Wedding Photos of Makeup

The following “Makeup” 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 “Makeup” 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.

Bride's lips getting ready with makeup at Villa la Palagina in Tuscany, Italy

While a bride prepares in her hotel room, a closeup shot is captured showcasing the intimate details of her dress and makeup

Intimate Bridal Dress and Makeup Details Captured in Hotel Room Preparations

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An image of a wedding preparation scene was captured in the Eure-et-Loir region, at the bride's home, where she is having her hair and makeup done with assistance from two

A wedding preparation scene at the bride's home in the Eure-et-Loir region was captured, with two helping with hair and makeup

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At Cornhill Castle, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, the Bride had her makeup spray applied while her son laughed in the background, creating a funny wedding image

The Bride had her makeup spray applied at Cornhill Castle, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, unto the laughter of her son

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In the Yorkshire countryside, the Dunedin Wedding Venue was bathed in the morning sunlight as a bridesmaid examined her makeup in a handheld mirror, sheltered from the rays by the careful fanning of a makeup artist

The Wedding Venue was illuminated by the morning sunlight as the bridesmaid was getting her makeup done

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The bride posed for a beautiful BW wedding picture in mirrors at Domaine de Givray in Cher, France

The bride posed for a black-and-white wedding photo in the getting-ready room surrounded by mirrors

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From a high camera angle, the bride is seen having lipstick applied in preparation for her special day at Hotel Sable Chicago

A bird's-eye view reveals the bride having her lips adorned with lipstick by a helper

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At the Athenee Hotel in Bangkok, the bride had her makeup artfully applied by an artist, with the city skyline reflected in the glass around her

The bride was expertly made up by an artist, her reflection in the glass providing the perfect backdrop of the city skyline

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At Ca Borghese in La Spezia, Italy, the bride's profile is framed with her final touches of make-up

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This Praia do Rosa bride and godmother laughing while getting ready for the ceremony with hair and makeup

The bride and godmother shared a joyful moment as they got ready for the ceremony, doing their hair and makeup with laughter

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The bride was getting ready for her big day in a luxurious Zhejiang hotel, with a makeup artist by her side and a mirror with lights around the edges

The bride is getting ready in a luxurious hotel, with a makeup artist and a mirror surrounded by lights

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A team of makeup artists created a stunning look for the bride on her special day at a Mexico beach wedding

Cancun makeup image | the bride getting ready with her makeup team and dress

Mexico makeup Yucatan Peninsula cancun Cancun Photographer bride getting ready

At the place of preparations in France, the mother of the groom turns the page of a newspaper in the background a bridesmaid waits before having her make-up in the background the bridegroom is done and a bridesmaid is done

At the place of preparations, the mother of the groom turns the page of a newspaper whilst a bridesmaid waits in the background to have her make-up done

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Tilburg bride getting ready at home with her mom and sister for a Netherlands wedding

The bride is getting ready for her wedding at home with her mom and sister, including doing her makeup

Netherlands mirror sister mother of bride makeup tilburg reflection

At the Palisades Lake Tahoe, Olympic Valley, CA, the makeup artists applies makeup to the bride as bridesmaids get ready around her

The makeup artist applies makeup to the bride as the bridesmaids get ready around her in a hotel room with a large mirror

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A striking Highlands Ranch wedding picture of a Colorado bride reflected in a mirror as she gets her makeup done on her wedding day

CO wedding day makeup reflected Highlands Ranch mirror colorado bride

An extraordinary Steamboat Springs wedding image by a professional Colorado photographer conveying the Bride having hair and makeup done before wedding

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An exceptional Santa Barbara wedding image by a pro California photographer exhibiting a woman gets her makeup applied

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Best Vail documentary wedding photography from Colorado showing the The bride eating a burger while having her hair and makeup touched up

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Best Philadelphia wedding photojournalism picture showing a bride using a pretty funky mirror to touch up her makeup

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Jinhua wedding photography during actual day in Zhejiang from the the brides home showing the bride and bridesmaids were making up

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An extraordinary Colorado wedding picture by a pro Denver photographer revealing the Bride getting makeup done with her shoes on a windowsill

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A Nanping wedding day detail picture showing the Bride with makeup reflected in many mirrors

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Best Bangkok documentary wedding picture from Dusit Suites Hotel showing Bride and Groom getting ready with makeup

Chaiyasith Junjuerdee hotel Bangkok makeup Thailand Dusit Suites Hotel getting ready

An exceptional Piazza Sordello wedding image by a pro Mantua photographer exhibiting the bride and bridesmaids using the car glass and mirror for final makeup touches

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San Francisco wedding reportage photographer captured this moment created as Mother and aunt of the bride kill time during hair and makeup

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World's best creative wedding photography from Fujian, China showing hairspray lit during the Bride in makeup

China makeup backlit hairspray silhouette Fujian wedding photography

This New York wedding photojournalism picture is a prime example of what candid, nontraditional Indian Lake wedding photography looks like, as the bride gets her makeup done before the ceremony at Timberlock Camp

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A wedding photojournalist in Zhejiang captured this moment of the bride and bridesmaid making up

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A MN documentary style wedding image showing a moment when Bridesmaids are dancing while getting ready

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