Wedding Photos of Reflection

The following “Reflection” 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 “Reflection” 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 young boy at the Blooming Hotel in Bergen captures a unique photo with a tablet, showing the reflection of beautiful wedding flowers

Unveiling the Enchanting Wedding Floral Reflection: A Young Boy's Picture-perfect Capture at the Blooming Hotel in Bergen

A bride gets ready in the castle tower suite at Castello di Gargonza in Arezzo, Italy, and the photographer captures her reflection through a glass door, showcasing the castle walls

The Enchanting Bridal Reflection: A Captivating Moment at Castello di Gargonza

castle walls castle tower Arezzo Arezzo wedding photography black and white bride getting ready reflection

A couple stands in an archway on the Island of Sark, with a light shining from behind them, creating a beautiful reflection in a puddle after the rain

Romantic Reflection: A Sark Island Wedding Enchants with Backlit Archway Glow

backlit Channel Islands night sky Channel Islands Wedding Portrait archway couple framed in arch Island of Sark

A bride posing near a small window in Ulysses Hotel in Baltimore, Maryland. Her reflection is captured in a mirror close by

Reflecting Love: A Captivating Bride and the Serenity of Ulysses Hotel in Baltimore, Maryland

Baltimore Maryland bride posing mirror reflection Ulysses Hotel Baltimore Bridal Portrait

In Anchorage, Alaska, a couple about to get married is captured in a playful embrace, a reflection shining beneath them.

Alaskan Lovebirds Embrace in Anchorage: Mesmerizing Engagement Portrait Seizes Playful Chemistry with a Dazzling Reflection

Anchorage Engagement Photography Anchorage reflection Alaska playful embrace

A couple stands hand-in-hand at their wedding ceremony in Atlanta, Georgia, as a reflection casts an artistic and romantic flair.

Reflection of Love: Artistic and Romantic Flair Captured in Atlanta Wedding Ceremony

Atlanta artistic Atlanta Outdoor Wedding Ceremony romantic flair Georgia reflection Atlanta wedding photography

The wedding guests dining at tables by the pool at Château Saint-Michel, Saint-Lizier

Elegant Poolside Dining at Château Saint-Michel: Unforgettable Wedding Bliss

dining tables Ariège Château Saint Michel Saint Lizier strung lights Ariège Wedding Photography pool

A little girl happily explores the bride's shoes at the Abbazia di Fiastra on her mother's wedding day

Little Girl Curiously Explores Bride's Shoes at Abbazia di Fiastra on Mother's Special Day

brides shoes Marche wedding photography Abbazia di Fiastra little girl Marche reflection

A picture taken at Tunnels Beaches, Devon shows a beautiful sunset at the water. The bride and groom are outside, bathed in sunlight.

Sunset Serenade: Blissful Love at Tunnels Beaches, Devon

Devon wedding photography Silhouetted couple Tunnels Beaches sunset water sunlight reflection

A pre-wedding couple photo in Strasbourg capturing a captivating scene: A silhouetted couple with a reflection under them, framed by trees and a grand historic building atop a hill

Enchanting Elegance: Strasbourg's Pre-Wedding Bliss Embraced in a Breathtaking Silhouette

Strasbourg Engagement Photography Silhouetted couple historic building Strasbourg black and white reflection framed by trees

The engagement portrait captured the couple in San Francisco, showing a sweet hug and their reflection in a picturesque setting

Romantic Engagement Portrait in San Francisco: Sweet Hug and Reflection in Picturesque Setting

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The couple and their reflection are featured in an engagement portrait taken in Rome, Italy

Romantic Reflection: Stunning Engagement Portrait Showcases Couple and Reflection in Iconic Rome, Italy

Rome engagement session reflection kiss on cheek Italy Rome

The engagement portrait captures the moment when the couple, on a water taxi in Venice, shares a kiss after the marriage proposal, while showcasing the ring and St. Mark's Square

Romantic Engagement Portrait in Venice: Couple Shares Kiss on Water Taxi, Showcasing Ring and St. Mark's Square

reflection Venice Venice engagement session boat St Marks Square

The groom's portrait at Ciragan Palace Kempinski Hotel in Istanbul, capturing him in black and white with his reflection seen in the glass of a wall photograph

Ciragan Palace Kempinski Hotel in Istanbul showcases groom's black-and-white portrait with reflection in glass

Ciragan Palace Kempinski Hotel glass reflection Istanbul groom portrait wall photograph black and white Istanbul wedding photography

Flamm Bodrum, Turkey: A couple poses under an arbor of white flowers for a creative wedding portrait, with their image captured through the reflection of a cellphone held by the photographer

Bodrum, Turkey: A creative wedding portrait captures a couple under an arbor of white flowers

reflection Turkey Turkey Wedding Portrait cellphone reflection creative wedding portrait Flamm Bodrum Bodrum

A detail photograph at a wedding at Mandarin Oriental Bosphorus İstanbul, showcasing the bride's exquisite shoes, billowing cigar smoke, the gleaming wedding rings, and their reflection

Mandarin Oriental Bosphorus İstanbul Wedding: Exquisite Shoes, Cigar Smoke, Wedding Rings, and Reflection

Mandarin Oriental Bosphorus İstanbul brides shoes Mandarin Oriental Bosphorus İstanbul Wedding reflection bridal shoes bridal fashion gleaming wedding rings

A couple during their wedding ceremony at St. Mary of the Lake Catholic Church in Chicago, capturing their reflection on the mirrored floor that beautifully reflects the ceiling above

Chicago Couple's Wedding Ceremony at St. Mary of the Lake Catholic Church with Mirrored Floor Reflections

St Mary of the Lake Church ceremony reflection church ceremony St. Mary of the Lake Catholic Church mirrored floor mirrored floor photography Chicago Catholic Church

A couple stands in front of a glass window, posing with their bikes, in a black and white photograph taken in Nantes

Black and white photo of couple posing with bikes in Nantes, captured through glass window

bikes sunlight and shadows Nantes reflection window glass bw portrait Nantes Engagement Session

A couple from Frigiliana, Málaga, Spain can be seen in a mirrored door as they take a leisurely walk through town during their engagement wedding photography session captured by a talented and artistic photographer

Engagement Wedding Photography Session in Frigiliana, Málaga, Spain Captured by Talented Photographer

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This photo showcases a black and white image of a couple kissing, with a reflection, taken during an engagement wedding photography session in Briey, France

Engagement wedding photography session in Briey, France: Black and white photo of couple kissing with reflection

reflection Meurthe-et-Moselle Meurthe et Moselle Engaged Couple Briey bw portrait couple kissing

The couple in San Jose held hands and beamed happily at each other while a unique reflection of themselves was captured using the photographer's phone as a mirror

Unique Reflection in San Jose: Couple Holds Hands and Beams Happily in Phone Mirror Capture

reflection mirrored by phone San Jose Engaged Couple San Jose holding hands

The engaged couple are walking along the beach of Oswald West State Park, looking into the water to see a reflected image of themselves

Oswald West State Park: Engaged couple strolls along beach, finding reflected image of themselves in water

Oswald West State Park couple walking walking on beach Oregon Engagement Session Tillamook County reflection water

The couple had a pre-wedding photo shoot in a forest, capturing their love under the trees, and the photographer got creative by including reflections of branches in the black and white portraits taken in De Lutte

Pre-Wedding Photoshoot in De Lutte Forest Captures Love Under the Trees with Creative Reflections

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The couple from Córdoba, Spain were captured in a beautiful engagement portrait, seen in the reflection of a door glass

The couple's love shone through in the romantic engagement portrait, reflecting their Córdoban heritage in the glass door

Córdoba Cordoban Heritage door glass reflection Cordoba Engagement Photography

In Nanning, China, the flower girl's reflection shimmered on the floor as she tried on the bride's shoe

The wedding photojournalist captured the flower girl's reflection on the floor whilst trying on the bride's shoe

reflection brides shoes Nanning China Nanning wedding photography flower girl

The distant sound of music and laughter drifted through the balmy night air from Maceió, Alagoas, across the tranquil water to the reception venue near the big tree

A wedding photojournalist was documenting the happy couple and guests at a night reception near a big tree

Alagoas wedding photography night shot reflection Alagoas reception venue Lights Maceió

At the picturesque village of Çavuşin in Göreme, Nevşehir, newlyweds had their wedding portrait taken against the backdrop of dramatic rock formations both above and below beneath moody grey clouds

A creative wedding photographer captured the newlyweds' wedding portrait near a picturesque village against dramatic rock formations

Goreme Nevsehir picturesque village dramatic rock formation reflection Nevsehir Wedding Portrait gray skies

After the breathtaking ceremony in Florence, Tuscany, the bride's dress sparkled near the reflection of a puddle in a cut-tile courtyard, surrounded by grand buildings

The wedding photographer captured an unforgettable image of the bride's dress near a puddle in a cut-tile courtyard

Florence wedding photography brides dress Tuscany courtyard cut tile reflection Florence

The timeless black and white reflection of the love between the couple in New York, captured in their romantic engagement portrait

The stunning portrait beautifully captures the couple's love for each other in a timeless black and white format

romantic engagement New York City nyc engagement photography timeless black and white reflection

Pre wedding photography from Minnewanka Lake in Banff, Alberta, Canada for an engaged couple walking during winter time with reflected forest

Banff, Alberta, Canada: Pre-Wedding Winter Walk at Minnewanka Lake with Reflected Forest

winter engagement Alberta trees Banff lakeside engagement reflection Minnewanka Lake

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