Wedding Photos of Rain

The following “Rain” 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 “Rain” 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.

The engaged couple kissed in the rain in an open field of love during their lifestyle session in Chartres, France

The couple shared a romantic kiss in the open field

The couple hug each other in the rain during their engaged lifestyle session at Châteauroux

The couple, soon to be wed, embraced in the rain as the bride hugged her groom from behind

Indre Engagement Photography Centre-Val de Loire embraced Indre rain Châteauroux

This mountain wedding in Crested Butte, Colorado was made memorable by the rain, with everyone holding an umbrella

The inclement weather at this mountain wedding created a memorable atmosphere, with all attendees carrying umbrellas

CO Crested Butte umbrellas mountain wedding carrying umbrellas wedding guests Crested Butte photographer

Leaving the house in Ardeche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, was difficult for the bride due to the mud and the difficulty of walking across the wooden boards

The bride had a difficult departure from the house, walking across wobbly, sketchy wooden boards above the mud

raining Ardeche Photographer house footbridge at home muddy Ardeche

Running from the car to the building in the rain at Tinakilly Country House Hotel, Rathnew, County Wicklow, Ireland

The couple ran quickly under an umbrella from the car to the wedding venue building in the rain

County Wicklow Wedding Photographer Tinakilly Country House Hotel umbrella Ireland rain Rathnew County Wicklow

Wedding photo from a Germany marriage event in Frankfurt with some Rain and umbrellas

This wedding photo captures the special moment of the marriage event, despite the rainy conditions, with umbrellas in black and white

bw moment Germany Frankfurt photographer umbrellas rain Frankfurt

At the Indian Peaks Wilderness of CO, a dog hikes through rain and puddles to the wedding site with the bride and groom

CO Indian Peaks Wilderness: Dog hikes bride, groom to wedding through rain, puddles

Indian Peaks Wilderness dog rain hiking puddles Colorado photographer Colorado

Lombardy candid documentary wedding photography of the bride walking up the stairs to the church with umbrellas being held for her during the rain and hailstorm

rain Italy hailstorm Lombardy umbrellas walking up stairs Lombardy Photographer

Best wedding venue photo from Castello di Arcano Superiore in Friuli Venezia Giulia in BW showing that Rain can't stop love

Italy photographer Castello di Arcano Superiore Friuli-Venezia Giulia rain parasol umbrella

Best wedding venue photography at Domaine de Nolet in Aucamville, FR of a kiss of the bride and groom under the rain

Sophie Stacino umbrella couple kiss Tarn et Garonne Aucamville Photographer Domaine de Nolet rain

The couple shared a romantic kiss in the rain under an umbrella and beneath strings of lights at a reception venue in Charlottesville, Virginia

In Charlottesville, Virginia, a couple shared a romantic kiss in the rain under an umbrella and strings of lights

string of lights Charlottesville photographer rain romantic kiss umbrella Charlottesville lit portrait

She said yes, post marriage proposal picture session at Jackson Park in Chicago for A couple posing in the rain with a spotlight behind them

Chicago photographer spotlight Jackson Park rain Sarah Nader Chicago

A pre wedding photoshoot from Galena Forest, Nevada showing the couple kissing in the rain

Nevada photographer rain Nevada Galena Forest couple kissing

Gracay lifestyle couples portrait photography in France at night with a light Under the Rain

Gracay lifestyle couple Gracay bw winter France Night

Western Australia lifestyle portrait photography for a Perth couple who are engaged and enjoying the rain from under an umbrella at dusk

rain umbrella perth Western Australia lifestyle engaged perth couple Australia portrait photography

A French Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this night, urban portrait of this Moulin Rouge couple walking on a crosswalk at night

rain crosswalk french wedding photographer streets walking Moulin Rouge couple

Top, and timeless wedding photography from Minnesota during a portrait session of the couple underneath an umbrella at night

Night rain MN couple MN wedding photography Minnesota portrait session umbrella

A beautiful rainy day Zeist portrait as The couple is standing in the rain during A typical winter wedding in december, But they are keeping each other warm

umbrella Netherlands NL couple rain winter wedding lit december

Victoria Sprung is an artistic wedding photographer for this Illinois couple in the rain at night with buildings in the background

Artistic wedding photography for this Illinois couple in the rain at night with buildings in the background

Illinois Illinois couple buildings background rain Chicago

A Steamboat Springs, Colorado couple portrait during a rainstorm on their wedding day, during portraits along the Yampa River

rainstorm blue sky dusk Autumn Parry Steamboat Springs Yampa River water

A beautiful Seville portrait in Spain of the Couple kissing inside the car

Spain Seville bride portrait raining inside glass car

Beijing wedding documentary photographer created this image at home during a Rainy Wedding

Beijing documentary photographer rain beijing wedding umbrellas wet at home Beijing

An extraordinary Islington Town Hall wedding image by a professional London photographer conveying Wedding guests pouring sparkling tea while sheltering under umbrellas during the rain

raining London rain United Kingdom London photographer umbrellas

Best Redcliffe documentary wedding photography from Camp Hale showing The bride sings down the isle in the rain

Camp Hale bride Redcliffe Redcliffe wedding photography aisle sings CO bride

Best Timberville, VA documentary wedding photojournalism image from Showalters Orchard showing the Bride and dad walking down the aisle in the rain

Timberville VA VA wedding photojournalism Virginia walking wet rain

An extraordinary North Yorkshire wedding image by a professional UK photographer at the Raven Hall conveying The bridal party leaving their getting ready location to walk to the ceremony in the rain, with umbrellas going up

North Yorkshire wedding image Raven Hall venue raining umbrellas North Yorkshire leaving bridal party Raven Hall

A natural Flaxfleet documentary wedding photography example from the East Yorkshire Barns in England showing the Bride and her dad walking with the bridesmaids to the ceremony through the rain

raining Patrick Mateer bride East Yorkshhire Barns umbrellas England East Yorkshire Barns wedding

Best Paris documentary wedding photojournalism image from Maison des Polytechniciens as The Brides family wash and dry the dress which was dirty due to the rain

Paris documentary wedding rain dirty dress France dry Maison des Polytechniciens wedding

A top Colorado wedding photographer captured this picture at The Barn at Raccoon Creek of the The bride and groom navigating through the rain after the ceremony with help from the brides father

rain Night raining Raccoon Creek umbrellas bride and groom colorado wedding photographer

A creative black and white San Francisco wedding photo during a Northern California shoot in a wooded oasis on a wooden bridge, as the sky opened up, It started pouring rain

raining bw wooden bridge wooded San Francisco wedding photo black and white

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