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.

An Alagoas Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this creative, adventurous portrait of this Maceio couple at a beach during the sunrise

A Italian Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this artistic, adventurous portrait of this Trieste couple at Portopiccolo Sistiana depicting them standing in the sunset at a beach

Italy beach ocean italian engagement photographer Portopiccolo Sistiana standing

A Rio de Janeiro Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this artistic, adventurous portrait of this Rio das Ostras couple embracing at a beach

embracing Rio das Ostras pier Rio das Ostras couple beach Rio de Janeiro engagement photographer

A beautiful San Jose couple portrait of the couple on a cliff by the waves of the Pacific Ocean in California

cliff Pacific San Jose Pacific Ocean California CA couple waves

Breathtaking San Jose wedding image of a California couple embracing and showing their love by the sea on the cliffs above the water

cliffs water San Jose wedding image ocean California - Northern embracing sea

Calabria stylish actual wedding day couple portrait of the brides veil swept by the wind by the ocean

sea Calabria brides veil water wind bw Calabria wedding

Top, and timeless France wedding photography from Quiberon during a portrait session On a beach when the tide was low

France France wedding photography Quiberon water tide beach Quiberon portrait

Scenic Rio de Janeiro pre wedding portrait shoot of the young Brazil couple running hand in hand on the beach at the ocean

beach Hand in hand scenic ocean running Rio de Janeiro

Scenic Rio de Janeiro pre wedding portrait shoot for a couple dressed in white holding hands walking on the beach sand by the Brazil ocean

sand ocean white walking Brazil beach

A romantic and sweet Rio de Janeiro engagement picture for a couple holding hands on a beach in Brazil

RJ couple holding hands Brazil beach ocean water

A romantic Le Pouldu, Finistère engagement picture in France while the couple is kissing over the Sea

waves ocean Elodie Gentit France couple sea kissing Le Pouldu

World's most innovative and best Turkey wedding photography of Bodrum Villamaçakızı Hotel of the Bridal gown hanging on an a iron stick in a rainy day

raining Bridal gown hanging waves ocean Bodrum venue Bodrum Bodrum Villamaçakızı Hotel

A pre-wedding Búzios engagement session with a bride and groom kissing

kissing Buzios wind ocean Buzios wedding photography beach

BW pre-wedding portrait-session in Perth, Western Australia with the ocean ripples serving as a textured backdrop

perth Jacob Gordon ocean textured backdrop ripples Western Australia

Big Pine Keys pre-wedding portrait-session on the rocks near the ocean at sunset with beautiful clouds

clouds FL pre wedding portrait Sky Florida Photographer sunset Big Pine Keys

Sicily pre-wedding photo-session resulting in this Silhouette photo of an engaged couple

Sicily pre wedding photo Silhouette photo sunset ocean engaged couple Sicily photography streets

Pre-wedding engagement image-session at the Mediterranean Sea, Wild Beach, Ravenna with a candid kiss in the sea at sunrise

Caterina Errani swimming Ravenna Pre wedding image Mediterranean sea submerged water kiss

Pre-wedding photo-session at Lake Geneva on the concrete stairs near the ocean at dusk

stairs dusk Pre Wedding Photo Lake Geneva concrete sea Lyon photographer

Black and white pre-wedding photo-session at Lake Geneva by the ocean in a creative upside down display

ocean Lake Geneva Pre Wedding Photo creative upside down Castille Alma symmetry

Lake Geneva pre-wedding photo-session in Switzerland by the ocean at dusk with a sunset scene behind

Switzerland Switzerland pre wedding photo Lake Geneva dusk Castille Alma Lyon photographer sea

Pre-wedding Lake Geneva couple photo-session in Switzerland on the stairs leading to the ocean

stairs steps Switzerland Pre wedding Lake Geneva couple Lyon photographer ocean Castille Alma

Pre-wedding Perpignan beach couple engagement image-session in France with some Kissing in the sea

France engagement image kissing France deep water Perpignan couple Pre wedding Perpignan beach submerged

Pre-wedding Arraial do Cabo couple photo-session in Rio de Janeiro with crashing waves on the rocks by the ocean behind them

water Rio de Janeiro ocean Arraial do Cabo wave sea

View this graceful Civitanova Marche Bride Portrait at the beach on the wall, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Italy from the WPJA

graceful Civitanova Marche Bride Portrait at the beach on the wall, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Italy

Italy sand IT wedding photography wall sunshine ocean beach

View this dramatic Sofia wedding image from The end of the day with bride and groom running into the sea water, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Bulgaria from the WPJA

dramatic Sofia wedding image from The end of the day with bride and groom running into the sea water, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Bulgaria

sunset wedding photography ocean Sofia photographer Bulgaria beach Sofia wedding image

Meschers sur Gironde, France outside environmental pre wedding photoshoot with A couple embracing each other

ocean water Pre wedding Photoshoot Meschers sur Gironde Couple embracing sea outside

On location Tropea, italy couple session by the sea

couple session sunshine waves ocean Tropea photographer sea Italy

Tropea, italy environmental couple pre wedding image session while walking along the sea shore

Pre Wedding Image Italy Tropea wedding photographer ocean Italy couple Tropea waves

View this picturesque Benajarafe Playa wedding drone portrait of the couple on the beach getting washed up on the sand by the ocean waves, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Málaga from the WPJA

Benajarafe Playa wedding drone portrait of the couple on the beach getting washed up on the sand by the ocean waves, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Málaga

ocean drone portrait Malaga wedding photography beach Benajarafe Playa couple washed up

An elegant Key West wedding day portrait of the Florida bride and groom at Fort Zach Taylor resulting in a creative silhouette Sunset photo of elopement couple by the water with sailboats

FL elopement couple water ocean Florida Fort Zachary Taylor Key West

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