Wedding Photos of Stairs

The following “Stairs” 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 “Stairs” 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 couple lovingly embrace in a charming Cortona alley, basking in the golden glow of the setting sun on their special engagement photo session in Italy's Arezzo region

A black and white engagement photo from Baeza, Jaén, Spain shows a captivating couple as they pose in different directions, creating a sense of intrigue and allure

Magnetic Echoes: Unveiling the Enigma of a Captivating Couple in Baeza, Spain

Jaén Baeza Spain posed different directions Baeza Engagement Photography black and white

The couple walks down the ornate steps of a picturesque Italian archway in Udine, Italy, a stroll to be treasured in their engagement journey

Udine, Italy: A Stroll to Treasure - Couple's Engagement Journey on Ornate Archway Steps

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Nouvelle Aquitaine, France - A bride elegantly descends the stairs, showcasing the details of her dress and shoes, as she prepares to embark on her wedding day

Nouvelle Aquitaine, France - Bride elegantly descends stairs, showcasing dress and shoes, preparing for wedding day

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In Cedarburg, Wisconsin, an engagement portrait was captured as the couple sat on stairs and shared a sweet, tender kiss

Engagement Portrait in Cedarburg, Wisconsin: A Sweet, Tender Kiss on Stairs Captured in Photography

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Black and white portrait of a bride and groom walking down the stairs at Careys Manor in Hampshire, UK

Careys Manor Hampshire: Stunning Black and White Portrait of Bride and Groom on Stairs

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The portrait captures a romantic remake of Romeo and Juliet in a picturesque Paris street, showing the couple in a tender kiss

Romantic Remake of Romeo and Juliet: Tender Kiss in Picturesque Paris Street

Paris Engaged Couple stairs tender kiss railing Paris streets Paris

At Bretagne in France, a quiet image of the bride waiting at the bottom of the stairs for her parents to finish getting ready was captured at the reception venue

A bride was photographed at Bretagne, France, waiting at the stairs for her parents

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An indoor wedding image was captured at Lavaur's Mayor Hall, with the groom arriving escorted by his parents and a guest watching from around the corner at the top of the stairs

A wedding photo was taken inside Mayor Hall in Lavaur, France of the groom taking a set of stairs

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The couple was smiling brightly as they posed for their engagement portrait at Garonne Quays in Toulouse

The couple smiled happily at Garonne Quays in Toulouse for their engagement portrait

Toulouse bw portrait Garonne Quays smiling Toulouse Engagement Portrait stairs

The couple posed for an engagement portrait in Amsterdam, Netherlands, sitting on the front stairs of a building

The couple posed for an engagement portrait in Amsterdam, sitting on the building's front stairs

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At São Caetano do Sul, a São Paulo bridal portrait in BW, stylish pose on the stairs with only window light

The bride was photographed in black-and-white using only natural window light with a stylish pose on the stairs

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The newlyweds had their wedding picture taken in Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, with the bride posing under a cloudy sky at the bottom of the stairs and the groom standing far away at the top

The newlyweds posed for their wedding picture under a cloudy sky, with the bride at the bottom and the groom at the top of the stairs

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At the stunning Zephyr Palace at Villa Caletas Hotel in Jaco, Costa Rica, the newlyweds posed for a romantic candlelit portrait at the stairs of their wedding reception

A wedding photographer took a romantic, candlelit portrait of the newlyweds at the stairs of their reception venue

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A couple's wedding engagement portrait captures the beauty of Istanbul with the young couple reaching and leaning into each other while framed by two doorways covered in bars

The couple's romantic engagement portrait radiates love, capturing the beauty of Istanbul with the two embracing and framed by two doorways adorned with intricate bars

Istanbul engagement photography Istanbul doorways holding hands leaning stairs iron bars

A documentary-style wedding photo captures the bride and her three bridesmaids walking down the stairs at Frimley Hall Hotel & Spa towards the ceremony

At Frimley Hall Hotel & Spa, a documentary wedding photo captures the bride and her bridesmaids walking down the stairs

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The couple posed for their save-the-date engagement announcement portrait, happily laughing together while sitting on the stairs in Baeza, Jaén, Spain

Baeza, Jaén, Spain: Engagement Announcement Portrait of Happy Couple on Stairs

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A fun and humorous pre-wedding portrait of a couple jumping off of stairs was taken in Cazorla, Jaén, Spain

Cazorla, Jaén, Spain: Pre-Wedding Joy - Couple Jumping Down Stairs

Cazorla Cazorla Engagement Photography stairs holding hands Jaén couple jumping Spain

The bride-to-be and groom-to-be posed for their save-the-date engagement photo in Santorini, with the bride admiring the kneeling groom

Santorini: Romantic sunset setting of bride admiring kneeling groom for save-the-date engagement photo on the all white steps

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A couple in San Jose, CA is getting ready to tie the knot soon, capturing their excitement with a unique photo shoot in an industrial setting

In San Jose, CA, a couple prepares for their wedding, posing for photos in an industrial location

San Jose engagement session San Jose stairs California - Northern industrial setting blue sky

At the Mansion on Main St in Voorhees, NJ, a couple posed for a portrait on their wedding day, standing on a grand staircase and under a massive chandelier

The couple posed for a portrait on their wedding day at the Mansion under a chandelier on a grand staircase

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The engaged couple enjoyed a lifestyle pre-wedding portrait, sipping cocoa in the cold while sitting outdoors on snow covered steps in a winter park setting in Portland, Maine

Portland, Maine: Engaged couple sipping cocoa while sitting on snow-covered steps in a winter scene

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Bride going up the stairs with the groom in the back grabbing the veil at Monserrate Palace in Sintra, Lisbon, Portugal

The groom assists his bride on their journey up the stairs, tenderly holding her veil

Lisbon photographer Monserrate Palace black and white Portugal stairs Sintra veil

At Fronteira Palace in Lisbon, there was a beautiful soft light on the bride's dress, with a bridesmaid leg moving in the brides direction in this detail shot taken of the steps outdoors

At Fronteira Palace in Lisbon, a detail shot of the bride and bridesmaid gracefully walking the outdoor steps was illuminated by a beautiful soft light

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The bride Siena is descending the stairs, her face hidden by the stairwell, in a stylish black and white image.

The bride's face is artfully obscured as she gracefully descends the stairs in a striking black and white image

Siena Tuscany Region Italy Siena photographer stairs black and white bride descending

This warmly-toned portrait captures a silhouetted couple standing in a portico overlooking a canal in Venice, Italy

This portrait depicts a romantic scene of a couple silhouetted in a portico with a canal in the background

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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 Wilmington, DE bride and groom pose for a portrait bathed in the light of the sun, standing on the stairs with a low camera angle

The bride and groom posed for a formal portrait on the stairs under a bright sun

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In San Jose, California, the couple stands on the stairs overlooking the Tea Ceremony Gifts below, their faces hidden from view

The couple, their faces obscured, observe the Tea Ceremony Gifts from the top of the stairs

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The Bride posed in the courtyard near the Reception venue in Foggia, Apulia at sunset, in a combination of shadow and light at the bottom of the stairs outdoors

Foggia, Apulia: Bride at sunset, posed at bottom of stairs outdoors in courtyard near reception venue, in shadows and light

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