Wedding Photos of Reflections

The following “Reflections” 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 “Reflections” 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 newlyweds stand at Victoria Station in London, ready to depart for their wedding on the British Pullman train, captured in a symmetrical frame with their reflection in the train car

Reflections of Romance: Departing for Happily Ever After on the British Pullman

A mother and son are captured in a reflected view during bridal preparation in Summit County, Colorado, as seen through the window glass

Reflections of Love: Bridal Preparation in Summit County, Colorado

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A couple in Istanbul, celebrates on their way to their wedding venue with glasses of champagne on a boat

Champagne Toasts and Bosphorus Boats: A Romantic Pre-Wedding Adventure in Istanbul

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A Lake Tahoe wedding photographer captures a romantic portrait of a couple embracing each other at Emerald Bay. Their reflection shimmers in a puddle on the rocks, symbolizing their everlasting love.

Emerald Bay Eternity: A Lake Tahoe Wedding Photographer Captures a Romantic Portrait of Love

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In a breathtaking location at San Francisco, California, the engaged couple stands by the shore at sunset. Their profiles face each other as they hold hands on the rocky terrain, with mesmerizing reflections.

Unforgettable Love: Engaged Couple's Enchanting Sunset Stroll in San Francisco's Serene Shore

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In Los Gatos, a sweet couple walks down a city street, surrounded by the shimmering reflections of store windows in the shopping district.

Love in Los Gatos: Captivating Engagement Portrait Illuminated by City Lights

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A picture from a wedding day in Portovenere, Liguria, Italy. The veil of the bride is beautifully illuminated by the low sun, reflecting its warm glow on the water

When Love Dons Its Veil: Captivating Portovenere Wedding Bathed in Sunlit Splendor

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In Agen, France, a black and white portrait of a bride on her wedding day, captured inside a limousine, with beautiful reflections on the glass

Ethereal Elegance: A Stunning Bride in Agen, France, Immortalized Inside a Limousine with Captivating Reflections

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The picture shows a bride lying on the ground inside Huang Chao Golden Hall in Changhua. She is seen gazing at her reflection in the glass of the second floor.

Reflections of Love: A Bride's Intimate Moment Inside Huang Chao Golden Hall in Changhua

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A bride in her hotel room in Calfosch, Italy, is getting her makeup done for her wedding

Preparation in Paradise: Captivating Bride in Calfosch, Italy, Embellishes her Wedding Look

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A breathtaking BW wedding photo captures the newlyweds at City View Metreon in San Francisco, showcasing their love against the stunning reflected cityscape backdrop.

Love and City Lights: Captivating Newlyweds at City View Metreon

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The couple kissed on a street in Lyon, France, as the photographer captured the romantic scene at sunset with a unique and creative style featuring bold colors and patterns

Romantic Sunset Kiss on the Streets of Lyon, France, Captured with Unique and Creative Style

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The bride and groom's reflections on the organist's keyboard mirror created a captivating image at their wedding ceremony in Bath, UK

The bride and groom's reflections in the organist's keyboard at their wedding in Bath, UK, captivated the ceremony

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A couple posed for their wedding portrait at Montaluce Winery in Dahlonega, Georgia, standing in front of a building covered in vines and capturing their reflection in a mirror below

The couple posed for their wedding portrait, reflecting their image in a mirror against a building draped in vines

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Intense black and white portrait of the bride and groom at a private villa in the Crete Senesi region of Siena, with a beautiful reflection in the foreground

A creative wedding photographer captured a special BW portrait of the newlyweds in a private villa reflection

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The couple pose for their save-the-date engagement announcement portrait near a window in the National Portrait Gallery, DC, surrounded by a colorful painting and reflections on the mirror-like floor

DC National Portrait Gallery: Engagement Announcement Portrait with Colorful Painting & Reflections

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A documentary-style wedding picture at Charlecombe Church, Bath UK captures the reflections and the stained glass and the bride walking outside

At Charlecombe Church, Bath UK, a documentary wedding picture captures the bride walking outside, with reflections and stained glass

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The reflections of the city of Boston glimmered off the reception table scene setter, creating a beautiful and romantic atmosphere

The wedding photographer captured the reflections of the city glimmering off the reception table for a romantic atmosphere

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Couple stands on rocks near a river at Watson Lake in this Bellvue engagement session

At Watson Lake, a couple stands on rocks in a Bellvue engagement session

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A couple in Lisbon, Portugal are looking forward to their upcoming nuptials as they enjoy the view

Lisbon, Portugal: A couple eagerly anticipates their wedding, admiring the scenery

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A couple in Banff, Alberta, Canada are looking forward to their wedding day, surrounded by the beautiful blue hour forest and reflections

An engaged couple in Banff, Alberta, Canada eagerly anticipate their nuptials, surrounded by a picturesque, twilight forest and a shimmering reflection

Banff Engagement Portrait reflections blue hour silhouettes twilight Alberta Banff

An engaged couple in Banff, Alberta, Canada will be tying the knot soon, as they were recently captured walking along the frozen Minnewanka Lake with the majestic mountain reflections in perfect symmetry

Banff's Minnewanka Lake saw a blissful engaged couple posing for portraits with snow-capped mountains

Banff Banff Engagement Photography snow capped mountains snowy landscape Minnewanka Lake reflections Alberta

They embrace as they kiss in a romantic embrace captured in a lifestyle engagement couple portrait, set against the backdrop of Bellvue, Colorado

In Bellvue, Colorado, a romantic couple embrace and kiss in a lifestyle engagement portrait

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The couple shared a romantic kiss in front of the glowing sunlight and yellow fall foliage of Bellvue, Colorado during a lifestyle engagement portrait session

In Bellvue, Colorado, a couple enjoyed a romantic kiss amid glowing sunlight and fall foliage during a lifestyle portrait session

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The engaged couple can be seen in silhouette against the backdrop of El Castillo Country Club, San Rafael - Heredia, Costa Rica in a pre wedding portrait

At El Castillo Country Club, San Rafael - Heredia, Costa Rica, a lifestyle portrait of the engaged couple in silhouette

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An engaged couple in Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France captured in a unique pre-wedding portrait, embracing and kissing in the middle of a lake with full reflections below them

In Lyon, France, an engaged couple embraced and kissed in a lake, reflected below in a lifestyle portrait

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The couple captured in a beautiful lifestyle engagement image, heading out on their boat in Nantucket Sound on Nantucket Island and playing with reflections

Nantucket Island: Couple in lifestyle engagement image on boat playing with reflections of Nantucket Sound

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The couple posed in the Garfield Park Conservatory in Chicago, IL, while graphic repeating patterns were reflected below them in a lifestyle engagement portrait

Chicago, IL: Couple posed in Garfield Park Conservatory for lifestyle engagement portrait with reflections

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The couple enjoyed a lunch in a cafe in Hanover, NH during their lifestyle engagement portrait session, seated at a round table with urban window reflections

Hanover, NH: Lunch at a round table with urban window reflections during lifestyle engagement portrait session

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A lovely engaged couple had a lifestyle session outside of town in Tempe, Arizona, with a fantastic point of view and a reflection below them

The happy couple stands at the edge of a reflected scene, taking in the fantastic view before their upcoming wedding

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