Wedding Photos of Photos

The following “Photos” 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 “Photos” 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.

A wedding image captured outdoors at the Barn at Sunset Ranch in Buena Vista, Colorado, where guests are seen joyfully taking photos against a backdrop of majestic mountains under clouds and a blue sky.

Celebrating Love: Guests Capture Moments Against Majestic Mountains at Barn in Buena Vista

wedding detail photography picture showing some guests who know how to Party Hard

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Havre de Grace, MD | Photographer: "This lighthouse is one of the staple elements of the Havre de Grace area so I knew I had to incorporate it into their photos."

This lighthouse is one of the staple elements of the Havre de Grace area so I knew I had to incorporate it into their photos

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Farnham Castle, Surrey Wedding Detail Photography | Shot of brides ring, while holding bouquet, photos of deceased relatives in picture frames on bouquet. Unposed.

Wedding Detail Photo Shot of brides ring, while holding bouquet, photos of deceased relatives in picture frames on bouquet

Surrey Wedding Detail Photography photos holding bouquet deceased Farnham Castle Surrey Unposed

The Capitol Room wedding venue photos | Couple in the park during portrait session on wedding day

wedding venue photo of the Couple in the park during portrait session on wedding day

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wedding venue photos of the Groom Getting Ready

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Haue Valley: Pacific, Missouri Wedding Photography | Kiddo shenanigans and chaos while wedding party photos are taken

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Villa Corsini Tuscany photos of the bride getting ready on a hot day with fans

Villa photos of the bride getting ready on a hot day with fans

Tuscany bride fans hot Julian Kanz Villa Corsini photos

Wedding Venue Photos of the friends of the bride and groom in the party

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Wadduwa, Sri Lanka wedding day photos at the venue | Pictures of the couple just before the reception

The couple's silhouette posed against the blue sky at their wedding venue created an artistic and memorable photograph

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Chicago wedding reception photos of the girls on the dance floor having a party

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Great Oak Manor, Chestertown, Maryland | Wedding reception photos of guests seated during dancing

Stillness in Motion: A Closer Look at Guests Seated in the Dancing Glow at Great Oak Manor

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Khao Lak, Thailand wedding getting ready photos of the bride.

Golden Hour Glow: A Bride's Prep in Khao Lak

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Singapore wedding photographer captured this image of several wedding guests phones as they captured their own photos of the beautiful bride

Color photos arms Singapore phones bracelets photo

New South Wales wedding photographer captured this black and white image of a bride revealing herself in her gown to her family for the first time

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WPJA contest judges have been recognized by their industry peers, winning top awards as staff picture editors, staff photojournalists, and newsroom mentors while working for these and other leading publications and journalism organizations.