Wedding Photos of Outside

The following “Outside” 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 “Outside” 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.

Wedding photographer for the Casa Hyder | The groom's father wipes his wife's tears as their son (the groom) watches.

Wedding photography showing The groom's father wiping his wife's tears as their son (the groom) watches

Farma Noe Wedding Photo - Ceremony in blue circle with the bride and groom

Wedding Photo from the outdoor Ceremony in a blue circle with the bride and groom

Farma Noe Prague outside ceremony outdoors mirrored

UCSC Arboretum Santa Cruz, CA wedding photographer | Dancefloor action with outdoor breakdancing guests

wedding photography showing Dancefloor action with outdoor breakdancing guests

UCSC Arboretum Santa Cruz dancers red UCSC dance dancing

Mairie de Sauteyrargues wedding photography - The bride tenderly kisses the hand of her grandmother

wedding photography of The bride tenderly kissing the hand of her grandmother

bride kiss grandparent Mairie de Sauteyrargues Ludovic Lieffrig outside outdoors Occitanie

Black and white engagement photo of a couple silhouetted outside

black and white Aachen outside silhouetted Germany

Jackson, MS wedding photographer - bride makes expression to guests outside wedding venue

Jackson, MS wedding photo of the bride making expression to guests outside wedding venue

MS expression bride outside Jackson MS wedding

Vietnam Cantho wedding day rituals - Surprised faces of the kids to the couple kissing outside

Vietnam Cantho wedding image of rituals and the Surprised faces of the kids to the couple kissing outside

faces outdoors rituals couple Vietnam Cantho wedding kids Vietnam bride image

Netherlands wedding photographer - Hengelo bride with her veil being lifted by three young flower girls outside in the sun

Netherlands wedding photo of a Hengelo bride with her veil being lifted by three young flower girls outside in the sun

Netherlands wedding photo Hengelo sun lifted flower girls Hengelo bride veil

London engagement shoot outside St Pancras station - Engagement Photographs

The couple's engagement shoot outside a famous station was captured in an Engagement Photo taken from a low angle, with the huge building and the couple's matching black clothes creating a strong visual impact

St Pancras station London engagement photo outside London engagement London

santorini engagement shooting - outside in the sun

The engagement shooting outside in the sun featured white buildings against a bright blue sky as the low camera angle captured the couple posing for the photograph

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cappadocia engagement photo shooting in the rain outside

The engagement photo shooting in the rain outside featured the couple standing on rocks, with his coat held over their heads to protect them from the falling water droplets

Rainy day rain fall water droplets coat overhead Cappadocia standing on rocks Cappadocia engagement photographer

In the forest for a winter engagement photo just outside of Breckenridge, CO.

The winter engagement photo in the forest featured ice and snow, creating a dramatic atmosphere as the sun set

Breckenridge engagement photography winter outside CO engagement photo CO Breckenridge forest

Seattle, Washington engagement photo captures the couple framed in a repeating window pattern, with the skyline outside adding depth and interest to the scene

An engagement photo captures the couple framed in a repeating window pattern, with the skyline outside adding depth and interest to the scene

Washington engagement wa Couple outside Seattle repeating pattern skyline Seattle engagement photography

At an outdoor wedding in Boston, MA, an artistic close-up photograph was taken of the bride's white high-top sneakers against a tree

A garden scene photo of the bride's white high-top sneakers was taken in Boston, MA

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A daytime outdoor wedding ceremony was held in Toronto, with rows of chairs arranged neatly

A black and white photo was taken outdoors in Toronto before a daytime wedding ceremony

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On their wedding day, the bride and groom posed for a professional image, with the bride's bouquet resting on the bench of a wooden boat in the water at a venue in Hampshire, UK, alongside the groom's boutonniere pinned to his jacket

A professional photo was taken of the bride at a water venue in Hampshire, UK, featuring her bouquet and boutonniere in a wood boat

nature professional image water venue brides flowers Hampshire wedding outdoors boutonniere

Wedding photograph of bride hugging young boy outside | Wedding day moments captured in Atlanta, Georgia

Wedding photograph of bride hugging young boy outside captured in Atlanta, Georgia

young boy GA bride Atlanta hugging GA Wedding Georgia

Pictures of a couple kissing outside church by a top Gran Canaria, Islas Canarias wedding photographer

Gran Canaria wedding Gran Canaria Spain Spain couple outside church

Wedding photograph from Northamptonshire, UK of bride and groom walking out after ceremony outside

UK Northamptonshire documentary wedding photographer UK UK walking out england wedding outside

Genoa, NV documentary wedding photo of bride walking outside in falling snow

winter NV snowing outside NV documentary wedding Genoa

On the night of the wedding at Paris, lanterns were lit and released into the darkening sky, providing a beautiful illuminated scene for the outdoor celebration

A wedding event was held at Paris, with the night sky lit up by released lanterns

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The bride tossed her bouquet of flowers with the sunset in the background at an outdoor venue in Ho Chi Minh City

A bouquet of flowers was flung at an outdoor venue in Ho Chi Minh City, showcasing a picturesque sunset

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On a sunny day in Noord Holland, a Holstein cow sniffed the beautiful bridal bouquet while the bride stood outdoors amid nature

A creative photo was taken at Noord Holland, featuring a Holstein cow and a bride surrounded by green grass

bouquet flowers Sunny day Noord Holland bride and groom cow bridal bouquet

Valencia, Spain outdoor wedding reception hug | Ontinyent wedding photography

outdoor wedding reception hug in this image

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Outdoor fairy wedding ceremony in the trees in Puglia

image from an Outdoor wedding ceremony in the trees

married couple Puglia bride and groom wedding couple outdoors outside newlyweds

wedding reception photography of dance floor action under tent

outdoors outside UK nature Hitchin documentary wedding photographer UK

Montpellier, FRANCE couple during their outdoor wedding - Diner reception wedding photography

Montpellier, FRANCE couple during their outdoor wedding in this Dinner reception wedding photo

Outdoor France photographer couple Montpellier wedding photographer France wedding Montpellier

Mantova wedding photography of man with bouquet outside church before the ceremony

Mantua bouquet Italy photographer Mantua wedding photographer ceremony outside BW wedding photograph

Ditton Manor, London, UK wedding photograph from event

London photographer walking Ditton Manor wedding London documentary wedding photographer UK outside door

PACA documentary wedding images of guests outside photo booth at reception

Candid Captures: Guests Embracing the Moment at the Reception Photo Booth

PACA wedding picture photo booth Wedding documentary moments PACA wedding photographer guests event

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