Wedding Photos of Outdoor portrait

The following “Outdoor portrait” 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 “Outdoor portrait” 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.

In Napa Valley, California, a couple shares a tender kiss on a ranch backdrop during a peaceful outdoor portrait session on their wedding day, just before sunset.

Romantic Ranch Kiss: Sunset Wedding Portrait in Napa Valley, California's Tranquil Outdoors

A romantic couple captured in an intimate embrace during their outdoor portrait session at Borgo Tre Rose Hotel in Montepulciano, beautifully highlighted by the soft backlight.

Romantic Couple Embraced in Intimate Portrait at Borgo Tre Rose Hotel, Montepulciano Backlight Beauty

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Beautiful outdoor wedding portrait taken at Borgo Tre Rose Hotel in Montepulciano, showing a groom waiting for his bride as she refreshes, capturing a serene scene at the venue.

Groom Awaits Bride at Borgo Tre Rose: Serene Outdoor Wedding Portrait in Montepulciano

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A black and white portrait of a joyful wedding couple, taken outdoors at the stunning Château Sainte Foix d'Anthé in France

Happily Ever After Unveiled: A Blissful Union at Château Sainte Foix d'Anthé

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A couple in Chartres poses in a rural setting during sunset, creating a romantic engagement portrait captured at the golden hour.

Romantic Engagement Portrait: Couple Poses in Chartres' Rural Setting at Golden Hour

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A couple in Montpellier, France, is captured in a lifestyle engagement portrait framed in a doorway at the corner of a building

In Montpellier, France, a couple is framed against a doorway for an outdoor portrait

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The couple sits on a white-washed wood bridge beneath the trees in an outdoor portrait at St. Anastasia, Bulgaria

The couple is captured in an outdoor portrait on a small white wooden bridge

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In Plage de Ouistreham, a hug in the grass during an outdoor portrait shoot

Normandy Photographer Plage de Ouistreham Jody Priour Normandy outdoor portrait Calvados eye contact

couple portrait from the wedding outdoors with a flash

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An after the marriage proposal Perth engagement photograph created outdoors just Beautiful sunset

Jacob Gordon outdoor portrait Perth photographer perth Beautiful sunset

An after the wedding proposal engagement picture session in Perth during A beautiful autumn sunset

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An alternative Sozopol wedding portrait of the Bulgaria bride and groom at Santa Marina resulting in a Backlight portrait of the couple

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MG bride and groom to be, posturing for an Amambai engagement image showing love outdoors

MG Brazil Amambai outdoor portrait Amambai bride to be

Hotel outdoor Portrait of the bride and groom in an artistic wedding photo

Beijing bride and groom Beijing wedding photo artistic outdoor portrait hotel

Villa Garavaglia, Cortona artistic wedding photo taken as the bride embraces the groom from behind, they are inside a tunnel covered with flowers while the sun filters through the branches

A beautiful wedding photo is captured as the bride wraps her arm around the groom from behind, surrounded by a tunnel of flowers with sunlight peeking through the branches

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San Francisco Lands End portrait of a couple walking - Hold my hand

Lands End Lookout, San Francisco portrait of a couple walking and holding hands by the water

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Malibu, CA 6 Gods wedding venue portrait of the groom and his groomsmen outside by the fences and stone wall.

An artistic wedding picture of the groom and his groomsmen was captured at Malibu's 6 Gods venue

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Beautiful couple's outdoor BW portrait captured at Villa Scorzi - romance evident

A romantic outdoor portrait of a couple was taken at Villa Scorzi

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A portrait of a couple was captured just outside the venue in Athens, Greece during the evening of their wedding day

A dusk wedding photo was taken outdoors in Athens, Greece on the couple's special day

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Wedding shoot during outdoor ceremony with Pennsylvania couple

Wedding shoot during outdoor ceremony with a couple

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This British Columbia couple almost get lost in the thick forest during their outdoor wedding photo

Canada thick forest Kelowna Jessica Schlamp outdoor portrait Kelowna couple British Columbia

An outdoor wedding image of groom driving away with his bride on the back of his motorcycle in Portugal

Porto Portugal Daniel Monteiro outdoor portrait motorcycle Porto couple

Riding away in vintage VW car style captured in an outdoor Netherlands wedding image

An outdoor wedding portrait featuring a couple in a vintage Volkswagen Karmann Ghia captures artistic uniqueness in BW

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Creative Old Town Alexandria Engagement Session

Creative Engagement Session using outdoor wood slats overhead for effect

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