Wedding Photos of Quiet

The following “Quiet” 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 “Quiet” 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 bride gazes out the window at Brewery Gulch Inn in Mendocino, California, moments before putting on her dress on her wedding day - captured in a beautiful black and white photograph.

Bride's Quiet Contemplation at Brewery Gulch Inn, Mendocino, California: A Serene Pre-Wedding Moment

A beautiful wedding memory: groom getting ready in front of a mirror at Chateau Malromé in Virelade, Gironde.

Groom's Quiet Reflection: Preparing at Chateau Malromé in Virelade, Gironde for Wedding Day Success

Virelade preparing getting ready groom reflection success Chateau Malromé

A photo taken at Feligonde's Castle in France during a wedding celebration, showing the bride and groom sharing a quiet, intimate moment as they light their cigarettes together, symbolizing unity and connection in marriage.

Romantic Moment at Feligonde's Castle: Bride and Groom Light Cigarettes, Symbolizing Unity in Marriage

Sayat Wedding Photography marriage quiet Puy-de-Dôme Château de Féligonde wedding celebration moment

In a quiet room at the wedding venue Ristorante Al Botto in Almenno San Bartolomeo, Italy, the bride is pictured alone, sitting on a bed, fastening her shoe.

Bride Prepares in Serenity at Ristorante Al Botto: Almenno San Bartolomeo, Italy

bride serene bed shoe Bergamo Wedding Photography wedding photo Ristorante Al Botto

A wedding photograph taken in Ellsworth, Maine, showing the couple stealing a quiet session together by the lake just before a rain shower arrives.

Stealing a Quiet Moment: Idyllic Ellsworth Lakeside Wedding Before Rainstorm arrives

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A couple portrait captured by a Bath wedding photographer at Parade Gardens. The image shows the couple in a session of quiet connection, sitting and tenderly embracing and touching each other. This photo exudes a fine art vibe in BW.

Embracing Love: A Serene Couple Portrait at Parade Gardens in Monochrome Beauty

tender embrace Bath Engagement Photographer Parade Gardens bath quiet bw portrait United Kingdom

A pre wedding session in Montpellier, France highlighting the fun that they are having together sitting on the dock at a quiet and still lake

quiet France sitting water lake Montpellier pre wedding session

Sausalito pre-wedding portrait-session with some quiet and the couple Enjoying the relaxing time in each others arms

quiet Sausalito pre wedding portrait relaxing couple CA Photographer Sausalito

Pre-wedding Minneapolis couple photo-session at a library in MN for a quiet engagement portrait indoors

MN Pre wedding Minneapolis indoors quiet library

View this picturesque Telluride wedding pic, Backlit by the golden sunset, the couple share a quiet pose for one last portrait on their wedding day, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Colorado from the WPJA

picturesque Telluride wedding pic, Backlit by the golden sunset, the couple share a quiet pose for one last portrait on their wedding day, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Colorado

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France home wedding photography of the quiet Girls' moment alone

home moment alone quiet France wedding photo flower girl

Picture of a bride sitting on a wicker chair in quiet contemplation as she awaits to meet her groom, while her women family members settle in arround her in Long Island, NY

wicker chair awaits family members contemplation garden weddings Danielle Gardner groom

Clonabreany House, Meath, Ireland wedding reportage image of an elderly couple in quiet enjoyment of the drinks reception

drinks ireland wedding reportage enjoyment reception Clonabreany House Ireland

small boy gestures to be quiet

Documentary Wedding Photography Rathaus Bückeburg quiet small boy gestures

A young girl being told by the bride to be quiet during speeches

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Engagement portrait session in Downtown Los Angeles - A rare quiet city crossing

The engaged couple crossed the quiet city streets in the downtown crosswalk as seen from a high angle, posing for a beautiful engagement portrait as they celebrated their love and commitment to each other

LA engagement portrait quiet LA Downtown Los Angeles city crossing

Wedding photojournalism at Hayes, London of older guest sleeping before ceremony

Eternal Rest: Moments of Peace at Hayes

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