Wedding Photos of Magical

The following “Magical” 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 “Magical” 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.

Beautiful moment in Hong Kong captured at a wedding venue, featuring a happy bride and groom surrounded by confetti during a guest-arranged celebration walk at the Popinjays reception venue.

Magical Wedding Bliss in Hong Kong: Confetti-filled Celebration at Popinjays Reception Venue

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

stunning Memorable castle gate wedding day photogenic historical landmark Tarn-et-Garonne

Best Maryland documentary wedding picture from the Patapsco Female Institute in Ellicott City showing A father daughter dance in a magical setting in front of their guests Best Maryland documentary wedding picture from the Patapsco Female Institute in E

Brittany Diliberto Patapsco Female Institute Ellicott City Patapsco Female Institute weddings Maryland magical Female Institute

Crete Senesi couple e-session in Siena - Tuscany Portrait session in the magical countryside

Crete Senesi couple countryside magical Siena Crete Senesi e session portrait session

Angoulême Reception b&w wedding image of the couple embracing under a dark tree at night

A black and white wedding photo of the happy couple embracing underneath a tree lit up

Angoulême couple moonlight BW photography tree Night bw

wedding portrait image using the Bride and groom in the middle of the glasses

romance bridal session with groom fairytale IT wedding photography Udine Fine art magical

val d'Orcia - Italy fine art wedding portrait image showing the incredible sky covered with clouds and only a ray of light with illuminates the newlyweds

wedding portrait image showing the incredible sky covered with clouds and only a ray of light with illuminates the newlyweds

ray of light Val D orcia fine art wedding newlyweds magical Italy Illumination

Mantova, Italia fine art wedding detail photo created after everything is over, the bride and groom returned to their home, uncork the last bottle, take advantage of the light of a lamp avoiding the cold flash light

wedding detail photo created after Everything is over, the bride and groom returned to their home, uncork the last bottle, take advantage of the light of a lamp avoiding the cold flash light

bottle magical celebrating glass pouring Mantua Mantova

The wedding portrait of the couple in Nha Trang, with palm leaves above them and the sky as the background, was truly a magical moment

The couple's Nha Trang wedding portrait, framed by palm leaves and sky, was truly magical

rejoice bride and groom magical perfect union Nha Trang enchanting framed

Neuville-aux-bois wedding photography | Germignonville Messy Smoke Portrait with Bride and Groom and the Sun

Creative wedding shot of the bride and groom in a warm, smoky backdrop illuminated by the sun

bride and groom sunlit photography Neuville aux bois Messy Smoke enchanted atmosphere beautiful backdrop creative shot

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