Wedding Photos of Makeup application

The following “Makeup application” 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 application” 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.

Two young children peering curiously at the bustling activity inside the bride's house in Martos, Jaén, Spain on a wedding day.

Innocent Glimpses: A Wedding Day in Martos, Spain

Bali, Indonesia: Getting ready at the hotel, the groom brings laughter to the bride with a wig during makeup application

Bali Bliss: Groom's Wig Brings Smiles in the Hotel Suite

Bali groom hotel Bali Indonesia laughter getting ready Bali Wedding Photography wig

Bride’s resilience shines through at Relais Castello Bevilacqua in Verona, Italy: After a rainstorm, sunlight delicately filters through a window as she gracefully perfects her makeup with help in preparation for her wedding ceremony

Capturing Beauty: A Story of Resilience in Verona's Relais Castello Bevilacqua

Verona Documentary Wedding Photography filtered sunlight Relais Castello Bevilacqua makeup application preparing for wedding Verona window light

An artist applies bridal makeup to a bride at Domaine de Beaulieu, France, using a small square mirror

An artist applies bridal makeup to the bride using a square mirror held in her hand

Domaine de Beaulieu mirror makeup application bridal preparations France photographer France

A Jesolo, Venice, Italy Bride and her friend's getting make up done during getting ready

The bride and her bestie are being beautified for the momentous occasion

Venice makeup application getting ready Venice bride Venice photographer Jesolo

Bridal prep with mirrors and balloons at Ashley Park House, Ireland

Bride getting ready for her wedding at the estate venue with a mirror, a balloon, and her makeup

Ireland Ashley Park House Ireland Estate Venue Tipperary Wedding Photographer mirrors Tipperary makeup application

the bride getting her makeup done

Gaelle Caré Aix les Bains Aix les Bains Photographer bride getting ready makeup application

bridesmaids doing makeup

Fujian makeup application bridesmaid China Fujian photographer

a tear wipe and mirror makeup application

tear wipe makeup application France France photographer La Grange des Merciers mirror

Portugal wedding photo of bride putting on makeup using small mirror by large windows

A bride is being captured in this wedding image as she puts on makeup using a small mirror by large windows

Portugal portugal wedding photographer window light makeup application small mirror

The Beijing bride's father is looking intently at the bride who is making up in the mirror

The bride's father is intently watching her as she gets makeup applied to her in the mirror, preparing for her wedding

looking in mirror makeup application Beijing beijing wedding photographer beijing bride brides father

Cosenza wedding detail of makeup application to the lips during this Italian at-home preparation

lipstick Cosenza wedding preparations at home wedding detail makeup application

Hotel Murcia getting ready photo of the bride putting on her Make Up | wedding venue photography

The bride was photographed applying her makeup in a mirror at Hotel Murcia for her wedding

wedding venue Preparing Bride Makeup Mirror bride makeup bride getting ready makeup application Bride Preparing Wedding

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