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The following “Romance” 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 “Romance” 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.

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At UC Berkeley, California, a couple embraces on intersecting stone staircases outdoors. Sunlight bathes the historic campus architecture, lending the engagement portrait an inviting, romantic, old world charm.
Engaged Couple Embracing On Intersecting Stone Staircases At UC Berkeley Amid Sunlit Historic Campus Architecture
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On a sunlit Santa Cruz beach, the couple stands nose to nose on the sand, backlit by the warm glow, capturing a tender and romantic engagement portrait.
Engaged Couple Standing Nose To Nose On Sunlit Santa Cruz Beach, Backlit By Warm Golden Glow And Sand
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Couple dances and twirls together in the heart of Manhattan, New York, center framed with a city fountain behind them, capturing the vibrant energy and romance of NYC.
Engaged Couple Dancing And Twirling In Manhattan With City Fountain Behind Them, Capturing Vibrant NYC Energy And Romance
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Through the wispy grass blades on the Bund in Shanghai, the couple’s love appears clear and pure, beautifully framed by delicate reeds in a softly focused portrait.
Engaged Couple Beautifully Framed By Wispy Grass Blades On The Bund In Shanghai In Soft Portrait
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Couple shares a kiss while holding hands on railway tracks in Budapest, with an old locomotive standing quietly behind them, adding a nostalgic and romantic atmosphere to the scene.
Couple Sharing A Kiss While Holding Hands On Budapest Railway Tracks With Vintage Locomotive Creating Nostalgic And Romantic Scene
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In the expansive park of Mondonville, Haute-Garonne, the bride and groom share a passionate kiss beside tall, wispy grasses, captured in black and white to highlight the romance and natural surroundings of their wedding day.
A Romantic Black and White Wedding Kiss Amidst Wispy Grasses in Mondonville
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Couple leans together against weathered porch columns of an abandoned colonial house in Valladolid, Yucatan, evoking a sense of romance amid the timeless, historic architecture.
Couple Leaning Together Against Weathered Porch Columns Of Abandoned Colonial House In Valladolid, Yucatan For Romantic Portrait
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A stunning long exposure captures the bride and groom standing on soft Tulum sand while their bridal party moves in a gentle circle around them, creating dreamy pastel light trails and a romantic, ethereal feel.
Long Exposure Of Bride And Groom On Tulum Sand With Bridal Party Circling Around Them, Creating Dreamy Pastel Light Trails And A Soft, Romantic, Ethereal Ambiance On The Beach
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In Dordogne, France, two lovers share a gentle kiss in profile at sunset, the groom dipping his partner slightly. They are beautifully framed by trees, with the golden sun glowing behind them.
Wedding Couple Kiss At Sunset In Dordogne France Framed By Trees
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In l’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, Vaucluse, France, under a rainy night sky, the groom gently holds the bride’s dress train as she walks down stone steps in a garden, surrounded by glistening greenery.
Groom Holds Bride's Train In L Isle sur la Sorgue
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At Castello di Castel d'Ario, Mantua, Italy, just before the ceremony, the bride tenderly wipes a tear from the groom’s cheek. Captured in black and white, the scene radiates deep love and tenderness.
Bride Tenderly Wipes Tear From Groom’s Cheek Before Ceremony At Castello Di Castel d’Ario, Mantua
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In Saratoga, CA, an engagement portrait captures the couple sharing a kiss while he lovingly holds their dog in his arms.
A Kiss Shared While Holding Their Dog In Saratoga
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In Los Gatos, CA, an engagement portrait features the couple with their arms around each other, framed by an archway of tree trunks behind them.
Embraced Beneath A Tree Archway In Los Gatos
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In San Jose, CA, an engagement portrait captures the couple cozily cuddling indoors by a floor-to-ceiling window, lying back together in a relaxed embrace.
Engagement Portrait of a Couple Cuddling by a Floor-to-Ceiling Window in San Jose
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In San Francisco, CA, an engagement portrait from grass level captures the couple hugging and kissing, with an old-world stone building providing a romantic backdrop behind them.
Engagement Portrait of a Couple Hugging and Kissing by an Old Stone Building
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In San Francisco, CA, a Northern California engagement portrait shows the couple face to face in a heartfelt hug, symmetrically framed with the old pier pilings behind them.
Engagement Portrait of a Couple Hugging With Pier Pilings in San Francisco
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At UC Berkeley in Northern California, an engagement portrait captures the couple through old-world stone balusters in the foreground, adding timeless architectural charm to the scene.
Engagement Portrait of a Couple at UC Berkeley With Stone Balusters
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In Santa Cruz, CA, a Northern California engagement portrait shows the couple relaxing on a downed tree trunk, with her leaning onto him as they bask in the sunshine.
Engagement Portrait of a Couple Relaxing on a Tree Trunk in Santa Cruz
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In Boston, MA, the couple sits close together by the water, enjoying the garden scenery as people stroll by in the background.
Engagement Portrait of a Couple Sitting by the Water in a Boston Garden
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At Vanderbilt Mansion in New York, the couple is face to face, surrounded by blooming spring flowers both overhead and reflected beautifully below.
Couple Portrait Session Amid Spring Blooms and Reflections at Vanderbilt Mansion
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In Boston, MA, the couple celebrates at the water’s edge, framed by city lights in an urban night shot illuminated by the photographer’s lighting.
Couple Portrait Session by Boston’s City Lights as He Playfully Lifts Her
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In the Catskills, NY, the couple enjoys each other's company in the woods, their smiling reflection captured in a handheld mirror framed by lush green foliage.
Couple Portrait Session in the Catskills With Reflections in a Woodland Mirror
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At Innisfree Garden in New York, the couple connects around a castle-like stone structure: she stands below in an arched doorway, while he sits high above her on the stones.
Couple Portrait Session at Innisfree Garden With Castle Stone Structure
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In Grado, Gorizia, Italy, the couple walks together in sunlight, with dramatic shadows filling the right side of the frame and warm light illuminating them.
Engaged Couple Walking in Sunlight and Shadow During Portrait Session in Grado
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In Portopiccolo, Sistiana, Trieste, Italy, the couple stands back to back beneath a sunlit blue sky, captured in minimalist and symmetrical framing.
Engaged Couple Back to Back Under Blue Sky in Portopiccolo Portrait Session
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In Grado, Gorizia, Italy, the couple sits together on a bench facing a beautiful, historic building, enjoying the charm and elegance of their surroundings.
Engaged Couple on Bench in Grado at Historic Building for Portrait Session
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On San Giorgio Island in Venice, Italy, the couple walks together with the iconic cityscape of Venice beautifully visible in the background.
Engaged Couple Walking on San Giorgio Island With Venice Cityscape
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At Chapelle Saint-Aubin in France, the couple sits close together in tall, dry grass, embracing with eyes closed, conveying intimacy and peaceful connection.
Engaged Couple Embracing in Tall Grass at Chapelle Saint Aubin Portrait Session
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At Lac Chambon in France, the couple sits close together among moss-covered boulders in a lush forest, surrounded by the serene natural beauty.
Engaged Couple Portrait Among Moss Covered Boulders in Lac Chambon Forest
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In Philadelphia, the couple shares a tender hand kiss beside a tranquil pond, surrounded by vibrant trees and a bright blue sky overhead.
Engaged Couple Sharing a Tender Hand Kiss by a Pond in Philadelphia
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