Wedding Photos of Southern France

The following “Southern France” 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 “Southern France” 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.

The bride passionately speaks into the microphone at Domaine de Baldassé, Saint-Affrique, Aveyron, as she joyfully says I do to her partner.

Cherished Vows: A Wedding at Domaine de Baldassé, Saint-Affrique

Newlyweds exiting the stunning Antibes Church on the French Riviera as tossed flower petals and rice rain down from above.

Riviera Radiance: Newlyweds Embrace in Antibes

South of France marriage ceremony bride and groom mountainous region wedding venues professional photographer French Riviera

At the edge of a lake in the small Camargue region at sunset, a photographer captured the bliss of a couple's engagement

Southern France Camargue Lake Engagement Photo Sunset Bliss

france engaged couple France lakeside engagement Lake Camargue southern France sunset

The couple smiled at each other in a lifestyle portrait session at the Mas de Peint during the golden hour, surrounded by warm sunlight and a tree-lined path

At Mas de Peint, the couple smiled during a golden hour lifestyle portrait session surrounded by a tree-lined path

southern France tree lined path Arles Provence Provence Engagement Photography Mas de Peint golden hour

At the Montauban, France wedding, a baby was particularly intrigued by the photos hanging from the clothesline at the outdoor reception

The baby's eyes lit up as they gazed at the colourful photos dancing in the breeze on the clothesline at the outdoor reception

photos hanging Montauban Occitanie Tarn et Garonne France toddler Montauban Photographer

View this significant moment wedding picture in Eygalieres from when the The bride and groom are leave the wedding ceremony

outdoor wedding ceremony leave Bouches du Rhone Eygalieres bride and groom Colas Declercq southern France

WPJA contest judges have been recognized by their industry peers, winning top awards as staff picture editors, staff photojournalists, and newsroom mentors while working for these and other leading publications and journalism organizations.