Wedding Photos of Minimalistic portrait

The following “Minimalistic portrait” 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 “Minimalistic portrait” 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.

At Praia do Francês in AL, this engagement portrait captures the couple standing against the vastness of the sky and sea with a minimalist style against a blue sky.

Vast Sky Romance: Couple Embracing - Minimalist Style on Beach Shore

In Tarvisio, Udine, Italy, a couple shares a kiss bathed in fantastic light. The off-center, minimalistic shot captures their intimacy against a dark background in a romantic portrait session.

Tender Tarvisio Twilight: Couple's Kiss Captured in Intimate Silhouette

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A couple portrait by a Massachusetts wedding photographer at Paines' Creek and Landing Beach, Brewster, captures a fine art scene of tender connection under a soft sky.

Pure Love: An Elegant Engagement Portrait at Paines' Creek, Brewster, MA

Paines Creek and Landing Beach soft sky minimalistic portrait Massachusetts center framed Brewster MA Tenderness

Couple portrait by a Jurassic Coast wedding photographer, showing couple kiss with the clouds as their canvas.

Eternal Embrace: Capturing Love on Jurassic Shores with Cloudy Kisses

Jurassic Coast minimalistic portrait blue skies World Heritage Site England uk engagement photographer white clouds

A photographer specializing in weddings from the WPJA captured a beautiful engagement picture of a couple in Mylapore, Chennai, India, showcasing their undeniable love for each other

Undeniable Love: Capturing the Essence of a Chennai Engagement

Sky Mylapore Engagement Session Chennai head to head minimalistic portrait India center framed

A romantic portrait of a couple at Ponta da praia de Porto Belo, SC, with the beautiful sky, sea, sunset, captured by an artistic Porto Belo wedding photographer.

Love by the Sea: A Captivating Engagement Portrait in Porto Belo with Sky, Sea, and Sunset

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In Lavaux, the couple lovingly embraces each other in front of a breathtaking view. The vast sky above them adds to the simplistic and minimalist beauty of the scene.

Embracing Love Amongst Breathtaking Vistas: A Lavaux Engagement Portrait

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In a delightful setting in Montpellier, France, the couple shares an intimate, overcast session, their embrace accentuated against a gentle sky, creating a minimalist and dreamy atmosphere.

Montpellier Magic: An Enchanting Engagement Portrait Amidst Dreamy Skies

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In Dune du Pilat, La Teste-de-Buch, France, the couple is seen embracing on a white beach under a vibrant blue sky, with a low horizon of sand beautifully framing their centered pose

A Captivating Embrace: Enchanting Engagement Portrait Amidst Dune du Pilat's Breathtaking Beauty

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A couple in love share a tender embrace in a picturesque wheat field on their wedding day in Langres, Haute Marne

Eternal Love Flourishes: Enchanting Wedding Bliss amidst Langres' Wheat Field

wheat field Lancers Wedding Portrait minimalistic portrait Langres picturesque field Haute-Marne

The couple's pre-wedding shoot took place at Mastbos in Breda, the Netherlands. The stunning heath provided a beautiful backdrop for the photos, and the photographer captured an amazing aerial shot using a drone.

Engagement Bliss: A Breathtaking Aerial Shot Amidst the Serene Heath of Mastbos, Breda

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A couple stands beneath a graffiti sign that reads "shoplifters welcome" in the vibrant neighborhood of Shoreditch, London, posing for lifestyle portraits

Shoplifters Welcome: A Vibrant Shoreditch Engagement Portrait Captures Love Amid Urban Art

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Engaged couple in Orleans, Massachusetts, posing together by a solitary tree against a serene blue sky - a minimalist portrait

Embraced by Love: A Serene Engagement Portrait in Orleans, Massachusetts

minimalistic portrait Massachusetts Engagement Photography Orleans MA Massachusetts solo tree

Love Awakens Against a Picturesque Canvas: Engaged Couple Cherish a Serene Landscape at Oostvoorne Beach, the Netherlands

Netherlands PreWedding Session minimalistic portrait Oostvoorne Netherlands Silhouetted couple Zuid Holland Oostvoorne Beach

Loures, Lisboa is the location where a couple is posing for a minimalistic engagement portrait

Stunning Minimalistic Engagement Portrait in Loures, Lisboa

Loures Engagement Photography Loures Lisbon black background minimalistic portrait couple lit

A couple walked together at sunset in Muggia, Trieste, Italy for their engagement portrait

Romantic Engagement Portrait at Sunset in Muggia, Trieste, Italy: A Couple's Dreamy Walk

Muggia Engagement Photography holding hands Muggia minimalistic portrait sunset Trieste couple walk

The engaged couple is posing in front of a blue sky with a few clouds for their engagement portrait

Capturing Love in the Sky: Stunning Engagement Portrait of a Couple amidst a Beautiful Blue Sky

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The engagement portrait in Crete Senesi, Tuscany features a couple placed low on the horizon, with the minimalistic shot framed with the big blue skies of Tuscany

Romantic Engagement Portrait in Crete Senesi, Tuscany: A Breathtaking Shot of a Couple Against the Majestic Blue Skies

Italy engagement session blue skies Italy Crete Senesi minimalistic portrait low horizon Italian couple

The couple standing in an embrace, near the solo lamp, against the backdrop of the grandiose sky in Muggia, Trieste, Italy, filling the frame

Muggia, Trieste, Italy: Couple Embracing Near Lamp, Against Grandiose Sky Fills Frame

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The couple in Luxembourg gaze lovingly into each other's eyes in this minimalist white toned engagement image

Engagement Image: Minimalist White Toned with Couple in Luxembourg Gazing Lovingly into Each Other's Eyes

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At Villa la Palagina in Tuscany, Italy, a captivating image captures the bride's eyes as she gets her makeup done, featuring a minimalist, black-and-white composition against a dark background.

TUSCAN EYES: A Captivating Wedding Shot Unveiling Elegance in Monochrome Glamour

Tuscany Italy blake and white brides eyes makeup Villa la Palagina black background

At Dawn of Hope Ranch in Florissant, Colorado, a night portrait session captured a stunning image of the bride and groom, portrayed against the backdrop of a dark blue sky.

WEDDED IN THE WILDERNESS: Dreams of Forever Unveiled at Dawn of Hope Ranch

Dawn of Hope Ranch night portrait dark blue sky Florissant Artistic Portrait Florissant Colorado minimalistic portrait

The photo features a silhouette of the couple in Bangkok, Thailand, set against a breathtaking sunset sky with warm and cool tones, providing a minimalistic, sky-filled frame

Bangkok, Thailand: Silhouette of Couple Against a Breathtaking Sunset Sky in Minimalistic Frame

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The couple was creatively captured in a minimalistic portrait with all sky in the background at Gravelly Point, Washington DC, making the blue sky a prominent feature

Gravelly Point, Washington DC Engagement: Creative Minimalistic Portrait with Blue Sky Feature

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The couple posed in black clothes against an all-white backdrop for their romantic save-the-date engagement announcement portrait in Banff, Alberta, Canada

Banff, Alberta, Canada | Engagement Save-the-Date | Romantic Couple in Black

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The Lyon couple posed for their save-the-date engagement announcement portrait, embracing each other against a minimalistic, pastel blue and white sky

Lyon Couple Engagement Portrait: Embracing Against Pastel Blue Sky

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A Lyon couple announced their engagement with a save-the-date portrait in a modern, minimalistic setting with urban concrete elements

Lyon: Engaged Couple Portrait in Modern, Minimalistic Setting with Urban Concrete Elements

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A loving couple poses for an engagement announcement portrait against a backdrop of Aubonne in the clouds and a big sky

Aubonne Big Sky Engagement: Loving Couple Pose for Announcement Portrait

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The couple laughed together, holding hands in a minimalist portrait taken from a low camera angle at a private residence in Escazú, San José, for their save-the-date wedding announcement photo

Escazú, San José: Low Camera Angle Minimalist Portrait of Couple Holding Hands, Laughter Fills Air for Wedding Announcement Photo

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The beautiful pre-wedding portrait of a woman and man holding hands and jumping against the blue sky and clouds in Vejer de la Frontera, Cadiz, Spain is a creative way to capture the love and excitement of the couple

Vejer de la Frontera, Cadiz, Spain: Creative pre-wedding portrait of a loving couple jumping in the blue sky

jumping sky and clouds holding hands creative portrait minimalistic portrait Spain Cadiz

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