Wedding Photos of Mother of bride

The following “Mother of bride” 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 “Mother of bride” 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 Radnor Hunt in Philadelphia, the mother of the bride adjusts her daughter’s gown, her happiness shining brightly in the reflective surface of the mirror.

Radnor Hunt, Philadelphia: Mother of the Bride Adjusts Gown, Happiness Shining in the Mirror

At The Logan in Philadelphia, a mother uses her steady hand to carefully catch her daughter’s tears, protecting her makeup and calming her overflowing heart.

Mother Comforts Bride at The Logan Philadelphia Wedding

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At Georgia Palms in Powder Springs, Georgia, the mother of the bride reacts with emotion and warmth to guests as she walks down the aisle to the ceremony.

Powder Springs, Georgia Palms Wedding: Bride’s Mother Emotional Walking Down Aisle

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Mom of the bride assists her daughter on her wedding day in Flamarens, France.

A Mother's Love: Mom Helps Her Daughter On Wedding Day

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John River, Kingston, MA: A bride prepares, her mother's steady hands stitching memory into fabric.

A Mother's Love: Stitching Memories Into a Wedding Gown

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Touching moment as a bride at Siya Cuisine, Shanghai, wipes her mother's tears during a heartfelt speech.

Tears of Joy and Love: A Bride Comforts Her Mother in Shanghai

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Mother of the bride helping her daughter get ready in a bedroom. They are focused on the task.

Mother And Daughter's Shared Focus: A Beautiful Moment Before The Wedding

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At Wedding Venue Vught in Noord Brabant, the mother of the bride stands and proposes a heartfelt toast, surrounded by beautiful tree canopy scenery and celebrating family.

Mother of the Bride Gives Heartfelt Toast Surrounded by Trees and Family at Wedding Venue Vught Noord Brabant

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At Chateau Coty in Tarn et Garonne, France, the mother of the bride gently dries her daughter's tears, in an intimate and loving wedding moment.

Mother of the Bride Dries Daughter’s Tears in Tender Moment at Chateau Coty in Tarn et Garonne France

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On the wedding day in Kaifeng, Henan province, family members help the bride’s mother pin on her corsage, sharing a quiet but meaningful moment together.

Family Helps Bride’s Mother Pin Corsage in Kaifeng Henan Province

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In Tampa, FL, the mother of the bride discusses her daughter's dress while taking a phone call.

Tampa Wedding: Bride's Mother Discusses Dress While Taking Phone Call in FL

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A heartwarming moment captured at a Yorkshire wedding as the bride's mother assists her getting dressed in a beautiful room with natural light and a full length mirror at Grassfield Hall in Harrogate.

Bride's Mother Assists Dressing at Yorkshire Wedding in Grassfield Hall, Harrogate

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Bridal preparations at a Dutch wedding as the mother of the bride assists in her daughter's dress up - striking black and white photo.

Striking black and white capture: Mother assists bride in dress at Dutch wedding preparations

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At Nordrhein-Westfalen - After the ceremony, a detail shot of the mother's bracelet with the mother of the bride.

Nordrhein-Westfalen Wedding: Mother's Bracelet, A Cherished Moment After the Ceremony

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A bride and groom ride a Vespa scooter with the bride's mother at the end of their civil ceremony in Lille, Nord, France.

Bride and Groom Ride Vespa with Mother After Civil Ceremony in Lille, France

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At the bride's house in Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, the mother becomes emotional as she watches her daughter getting her makeup applied by an artist.

Mother Becomes Emotional Watching Daughter Get Makeup Applied by Artist at Bride's House in Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme

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A tired mother of the bride takes a break amidst the wedding day preparations at Le Cercle de l'Union Interalliée in Paris. Dresses hang behind her as she rests in a chair.

Parisian Mother of the Bride Takes a Moment Amidst Wedding Day Bustle

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In this wedding day photo from Laumesfeld, Moselle, the mother of the bride is overcome with emotion as she sees her daughter.

Emotional Mother of the Bride: Captured in a Heart-Wrenching Wedding Photo

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The bride prepares for her big day at her home in Haute-Marne, surrounded by her mother, bridesmaids, and daughter.

Capturing the Intimate Moments of a Bride's Home Preparation

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On the wedding day at Lavardens, Gers, France, the bride's touching gesture of giving her bouquet to her mother is captured in a heartfelt photo.

Lavardens Love: A Bride's Heartfelt Bouquet Handoff to Her Mother in Gers, France

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The bride getting ready at her home, helped by her bridesmaids and mother in Serreslous-et-Arribans, Landes.

Bride, Bridesmaids, and Mother come together in Landes for a Picture Perfect Morning in Serreslous-et-Arribans

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The mother of the bride beams with pride as the couple stands face to face, hands held, in the foreground of this Zurich, Switzerland wedding photo.

Heartwarming Moment of Bride and Groom in Zurich Wedding Photo

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Located in the Pays Basque region of France, this BW wedding photograph captures the beautiful bride getting her make up done alongside her mother in the comfort of their own home.

French Wedding Image Captures Beauty and Bond Between Mother and Daughter

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Bride giggles as Mother helps with underskirt at Whirlowbrook Hall, Sheffield.

Mother Lends a Hand: Bride's Funny Underskirt Moment at Sheffield Wedding

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The mother of the bride gazes upon her daughter as she prepares for her special day at Domaine Etxezahar in Bardos, France - captured in a timeless black and white shot showcasing the bride's dress hanging.

Mother of the Bride: A Heartfelt Moment in Black and White at Domaine Etxezahar, Bardos, France

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Bride embraces bridesmaid as her mother looks on, capturing the natural lighting through a window. Photo created at Domaine de Saint Amand by a skilled wedding photographer.

Elegant Wedding Moment: Bride and Bridesmaid Embrace at Domaine de Saint Amand in Sunlit Image

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A tearful mother gazes at her fully dressed daughter on her wedding day in Bar Harbor, Maine. The intimate moment is captured in black and white from behind the bride's shoulder.

Emotional Mother-Daughter Moment Captured in Bar Harbor Wedding Photo

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A masterful capture of an intimate detail, as the mother of the bride delicately ignites a candle during the ceremony at Ayone Ciftliği in Ankara, Turkiye.

Whisper in Ankara: The Mother's Candle at Ayone Ciftliği

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At the wedding venue, the bride's mother waits for a bus to take her to the reception as all the cars are already full. An urban scene captured on the wedding day.

Urban Wedding Chaos: The Bride's Mother's Bus Ride to Reception

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At the Nevius Street Bridge in Raritan, a New Jersey wedding photographer captures the moment the bride and groom meet at the altar, with the bride's mother partially hidden by the veil.

Enchanting Exchange: Raritan's Nevius Street Bridge Witnesses the Bride's Glowing Reveal, Veiling Tender Embrace

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