Wedding Photos of Love

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.

At the bride's family home in West Sussex, England, a pre-ceremony wedding image was created with the father of the bride expressing his joy and love as he saw his daughter in her bridal dress

The father of the bride proudly shared his love and joy at the West Sussex, England family home as he saw his daughter in her wedding dress

A couple posed for their engagement shoot in Nimes, showing love and affection

Nimes Engagement Photos: A Display of Love and Affection

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A wedding guest enjoying a game of mini golf at Bunny Hill Farm in Yorkshire, UK, where the course creatively spells out the word 'love'

Love in the Backdrop: A Playful Moment at Bunny Hill Farm Wedding

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The rings are delicately intertwined on a white rose petal, symbolizing unity and love at the romantic Ferme de Bouchemont wedding venue in Yvelines, France

Enlaced in Eternity: A Symbol of Love at the Ferme de Bouchemont Wedding

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Matteo Originale is an artistic wedding photographer for La Spezia

Photo by: Matteo Originale - Bolano La Spezia

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A couple posed for a save-the-date engagement announcement portrait at Venere Azzurra beach in Lerici, with love writing in the sand captured in a drone shot

Lerici, Venere Azzurra Beach: Engagement Announcement Portrait with Drone Shot of Love Writing in the Sand

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Elegant Philadelphia couple portrait captured at the stunning Arts Ballroom PA - a true masterpiece of wedding photography.

A Captivating Philadelphia Couple's Portrait at Arts Ballroom PA

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The engaged couple at Székesfehérvár posed for a pre wedding portrait, spelling out "L.O.V.E." with Scrabble game pieces that they both held

At Székesfehérvár, the couple held Scrabble pieces to spell LOVE in their pre wedding portrait

Hungary Lifestyle Engagement Portrait about to kiss love Székesfehérvár Central Transdanubia scrabble pieces Hungary

At Castle Oaks Hotel, Limerick, a young girl, late in the evening, wandering around the ballroom

A young girl wandering around the ballroom late in the evening stopped by a giant letter sign spelling LOVE

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Italy post proposal photography showing a smiling Milan couple in the love, hearts, and love studio

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Honest and sincere emotions are on display in this wedding day picture created by a Cesena, Italy documentary wedding photographer showing a moment of true love with the old father

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North Carolina lifestyle couples photography in the South End of Charlotte showing the light in their love

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A California Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this creative, black and white portrait of this Davenport couple indoors with love

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A beautiful Selva di Filetto, Baglio della Luna couple portrait showing some Natural Love outdoors in BW

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Top, and timeless wedding photography from Villa Marigola, Lerici La Spezia during a portrait session from high above a labyrinth of love

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Italian elegant wedding portrait Castello di Fosdinovo Massa Ca Borghese showing the Love between veils under a blue sky with clouds at the castle

Italian wedding portrait Sky castle Castello di Fosdinovo clouds love

A beautiful Alexandria, VA engagement photo created as a couple embraces and celebrates their love

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World's most innovative and best Netherlands wedding day portraits of the bride and groom out in nature enjoying some Sunset love

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World's most visionary and best wedding couple portrait images from Castello di Fosdinovo Massa showing they can love each other forever

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Ravenna Wild beach playful engagement image of a couple in BW in an embrace of love

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Villa Petrea, Tuscany engagement photo showcasing the natural love of this couple in BW tones

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Jardin de Coursiana, La Romieu couple engagement portraits with a couple embracing in love in a garden

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Pre-wedding photo-session in a Botanical Garden of Rio de Janeiro showing that Textures always match a couple in love

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Vosges outside environmental couple prewedding photoshoot showing love is a rock

couple outside prewedding photoshoot love rock Vosges

View this creative Giritli Meyhanesi wedding image in BW of Hands and Love, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Turkey from the WPJA

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Outdoor Szeged, Hungary couple engagement photography portraits showing some Love on the runway

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Laguna Beach, CA outside environmental couple prewedding photoshoot celebrating in the crashing waves their 5 years of love

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Metz wedding couple artistic image session in BW showing Love stops time

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Aguilas, Murcia couple e-session in Spain with some watery Love on the high seas

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True Love Pre-Wedding Portrait Session in Muscat capturing a couple caught up in spring and love

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