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The following “Romantic embrace” 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 embrace” 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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A beautiful image captured in Loire Valley right after the outdoor secular wedding ceremony, showcasing the newlyweds in a romantic embrace and kiss amidst the picturesque surroundings.
Love in the Loire Valley: A Wedding Embrace
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Durham wedding photographer captures a couple in a warm-toned and romantic embrace, kissing inside of a sunflare for an artistic portrait in Durham, NC.
Capturing Love in Durham: Warm-toned Romantic Engagement Portrait with Sunflare Artistry
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Lifestyle couple portrait showcasing an affectionate embrace at the beach in Maceió, Brazil. The couple embraces as the wind blows, standing in a shallow tidal pool, while being captured slightly off-center.
Romantic Embrace: Beachside Love in Maceió, Brazil
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A pre-wedding engagement portrait captures a couple's joyful embrace with shared laughter high above Horsetooth Reservoir in Fort Collins, Colorado.
ELEVATED ECSTASY | Pre-Wedding Portrait Above Horsetooth Reservoir in Fort Collins, Colorado
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In a dimly lit room, a romantic couple in Nanning, China, embraces with the rainbow hues of light illuminating their faces in a captivating wedding shot.
Captivating Rainbow Embrace: A Glamorous Nanning Wedding Portrait Illuminated by Love
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In Salach, Baden-Württemberg, a talented wedding photographer captured a breathtaking scene. A lone deer strikes a pose near a romantic couple, enveloped in a sunset embrace. The black and white image is truly captivating.
Breathtaking Melding of Nature and Love in Salach Sunset
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Lifestyle couple portrait at Var, showcasing a romantic embrace amidst autumn leaves. The intimate kiss of the couple is captured from a profile angle, beautifully accentuated by warm tones.
Autumn's Love Symphony: A Romantic Embrace in Var
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In the warm glow of the sunlight, the engaged couple shares a tender and romantic embrace on the dry grass lawn at Evergreen Lake, capturing a pose of pure love and connection. - Sunny Serenity: Love's Embrace
Evergreen Lake's Sunny Serenity: Love's Embrace
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A professional wedding photographer captured this award-winning portrait of a couple wearing fashionable sunglasses at La Foce, Chianciano Terme, Siena. The photo was taken right before a sweet kiss.
Sunkissed Embrace: Sunglasses and Love at La Foce, Chianciano Terme
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In Moorea, French Polynesia, this engagement portrait captures a couple in a romantic embrace, hugging in the water at sunset. Partially submerged, the scene radiates the warmth and intimacy of their love against the stunning backdrop of the setting sun.
Moorea Embrace: A Dreamy Engagement Portrait in French Polynesia
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At Rambouillet, a couple shares a romantic embrace by a serene pond as the wind gently sweeps through her dress and hair
A Serene Affection: Embracing Love at Rambouillet's Waterside
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A couple in Paxton, Massachusetts found a beautiful spot at the Pleasant View Nursery to share a romantic embrace, with the sun's rays creating a stunning backdrop as they kissed among the bushes
Romantic Embrace amidst the Radiant Gardens of Pleasant View Nursery, Paxton, Massachusetts
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Engaged couple in Tavarnelle Val di Pesa, Tuscany, captured in a romantic embrace inside a Fiat 500 with the top down, beautifully photographed by a skilled wedding photographer from Firenze.
Tuscany Lovebirds: A Romantic Embrace in Tavarnelle Val di Pesa
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A captivating black and white portrait of the engaged couple romantically embracing amidst the timeless stone buildings of Siena, Tuscany
Love Enveloped in Tuscany's Timeless Charm: A Captivating Embrace in Siena
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A couple is captured in a tender embrace at sunset, bathed in the warm glow of the sun in a creative wedding portrait taken at Villa la Palagina in Tuscany, Italy
Tuscany, Italy: Romantic sunset embrace captured in a creative wedding portrait at Villa la Palagina
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A humorous moment ensued at Riverlands, Yorkshire, UK, when the bride and groom donned King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla masks before a wedding guest captured the kiss on their phone
The bride and groom kissed at Riverlands, Yorkshire, UK, wearing King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla masks
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The couple embraced in a romantic Mauguio garden bathed in the soft light of a setting sun
Mauguio Garden: Couple Embraced in Romantic Soft Light of Setting Sun
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The couple are embracing in a romantic embrace at a bar in Phalsbourg, softly illuminated by the lights creating an attractive bokeh effect
Romantic Embrace at Phalsbourg Bar - Bokeh Ambiance
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The couple posed for a romantic embrace and kiss in front of the Golden Gate Bridge at night in Overlook, San Francisco for their save-the-date wedding announcement picture
Overlook, San Francisco: Couple's Romantic Embrace at Golden Gate Bridge at Night
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The couple shared a romantic embrace on the beach, cuddling in the sand beneath the sun's rays and exchanging kisses
On the beach, the couple cuddled in the sand and shared romantic kisses in the soft light
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The loving couple pictured at night in a passionate embrace at Grenzhof Heidelberg, surrounded by the hot flames of love
The couple in the photograph is depicted in a romantic embrace, enveloped in the warmth of their love
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The newlyweds embraced in a wheat field surrounded by the picturesque countryside of Verona, Italy
The newlyweds shared a romantic embrace amidst the bucolic beauty of a wheat field
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The couple shares a romantic embrace, their lips meeting as the sunset casts a soft palette of colors over the view of Lake Como from Villa Balbianello
The couple in the portrait were caught in a romantic embrace, their lips meeting as the sun set over the soft palette view of the lake
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The couple stands in a romantic embrace amidst the winter wonderland of Zürich, Switzerland, with fresh snow still clinging to the trees behind them
The couple's embrace amid a wintry landscape reflects the beauty of their love
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Under the trees of Pigeon Forge, TN, the couple is hidden in the mountains and enjoying a romantic embrace
Under the trees of Pigeon Forge, TN, the couple is hidden in the mountains and enjoying a romantic embrace
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Italy portraits with a Romantic embrace in the panorama of the sea of Levanzo in Sicily
Italy portraits with a Romantic embrace in the panorama of the sea of Levanzo in Sicily
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A black and white photograph of a couple in Überlingen surrounded by plants captures a romantic embrace during their wedding photo session
In Überlingen, a romantic embrace of a couple is captured in a black and white photo during their wedding photo session surrounded by plants
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Shenandoah National Park post proposal photography showing a smiling Virginia couple sharing a romantic embrace in the trees
Shenandoah National Park post proposal photography showing a smiling Virginia couple sharing a romantic embrace in the trees
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Shenandoah National Park post proposal portrait photos of a happy Virginia couple during a night session featuring a wet lens flare and a romantic embrace
Shenandoah National Park post proposal portrait photos of a happy Virginia couple during a night session featuring a wet lens flare and a romantic embrace
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San Francisco post proposal portrait session with a Bay Area engagement photographer of a Northern California couple caught in a romantic embrace by the bay
San Francisco post proposal portrait session with a Bay Area engagement photographer of a Northern California couple caught in a romantic embrace by the bay
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