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.

Outdoor rainy wedding photo from Ashbourne showing The bride is going to the church during Jorge storm

Neuss, Germany artistic wedding photo detail image showing The bride and the rain on her shoes and dress

Germany Neuss bride Germany wedding photo rain shoes artistic

Bulgaria, Sofia, Terra Residence artistic detail picture of the Wedding rings after the rain before the wedding ceremony

After a light rain, the wedding rings glistened in the sun, nestled among vivid greenery, a beautiful detail captured just moments before the ceremony.

wedding rings vivid greenery rain Sofia photographer Sofia Terra Residence Bulgaria

Texas couple having their happy moment during their engagement session with a sudden rain in downtown Houston

Houston rainy engagement shoot Downtown Houston Happy couple rain Texas houston engagement session

Verbano Cusio Ossola, Piedmont, artistic wedding photo created during A warm hug under the rain

A warm hug between the bride and groom outdoors under the rain created an artistic wedding photo

Piedmont wedding photographer Piedmont Verbano Cusio Ossola rain warm hug

Picture by a Shaanxi wedding photographer of a groom on a horse in the streets during rain

rain Shaanxi groom streets Shaanxi wedding photo horse

Wedding photo of the Taipei Marriott Hotel groom and the guests were waiting for the bride in a big rain

outside wedding rain groom Waiting outdoor ceremony Taipei Marriott Hotel Taipei

Outdoor wedding photography of the bride walking outside in the rain with help from the men and clear umbrellas

help men bride walking clear umbrellas rainy outside Utrecht Outdoor wedding photo

North Carolina outdoor wedding photography from Beach King, Nags Head as the Groom and groomsmen prepare to run through the rain on a rainy wedding day

rainy wedding day NC Outer Banks rain Nags Head groom groomsmen

French rainy wedding photography from Chateau de Conques, Buzet sur Tarn, France with a man checking his phone looking for what does the weather report say

phone French wedding reportage rain France french Buzet sur Tarn French reportage weddings

Cromac wedding picture of the bride, groom and groomsmen walking with umbrellas with the rain coming down

umbrellas rain Cromac reportage weddings raining Cromac umbrella

Turenne wedding photography showing the Bride and groom are wearing protection to keep their costume and dress clean

wearing protection raining Turenne bride with groom bride and groom Turenne wedding photo rain

French wedding photographer made this image in Serans of the bride and groom surrounded by guests with umbrellas

guests Serans raining France Ronan Jégaden bride and groom umbrella

Chicago Civic Opera couple engagement portraits with a lit umbrella in the rain

umbrellas IL raining Chicago Civic Opera rain Chicago engagement photographers lit umbrella

Limerick Munster wedding image showing the Broken umbrella for the Bride to get back to the car in the heavy rain

rain Limerick wedding auto church Jamie Gillies bride doorway

Guest entering to the church in Toulouse, France while it is raining

Toulouse church wedding Toulouse church ceremony France guests rain coronavirus

Samota Křemen wedding photo showing the rain of rose petals pouring down on the bride and groom after their outdoor ceremony

Samota Křemen outdoor wedding Samota Křemen rain pouring down Samota Křemen outdoor ceremony bride and groom

The bride and her father walk to the ceremony while carrying an umbrella to shield from the rain in Samota Křemen

Samota Křemen outdoor ceremony FOB bride Ceremony entrance Samota Křemen outdoor wedding father of the bride red umbrella

Wedding photography from braga, portugal - menino conhece menina scene with an umbrella, vintage bridal car and some fog

menina Portugal Wedding Photo vintage rain raining bridal car conhece

Sorting out the bouquets in the rain at the Victoria Park in Kitchener, Ontario

Kitchener Ontario bouquets raining ontario bride Ontario bridal photo

Nord wedding reportage photo from the Bride's Home showing the Rain when leaving to go to the ceremony place

ceremony place Nord raining rainy Nord wedding image umbrellas

Rome wedding photography from Italy of the bride and groom exiting the church surrounded by umbrellas

umbrella exiting Rome wedding couples bride and groom umbrellas Rome bride with groom Rome

Hacienda Siesta Alegre wedding day portrait by PR photographer "It was raining like crazy, we decided to take advantage with a flash behind couple"

Alegre artistic weddings raining flash rain Hacienda Siesta behind couple

Donnel Lake Michigan state wedding image of the groomsman details with the rain

Donnel Lake Donnel Lake fine art wedding image rain MI Outdoor Michigan

Bonn, Germany Couple at a pedestrian crossing during an urban wedding day portrait session in the rain with an umbrella

umbrella portrait session pedestrian crossing Bonn rain urban wedding

Neuss, Germany wedding dress detail image after the photo session in the rain

Neuss artistic wedding photo photo session Neuss wedding dress detail rain raining Neuss wedding photography

Ile de France Engagement shoot in the rain at night with a light and in black and white

engagement photos Ile de France Ile de France pre wedding portrait Ronan Jégaden Ile de France black and white flash rain

Clear rain umbrella engagement portraits in Sapa, Vietnam

Clear rain umbrella Vietnam rain Sapa engagement session umbrellas pre wedding location Sapa Nien Truong

Black and white engagement shoot shoot with umbrellas in Sapa, Vietnam

black and white raining Sapa umbrellas Vietnam Sapa engagement photos pre wedding locations Sapa

Carhaix, France Rain during the evening barn wedding indoor reception party

reception party barn wedding France Carhaix Patrick Lombaert rain Carhaix reception

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