Wedding Photos of Nature

The following “Nature” 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 “Nature” 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.

Western Australia Perth pre wedding portraits: A nice picture together under a giant tree.

pre wedding portraits yield A nice picture together under a giant tree

Sierra High Camp wedding ceremony photo

Squaw Valley small wedding nature mountains walking outdoor wedding Squaw Valley

Parque Lage, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Pre Wedding Portraits | This couple loves nature, see the happiness on their faces

Parque Lage, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Pre Wedding Portraits with a couple loving nature, see the happiness on their faces

large leaves pre wedding session Rio de Janeiro framed nature Parque Lage happiness

Scotland Engagement Portrait Photography in nature

Scotland pre wedding portraits Scotland field trees nature Scotland engagement picture

Engagement Photos from Frenchtown, New Jersey - Portrait contains: field, nature, trees, couple

Engagement Photos from Frenchtown, New Jersey in the trees

New Jersey couple trees field Frenchtown Frenchtown engagement shoot

Engagement Photographer for Tregastel, France - Pre-wedding portrait with jumping couple in the rocks

Engagement Photographer for Tregastel, France with a jumping couple in the rocks

hills France Patrick Lombaert tregastel engagement photo hiking cliff adventure

wedding portrait in the autumn fog, as a motorcyclist drives by

motorcyclist Muri bridal photography landscape Switzerland portrait

Engagement Photographer for Turkey - Cappadocia pre wedding session on love valley

Engagement Photographer at a Turkey Cappadocia pre wedding session on love valley

Cappadocia mountain top hiking view Turkey cappadocia valley

Engagement Photography for Vietnam Da Nang - Image contains: silhouette, black and white, nature, grasses

Engagement Photography for Vietnam Da Nang in this Image containing a silhouette, black and white, nature, grasses and a young couple

black and white nature silhouette Da Nang grasses

Engagement Photographer for Borgo San felice, Siena | Lens magic flare

Outdoor park Siena pre wed engagement session Siena nature Borgo San Felice

Engagement Portrait from Durango, Bizkaia, Spain - Photography contains: couple, intimate, portrait, nature, lifestyle

Spain photography nature Bizkaia lifestyle Spain couple portrait intimate

Engagement Photography for Rhinefield, New Forest | A spotlight through the trees

trees spotlight New Forest nature Rhinefield uk engagement photographer outdoors

Engagement Photography in a Forest in Alta, California | Sunlight creeping through the trees to illuminate the engaged couple

California trees outdoors forest woods alta ca engagement photography

Engagement Photographer in a Forest in Alta, California - Pit Bull Pittys framing their mom and dad both looking in opposite directions

Alta forest pit bulls California outdoors alta ca engagement photography

Rocky Mountain National Park Couple Portraits | The sun peaking over the mountains to the south to create a beautiful flare of warm light for these two & their mountain engagement.

hiking mountains adventure RMNP pre wed engagement session Rocky Mountain National Park nature

San Francisco Humorous Engagement Portraits

San Francisco nature trees hill grass parkland

İstanbul couple in a gorgeous forrest during engagement photo session in Turkey

gorgeous Istanbul forest outdoors istanbul engagement photo Istanbul wedding engagement trees

Parque Lage - RJ/Rio de Janeiro pre-wedding photos at a secret place

RJ trees Rio de Janeiro engagement picture nature outdoors forest

Prewedding photo shoot with a couple at Samabe Beach Bali

nature forest Bali Bali engagement photography woods trees Samabe Beach

Northern Liberties engagement photo session using the sun and the yellow flowers that were growing on the sidewalk

woods Northern Liberties forest yellow flowers nature outdoors

This Cool Couple Will Rock You

view Cappadocia cliff Cappadocia wedding couple rocks hiking nature

Seven Steps Canyon Brasov engagement photography session with couple

hiking adventure Seven Steps Canyon Brasov nature cliff

Akropolis Athens Engagement Shooting with couple on the rocks and cliffs

cliff mountain top Athens engagement photo rocks Athens mountains valley

Stránská Skála couple enjoying the view with their dog during portrait shoot

trees dogs Sky hill Stránská Skála puppy

Edgartown, MA engaged couple riding bikes during portrait session at lighthouse

nature MA hill Edgartown pre wedding portrait lighthouse bicycle

Hoboken, New Jersey engagement photo session with the green trees

nature Couple hugging New Jersey forest outdoors hoboken engagement photo trees

Uddel- Kootwijkerzand loveshoot during sunset in the trees with engaged couple

Kootwijkerzand nature Uddel woods forest Uddel pre wedding portrait trees

Photo session was kinda cold, but warm together

woods nature Barneveld pre wedding portrait Schaffelaarse Bos Barneveld trees Barneveld engagement photo

Engaged couple in beautiful lighting during engagement photo session in Uddel- Kootwijkerzand

nature forest gelderland engagement photo woods gelderland pre wedding portrait Uddel Kootwijkerzand outdoors

Ankara couple is sitting on a top of a bench and giggling during pre wedding photo session

trees forest Ankara pre wedding portrait nature woods Ankara engagement photo

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