Wedding Photos of Old building

The following “Old building” 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 “Old building” 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.

Engaged couple holding hands, walking through old building courtyard, pre-wedding portrait, Baeza, Jaén, Spain.

Baeza, Spain: Engaged Couple's Pre-Wedding Portrait in Historic Courtyard

Pre-wedding portrait: The couple stand near archway of historic brick building in Baeza.

Baeza's Historic Archway Frames Couple's Pre-Wedding Portrait

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A couple stands together in a covered area of an old building in Bangkok, Thailand.

Bangkok Charm: Couple Stands Shoulder to Shoulder in a Historic Building, Capturing a Unifying Portrait

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At Certosa di Pontignano in Siena, Tuscany, a WPJA photographer captures an intimate embrace as a couple stand before a weathered, green wooden door.

Siena's Secretive Engagement Shoot Location: Capturing an Engaged Duo at Pontignano

Siena engagement photography wooden door Certosa di Pontignano intimate embrace green door stone building Siena

A beautiful bride getting ready for her big day, captured in a reflection photo at the Savoy Hotel in Rosario, Santa Fe.

Beautiful Bride Prepares for Big Day, Captured in Reflection Photo at the Savoy Hotel in Rosario, Santa Fe

Savoy Hotel Santa Fe AR Bridal Portrait Santa Fe-AR reflection old building Argentina Rosario

At Nerja, Málaga in Spain, a couple poses for a portrait amidst crumbling, dilapidated buildings, evoking a sense of timeless romance on their wedding day.

Capturing the Charm of Nerja: A Timeless Wedding Portrait in Crumbling Málaga

Nerja Wedding Portrait Malaga Spain old building dilapidated building timeless romance Nerja

A black and white shot of a newly married couple sharing a kiss under the rustic brick arches of an old building at Saint Jean de Chepy.

SAINT JEAN DE CHEPY | Newlywed Couple Kiss Under Rustic Brick Arches at an Old World Building

Isere Photography newlywed old building Tullins brick arches romance Saint Jean de Chepy

Creative couple portrait by a Székesfehérvár wedding photographer, capturing love in the rain as they stand on the porch of an old building, with the man spinning a rainbow umbrella.

Capturing Love: Colorful Engagement Portrait in Székesfehérvár with Rainbow Umbrella Spin

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The Baeza couple strikes a romantic pose as they dance on the steps of an old building, capturing the essence of their love in their engagement portrait

Capturing the Essence of Love: Baeza Couple's Romantic Engagement Portrait Dance

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This black and white image captures a romantic moment between a beaming couple in Cahors, France, celebrating their engagement

The picture-perfect moment of the newly engaged couple in Cahors, France, beaming with joy, was captured in this beautiful black and white image

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French Riviera engagement session of a couple posing near a beautiful building with storm clouds filling the sky

Romantic French Riviera BW engagement session of a couple near beautiful building, stormy sky above

French Riviera French Riviera Engagement Portrait storm clouds old building black and white

This athletic and artistic couple is ready to tie the knot soon as they had a stunning engagement photo session in Cappadocia, Nevsehir, Turkey, where they jumped and posed in the old buildings of Göreme

The athletic and artistic engaged couple, in love, posed joyfully in Cappadocia, Nevsehir, Turkey, to commemorate their soon-to-be union

Goreme Nevsehir old building jumping artistic portrait Cappadocia dramatic light

Sao Luis do Quitunde nontraditional lifestyle engagement portrait of a couple in a old building

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A Murcia couple poses during a Portmán lifestyle portrait photography session in an old building with sunlight

MURCIA couple Spain Portman old building sunshine Portmán lifestyle portrait

Aspen, Colorado wedding couple artistic image session standing in front of an abandoned old building in a ghost town

Aspen couple Mark Creery old building abandoned building Colorado Aspen Ghost Town

Vosges on-location portrait e-shoot at A very old building with a young couple

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Paris portrait e-session sitting on the stairs leading to an old building

Paris photographer France old building sitting on stairs Lorene Serfati Paris

Aviano, Italy engagement photo session On the top of the hill

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Lyon artistic wedding photo of A couple in the old Lyon in France

A couple's wedding photos were taken against the backdrop of an old building's concrete stairs

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La Iruela, Jaén Pre-Wedding portraits of a couple holding hands at the ruins of the old building

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Jaén, Spain Pre-Wedding portrait shoot with a blue sky and a couple silhouetted

Jaén blue sky Spain pre wedding session Jaen Jaen engagement photographers silhouette old building

The engaged couple are standing in the top of the building on a dangerous part of the roof for this engagement portrait at the Old steel factory in Alblasserdam

Thomas Jongbloed Old steel factory pre wedding session Alblasserdam Alblasserdam engagement photographers old building Alblasserdam

Joaquim Egidio campinas engagement portraits couple on the steps

Some engagement portraits of the couple on the steps of the old building near a tree

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Pre-wedding portraits at Christchurch Priory | engagement photography session

A Pre-wedding portrait is framed in an arched doorway of an old building during an engagement photography session

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Lovech, Bulgaria Engagement Photos on a Foggy day

The Engagement Photos on a Foggy day featured a lone leafless tree in the center of the frame, with an old building in the background in the photograph

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The Doors | black and white engagement pictures of a couple in the streets | Arezzo photographer pre-wedding shoot with photographer

Black and white engagement pictures of a couple standing each in their own doorways, creating a sense of distance and mystery in the photograph

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