Wedding Photos of Vertical portrait

The following “Vertical 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 “Vertical 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.

The couple stands hand in hand on a garden path at Longwood Gardens in Philadelphia, backlit by the sun and framed by tall grasses and warm evening light in a tall vertical portrait.

Engaged Couple Standing Hand In Hand On Garden Path At Longwood Gardens Framed By Tall Grasses And Warm Light

Couple standing together in a tall vertical black and white portrait, with the sun glowing brightly behind them, casting a dramatic backlight and highlighting them in London.

Couple Standing Together In Tall Black And White Portrait With Dramatic Sun Backlight, Highlighted Against London Skyline

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At Forsyth Park in Savannah, Georgia, a couple sits together on a small wooden bench for their portrait.

Forsyth Park, Savannah—Engaged Couple Seated on Wooden Bench

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On Teddy Roosevelt Island in Washington, DC, a couple walks together between trees, captured in a tall vertical portrait with the wooded landscape framing the scene.

Woodland Stroll—Teddy Roosevelt Island Engagement Framed by Towering Trees

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Château Camiac, in Camiac-et-Saint-Denis, France, is the setting where wedding guests mingle and toast the newlyweds during the elegant cocktail reception, or vin d'honneur.

Elegant Wedding Guests Mingle And Toast Newlyweds During The Château Camiac Reception

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This dramatic vertical portrait from Labenne, France, captures a kiss during a sunset swim, with the couple embracing as crashing waves break around them in the warm, fading light.

Labenne Sunset Swim: Embracing Kiss, Crashing Waves, Fading French Light

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Parc Nature de l'Ile de la Visitation, Montreal, QC, Canada, provides a beautiful, natural setting where a newlywed couple stands close, gazing intently into each other's eyes in the magical light of the setting sun.

A Montreal Sunset Embrace: Newlyweds Gazing Deeply in Parc de la Visitation

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The groom-to-be joyfully picks up his fiancée off the ground at La Alhambra, Spain. Pastel arches of the old-world stone building glow behind them.

Pastel Alhambra Arches Frame Joyful Groom Lifting His Fiancée High

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Liberty View Farm, New York — Surrounded by fairy lights at night, the couple stands in a vertical portrait with glowing orange bokeh framing the edges, giving the wedding image an artistic atmosphere.

Fairy Light-Embraced Portrait: Artistic Bokeh Glows Over Liberty View Farm, New York

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Environmental portrait featuring an engaged couple at Scott's Run Nature Preserve. The frame is composed to include the waterfall's texture in the background,

Scott's Run Waterfall: Engaged, United, and Surrounded by Nature's Strong Embrace

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Bride and groom hold hands in a Montauban underground parking garage on their wedding day.

Montauban Underground: A Bride and Groom's First Walk Together

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The bride kisses the groom in front of a majestic building in Amares, Portugal.

Majestic Kiss In Front Of A Building In Amares, Portugal

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Sunlit Bride Portrait At Hempstead House, Long Island, NY

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Wellfleet, Massachusetts engagement photography: Vertical shot of a couple in a deep embrace on Newcomb Hollow Beach. Romantic, candid Cape Cod portrait.

Wellfleet Embrace: Deeply In Love On Newcomb Hollow Beach, Cape Cod

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Black and white, vertical portrait of a couple walking and holding hands in London, UK, both subjects dressed completely in all black attire.

London Shadows: Black Attire, Holding Hands, Forever Walking Into Love

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At the Palacio de Cristal Gardens in Porto, Portugal, a couple dances together in a vertical portrait. Warm tones highlight their joyful connection amid the garden’s lush, romantic surroundings.

Dance Amidst Porto’s Gardens: A Warm and Joyful Connection

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The lovers stand together for their engagement portrait at Buenos Aires Law School. The vertical shot features the couple framed by massive old-world stone pillars, emphasizing the building’s grand architectural backdrop.

An Engagement in Buenos Aires: Pillars of Love, Timeless Architecture

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A couple walks hand in hand at Rushton Hall in a vertical black and white portrait. Both look off to the left, their expressions thoughtful, with elegant grounds as a backdrop.

An Engaged Couple's Thoughtful Stroll Hand-in-Hand at Rushton Hall

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A newly engaged couple embraces and laughs together beneath the trees near the Marbella Club pier. The vertical portrait captures their joyful expressions during this engagement photo session.

Laughing Embraces By The Sea: A Marbella Engagement Portrait

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A couple walks hand in hand through a park near Marbella Club Pier, surrounded by lush greenery. The vertical portrait highlights their connection during this photo session.

Marbella Club Pier Engagement: A Couple's Vertical Stroll Through Lush Greenery

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A couple sits on a tall stone wall in Grignan, Drôme provençale, basking in the warm Provence sunlight. He leans in for a kiss during their engagement portrait session.

Provencal Kiss: Engaged Couple's Sun-drenched Moment on a Grignan Wall

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BRASILIA, Brazil — A couple shares a romantic embrace, their faces close as the sun sets behind them. This warm, vertical portrait captures their deep connection.

Brasilia, Brazil — A Romantic Embrace Under a Sunset Sky

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Couple in traditional Indian attire, Maharashtra house and Tulsi plant backdrop, celebrating heritage and love.

Embracing Heritage: Couple in Traditional Attire Celebrate Love by Maharashtra Home and Tulsi

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Engaged couple share a tender look, embracing closely, radiating love and complicity in romantic portrait.

Engaged Couple’s Tender Embrace: Radiating Love and Complicity in Romantic Portrait Setting

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Couple laughing joyfully while posing together in Little Five Points, Atlanta.

Joyful Couple Laughing Together in Vibrant Little Five Points, Atlanta Engagement Portrait

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Black and white vertical portrait of couple standing side by side under trees in Bangkok, Thailand.

Timeless Black and White Portrait: Couple Stands Together Under Trees in Bangkok, Thailand

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Couple kissing in the misty fog beneath a blooming pink bush on Sao Miguel island, Azores.

Misty Kiss Beneath Blooming Pink Bush, Sao Miguel, Azores

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At a reception venue in Switzerland, the couple stands with the setting sun as a breathtaking backdrop, creating a romantic silhouette that highlights the beauty of the scene.

Couple’s Silhouette Embracing Sunset Bliss at Swiss Wedding Reception Venue

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In Bourges, a double exposure creates a vertical minimalist portrait. She stands in white on a black background, and he in black on white, with their upside-down reflections forming a captivating checkerboard effect.

Contrasting Reflections: A Double Exposure Portrait Captures Love's Checkerboard Elegance in Bourges

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A Brasilia couple stands, elegantly posing before a scenic footbridge amidst the urban backdrop of the city.

A Brasilia Couple Poses with Urban Charm by a Scenic Footbridge

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