Wedding Photos of Parents

The following “Parents” 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 “Parents” 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.

Casa Hyder getting ready photography | The groom's mother gets ready while his father lies in bed before the wedding ceremony

getting ready photography of The groom's mother getting ready while his father lies in bed before the wedding ceremony

Victoria-AU wedding photography at the church - Bride's father has a cry during the ceremony

wedding photography at the church as the Bride's father has a cry during the ceremony

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Kilworth House, Leicestershire, UK wedding photography | Dad's first look at his daughter, the bride after getting ready

wedding photography of Dad's first look at his daughter, the bride after getting ready

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Los Angeles, California wedding photographers - Groom's parents embrace their son after the ceremony

wedding photography of the Groom's parents embracing their son after the ceremony

California wedding Los Angeles CA embrace California parents

Wedding photograph of bride saying goodbye to parents | Wedding day moments captured in Shenzhen, China

Wedding photograph of bride saying goodbye to parents in Shenzhen, China

Wedding Photograph bride China goodbye Shenzhen actual day wedding Shenzhen

Wedding shoot during ceremony on stage with Tianjin couple helping parents

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London bride and parents walking down the aisle before wedding ceremony

London Love: A Family's Journey Down the Aisle

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Wedding photo of an older couple arm in arm at the ceremony in Ouro Preto

Everlasting Love: A Couple's Vow in Ouro Preto

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Getting ready with bride and parents - Valencia surprise

Valencia Surprise: Bride Getting Ready for Wedding - Photo with Parents

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Bride and her parents share a cheerful moment as she leaves in limousine

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At the wedding, the bride gave a speech to her parents in China, and her father was very painful.

the bride gave a speech to her parents and for her father it was very painful

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Bride hugs her mother-in-law as her bridesmaid wipes away tears of happiness at the end of the ceremony

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Boothbay Harbor Maine Wedding Photographer Bride's sister tearfully hugging a loved one after seeing her sister get into her wedding gown - Linekin Bay Resort Boothbay Harbor Maine

the Bride's sister tearfully hugging a loved one after seeing her sister get into her wedding gown

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Calabria bride hugs her father in the car before the wedding ceremony

the bride hugs her father in the car before the wedding ceremony

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Bride with her parents before the wedding ceremony in mallorca, Spain

the Bride with her parents before the wedding events

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Parents of bride during the hora chair dance

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Bride getting emotional during the wedding in front of her parents in Bangkok

a Bride getting emotional during the wedding in front of her parents

Chanarthip Cheingthong wedding Bangkok parents Bangkok bride emotional bride

Photo of the parents participating along with the groom

bride groom parents ceremony Mexico City Mexico

girl boy parents pews church black and white

rose parents bride pastor petals trellis

groom parents veil bride black and white color

roses bride parents hugging groom

Phuket wedding photographer captured this black and white photo of the wedding guests in the background as the bride and grooms clasped hands are out of focus in the foreground

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pews pink bouquet father bride parents gown

bridesmaid flowers guests hugging bride parents black and white

black and white guests parents glasses sparklers chandelier

parents laughing grandparents guests dancing

San Diego wedding photographer captured this black and white photo of the bride and groom getting hoisted in chairs above the dance floor

chair reception San Diego parents hands black and white

color boutineer guests parents father mother

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