Wedding Photos of Romantic

The following “Romantic” 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 “Romantic” 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.

Newlyweds sharing a kiss under the Palace of Fine Arts dome entrance in San Francisco, CA. Photograph captures the intimate exchange with a low camera angle, blue sky, and a romantic touch of wind.

Romantic Kiss Under Palace of Fine Arts Dome: Newlyweds Embrace Love in San Francisco

Wedding photo at Chateau de Kergrist in France, featuring the bride basking in sunlight against a wall, with her husband in silhouette looking away.

Bride bathed in sunlight at Chateau de Kergrist as husband gazing into distance

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Bride and groom share a romantic moment with pizza at a beautiful Lake District wedding venue in Cartmel, UK.

Pizza Love: Bride and Groom's Romantic Lake District Wedding in Cartmel, UK Venue

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Wedding photo taken at Ellingham Hall, Northumberland, UK. The couple shares a kiss in the woods with a smoky background created by a guest's vape.

Romantic Kiss in the Woods: Couple's Wedding Photo at Ellingham Hall

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The photographer captured a romantic image at a wedding session in Carcans, Gironde, France. The couple is standing under an umbrella in the rain with a light shining.

Romantic Wedding Moment: Couple in Carcans, Gironde, France, Captured Under Rainy Umbrella Glow

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A photographer captured a black and white image of the bride and groom kissing in a car at a wedding in Budapest, Hungary.

Newlyweds Share Romantic Kiss in Budapest Wedding Car - Breathtaking Black & White

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Wedding image captured in Budapest, Hungary, shows a couple embracing affectionately in a garden setting.

Romantic Couple Embracing in Budapest Garden: Love Blossoms in Hungarian Wedding Bliss

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Wedding photo captured in Ravenna, Italy, at a secluded woodland near Tre Pizzichi di Sale, showcasing the shelter-like trees where the couple exchanged vows.

Enchanting Ravenna Woodland Wedding: Couple Exchanges Vows Among Shelter-Like Trees at Tre Pizzichi di Sale

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Wedding photo taken in Ravenna, Italy featuring the bride and groom posing in front of a vintage beetle car, adorned with flowers.

Romantic Ravenna Wedding: Bride and Groom Pose in Front of Vintage Beetle Car

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Wedding photo taken at Pont du Casse Hotel in Lot-et-Garonne, France captures a couple sharing a kiss under a bubble exit after their church ceremony.

Romantic Bubble Exit Kiss at Pont du Casse Hotel in Lot-et-Garonne Wedding Celebration

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Wedding photo capturing a groom running to pick up the bride while holding a bouquet, taken at The Westin Xi'an, China.

Groom sprints to bride with bouquet at The Westin Xi'an, China

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A romantic engagement portrait of a couple in San Francisco, CA, captured in the soft pastel light of the afternoon sun.

Pastel Perfection: San Francisco Sweethearts Savoring Sunlit Session

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In Tarvisio, Udine, Italy, a couple shares a kiss bathed in fantastic light. The off-center, minimalistic shot captures their intimacy against a dark background in a romantic portrait session.

Tender Tarvisio Twilight: Couple's Kiss Captured in Intimate Silhouette

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In the picturesque Dolomites of Italy, a close-up portrait captures a couple gently embraced by the wind, elegantly framed off-center in a romantic engagement photo session.

Romantic Embrace Amidst the Dolomites: An Off-Center Portrait

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Beautiful wedding photo taken at a venue with a stunning old wall as a backdrop for the happy couple.

Romantic Couple Says "I Do" Against Enchanting Old Wall Backdrop in Fairytale Wedding Scene

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Wedding photo taken of the lit couple in the evening at Ponto Vechio

Romantic Evening Wedding Shot Captures Lit Couple at Ponto Vecchio

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Wedding photo taken featuring a couple illuminated by sunlight between olive trees in Italy

Romantic Italian Olive Grove Wedding: Stunning Sunlight Captures Couple's Love Amidst Nature's Beauty

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Wedding photo taken at a castle in Gelderland, Netherlands, capturing a couple standing on the steps indoors.

Romantic Castle Wedding in Gelderland: Couple Stands on Steps in Dutch Castle

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Captured in Cappadocia, Turkey, this pre-wedding photo session features a couple with stampeding horses in the desert, for a romantic and captivating portrait.

Enchanted Equestrian: Pre-Wedding Portraits in Cappadocia, Turkey

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In Ephesus, Turkey, this engagement portrait features a couple in black attire amidst ancient ruins, striking poses under the hot sun. Stylish and romantic.

Ancient Ruins Elegance: Capturing Love in Ephesus, Turkey

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In the enchanting Bodrum Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Turkey, this engagement portrait captures a romantic and relaxed pose with a foreground of candles and bokeh.

Enchanting Bodrum Mandarin Oriental Hotel Engagement Portrait captures Relaxation in Candlelight

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A couple lying down in a ying/yang pose, kissing at the Sierra Nevada. A timeless and romantic black and white portrait in Granada, Spain.

Timeless Yin/Yang Kiss: Couple's Granada Serenade

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In the heart of Old Town, Fort Collins, Colorado, this couple basks in the charming glow of downtown twinkling bokeh lights. A relaxed and romantic engagement portrait session.

Charming Glow: A Captivating Engagement Portrait in Old Town Fort Collins

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In the picturesque Dutch nature reserve, this couple enjoyed a leisurely engagement shoot filled with laughter and romantic gestures, creating a relaxed and charming portrait session.

Picturesque Portrait: A Leisurely Engagement Session in a Dutch Nature Reserve

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Captured in the serene Loonse en Drunense Duinen, Holland, this intimate engagement portrait showcases the couple in a romantic and relaxed setting, holding each other closely, framed through trees.

Intimate Engagement Portrait in Loonse en Drunense Duinen, Holland

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In a romantic setting by the pool overlooking the ocean, a newly engaged couple holds each other closely, exuding relaxed energy during their portrait session.

Oceanfront Embrace: Newly Engaged Couple Radiating Serenity by the Pool

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In Perros-Guirec, Brittany, France, this engagement portrait captures the couple by the sea tidal pool with a view of the ocean, holding each other closely in a romantic and relaxed setting.

Seaside Serenity: Perros-Guirec Engagement Portrait in Brittany, France

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In this engagement portrait taken in the charming Historic Center of Pistoia, the couple is seen holding hands, close together in a flower garden, creating a romantic and relaxed atmosphere.

Blossoming Love in Historic Pistoia: A Serene Engagement Portrait

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A multiple exposure wedding portrait captured at Valleybrook Country Club, featuring a couple embraced in a silhouette with flames from a firepit creating a mesmerizing and romantic backdrop.

Flames of Love: A Silhouetted Multi-Exposure Portrait at Valleybrook Country Club

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In a charming Beijing Wudaoying Hutong, this couple stands close at the red gate of China, holding each other in a romantic, relaxed portrait session.

Love Amidst the Red Gates of China: A Charming Engagement in Beijing's Wudaoying Hutong

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