Wedding Photos of Public places

The following “Public places” 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 “Public places” 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.

This newly engaged couple are still feeling excited after their proposal in Old Montreal - Canada Wedding Photography

Engagement session on the urban streets of Manhattan, NYC

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Canary Wharf Engagement Shoot Session - Couple kissing in One Canada Water, London England

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Couple engagement portrait in the Natural history museum of London

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Blue Heaven Neon Lights Key West Engagement Session at Night

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East River State Park, Williamsburg - Engagement couple portrait

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Bucharest Dambovita River Engagement Shoot with a couple posing on a bridge

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Budapest, Hungary engagement photos - The Dog come to the frame

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New York Couple back lit under the hudson brigde for engagement portrait

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Engagement Photo Session at Laguna/SC - Brasil

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Laguna/SC - Brasil Lovers during engagement shoot in black and white

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France - Lyon lovers embrace on the streets during engagement photo session

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In a the Subway Frankfurt - Portrait Session before the wedding

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On the streets of Frankfurt Germany for Engagement Portrait Session

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Main Station Frankfurt - Couple Portrait Session for Engagement

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West Village, NY Pre Wedding Portrait of a couple in front of traffic sign

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Grand Central NY portrait of a couple in front of monitor

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Lisbon Alfama district for overhead engagement portrait

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A couple kissing on a stairwell in Hualien was captured by a Taiwan engagement photographer

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Istanbul Turkey - Engagement session for portraits under the bridge

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This photo of a couple kissing below an advertisement of a couple kissing was designed by a Naples engagement photographer in Milano

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board of trade, chicago engagement shoot with a couple walking down the street

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An engagaged couple is reflected into a mirror against the skyline during their engagement session in North Avenue Beach, Chicago

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Lincoln Park, Chicago Engagement Photography - a couple stand at the end of a pier

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A subway train passes by as the engaged couple kiss during their engagement shoot at the Grand Central Station

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Engaged couple stand atop the Charles Bridge during their sunrise portrait session

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Outside Grand Central Station Portrait Photographer: "We came out right when the rain stopped. I knew I could still get the blue of the sky if I gelled. I did and this is the result."

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Engaged couple kissing in the library of Bovendonk for pre wedding portrait

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Chicago Engagement Portrait Session - the point of a natural and beautiful smile

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This pre-wedding photo was taken during noon on a scenic location in Telegraph Hill, San Francisco.

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