Wedding Photos of Seated

The following “Seated” 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 “Seated” 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 picturesque wedding ceremony at Willowdale Estate in Topsfield, Massachusetts, in warm sunlight against a beautiful blue sky, with guests seated and watching the enchanting scene unfold.

Enchanted Wedding Vows under Topsfield Sky: Willowdale Estate Promises Forever in Picturesque Setting

At the Baxter Hotel wedding venue, the bride and groom are seated on a couch, displaying affection as she leans against him with her elegant dress spread out on the carpet.

Romantic Moment at Baxter Hotel: Bride and Groom Seated on Couch, Displaying Affection

wedding venue Montana couch The Baxter Hotel relaxing romantic Bozeman

At Skyline Lodge Highlands, NC, a crowd of cheering guests with the couple as they share a kiss, seated in an ampitheater style arrangement with rows rising towards the rear.

Wedding Vows in Awe: Couple's Kiss Adorned by Cheers in NC Lodge Amphitheater

crowd kiss guests couple kiss seated couple Highlands marriage image

Bride, groom, and wedding witnesses seated at the luxurious imperial table inside Zemono Castle during the elegant wedding reception in Slovenia.

Royal Revelry: Wedding Feast at Zemono Castle

Wedding Feast groom castle bride bride Vipava Slovenia wedding venue reception

Capturing the intensity of a hot sunny day at La ferme des Bayettes, Mondreville, this award-winning wedding detail photo focuses on a female guest finding relief from the heat with a fan, beautifully contrasting highlights and shadows.

Mondreville's Heat and Shadows: A Wedding Fan's Relief of Intensity

Yvelines seated Mondreville wedding photographer fanning outdoor ceremony romantic wedding elegant wedding photography

Moraine Lake couples portraits lifestyle session in Alberta, Canada with the lovers seated on a rock above the water in the mountains

Alberta rock lifestyle session Alberta water fog lovers

An Orvieto Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this creative, quiet portrait of this Gianicolo couple sitting intimately on a wall

wall Relaxed seated sitting Gianicolo couple Gianicolo

An extraordinary Caugé, Eure wedding image by a professional France photographer at the Manior Henri IV venue conveying the bride and groom seated in chairs for Games during dinner

Cauge games French bride and groom dinner Manior Henri IV venue wedding shoe game France

An extraordinary Guangzhou wedding image from China showing The brides legs and bridesmaids legs and the brides dog

sitting pets seated dog brides legs Jinqi Tan China

An outstanding Tenuta Casteani wedding picture with this Grosseto groom and groomsmen at the outdoor Reception Venue

trees outdoor Reception Venue Tenuta Casteani Grosseto groom Grosseto Tenuta Casteani weddings Grosseto bridal party

A top wedding photojournalist from South Lake Tahoe created this image of the couple Seated at their sweetheart table, the bride and groom take a goofy selfie

bride and groom Sweetheart table seated goofy selfie phone couple

IT pre-wedding photo-session in Siena, Tuscany with a couple enjoying the rays of the romantic sunset

IT pre wedding photo Siena rays Siena couple session warm tones romantic

Castello di Brolio, Siena pre-wedding engagement image-session in the Italian Style seated in a grass field under a big tree with a small vintage car

grass field Siena seated vintage car Castello di Brolio photographer Castello di Brolio

Pre-wedding engagement image-session in Argenton sur Creuse at Mignonnerie

smiles steps seated Piranga Studio kiss Mignonnerie

View this dramatic Poplar Springs Manor dramatic seated wedding couple portrait on a vintage sofa which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Warrenton, VA from the WPJA

Poplar Springs Manor dramatic seated wedding couple portrait on a vintage sofa which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Warrenton, VA

couple portrait wedding vintage sofa Warrenton VA Warrenton wedding photography seated

Montpellier environmental couple pre wedding image session seated on the boardwalk

seated water couple boardwalk Montpellier pre wedding session sunlight

France wedding of the bride and groom seated in the back of a vintage car,

vintage car antique backseat seated France wedding image flowers dress

Hudson, MA environmental couple pre wedding image session while reading books and seated on a wooden walkway

reading MA photographer Hudson seated Wooden walkway couple pre wedding Hudson couple session

Lake Como, Italy nuptial day award-winning image of kids having fun and relaxing

flower girl groom seated Lake Como weddings Italy Lake Como relaxing

Virginia indoor marriage ceremony award-winning image showing guests seated and a statue in the church

Virginia wedding photography statue church Virginia indoor marriage ceremony seated Anastasiia Polyakov

Córdoba, Spain marriage preparation time award-winning picture capturing a seated bride Getting ready with makeup

getting ready Córdoba Córdoba photographer Spain wedding picture Córdoba bride bride

Romantic Leadville, Colorado wedding portrait at FREIGHT with the bride and groom seated in chairs indoors by stacks of wood

Colorado wood romantic Bonnie Sizer indoors Freight Colorado wedding portrait

Romantic Chicago wedding portrait at The Joinery showing an IL couple seated at a table in their venue

IL venue seated Illinois The Joinery table chicago wedding portrait romantic

Brooklyn, New York City environmental engagement e-session of a moment of calm in the busy city.

New York City stones steps Brooklyn nyc sitting NY engagement

Garden of the Gods Artful Engagement Picture in Colorado Springs showing the Couple cuddles

Colorado Springs Colorado Springs couple Couple cuddles Bonnie Sizer lit portrait seated Garden of the Gods

Sofia, Bulgaria couple posing for a wedding Night portrait with a giant lit sign reading, LOVE

A giant lit sign reading "LOVE" illuminated a wedding night portrait of a couple seated across from each other

love giant sign portrait couple wedding Sofia seated

Valašská Polanka wedding photography of the bride and groom seated at the reception during the fun showtime

reception fun projection bride and groom movie Valašská Polanka Valašská Polanka wedding children

Cog Hill Country Club wedding photo of the bridal party seated for the meal under a Mr & Mrs lighted sign by the cake

Cog Hill Country Club reception venue lighted sign meal seated Mr & Mrs bridal party

Puglia church wedding photo of a flower girl seated and reading during the ceremony

seated Puglia church weddings reading flower girl Puglia church wedding Puglia Puglia church ceremonies

Fondation Louis Vuitton - Image of a couple hugging in paris

Image of a couple hugging while seated on stairs

Paris pre wedding Louis Vuitton Fondation seated paris wedding images paris brides Charline Eberhardt stairs

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