Wedding Photos of Vintage vibe

The following “Vintage vibe” 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 “Vintage vibe” 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.

Engagement portrait of a couple at Plage Guadeloupe. A unique split frame featuring half underwater and half above waterline, in monochromatic black and white for a vintage vibe.

Plage Guadeloupe: A Captivating Split-Frame Encounter - Underwater/Above Water

In Newport, RI, a couple embraces on a historic wharf for their engagement session. The black and white portrait exudes a timeless, vintage vibe.

Timeless Embrace on Newport Wharf Bench

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Embracing at Colorado College, this monochromatic portrait captures the couple huddled together as sunlight illuminates their faces, radiating a vintage vibe.

Vintage Looking Pre-Vows: Couple's Monochrome Embrace at Colorado College

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In Phalsbourg, France, a couple embraces each other as two cars pass by in black and white. The blurred portrait has a nostalgic vintage vibe.

Monochrome French Finesse: Couple Entwined, Two Cars Whizz By

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Creative wedding couple portrait taken at Lochside Hotel, Lodges, and Spa in Ayrshire, Scotland, showcases the bride and groom illuminated by off-camera flash, exuding a vintage vibe with the reminiscent Polaroid toning

Lochside Hotel, Lodges, and Spa in Ayrshire, Scotland: Vintage-inspired wedding couple portrait with off-camera flash

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