Wedding Photos of Warm tones

The following “Warm tones” 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 “Warm tones” 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.

Albi, France: Lifestyle couple portrait featuring a graphic location with warm tones, curving lines, and minimalist decor. Tea-type lights beautifully highlight the scene and couple as they pose for the photographer.

ALBI, FRANCE | Warm Tones, Curving Lines: Intimate Wedding Portrait Glam

Taken by an artistic wedding photographer at Careys Manor in Hampshire, image displays the stunning gold shoes worn by bridesmaids, alongside the bride. The warm tones and tight composition showcase the intricate details of the dresses and shoes.

Golden elegance: Bridesmaids' gilded shoes shine in Hampshire's Careys Manor

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Award-winning photo of the bride's radiant beauty against the backdrop of a rustic, warm-toned peeling stucco wall in Florence, Tuscany.

Florence's Rustic Charm: A Radiant Bride Amidst Peeling Stucco Wall

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Wedding portrait captured in Aveyron, featuring a stunning sunset backdrop. The couple gazes at each other in partial silhouettes, framed by foliage surroundings, basking in warm tones and sunlight.

Aveyron's Spectacular Sunset: A Captivating Love Story Amidst Nature's Embrace

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Wedding portrait of couple at Tenuta di Polline - Lago di Bracciano - Italy. Partial silhouettes of the couple holding hands on the lake shore, with warm tones and sunlight.

Romantic Embrace: Eternal Love with View of Italy's Lago di Bracciano

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A talented wedding photographer captured a romantic portrait of a couple during their photo session at the beautiful location of Goreme, Cappadocia, Turkey. The sun is about to set behind a distant mountain range, creating warm backlit tones.

Goreme's Radiant Sunset: A Captivating Portrait of Love and Light

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A creative and warm lifestyle couple portrait captured at Var. The golden sunlight gracefully accents their kiss, while their profiles are highlighted against a backdrop of warm tones. Pleasing expressions adorn their faces at sunset.

Glowing Love at Var Kisses at Sunset: A Creative and Warm Engagement Portrait

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Autumn's Love Symphony: A Romantic Embrace in Var

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Wedding photo captured at Ring Oak Plantation in Leon County, Florida, Tallahassee. The couple basks in the warm tones of the fading sun, facing each other as daylight wanes through the trees.

Romantic Radiance: Love Illuminated at Ring Oak Plantation in Tallahassee

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A couple is seen walking on the beach in Les Sables d'Olonne, France during sunset, creating a romantic ambiance with warm tones, while holding hands

Sunset Stroll: A Romantic Beach Portrait in Les Sables d'Olonne, France

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A WPJA wedding photographer captured a beautiful engagement photo of a couple at sunset, with warm tones and silhouettes, at Le Hechet Farm in St. Saviours, Guernsey

Serenading Love's Embrace: Sunset Engagement at Le Hechet Farm in St. Saviours, Guernsey

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A couple in Bath, UK, is captured in a romantic engagement portrait as they stroll through the streets under the majestic arches of a grand building, with warm tones adding to the overall ambiance

Bathed in Love: A Romantic Engagement Portrait amid Majestic Arches of Bath, UK

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In Rambouillet, a couple enjoys the autumn season lying down amidst the colorful fallen leaves, enveloped in the warm tones of fall

Autumn Amore: A Enchanting Engagement Portrait Amidst Rambouillet's Colorful Fallen Leaves

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An engagement shoot took place at golden hour in Rowney Warren Woods, Hertfordshire UK. The couple sat on a fallen tree trunk, surrounded by soft and warm tones.

Golden Hour Glow: Enchanting Engagement Portrait Captures Love Amidst Nature's Palette

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A romantic portrait of a newlywed couple, captured against the breathtaking backdrop of the Cliffs of Moher in Ireland, as the sun sets over the ocean, creating a stunning warm glow.

IRELAND WEDDING: SUNSET KISS ON CLIFFS OF MOHER IGNITES NEWLYWED'S LOVE IN GOLDEN LIGHT

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At Iseo Lake in Italy, an enchanting lifestyle engagement photoshoot captured the love of a soon-to-be-wed couple. The image showcases their silhouette on a dock at the water's edge, bathed in warm tones.

Romantic Engagement on the Shores of Iseo Lake: Capturing Love in Italy

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A couple posing in a small nature path at Poitiers - warm tones beautifully surround their intimate embrace amidst the natural beauty of the trail

Path of Love: Embracing Nature's Warmth in Poitiers

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A beautiful couple embraces during their sunset portrait session at Loma Vista Gardens in Big Sur, CA. The warm tones illuminate their love as he romantically lifts her up.

Sunset Romance: Captivating Couple Embraces in Big Sur's Loma Vista Gardens

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Engagement portrait captured during dusk on Flagstaff Mountain in Boulder, Co, showcasing a warm-toned, dark sky scenery

Dusk Romance atop Flagstaff Mountain: Embracing Love in Boulder, CO

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A couple poses for a portrait in the lobby of the Hilton Hotel Mersin, employing off-camera flash techniques to capture warm tones and the unique patterns created by the lobby's lighting

Hilton Hotel Mersin: Couple Portrait in Lobby Capturing Warm Tones and Lighting Patterns with Off-Camera Flash

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A romantic couple poses for an artistic wedding portrait at Manoir de Vacheresses, with the picture taken during the golden hour, displaying warm tones and a copper-toned ring of lens flare

Manoir de Vacheresses Artistic Wedding Portrait at Golden Hour with Lens Flare in Copper tones

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A photo of a couple kissing at the bandstand in Roundhay Park, Leeds, UK, during their engagement photo shoot session

Engagement photo shoot at Roundhay Park Bandstand, Leeds - romantic couple kissing in stunning photo

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A loving couple poses together in a beautiful location called Le Porge, capturing an intimate and tender moment illuminated by warm tones and a subtle lens flare

Le Porge Couple's Intimate and Tender Moment Captured in Beautiful Location with Warm Tones and Lens Flare

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During their portrait session at the Hotel in Isere Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, the couple leaned towards each other, illuminated in warm tones, capturing the end-of-party atmosphere.

HOTEL HUG: Capturing Love's Glow - A Wedding Photo in Isere Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

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This is a beautiful engagement photo session capturing a couple in Charente-maritime, France, posed against a wall with warm tones

Engagement Photo Session in Charente-maritime, France: Capturing a Beautiful Couple Against a Warm-Toned Wall

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The photo features a silhouette of the couple in Bangkok, Thailand, set against a breathtaking sunset sky with warm and cool tones, providing a minimalistic, sky-filled frame

Bangkok, Thailand: Silhouette of Couple Against a Breathtaking Sunset Sky in Minimalistic Frame

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Matteo Originale is an artistic wedding photographer for La Spezia

Photo by: Matteo Originale - Bolano La Spezia

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The bride and groom were captured at Palazzo Cavalli in Venice, accompanied by boats reflected in the glass and a warm glow radiating through the picture

The bride and groom were photographed with boats reflecting in the background and a warm tones illuminating them

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Carate Brianza wedding: Artichoke adorned bouquet detail against the bride's chest with soft warm tones in this unique shot.

Carate Brianza: A Tender Embrace of Artichoke Adorned Bouquets

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A wedding photographer captures a special moment at La Fabrica in Oaxaca City. The honor award-winning image shows the father of the bride giving a speech under a beautiful honeycomb ceiling with warm yellow tones.

Dreams Unveiled at La Fabrica: A Timeless Wedding Speech under an Enchanting Honeycomb Ceiling

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