Wedding Photos of Outdoor wedding

The following “Outdoor wedding” 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 wedding” 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.

The bright sunlight cast shadows of the bride and groom on the wall, while a guitar sat on a chair nearby

The sun-splashed image of a guitar, plus the bride and groom, in Valencia, uniquely captured the creative spirit of the wedding venue

A young lady is overcome with emotion while making A speech at this outdoor wedding

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The forest gives us a peek as a couple dredges off together in wedding portrait in Tuscany

A picturesque wedding portrait, uniquely set amid the trees and forest

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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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By the water but hidden by the glass in this wedding pic in Netherlands

This unique wedding image is an artful blend of glass, water, and nature

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France groomsmen show their solidarity in this outdoor wedding image

The groomsmen's silhouettes stand united against the backdrop of a dark, cloudy sky

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This Prague married couple prepare for a night of love and passion in this outdoor wedding picture

A creative image captures this couple's wedding day, climbing stairs at dusk

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The windy city Chicago gives this couple more than they can bargain for in an outdoor wedding pic

This couple's outdoorsy wedding photo shows a creatively illuminated snow-filled night

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Montana wedding photo houses a couple inching into the water in this outdoor shoot

A creative outdoor wedding photo captures the couple stepping into the water, with the groom in a cowboy hat

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Water and nature make this Missoula wedding couple smile in this pic.

The reflections of the forest trees below create a uniquely artistic wedding couple image

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A veil can make the difference as it did in this outdoor wedding pic in La Spezia.

The addition of a veil lent an artistic and unique air to this outdoor wedding image

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An overhead wedding image captured of a La Spezia couple outdoor in a row boat displaying their affection.

A unique overhead angle captures an affectionate couple in a row boat, creating an artistic image

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Happiest is at its highest outdoors on a boat in La Spezia in a wedding pic.

A couple's joy is evident in a unique wedding photo taken on a motor boat in the middle of a lake

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A simple outdoor San Diego wedding photo is still enough to suffice the love between a couple

An artistic dusk shot between tall palms paints a unique portrait of the love between the couple

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Hidden in the outdoor colors of Madrid is a love story built into a marriage full of bokeh

An artistic rendition of love reveals a hidden marriage, rich in bokeh lights

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A Phoenix couple relax in the forest to snap a pic of their love outdoors.

The loving couple basks in the warmth of the sunbeams among the trees for a wedding portrait

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Cheers in Milan to a new marriage beginning in an outdoor wedding pic.

Here's to a unique outdoor wedding image of toasting silhouettes celebrating a new union

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Outdoor marriage photos are far better when the bride's veil blows out after her in Milan.

An astonishingly creative outdoor wedding photo captures a specially poignant scene as the bride's veil drifts away with her and her husband standing in a field

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Nature can be as beautiful as love as shown in a marriage picture in Attica.

A unique and creative image captures the beauty of nature in a black and white bridal portrait with a water backdrop

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This wedding photo in nature shows all smiles with a couple in Athens.

A fun black and white portrait featuring a beaming couple and flowing bridal hair

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A garden full of nature's colors surround the bride in the wedding image in Sri Lanka.

The bride is surrounded by an artistic array of vibrant hues in the garden

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Two for the price of one in this Netherlands outdoor wedding photo.

This outdoor wedding photo captures a man getting loved on both cheeks by two older women

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Adornment in the eyes of this couple during an outdoor wedding photo in Tuscany.

A unique photo of a couple at their outdoor wedding framed by a doorway

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Montana couple let the water and surrounding nature tell their love story.

The romantic mountain scenery captures a couple's love in this captivating black and white image

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Taiwan newlyweds let the mountains take over their outdoor wedding photo.

The mountains provided the perfect backdrop as the newlyweds posed for a unique and artful image

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Secret kisses captured in a photo for her groom in Valencia.

A unique image of a bride tenderly kissing her groom in the doorway against a vivid red backdrop

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This Washington, DC couple start their marriage in the middle of the forest for this photo.

A skilled wedding photographer captured an artful image of the couple strolling amidst vibrant green leaves in a lush forest

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An outdoor wedding picture with the bride's veil spread out behind her in Lake Tahoe.

A romantic stroll at dusk captures the bride's veil fanning behind her in a unique and creative image

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This image is placed in the heart of the forest with a very heartfelt wedding couple.

This creative image with double exposure features a loving wedding couple in the midst of a forest

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A photographer shoots a bride in Tuscany overhead lounging outdoor in a boat.

The photographer captures a unique image of the bride lounging in a boat outdoors from an aerial viewpoint

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