Wedding Photos of Loving

The following “Loving” 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 “Loving” 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.

A heartwarming moment captured during a wedding in Sprockhövel, Germany, as the couple's loyal dog lingers at the ceremony, fixating on the priest after delivering the rings.

Loyal Dog's Loving Gaze: Wedding Bliss in Sprockhövel, Germany captured as He Watches Priest

In Buckinghamshire, UK, a heartfelt moment unfolds as a grandmother lovingly straightens the groom's tie, while he humbly kneels before her on his wedding day.

Grandmother's Tender Touch: Buckinghamshire, UK Wedding Moment with Groom and Tie Adjustment

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A heartwarming moment is frozen in time as the bride gets ready in her childhood home, helped by her loving mother, creating a beautiful memory from the wedding day in Apulia, Italy.

Bride Prepares In Childhood Home, Assisted by Mother, Creating Beautiful Wedding Memory in Apulia

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A heartfelt detail shot captured on the couple's wedding day at a charming venue in Lussan, Gers, France, featuring the bride tenderly placing her hands on her husband's head in a touching black and white photograph.

Tender Touch: Bride's Loving Embrace at Enchanting Lussan Venue Captured in Monochrome Majesty

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A romantic kiss between the newlyweds at Domaine de Chaillauroy captured on their wedding day, as he takes her face in his hands.

Elegant Newlyweds Share Loving Kiss at Domaine de Chaillauroy on Wedding Day

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A serene wedding picture from Lot et Garonne, France as the bride receives a loving touch-up from her sister, with her mother looking on attentively.

Loving Sisterly Touch-Up: Mother Watches Bride Getting Ready in Serene Lot et Garonne, France

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A beautiful moment captured at Chateau Saint Denis in Lot et Garonne, France; the bride's intimate preparations in soft light, shown in silhouette next to a window on her wedding day.

Silhouette Of Bride's Intimate Preparations At Chateau Saint Denis In Lot Et Garonne

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A picturesque wedding photograph of a glowing mist enveloping newlyweds in Dorsoduro, Venice, evoking an artistic painting-like ambiance on their special day.

Enveloped in Glowing Mist: A Romantic Wedding Portrait in Dorsoduro, Venice, Capturing Timeless Beauty

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A wedding photograph taken in Ellsworth, Maine, showing the couple stealing a quiet session together by the lake just before a rain shower arrives.

Stealing a Quiet Moment: Idyllic Ellsworth Lakeside Wedding Before Rainstorm arrives

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In an engagement portrait taken in Udine, Italy, a framed couple can be seen hugging each other lovingly

Romantic Engagement Portrait: A Loving Couple Embraces in Udine, Italy

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Scenic Valensole, France pre wedding portrait shoot as The couple pose for a loving image on their engagement day

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Dolomites loving engagement Silhouette shot of a couple kissing between mountains before sunrise

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An expressive San Miguel de Allende wedding day detail picture taken from above the heads of the bride and groom to frame the image well showing the hands of the couple touching and it is really loving

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Vendée, France Loving couple laughing and leaning against a wall in the french countryside during their image session

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Rye Island, Henfield, West Sussex wedding picture of the bride and groom sharing a loving moment surrounded by their friends and family

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Loving embrace by a couple from Bahia Brazil during their engagement portrait session

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Belo Horizonte, Brazil loving couple portrait embraced

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Engagement Photos from Soho - Couple hanging out in their apartment and just loving on each other. These two are a cultural blend of love and laughter. He's Israeli, she's Russian. They both live in NYC.

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Soho, Nyc Engagement Photographer: "Hanging out in Soho and just loving on each other. These two are a cultural blend of love and laughter. He's Israeli, she's Russian. They both live in NYC."

Neon Sign Engagement Photo for a couple Hanging out and just loving on each other showing a cultural blend of love and laughter

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Sunlit engagement photos of a couple embraced | Rhode Island photographer pre-wedding portrait session

The sun illuminated a beautiful engagement photo of a loving couple embraced, with graphic lines, shadows, and patterns against an industrial background

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