Wedding Photos of Portrait session

The following “Portrait session” 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 “Portrait session” 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.

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Lifestyle couple portrait captured in Fribourg, as the future bride and groom gracefully stroll through falling snow beneath a covered bridge, their arms lovingly intertwined. A serene winter scene beautifully highlighted by the photographer.
Winter Wonderland: Fribourg Engagement Session | Celebrating Love in the Snow
A stunning lifestyle couple portrait captures a playful dance at Monte del Barco Beach in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. The engaged couple holds hands, spins, and dances against the backdrop of a sunset.
Lifestyle Couple Portrait: A Playful Dance at Monte del Barco Beach in Guanacaste, Costa Rica
A pre-wedding engagement portrait at Alsancak, Izmir, Turkey, beautifully composed by the photographer. The image depicts a couple holding hands against a backdrop of a blue sky, below a statue tower showcasing horses with riders preparing for battle.
Engagement Bliss at Alsancak: A Captivating Couple Unveiled beneath Historic Horses Statue
A couple about to tie the knot in Aspen, Colorado, opted for a scenic engagement portrait session, capturing their love while hiking through a picturesque aspen grove on a narrow dirt trail.
Romantic Aspen Nuptials: Scenic Engagement Portraits | Love Amidst Aspen Groves
A display of romance as the grooms unite, their foreheads touching, against a backdrop of the vibrant Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, under a dark blue sky.
Pigeon Forge Romance: Grooms Unite in Vibrant Wedding Portrait
This award-winning portrait showcases the modern beauty of a couple walking near a tranquil pond at New Haven's Tourterelle Inn, with the stunning Adirondack Mountains as a backdrop.
New Haven's Tourterelle Inn: Serene Love Amidst Adirondack Majesty
Modern, stylish, and contemporary, this award-winning wedding day portrait captures a couple in Chicago, surrounded by autumn leaves, about to share a loving kiss with joyous smiles.
Chicago Autumn Love: A Modern, Stylish, and Contemporary Wedding Day Portrait
Capturing the intimacy amidst nature's beauty, this award-winning image showcases the newlyweds in a private session on a mountain rock, near their ceremony location in Fort Collins, Colorado.
Mountain Rock Magic: A Stunning Wedding Moment in Fort Collins
Stylish couple dances at Villa Catignano, Siena, in a black and white reflection frame. The artistic image captures their elegance and the beauty of the location.
Reflections of Elegance: Dancing at Villa Catignano, Siena, Italy
In a stunning field at Bartholomew Barn, a wedding venue in West Sussex, England, a couple embraces, kissed by the glow of golden sunlight.
Golden Love Kiss: A Radiant Wedding Embrace at Bartholomew Barn in West Sussex, England
In a serene location at Lake Louise, Canada, a couple stands close together, their gazes directed in opposite directions, creating a captivating portrait that captures their individuality amidst their union.
Lakeside Eternity: Elegant Wedding Photo Unveils Couple's Individuality in Serene Canadian Setting
In the beautiful city of Lyon, France, a couple poses for a romantic wedding photo shoot in a dazzling field, capturing the essence of their special day.
ROMANTIC LYON WEDDING: CAPTURING THE ESSENCE OF LOVE IN A DAZZLING FIELD PORTRAIT
In Hasselt, Limburg, this artistic wedding photo captures a couple at their ceremony location. The image highlights the simplicity and geometric shapes of the stairway with clean and minimalistic lines.
Limburg Love: An Artistic Wedding Photo that Puts Geometry in Focus
In Hasselt, Limburg, a couple embraces in a serene park, surrounded by a clear blue sky and the gentle hum of passing bikes.
Wedding Day Serenity: Embraced Love Amidst Hasselt's Tranquil Park
A whimsical portrait captures the couple's romantic pose at The Oaks at Plum Creek in Castle Rock, CO, as they share a tender dip before their dinner, beautifully illuminated with off-camera flash.
Illuminated Elegance: A Whimsical Wedding Portrait at The Oaks in CO
In the Mogadore, Ohio metro area, at The Barn at Walnut Drive, a couple embraced in a silhouetted profile against a warm-toned backdrop, created by their photographer to mimic a missed sunset.
OHIO LOVE STORY: MOGADORE WEDDING COUPLE EMBRACE IN ROMANTIC SILHOUETTE
In a stunning vertical portrait against a dark backdrop, a couple at Hotel Hermitage in Lucerne is illuminated by the soft glow of lights, creating a romantic and enchanting scene.
LUMINOUS LOVE: A Wedding Unveiled at Hotel Hermitage in Lucerne
The couple sauntered endearingly on the trail in Emeryville during their engagement portrait session
Romantic Emeryville Engagement Portrait Session: A Couple's Endearing Trail Saunter
Steamboat Springs: A bride and groom share a tender kiss, captured under the market lights on Yampa Street at sunset, during a portrait session at the enchanting Aurum Food and Wine
Portrait session at enchanting Aurum Food and Wine in Steamboat Springs captures a tender kiss
A lifestyle engagement portrait session in Bourges would be a perfect way to capture a cinematic look with a beautiful French landscape as a backdrop
Engaged couple captured a cinematic look with a portrait session in Bourges, France
The Montana bride and groom enjoyed a romantic sunset portrait in a grassy field
The newlyweds celebrated their love with a picturesque portrait session against a backdrop of a sunset-lit meadow
Oasis Mini Hollywood, Almeria during a bride and groom portrait session at the piano
Top wedding venue photography from Oasis Mini Hollywood, Almeria during a bride and groom portrait session at the piano

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