Wedding Photos of Outdoors

The following “Outdoors” 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 “Outdoors” 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 ring bearer cried when he saw the bride

Spoleto Engagement Photo Session - Image contains: village, castle, kissing, couple, clouds, outdoors

Spoleto Engagement Photo Session in the village, at a castle, kissing

outdoors castle clouds kissing Spoleto pre wedding portraits engagement photo Spoleto

Taiwan, Hualien pre-wedding Session Photography - Portrait contains: vintage, lighting, light bulbs, glass, windows, indoors, outdoors

Taiwan, Hualien pre-wedding Session Photography with vintage lighting

Taiwan engagement photographers glass vintage windows pre wedding session Taiwan Taiwan

the groom watering flowers

watering outdoors flowers outdoor reception groom Montana

A couple celebrates after the wedding ceremony at the The Dreys, Kent

woods Kent UK ceremony The Dreys trees Lyndsey Goddard

Metz photographer at the wedding Ceremony | Bride and groom are getting emotional during a speech

Bride and groom during an outdoor wedding speech

wedding speech Lucille Gaumard Metz photographer outdoors bride and groom

Engagement Photos from Praia do Rosa - Santa Catarina - Image contains: couple, hug, happiness, outdoors, smiles

hug couple Santa Catarina Praia do Rosa smiles outdoors happiness

Engagement Photos from Sao Pedro da Serra - Portrait contains: couple, embrace, outdoors, lifestyle, smile

couple outdoors lifestyle Sao Pedro da Serra embrace portrait

Engagement Photography for Rhinefield, New Forest | A spotlight through the trees

trees Rhinefield outdoors woods spotlight uk engagement photographer

Engagement Photography in a Forest in Alta, California | Sunlight creeping through the trees to illuminate the engaged couple

forest trees woods Alta alta ca engagement photography California

Engagement Photographer in a Forest in Alta, California - Pit Bull Pittys framing their mom and dad both looking in opposite directions

outdoors woods Alta dogs pit bulls forest trees

İstanbul couple in a gorgeous forrest during engagement photo session in Turkey

forest istanbul engagement photo outdoors woods gorgeous Istanbul Istanbul engagement photos

Parque Lage - RJ/Rio de Janeiro pre-wedding photos at a secret place

Parque Lage Rio de Janeiro engagement picture nature secret place RJ Rio de Janeiro woods

Prewedding photo shoot with a couple at Samabe Beach Bali

nature trees MangKhris Santika Bali engagement photography Bali forest outdoors

Northern Liberties engagement photo session using the sun and the yellow flowers that were growing on the sidewalk

outdoors nature forest Northern Liberties PA trees pa engagement photographer

Hoboken, New Jersey engagement photo session with the green trees

woods NJ outdoors Hoboken pre wedding portrait hoboken engagement photo New Jersey

Uddel- Kootwijkerzand loveshoot during sunset in the trees with engaged couple

forest Uddel engagement photo woods Kootwijkerzand nature outdoors Uddel

Photo session was kinda cold, but warm together

forest trees outdoors woods Barneveld pre wedding portrait Marlous Nijholt Barneveld

Engaged couple in beautiful lighting during engagement photo session in Uddel- Kootwijkerzand

gelderland pre wedding portrait gelderland engagement photo nature woods trees outdoors Uddel Kootwijkerzand

Ankara couple is sitting on a top of a bench and giggling during pre wedding photo session

Ankara engagement photo nature Ankara Ankara pre wedding portrait Bilkent University Main Campus woods trees

Bonney Lake, WA couple kissing in the forest and having fun during portrait session

woods outdoors red dress kissing WA pre wedding portrait nature trees

Da Nang Photographer for Engagement Portraits in the Woods

Da Nang pre wedding portrait forest Da Nang engagement photo Da Nang nature outdoors

Ceparana Natural engagement photoshoot session for portraits.

Ceparana engagement photo nature woods forest trees outdoors Ceparana

Genoa Reflection in Love Portrait Session using Water Puddle.

Genoa pre wedding portrait nature woods Genoa engagement photo puddle Genoa reflection in water

Baden Württemberg - Schwäbische Alb Engagement Portraits in the Snow

snow nature trees snowy engagement shoot Baden Wurttemberg forest

the father helps with the bride's dress

outdoors dress gown chicago bridal image bride father

A playful engagement portrait at Yosemite National Park

nature Yosemite National Park playful engagement woods trees forest

Leura, Blue Mountains, NSW Pre-Wedding Photographer: "It was end of May in Sydney's Blue Mountains. I saw that beautiful tree with orange/red leaves, so I told the couple to crawl underneath. I followed them and this wonderful image happened"

NSW Blue Mountains Sydney outdoors Leura Autumn foliage

Bunkers Hill Wood engagement photoshoot - A warm evening back light effect on the couple in the woods

Bunkers Hill Wood woods outdoors UK trees bunker hill engagement

Brooklyn, New York engagement photo of couple amongst trees and bushes.

outdoors New York Brooklyn nature forest bushes

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