered Bliss in Rain-Kissed Embrace
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The happy couple commences their matrimonial journey in a heartfelt celebration cheer, framed by the stunning backdrop of Singapore's towering architecture.
A SINGAPORE GRAND WEDDING: A Mesmerizing Union of Love and Sky-High Splendor
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Couple captured at sunset in picturesque Manosque, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. Silhouetted against a colorful sky, their love is framed by the foliage, creating a romantic scene.
Wedding Love on Display: A Stunning Sunset Portrait in Manosque's Majestic Venue
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In Cleveland, Ohio, after the wedding ceremony, the couple posed for a final indoor photo captured by the photographer as the church emptied.
CAPTURING ETERNAL UNITY: GLAMOROUS CLEVELAND WEDDING PHOTO ETERNIZES LOVE
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In a stunning vertical portrait against a dark backdrop, a couple at Hotel Hermitage in Lucerne is illuminated by the soft glow of lights, creating a romantic and enchanting scene.
LUMINOUS LOVE: A Wedding Unveiled at Hotel Hermitage in Lucerne
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Cap Ferret is the location where a couple's engagement session took place
Romantic Engagement Session in Cap Ferret: Love Found in Paradise
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In an engagement portrait taken in Bellvue, Colorado, a couple can be seen standing on a rock and sharing a kiss
Romantic Engagement Portrait in Bellvue, Colorado: Couple Shares a Sweet Kiss on a Rock
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They decided to commemorate their engagement with a stunning portrait taken in Saratoga, capturing their love and happiness for eternity
Capturing Eternal Love and Happiness: Stunning Engagement Portrait in Saratoga
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A couple in Chartres can be seen cuddling on the sidewalk, capturing the beautiful essence of their love in their engagement portrait
Capturing the Beautiful Essence of Love: Couple Cuddles on Chartres Sidewalk for Engagement Portrait
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In Chartres, a couple embraces during the golden hour for their engagement portrait
Capturing Love in Chartres: Enchanting Engagement Portrait Embraces the Golden Hour
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A couple in Udine, Italy, embrace tenderly and share a romantic kiss on the face during their engagement portrait
Capturing the love: A romantic engagement portrait featuring a tender moment and a kiss in Udine, Italy
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A couple in Trieste, Italy, poses for an engagement portrait at sunset, capturing their love against a backdrop of cloudy skies
Romantic Engagement Portrait: Italian Couple in Trieste Poses at Sunset with Cloudy Skies as Backdrop
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The Baeza couple strikes a romantic pose as they dance on the steps of an old building, capturing the essence of their love in their engagement portrait
Capturing the Essence of Love: Baeza Couple's Romantic Engagement Portrait Dance
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Ravenswood Wedding Venue in West Sussex, England: Heartwarming image captures the brides expressing their love as they hold hands during their joyous wedding ceremony
West Sussex Wedding Venue: Brides express their love with a heartwarming hand-holding moment at Ravenswood
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Couple in wedding attire kisses in front of Château de Goudourville, with the castle gate in the foreground creating a picturesque frame for their affectionate embrace
Château de Goudourville offers a picturesque frame as a couple in wedding attire shares an affectionate kiss
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A wedding couple is captured in a portrait at Domaine de la Métairie du château, as the bride and groom share a kiss beneath a soaring veil
Domaine de la Métairie du château: Romantic Wedding Couple Captured in Portrait with Soaring Veil
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At the Shupe Homestead in Longmont, Colorado, a couple is captured in a portrait shot as they sit in a lounge chair underneath a sign that reads 'love'.
LOVING THROUGH LENS: A Wedding Portrait at Shupe Homestead in Longmont, Colorado
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The Florence couple chose to capture their love in a picturesque countryside wedding portrait, embraced in the tall grasses, creating a breathtaking memory of their special day
Countryside Wedding Portrait in Florence: A Breathtaking Memory for this Florence Couple
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At The Woods at Eisler Farms in Butler, PA, the groom tenderly kissed the bride's shoulder as she became emotional during her maid of honor's speech
The groom kissed the bride's shoulder tenderly at The Woods at Eisler Farms, Butler, PA
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At Oaks Farm wedding venue in Croydon, Surrey, England, the newlyweds were elated with joy during the reception speeches
The couple were delighted during the speeches at Oaks Farm, Croydon, Surrey, England
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