Wedding Photos of Motion

The following “Motion” 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 “Motion” 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 Casale De Pasquinelli, the escorted bride gracefully walks down the aisle, viewed from above, as they pass a charming stone building, encapsulating the moment.

Elegance in Motion: Bride's Journey at Casale De Pasquinelli, Capturing Love by Stone Building

Wedding day picture at Plage de Vendée, portraying the bride gazing at the ocean with an artistic feel reminiscent of a painting.

Bride's Serene Ocean Gaze: An Artistic Wedding Moment At Plage De Vendée Beach

painting serene beach blur ocean Vendee Beach Vendée Bridal Portrait

Lifestyle couple portrait showcasing a creative and dynamic engagement session in Denver, CO. The couple is captured in motion, running together, with a composition that highlights their energy and spontaneity.

Capturing Love in Motion: A Dynamic Engagement Portrait in Denver, CO

Denver Colorado Denver engagement session couple running framed through trees motion

This WPJA awarded image captured by a skilled documentary wedding photographer shows a synchronized dance at a reception venue in Krakow, Poland. The dancers are reflected multiple times in wall-mounted mirrors, adding a beautiful and unique visual effect

Reflections in Motion: A Dynamic Synchronized Dance in Krakow's Reception Venue

reflections Krakow beautiful reception venue reflected multiple times unique motion

Rome Couple kissing with a moving, passing bike in the foreground during photoshoot in Italy

motion couple kissing pre wedding locations Rome Rome engagement photos moving Emil Boczek blur

Paris Couple in metro during a slow shutter speed engagement portrait session

metro Ronan Jégaden train pre wedding locations Paris Paris engagement photos blur motion

Johannesburg city centre - South Africa Wedding Photographer: "The couple opted for a 'night shoot in the city' theme. I used the vibrant colours and motion to make this image pop."

The couple opted for a 'night shoot in the city' theme. I used the vibrant colours and motion to make this image pop

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Castlefield Manchester England Engagement Photographer: Motion, whilst theres movement all around us we stand still and embrace each other

Engagement Photography with Motion, whilst theres movement all around us we stand still and embrace each other

Manchester pre wedding movement embrace Castlefield Manchester Manchester wedding images stand

Hérault getting ready image of bridesmaids heading out of the house

bw Wedding Photography indoors natural light preparation bridal party Hérault photographer Herault

Saint-Petersburg wedding shoot with a couple dancing on crowded dance floor with guests

Elegance in Motion: A Saint-Petersburg Wedding Celebration

Saint Petersburg couple guests Russia Elegance celebration dance crowded Saint Petersburg marriage venue

Great Oak Manor, Chestertown, Maryland | Wedding reception photos of guests seated during dancing

Stillness in Motion: A Closer Look at Guests Seated in the Dancing Glow at Great Oak Manor

MD guests motion glow lounge Chestertown couple Maryland

Wedding photo of three couples dancing at the reception with beer bottles in Tiradentes

Bottles & Ballroom: Love in Motion at the Tiradentes Wedding

dancing motion bw Wedding Photo love beer reception Minas Gerais wedding picture

Devon documentary wedding photography of a man writing a mechanical bull outside in the sun

Riding Rings of Love: A Devon Bull in the Sun

riding risk Bull rider Devon UK Devon marriage venue sun

Zuid Holland wedding photographer captured this photo of the groom skateboarding down a path in a meadow

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