Wedding Photos of Sitting on steps

The following “Sitting on steps” 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 “Sitting on steps” 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 couple portrait captured by an England wedding photographer in London, UK, showing the couple sitting on steps near massive columns in an artistic composition.

Engagement Elegance: Love in London, UK - A Unique Portrait Session

Capturing the timeless elegance, the bride graces the steps of the Library of Congress in her stunning Lazaro silver gown - a portrait that blends artistry and romance seamlessly.

Timeless Elegance: The Bride's Library of Congress Portrait shines beautifully

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In a charming town in Italy called Muggia, located in Trieste, a professional wedding photographer from WPJA captured a beautiful engagement photo showing a couple sitting on steps, embodying a sweet romance and the joy found

Muggia's Enchanting Embrace: A Captivating Engagement Photo Overflowing with Love

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In Reykjavik, Iceland, a bride and groom enjoy a sweet breakfast on the steps of a dessert place in town, sharing ice cream and waffles

Reykjavik's Sweet Delight: A Scrumptious Breakfast for Newlyweds Embracing Love, Ice Cream, and Waffles

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Engagement portrait of a couple in Slovenia, sitting on the stairs of a historic building, basking in the warm afternoon sunlight, captured by a top Piran wedding photographer.

Slovenian Romance: Capturing Everlasting Love in the Heart of Piran

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Engagement portrait of a couple in Ephesus, Izmir, Turkey. Sitting on stone steps near a historic building, captured beautifully by a top Izmir wedding photographer.

Ephesus Euphoria: A Mesmerizing Engagement Portrait in Izmir, Turkey

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At the Lyon Street Steps in San Francisco, the couple is captured in a simple and cozy pose. They are perched in a cove, snuggling together.

A Cozy Captivation: Engaging Love at Lyon Street Steps in San Francisco

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In the enchanting city of Venice, Italy, a couple on the precipice of matrimony shares a tender kiss, seated intimately by the edge of a picturesque canal.

A Majestic Moment: A Venetian Engagement Portrait

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In the enchanting city of Venice, Italy, a sense of romance fills the air as the couple's engagement photos capture their love. The bride-to-be sits on his lap, arms wrapped around each other as they embrace on the steps that lead to the water.

Capturing Love: A Romantic Engagement Portrait in Venice

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In this image, a couple is seen sitting on the steps of Siena Cathedral in Tuscany. They are cozied up in a corner of the historic building, capturing a romantic and intimate pose.

Captured Love: Quaint Siena Cathedral Embraces Engaged Couple's Intimate Affection

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In an ancient alley of Civita di Bagnoregio (VT), a couple sits on steps, near some lush foliage, creating a romantic atmosphere for their engagement photoshoot.

Love in the Streets: A whimsical engagement portrait amidst the enchanting alleyways of Civita di Bagnoregio

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The happy couple cuddles on a picturesque stoop of an ancient building in Muggia, Trieste, Italy, captured in this beautiful engagement portrait

Engagement Portrait: Beautiful Couple Cuddles on a Picturesque Stoop in Muggia, Trieste, Italy

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A romantic couple posed at a set of stone steps in Mons, France during their engagement photo session

Mons, France Engagement Photo: A Romantic Couple on Stone Steps

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The couple is smiling and embracing while seated on the steps of a door in the city of Metz

Metz City - Smiling Couple Embracing on Door Steps

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The engaged couple radiated intimacy in a timeless moment right after their engagement proposal at San Mark's Square, Venice

Engaged couple glowed with intimacy in timeless moment at San Mark's Square, Venice

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The couple posed for a save-the-date wedding announcement picture at Filoli Gardens in Woodside, CA after a surprise proposal in front of a large audience

Filoli Gardens, Woodside, CA: Surprise Proposal Couple Wedding Announcement Image

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A couple is spending a tender moment together on the stair steps in Paris before their upcoming wedding day, naturally capturing the essence of their engagement session

Engaged couple in love enjoy Parisian stair step portrait session in BW ahead of wedding

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The couple is captured in a lifestyle engagement portrait, sitting on the steps in the sunshine after a walk in the vineyards of Franciacorta near Iseo Lake in Italia

Iseo Lake, Italia: Couple captured in sunshine sitting on wood steps after vineyard walk

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A couple sit on steps at Lincoln Park in Chicago, IL during a lifestyle portrait session

A high camera angle looking down captures a couple sitting on steps in a park for a lifestyle portrait

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The golden hue of the warm fall foliage provided the perfect backdrop for this intimate picture session of the embracing engaged couple

In Milan, an intimate picture session of the engaged couple was set against the golden hue of the warm fall foliage

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The bride and groom posed in traditional attire on the steps of Assiniboine Park in Canada, basking in the sunshine of their ceremony location

The bride and groom basked in the sunshine of their ceremony location while posing in traditional attire on the steps

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The engaged couple is sitting on stone steps in the setting sun

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From the Botanical Garden of Montigny Metz, a couple is looking into each other's eyes sitting on stair steps

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A Metz, France couple is sitting on stairs, and we see the future groom kissing his future wife on the forehead

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A Lubbock, on location couple lifestyle portrait in Texas with symmetry on the concrete steps and western clothing and a cowboy hat

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Sausalito post proposal portrait session with a San Francisco engagement photographer of a Bay Area couple sitting on the steps above the busy crowds walking on the sidewalk below

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Warrenton post proposal portrait photos of a happy Virginia couple sitting on the steps at Airlie

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Montreal, Quebec Engagement photo of couple holding hands and sitting on front steps

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Some engagement portraits of the couple on the steps of the old building near a tree

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A city loving Paris engaged couple sitting together on steps with view of a tower

The engaged couple is nestled together on steps with a view of a giant tower in the distance, symbolizing their love and connection amidst the grandeur of the world around them

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