Wedding Photos of Motion blur

The following “Motion blur” 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 blur” 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 wedding photo taken in Gelderland, Netherlands, capturing the couple driving away in their car after the ceremony, with a blurred background due to the show shutter effect.

Newlyweds in Gelderland: Just Married Couple Speeds Away in Car, Blurred Background Romance

Capturing their modern love story, this award-winning portrait frames the stylish couple against the backdrop of a Boston subway train, embodying contemporary romance with a touch of artistic flair.

Boston Subway Train: Capturing Modern Love with Artistic Flair.

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A modern, stylish wedding portrait captured in St James Park Tube Station London. The bride and groom share a fun embrace while a contemporary touch is added by a blurred London Underground train.

London Love: Modern Wedding Bliss at St James Tube Station

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Colorado Springs, CO - Dramatic Kiss: Monochrome Embrace

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In this scene captured by an Ardeche wedding photographer, located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, the bride gracefully dances with her brother, illuminated by magnificent lights on the dance floor

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: A Captivating Dance Amidst Radiant Lights

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At Moselle, an engaged couple poses for a portrait, with the woman positioned against a textured wall, and the man walking towards her, creating a slightly blurred effect

Romantic Rendezvous at Moselle: A Blurred Encounter Against Textured Walls

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Engaged couple exploring the streets of Denver, Colorado in anticipation of their wedding day, captured by a top Colorado engagement photographer amidst the vibrant urban street scene.

Denver Delights: A Romantic Journey through the City's Streets with our Engaged Couple, Immortalized by a Renowned Colorado Engagement Photographer

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A busy scene unfolds at a hotel in Beijing as a bridal party prepares for a wedding, with the slow shutter capturing the motion blur in the room

A Captivating Moment: Beijing's Vibrant Bridal Party in Motion

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In Chateauroux, Indre, at Town Hall Square, a tight shot captures the bride walking towards the town hall, resulting in a slow shutter blur on the wooden plank floor.

Chateauroux Charms: Wedding Steps Across Town Hall Square's Wooden Plank Floor

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At a wedding in San Jose, California, a stunning portrait capture of the Indian groom framed by his better half showcases his traditional sword.

Majestic Matrimonial Harmony: San Jose's Splendorous Swordbearer

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The couple gazed at each other at the fair with a slow shutter speed, creating an elegant engagement portrait in Chartres

The couple lovingly gazed at each other, creating an elegant engagement portrait at the Chartres fair

Chartres carnival rides Chartres Engagement Session couple posing motion blur fair slow shutter speed

A minimalist couple posed for their save-the-date engagement announcement portrait in an urban concrete setting, with the woman frozen and the man running and blurred

Lyon Urban Concrete Engagement: Minimalist Couple in Motion

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Canakkale street engagement session of a couple walking with a bus passing by

Canakkale's romantic streets witnessed a blissful engaged couple, in love, strolling as a bus passed

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couple stand amongst a bustling crowd, captured with motion blur to emphasis movement

bustling crowd Shambles York urban portrait motion blur York photographer

Top wedding venue photography from Piccadilly Circus showing London time stands still

London London Bus double decker bus night portrait motion blur urban portrait

Epic Paris engagement session In the streets at night with a slow shutter and motion blur in Bannay Cher

Cher couple Bannay pre wedding streets Bannay motion blur slow shutter

A romantic Venice pre wedding session with an Italy couple sitting on steps with pedestrians passing in motion blur from slow shutter speed

Venice Pre wedding sitting pedestrians Venice Italy couple slow shutter speed

A romantic Doges Palace, Venice engagement picture showing that love stays and people go

Venice romantic city motion blur slow shutter Venice engagement picture

View this creative Montmartre long exposure couple shoot on wedding day, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Paris, France from the WPJA

creative Montmartre long exposure couple shoot on wedding day, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Paris, France

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Virginia wedding photography from Lydia Mountain Lodge/Stanardsville VA showing Dancing with a slow shutter motion blur

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black and white wedding slow-shutter portrait of the bride spinning in her dress

Rio de Janeiro bridal portrait Casa da Noiva spinning slow shutter Casa da Noiva Rio de Janeiro bride

Couple in front of NYC subway | Wedding day portrait photography by the trains in motion with blur

The couple's wedding day portrait captured the artistic beauty of motion and light with its black and white train blur

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Face to Face couple in night portrait in Rio de Janeiro was captured by an artistic wedding photographer

A distinctive night portrait, featuring rim and back lighting + lots of hanging lights, in Rio de Janeiro

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Athens pre-wedding portrait photography session with a couple next to the train | Attica photography

Engagement portrait session with a couple next to a moving train, capturing motion blur in the walking pedestrians for a dynamic and unique photo

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Subway engagement portraits of a couple at train station | Athens photographer pre-wedding photographer pictures

Engagement portraits of a couple at a subway train station with a slow shutter speed, creating motion blur

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Portrait of a couple with moving subway train during engagement session in london

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Bronx, New York Wedding Engagement Photo in back of Taxi Cab

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