Wedding Photos of Urban

The following “Urban” 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” 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.

Central Park mini urban pic session before the wedding shot at the Bethesda Bridge in Central Park

Central Park mini urban pic shoot before the wedding day using Lines and texture to create an artistic touch to the couple portrait

urban steps NYC couple portraits NY city texture

Portopalo di Capopassero mini urban pic shoot before the wedding day with a single light in a little sea town

single light sea town contrast creative portrait silhouette artistic picture

Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil mini urban pic shoot before the wedding day of a couple with a cyclist going by

Brazil bw engagement portrait urban Thiago Gimenes Black & White cyclist black and white photo

San Francisco Lovebirds engaged couple ascending urban escalator during pre-wed session

urban concrete jungle city SF couple portraits San Francisco CA

San Francisco city street Back hug on the art-filled street for a pre-wed portrait

CA graffiti urban city SF painted mural

Carnaby Street, London couple during Christmas in Carnaby Street for their pre-wed portrait photography

UK UK couple portraits city London Carnaby Street Christmas

LaSalle Street Bridge Running in the streets during a sunset creative pre-wedding photo shoot

LaSalle Street sun flare sunlight urban warm light lens flare

Jaén black and white Pre-Wedding street photo session

street black and white urban bw portrait ideas monochrome buildings

Verdun, Quebec Couple holding hands and dancing in an alleyway during pre-wed engagement photo shoot

concrete jungle Verdun city Canada urban Verdun couple portraits Quebec

Montreal, Quebec couple sitting on outdoor stairs during pre-wed photo shoot

Montreal couple portraits Canada outdoor engagement session stairways Quebec Montreal urban

Rino District in Denver Couple kissing in alley during a pre-wed photography shoot

Shea McGrath Colorado Rino District Denver couple portraits alley umbrellas urban

Los Angeles, California DTLA wall art and color showing off for a pre-wed picture shoot

DTLA graffiti California street urban wall art

Los Angeles, California couple Dancing with the LA Skyline for pre-wed pictures

urban LA roof skyline couple dancing Los Angeles

Arezzo- Italy couple relaxing during the pre-wed shooting, sitting on the stairs

urban sitting on stairs Arezzo gate concrete jungle Italy Arezzo couple portraits

Rotterdam engagement photo session - kissing couple with a city skyline view

skyscapers urban city Thomas Jongbloed Rotterdam view of city

The Maximapark, Vleuten pre-wed night photo - couple in concrete jungle

lit portrait night portrait Vleuten couple portraits Vleuten concrete jungle The Maximapark city

Kinzie Street Bridge Chicago Champagne Spray pre-wed image

concrete jungle Chicago couple portraits Edward Ciesielski Kinzie Street Bridge Chicago urban Champagne Spray city

Phoenix, Arizona Couple on their rooftop during engagement photo shoot

view of city overlook phoenix engagement urban Arizona phoenix urban shoot couple kissing

Duomo di Siena, Tuscany Couple Portrait with a clean, minimal background

Tuscany couple kissing urban city tuscany couple portraits concrete jungle

Urban streets pre-wedding photo session with an engaged couple from Florence

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Florence city Engagement photo session in the streets of Florence

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IT pre wedding and engagement photography showing a couple hanging out in Venice, Italy Over the canal

Italy urban city Venice venice canal venice couple portraits

FR engagement photoshoot & pre-wedding session below some creative wall painted art in Montpellier France

city montpellier couple portraits montpellier wall mural Montpellier urban wall artwork

Northern California pre-wedding photo session with an engaged couple at night in the city streets

CA San Francisco city cars SF night portrait

IL pre wedding and engagement photography on the Kinzie Street Bridge in Chicago of a couple walking together

Chicago couple portraits city urban Chicago walking bridge Kinzie Street Bridge

AZ engagement photoshoot & pre-wedding session in Downtown Phoenix with a couple and a sun flare

Colorado engagement photoshoot & pre-wedding session in Downtown Phoenix with a couple and a sun flare

lens flare Downtown Phoenix sunshine AZ afternoon urban sunlight

Spain pre-wedding photo session with an engaged couple in Úbeda, Jaén with a car reflecting colorful graffiti

reflection city mural Jaén wall art urban Ubeda

BG engagement photo shoot of a couple nuzzling with grafitti as their backdrop in Sofia, Bulgaria

concrete jungle urban Sofia sofia couple portraits city graffiti background Ivelina Cholakova

UK pre wedding portrait session with engaged lovers lit inside a cafe in London

UK portrait in cafe within doors indoors London london couple portraits urban

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