Wedding Photos of Ocean

The following “Ocean” 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 “Ocean” 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 couple enjoys a pre-wedding beach portrait session at Anse Gaulette in La Digue, Seychelles, as they relax in the waves lapping on the shore

Beach Portrait Session at Anse Gaulette, La Digue, Seychelles: Couple's Pre-Wedding Relaxation by the Shore

The romantic shoot in black and white was taken at Anse Gaulette beach in La Digue, Seychelles, with the man carrying the woman into the water

La Digue, Seychelles: Stunning black and white romantic beach shoot as man carries woman into the water.

kissing La Digue carrying bride to be Indian Ocean bw portrait ocean La Digue Engaged Couple

The couple posed for a pre-wedding drone portrait on the La Digue beach in Anse Gaulette, Seychelles, with the waves lapping up to them as they lay side by side

Seychelles' Anse Gaulette Beach Hosts Romantic Pre-Wedding Drone Portrait with Waves Lapping at Couple

lapping waves Beach Portrait Seychelles ocean Drone photography Seychelles Engaged Couple overhead shot

The couple enjoyed a romantic moment celebrating their engagement with a passionate kiss by the seaside in beautiful San Francisco

The couple kissed passionately by the seaside in San Francisco to celebrate their engagement

ocean California - Northern San Francisco engagement session San Francisco passionate kiss overlook romantic moment

A romantic couple strolling hand in hand along the beautiful beach of Domburg, Netherlands, make for a perfect lifestyle engagement portrait session

The romantic couple, hand in hand, made for a perfect engagement portrait session as they strolled along the beautiful beach of Domburg, Netherlands

Netherlands Domburg Engagement Photography beach engagement shoreline walk romantic engagement Zeeland Hand in hand

The soon-to-be married couple spent an afternoon enjoying a romantic picnic in Pacifica, California, with breathtaking views of the ocean, watching birds fly by, creating the perfect backdrop for a memorable lifestyle portrait session

The couple's engagement portrait captured the joy of their special day, with the sun-kissed beach and the ocean's horizon providing a romantic setting for their love

California ocean romantic setting Pacifica Pacifica Engagement Photography romantic picnic Ocean view

This stunning engagement portrait of the loving couple captures the breathtaking beauty of Playa Las Grutas Village in Punta Ballena Maldonado, Uruguay

In this romantic portrait, the couple joyfully celebrates their upcoming nuptials amidst the captivating landscape of Playa Las Grutas Village

Playa Las Grutas Village beach rocks ocean seaside engagement Punta Ballena Maldonado off center portrait Uruguay Engagement Photography

The groom was tangled in the veil as they exited the ceremony on the sand of the beach by the sea at Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca

At Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, the groom was tangled in the veil as they left the beach ceremony

ocean Puerto Escondido ceremony exit Oaxaca Groom Oaxaca Outdoor Ceremony veil mishap Oaxaca wedding photography

The couple was captured in an underwater pre-wedding portrait, embracing each other in the Malendure sea around Guadeloupe

In Guadeloupe's Malendure sea, the couple embraced in an underwater prewedding portrait

sea Malendure Sea swimming ocean Guadeloupe Lifestyle Engagement Portrait underwater engagement Guadeloupe

The sweet couple and their shadows by the sea rocks of San Francisco, CA

The couple stand amid the rocky shore, near the rolling waves of the sea

San Francisco engagement photography rocky shore rolling waves San Francisco ocean sea rocks

This romantic wedding image captures the couple in a drone shot over the ocean at Help Beach in Fethiye, Turkey, with driftwood

This bird's-eye view of a romantic wedding over the ocean, featuring driftwood, is captured in this image

drone view wedding portrait ocean Help Beach Fethiye Turkey Help Beach and Yacht Club

The bride's portrait was taken in Santos, São Paulo, Brazil, with the golden light of the setting sun illuminating her on a cliff overlooking the ocean

The bride was illuminated by the golden light of the setting sun while her portrait was taken on a cliff overlooking the ocean

golden light São Paulo Santos bride setting sun cliff ocean

A couple getting out of water at Le Porge Océan during engagement portrait session

A couple getting out of water during engagement portrait session

walking on beach Pierre Cassagne beach engagement Le Porge Nouvelle-Aquitaine ocean Gironde

In Duino, Trieste, Italy, a happy couple poses for engagement portraits by the sea

seaside engagement Duino ocean trieste photographer Trieste Italy

At the Montara State Beach, a gloomy day at the beach, but that didn't stop the happiness and playfulness of the couple as they celebrate what's been a long time coming

California photographer ocean Montara State Beach waves playful couple beach engagement California - Northern

A Levanzo Island, Italy photo shoot for a surprise marriage proposal by the calm, flat waters

Sicily photographer Sicily ocean Italy Levanzo Island surprise marriage proposal

At Ravenna Wild Beach, Italy, a couple hug during a gifted surprise sunset love session at the beach

Ravenna bw portrait sunset portrait Ravenna photographer beach engagement Caterina Errani Ravenna Wild Beach

Brittany lifestyle engagement photography of French Lovers on the sunset

Elodie Gentit ocean Brittany Brittany photographer France sunset portrait beach engagement

Praia do Frances engagement announcement photo idea in Alagoas, Brazil with some sunset wind at the beach with waves

Renner Boldrino Brazil Alagoas photographer sunset portrait Alagoas ocean beach engagement

Le Touquet Paris Plage announcement of engagement idea with the sunset using the Couple looking at each other at the beach

Le Touquet Paris beach engagement Paris photographer ocean sunset portrait Le Touquet Paris Plage

San Francisco announcement of engagement idea with the beach and A warm embrace and kiss by the ocean

crashing waves San Francisco California - Northern ocean San Francisco photographer warm embrace beach engagement

Point Reyes engagement announcement couple photo session in California with A walk on the misty front

Tyler Vu California photographer California - Northern ocean misty shore couple walking Point Reyes

Epic Rio Grande do Sul couple engagement announcement photography session at Praia da Guarita in nature with beauty and power in a scene on the cliff showing the blue sea and sky joining in the beautiful photo

Rio Grande do Sul Praia da Guarita ocean Rio Grande do Sul Photographer Rogerio Frota dos Santos blue sea cliff

A San Francisco modern couple poses for an announcement portrait of their engagement that shows the juxtaposition of the branches and the couple on the beach

San Francisco ocean San Francisco photographer Beach Portrait

A Deerfield Beach sunrise portrait shows a unique way this newly engaged couple is announcing their Florida engagement In the ocean with a natural light silhouette

ocean Florida Deerfield Beach Rosina DiBello Florida Photographer Silhouette portrait Florida Save the Date

A Les Sables d'Olonne modern couple poses for a portrait of their French engagement shot on rocks over the ocean

standing on rocks ocean Vendee Vendee Photographer Jeremie Sangare France Pays de la Loire

A Maine couple poses for a scenic portrait together as they prepare to announce their Acadia National Park engagement on an Ocean Path. Her blue dress perfectly matched the late afternoon sky and ocean hues

ocean path Maine photographer cliff blue dress bluffs rocks Acadia National Park

Maceio beach portrait lifestyle session with the couple smiling at the sunset

Maceio lifestyle session smiling sea Renner Boldrino sunset ocean Brazil

St Petersburg couples portrait lifestyle sessions with some Rockside Chatter on the ocean jetty

sea ocean rocks sunshine St. Petersburg FL lifestyle session beach

Bulgaria lifestyle couples portraits session in Chernomorets showing the beach sunset belongs to them

Chernomorets Black Sea coast sunset Burgas Bulgaria Chernomorets beach Chernomorets portrait session

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