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.

The neighborhood is reflected in this photo of the bride having her makeup applied

bride reflection UK makeup getting ready The George RYE

Hair spray and make up time for the bride getting ready

makeup France hairspray Leoville getting ready bride

a bride getting her make up ready

ceremony Sigüenza bride makeup Castilla La Mancha

Granada, Nicaragua wedding photographer making pictures of the bride having make applied

a picture of the bride having make applied

bride Nicaragua Granada smile getting ready makeup

the bride has her make up done as her dress hangs on the door

makeup getting ready black and white dress UK West Sussex

Netherland bride has mascara applied to her eyelashes while still in curlers - bridal preparation wedding photography

the bride has mascara applied to her eyelashes while still in curlers

getting ready curlers bride Netherlands makeup eyelashes

Edinburgh girl does her make up while bride is getting her hair ready for the wedding ceremony

a young flower girl does her make up while bride is getting her hair ready

girl getting ready makeup Edinburgh hair bride Scotland

bride preparing with make up in the early morning hours

China getting ready Shanxi weddings Shanxi wedding image Asia Bai Gang Shanxi actual day wedding

China bridal party doing make up before the wedding ceremony

the bridal party doing make up before the ceremony

makeup China wedding preparations China bridal party bride China getting ready

the bride has make up applied and photographed through a fish tank

Italy bride Cagliari makeup fish Sardinia getting ready

Alcoy girls talk to each other as they watch the bride getting her make up done

young flower girls talk to each other as they watch the bride getting her make up done

Spain Alcoy flower girls makeup bride Alicante

Montreal, Quebec bride and bridesmaid getting make up and hair done before the wedding ceremony

the bride and bridesmaid getting make up and hair done before the wedding ceremony

bride bridesmaid Montreal Quebec hair getting ready makeup

Amparo woman doing make up while a guest takes a secret picture before the wedding

a woman doing make up while a guest takes a secret picture before the wedding

São Paulo makeup Amparo getting ready SP guest

Sao Paulo, Brazil bride getting help with her hair and make up before the wedding

a bride getting help with her hair and make up before the wedding

São Paulo makeup bride Brazil hair getting ready

The bride and groom stand outside by a stone wall as the bride touches up her makeup in this photo by a Warsaw wedding photographer.

In this photo, the Bride and Groom are standing outside in front of a stone wall, with the Bride touching up her makeup

groom bride Warsaw outside Warsaw bride makeup

New Jersey wedding photographer captured this image of bride getting her make-up finished in front of a big window

New Jersey bride getting her make-up finished in front of a big window

New Jersey wedding photo New Jersey window makeup bride preparations

Black and white photo of the bride getting her makeup done reflected in a picture of a young boy and girl

silhouette silhouettes getting ready picture make up Preparations

detail photo of the bride holding a woman's hand as they both get their makeup done

hand getting ready New Jersey make up makeup watch black and white

the makeup artist blotting the bride's lipstick

getting ready hands lipstick makeup make up bride London

bride getting some help from bridesmaids with her dress

black and white bedroom bridesmaids flower girl makeup bride

makeup groom groomsmen reflection bride mirror

pin black and white makeup eyelashes

cellphone hairdresser makeup color hairstyle bride

bride mirror kitchen makeup

Documentary Wedding Photography in Prague | Image contains: getting ready, color, indoors, bride, makeup

makeup windows color getting ready mirror make up

Zuid Holland Creative Wedding Photographer | Image contains: bride, getting ready, reflection, make up, car, window, driver

driver color makeup car reflection make up

black and white makeup bride silhouette image gown

reflection boy bridesmaids color mirror gowns

bride gown mirror reflectiion bridesmaid color

bride reflection makeup mirror black and white undergarments

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