Wedding Photos of Urban portrait

The following “Urban portrait” 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 “Urban portrait” 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.

Paris engagement announcement photo idea for urban BW portraits

A Lorient couple poses for an urban portrait together as they prepare to announce their Brittany engagement while touring the town and seaport of the Morbihan department of Brittany, North-Western France

Lorient Photographer urban portrait Morbihan Northwestern France Brittany Lorient Elodie Gentit

A newly engaged Buenos Aires couple walks in the city for an engagement announcement portrait in Argentina’s big, cosmopolitan capital city at the Plaza de Mayo

Buenos Aires Argentina Buenos Aires Photographer Plaza de Mayo urban portrait

A Verona modern couple poses for a more casual, personal announcement portrait of their Italy engagement with a sweet kiss in the urban streets near dusk

urban streets Italy Engagement urban portrait sweet kisses Verona photographer Verona

A newly engaged Verona couple is Walking through the city for an Italy urban engagement announcement portrait

urban portrait Italy Engagement couple walking Verona photographer Verona

An urban London engagement announcement portrait session with a couple together behind bikes in front of record shop

bikes London photographer London record shop urban portrait

A newly engaged London couple poses in front of a colourful background at the Borough Market for an engagement announcement portrait

colorful background London urban portrait Borough Market London photographer

A London modern couple poses for a black and white urban announcement portrait of their Regent Street engagement

London photographer London urban portrait Chaiyasith Junjuerdee bw portrait Regent Street

A London modern couple poses for a black and white announcement portrait of their UK urban wedding engagement

London London photographer Chaiyasith Junjuerdee bw portrait urban portrait

Dallas couple poses for urban portraits while they waited for crossing light to announce their engagement in Texas

cross light Dallas photographer urban portrait Brandon Lai Dallas Texas

A couple's portrait in the city center of Cappadocia, Turkey, with a red brick wall pattern as the backdrop, creates a beautiful setting at a wedding venue

In Cappadocia, Turkey, a red brick wall pattern makes an urban, rustic backdrop for a wedding portrait

Cappadocia Cappadocia Wedding Venue Turkey urban portrait Red brick Cappadocia Photographer

Top wedding venue photography from Piccadilly Circus showing London time stands still

motion blur London Bus double decker bus urban portrait couple portrait slow shutter night portrait

Best wedding image for the Paris wedding planner showing the urban couple session

Paris photographer Elodie Ruelleux Dagorne urban portrait passerby pedestrians Paris couple kissing

A Venezia couple with urban style poses for engagement announcement portraits with Lights and shadows in a little corner of Venice

Venezia urban portrait Venice photographer laundry hanging silhouette portraits Venice

A California couple poses for an urban, city portrait together as they prepare to announce their San Francisco engagement showing The Trolley way of the kiss

red dress urban portrait California - Northern Tyler Vu San Francisco formal wear trolley tracks

A Melbourne urban couple poses for BW Australian engagement announcement portraits in the city streets

Jacob Gordon Victoria-AUS Melbourne Photographer Australia bw portrait City streets urban portrait

A Varenna couple adventure together for a modern Italy engagement announcement portrait session as they are Waiting for the wedding day to come on a sunny day

Sunny day Lecco Photographer.Italy urban portrait Lecco Gabriele Lopez Lake Como

She said yes, post marriage proposal picture session in Portopiccolo Sistiana with a Hug and a kiss

Couple hugging Portopiccolo Sistiana urban portrait trieste photographer Trieste

After the marriage proposal Portopiccolo Sistiana engagement photography with a Hug in the sunset light while walking through the streets

Portopiccolo Sistiana walking through street sunset light Trieste trieste photographer urban portrait

After the marriage proposal Venice engagement photography near gondolas with a couple on holiday

Venice photographer Venice docks urban portrait Italy gondolas

After the marriage proposal Agen, France engagement photography with a young couple embracing under the urban sun

urban portrait Couple embracing Agen France young couple Agen Photographer

She said yes, post marriage proposal picture session in San Miguel de Allende Center above the street full of people

urban portrait spot light Jorge Alcala Goded San Miguel de Allende photographer San Miguel de Allende Center street of people

New Jersey photography showing couple walking in the rain

Hoboken urban portrait crosswalk Rainy day umbrella bw portrait

A pre wedding photoshoot from Guanajuato, México showing the colors of this town with the people walking to one side

Guanajuato Photographer Guanajuato urban portrait Jorge Alcala Goded Mexico

Orleans engagement photo session with some urban Street Art

Orléans France Orléans photographer street art urban portrait

A pre wedding photoshoot from Venice, Italy created during a romantic walk

Italy romantic walk Venice photographer urban portrait Venice

A romantic engagement session in Venice, Italy with a kiss on the stairs

Venice photographer urban portrait Kiss on the stairs Italy Venice

Tiong Bahru, Singapore engagement photo session showing the Couple in their elements at a back alley

Singapore photographer back alley Tiong Bahru Singapore alley engagement shoot Charles Sng urban portrait

Texas Engagement Photos. Dallas couple posing as they hold hands and walk across the street

Texas - Northern Dallas photographer crossing street holding hands Brandon Lai Dallas-Fort Worth urban portrait

Jodhpur Engagement Photos. Rajasthan couple posing and sharing a minute together in the blue city

Shivali Chopra urban portrait Jodhpur Photographer Rajasthan blue city Rajasthan Couple Jodhpur

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