Wedding Photos of Morning

The following “Morning” 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 “Morning” 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 beautiful wedding day image taken at the bride's relative's home in Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong. The groom serenades the bride with a song on the calm morning of their special day. A heartwarming image captured in a cozy setting.

Serenading Love: A Beautiful Wedding Morning in Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong

Bride's silhouette in a beautiful flowing veil as she gets ready at The Sanya Edition Hotel in Sanya, Hainan, China, captured near a window.

Veiled Elegance: A Bride's Morning at The Sanya Edition

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Veiled Elegance: A Bride's Morning at The Sanya Edition

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Before the bride's grand departure at Château St Roch, Martres-Tolosane, France - a serene moment captured in diagonal sunlight and shadows.

Ethereal Elegance: The Bride's Tranquil Morning at Château St Roch

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Engaged couple running to ward off the morning chill during an engagement shoot at Praia do Estaleirinho, Balneário Camboriú, SC

Morning Romance: Engaged Couple Embrace the Chill during Ethereal Engagement Shoot at Praia do Estaleirinho, Balneário Camboriú, SC

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Great wedding photography of the couple from Moraine Lake in Alberta, Canada with a brave Bride and groom walking on the large rock on the cloudy morning

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An Alberta couple portrait in the morning at this scenic location at Moraine Lake in Canada

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Pagosa Springs, Colorado nuptial day award-winning image of Bride sharing a moment with her mother while looking at a special album in the morning

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Rome environmental engagement e-session done early in the morning on the steps in the sunlight

Rome engagement e session Rome Lazio sunlight morning steps Francesca Vitulano

Prainha Fine Art Engagement Image showing the particular dawn

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Harrogate, North Yorkshire, UK wedding image of the bride getting ready in the morning, with the daughter looking towards her mum (the bride) as she admires herself in the mirror

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Lille wedding image of a moment between the groom and his son during the preparation in the morning

Lille wedding image son morning preparation groom

creative Early morning wedding portrait session against the rising sun over the water

Marriott Eaglecrest Golf Course and Resort Wedding Morning Wedding Photography MI Ypsilanti MI Dreamy Wedding portrait Wedding Sunrise Marriott Eaglecrest Golf Course and Resort

The Barn at Raccoon Creek, Littleton Colorado fine art wedding image from After a rainy morning, as the sun broke out just before bride Amy walked down the aisle

wedding image from After a rainy morning, as the sun broke out just before bride Amy walked down the aisle

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a Couple enjoying a beautiful morning and the views

Jasper National Park AB couple morning Pyramid Island beautiful

On the train from Saigon to Mui Ne, Vietnam | Morning Vibe couple portrait before their wedding

On the train Morning Vibe couple portrait before their wedding

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Photographer: "This gazebo is on the backside of the Art Museum and we lucked out with some great colors in the sky that morning. I used a flash behind the couple to give them a slight rim light so they would pop against the background.

This gazebo is on the backside of the Art Museum and we lucked out with some great colors in the sky that morning. I used a flash behind the couple to give them a slight rim light so they would pop against the background

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Long Lanh Village, Lam Dong, Vietnam - Lovely foggy morning, right before the sun awakes

Lovely foggy morning coule portraits right before the sun awakes

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Cappadocia, Turkey Early morning engagement portraits with hot air balloons and vintage convertible car

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Wilton Castle, Ireland Documentary Wedding Photographer - Emotional groom reading letter from his bride on the morning of their wedding

Wilton Castle, Ireland Documentary Wedding Photo of Emotional groom reading letter from his bride on the morning of their wedding

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wedding portrait of a groom after getting ready in the morning before the ceremony.

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Fasque Castle, Fettercairn wedding picture of the Bride getting ready in the morning

Castle wedding image of the Bride getting ready in the morning

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The bride, who woke up the morning of her wedding sick, takes a break during the reception - Mountain Top Inn, Chittenden, VT

image of The bride, who woke up the morning of her wedding sick, takes a break during the reception at Mountain Top Inn, Chittenden, VT

Mountain Top Inn wedding morning reception Vermont VT Chittenden

A beautiful bride in Tahoe City is getting assistance with her shoes, captured in a classic black and white photo

Beauty Blooms in Tahoe: A Bride's Morning Preparations

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Micklefield Hall, UK documentary wedding photo of man getting ready

Groom's Morning Preparations at Micklefield Hall: A Candid Wedding Story

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