Wedding Photos of Picturesque

The following “Picturesque” 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 “Picturesque” 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.

Arnold Arboretum, Jamiaca Plain, Massachusetts - Couple hanging from tree kissing

Overjissel engagment photographer created this prewedding portrait in a sunny meadow in Enschede

tightly cropped closer subjects grass field picturesque countryside sunny meadow Enschede

A couple holds hands under a blue sky in this prewedding portrait shot by an Overjissel engagement photographer

scenic Overjissel wedding engagement Jola Mulder grass field grass fields blue sky countryside

Overjissel engagement photographer caught this image of a couple holding hands in a sunny meadow

picturesque grass fields Overjissel scenic countryside grass field country

A countryside engagement shoot in Bridge, Kent UK

Kent UK grass fields scenic Kent wedding engagement countryside Kent engagement photos

A sunset countryside engagement session in Bekesbourne, Kent UK

Bekesbourne countryside picturesque Kent engagement photos country rural

Engaged couple in a field for their DC engagement session

DC scenic field DC pre wedding portrait grass field grass fields

This Orcoyen, Spain engagement photo session was captured in a field at sunset.

countryside grass field sunset Monika Zaldo Orcoyen scenic grass fields

Alberta, Canada Engagement Photographer captured this photo of a couple kissing in a field

holding couple kissing Alberta scenic grass fields rural farmers

Alberta, Canada engagement photographer captured this photo of a woman running towards her fiance on the road

woman running alberta pre wedding portrait farmers grass field scenic farm

This Engaged couple kiss in a field during their Pre-wedding shoot in Hoi An Vietnam

scenic couple kiss Hoi An engagement photo dancing country Vietnam

A couple walks together in Brno beneath a dramatic and dark sky in this engagement session by a Prague photographer

Dramatic grass field Prague dark sky grass fields country scenic

A man holds his fiance as they stand in a field in Brno in this pre-wedding photo session by a Prague photographer.

Brno pre wedding portrait fiance rural grass field countryside trees picturesque

Couple's silhouette portrait in Tudor City Park

Couples silhouette NY manicured gardens park New York engagement New York City engagement New York

Outdoor photo of engaged couple hugging in a field during their Engagement shoot in Landgoed den Treek

Outdoor Landgoed den Treek field trees countryside grass field hugging

Castellina in Chianti, Siena - Jumping engagement portrait in the trees!

country jump scenic grass field Castellina pre wedding portrait trees

An aerial image of a newlywed couple in a red convertible sports car amidst a picturesque Tuscan landscape at Castiglioncello

The newlyweds drove a red convertible in the beautiful Tuscan landscape of Castiglioncello Toscana

castiglioncello wedding couple picturesque summer drone convertible adventure

Engagement Portrait of a couple sitting on a flipped-over metal box in front of a fence and looking at each other

metal box countryside Silivri fence grass fields scenic Istanbul engagement photography

Longwood gardens engagement photographer: "We were there during golden hour so we went gold."

grass fields countryside PA engagement photo country picturesque gold grass field

In this San Francisco engagement portrait shoot, the photographer focuses on a few branches of beach side plants while the couple embraces out of focus in the distance

rural grass fields focuses country beach flowers

A couple kiss in the middle of a field on a foggy day during this Istanbul engagement shoot

A couple kiss in the middle of a field on a foggy day during this countryside engagement shoot

Istanbul grass field picturesque country scenic Istanbul engagement photographer grass fields

Hoi An Pre-Wedding Engagement Photography - Love in rice field

Pre-Wedding Engagement Photography showing the couples Love in rice field as they embrace

country rice field grass field trees scenic countryside Hoi An

Engagement Portrait Session with Big Skies and Barley

rural scenic Broadchalke country countryside grass fields Wiltshire Downs

Massachusetts couple in their small sailboat, with its red and white striped sail

The peaceful, reflective scene of the engaged couple in their small sailboat, with its red and white striped sail, is a picturesque capture of love and tranquility

reflective scene picturesque Massachusetts red and white stripes striped sailboat small sailboat Massachusetts Engagement Portrait

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