Wedding Photos of Man

The following “Man” 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 “Man” 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 unique image caught on camera during a wedding day preparation, with a vibrant red dress hanging in a window as a man outside gazes up at it while holding a watermelon, creating a whimsical and captivating scene at the venue in Sarzana.

Whimsical Scene: Man with Watermelon Gazes at Vibrant Red Dress in Sarzana Venue Window

A candid moment frozen in time, showcasing a man in a suit glancing at his watch while the television in the background displays a snooker game.

Groom Checking Time During Snooker Match at Elegant Venue in China

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Amusing wedding moment captured at Ristorante Erard in Montecarotto, Marche, Italy: man sitting on grass, surrounded by women, holding his ears while woman blasts a horn at his head.

Man's Horn Headache: Hilarious Wedding Scene at Ristorante Erard, Montecarotto, Italy

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Man's Horn Headache: Hilarious Wedding Scene at Ristorante Erard, Montecarotto, Italy

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A man lovingly tends to his baby amidst colorful flag pennants at Chateau Lasfargues in Laugnac, France, creating a heartwarming and candid moment captured by the wedding photographer.

Groom and Baby Steal Show at Chateau Lasfargues, France Wedding Capture

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ALBI, FRANCE | A Captivating Engagement Portrait: Mesmerizing Silhouette with Wall Lamp

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Lifestyle couple portrait at Goreme, Nevsehir, Turkey captures a pre-wedding photo session in Cappadocia. The couple poses like statues in a historic arched foyer, with the woman's flowing yellow dress cascading down to the man below.

Captivating Cappadocian Couple: Timeless Tale of Love and History

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Goreme, Nevsehir, Turkey: A captivating lifestyle couple portrait in Cappadocia's enchanting landscapes. The playful and romantic shot showcases the man lifting the woman towards a sky filled with hot air balloons.

Enchanting Love Soars | Captivating Portrait in Cappadocia's Dreamlike Landscapes

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A creatively composed pre-wedding lifestyle couple portrait taken on Pont de l'Isch in Wolfskirchen. The image portrays a silhouetted man walking on the bridge wall against a deep blue sky.

STYLISH SOLITUDE | A ROMANTIC DUO DANCES ABOVE FRENCH BLISS

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Award-winning wedding photographer captures a striking black and white image in Toulouse, France. Through a minimalist approach, the photo showcases a man enjoying a drink behind a wall, with a clean and visually captivating composition.

Minimalist Delight: Captivating Toulouse Wedding Shot Reveals Man's Refreshing Respite

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In this WPJA Honor Award-winning photo, taken at a church in Bath, UK, a documentary wedding photographer captured the moment when a man holds a chest filled with ice and drinks for the guests during the drink reception.

Chilled Delight Delivery: The Ultimate Iced Refreshment at a Church Wedding in Bath

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The bride and groom watched a little one hugging the man giving the speech in Corrèze

The bride and groom were seated as a small child gave a hug to the man giving the speech

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This striking black and white photograph shows a man viewed from behind in a church in Toronto, Ontario, with the pews providing a repeating pattern

Toronto, Ontario: Black & white photo of man from behind in church, pews forming background pattern

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Best Ardeche documentary wedding photography showing some man Power Flower at the entrance of outdoor ceremony

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A first rate wedding detail picture from a Petritoli marriage event in Fermo, Italy showing a man holding a beer bottle and a toddler sippy cup

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A Hoeve Engelendael documentary-style wedding image showing a moment when a woman spills her drink on the back of a mans suit during a hug

A Hoeve Engelendael documentary wedding image showing a moment when a woman spills her drink on the back of a mans suit during a hug

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View this poetic Meyzieu wedding image from An indian wedding, of bride embracing her man while looking at the camera, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography from the WPJA

Meyzieu wedding image from An indian wedding, of bride embracing her man while looking at the camera, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography

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Sichuan indoor marriage ceremony award-winning image showing The wedding ceremony is about to begin. This is the door where the bride enters the auditorium at the beginning of the ceremony. The best man is closing the door to prepare for the ceremony

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Montreal Botanical Garden outside environmental couple prewedding photoshoot showing a Man holding woman up in his arms in a pine wood at sunset

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Château Saint Loup en Albret, France outdoor marriage reception party award-winning photo that has recorded a small boy pushing man in wheelchair on the grass

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Hotel Particulier de Montmartre, Paris artful style wedding detail picture showing The traditional pièce montée taken from a lower angle that makes it look like the body of a man with no head

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Emerald Bay, California couple e-shoot, formally dress, the man lovingly kisses the forehead of his beloved

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Maceió, Alagoas on-location portrait e-shoot created as a man hugs his bride-to-be on a rooftop

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Maceió, Alagoas environmental engagement e-session with a man holding his future bride in his lap and she smiles

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Germany artistic wedding detail image of a man with his phone camera capturing the first dance

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French rainy wedding photography from Chateau de Conques, Buzet sur Tarn, France with a man checking his phone looking for what does the weather report say

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Montpellier wedding image of a dog standing while a man walks through with the cake

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Turkey wedding photo from Igdir of a Man sleeping on a couch while a woman ties her shoes

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Turkey wedding reportage image from Luleburgaz of the bride dancing on the street as a man plays a drum

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Acadia National Park wedding photo of a man pinning his flower to his suit coat outdoors

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