Wedding Photos of Waves

The following “Waves” 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 “Waves” 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.

A Richmond Foggy Morning Engagement Session by the rocks and water

Lago di Bolsena - Italy close up photo with an incredible sunset during engagement photo session

waves ocean shore Lago di Bolsena Italy beach sunset

Aguilas Murcia Sunset at the beach pre-wed image session with palm trees

waves contrast beach artistic picture Murcia Aguilas creative portrait

La Trinité sur Mer - Britanny Foggy shooting for an artistic engagement portrait

ocean shore foggy Britanny britanny engagement image shoreline waves

Sutro Baths. Lands End. San Francisco, California couple portrait shoot at the very edge of a continent where San Francisco meets the Pacific Ocean are the Sutro Baths

San Francisco waves sand Pacific Ocean sunlight shore

Sintra, Lisboa, Portugal Couple in a beautiful hill of Sintra by the end of the day

waves shore Sintra overlook water ocean

Parede beach, Lisbon Couple enjoying the the beach, when surprised with surfers that were about to enter the sea

beach shore water sea surfers Lisbon engagement photography

Cascais beach, Lisbon Couple enjoying the view the beach during a pre-wed photo session

Lisbon engagement session beach sea ocean shore Cascais Beach Lisbon

Baker Beach, San Francisco, California couple sunset Run on the beach during a pre-wed photo shoot

California Black & White sea black and white photo Baker Beach beach bw engagement portrait

Praia dos Hóspedes, Aracruz, Espírito Santo, Brazil engagement beach photoshoot - engaged couple piggyback-riding

Brazil sea beach Espírito Santo Kássio Silva shore Praia dos Hóspedes

Tunel Guajataca, Isabela, Puerto Rico couple using love to divide the image in two while still creating a connection during a creative portrait session

waves shore beach Isabela sea ocean

Tunel Guajataca, Isabela, Puerto Rico couple with light and wind created the perfect shot for this one

ocean Tunel Guajataca waves lit light water Isabela

Arizona wedding guest waves to family members on Zoom during the reception at the Secert Garden Event Center in Phoenix

covid wedding lockdown wedding guest reception covid 19 Social Distancing AZ

Lighthouse Point Park, New Haven, Connecticut couple walks together holding hands over a black rocky formation as the sun sets behind them over the ocean

shore contrast ocean beach CT engagement silhouettes Danielle Gardner water

A couple stands together in the distance by the ocean with rocky formation and sand around them in Lighthouse Point Park, New Haven, Connecticut for pre-wed images

contrast sand Connecticut ocean waves shore water

FL sunset engagement portrait with a posed couple at Fort Lauderdale Beach in Florida embracing on the beach

FL Florida ocean sea beach waves

Virginia pre wedding and engagement photography of The couple sitting by the raging river at Great Falls

shore Great Falls sand Brittany Diliberto waves pre wedding image Great Falls ocean

Spain pre-wedding photo session with an engaged couple in Aguilas Murcia during a Sunset at the beach

Aguilas Black Sea waves sand water beach

Spain engagement photo shoot by the waters of Aguilas Murcia with some Love and beach

ocean sea Spain Aguilas waves beach water

Lago del Predil, Udine, Italy pre-wedding photo session with an engaged couple doing some Sunset walking

waves sun flare sunshine Lago del Predil beach sunlight

Brazilian engagement portrait with a posed couple standing on the beach sands of Niteroi - RJ Brazil When the sun kisses a backlit image

beach sea backlit image Niterói shore Brazil ocean

Brazil engagement photo shoot of a couple xxploring all the rocks around the beach in Niteroi, RJ, Brazil

water RJ rocks beach waves shore Exploring

Windy City pre-wedding photo session with an engaged couple at North Avenue Beach Chicago

north avenue beach sea ocean shore waves water

Wedding photography from the Toulouse metro during the Subway exit on the escalator as The groom waves his hand to his guests

Toulouse wedding couples Toulouse metro Toulouse waves subway Toulouse wedding photo guests

BR pre wedding portrait session with engaged lovers in Niteroi RJ Just feeling the peace

sand shore RJ monochrome Brazil black and white black & white pics

Georgia pre-wedding photo session with an engaged couple at Virginia Beach with the notebook recreation

Virginia Beach water waves shore sea ocean beach

FR pre wedding and engagement photography at Lac de Cazaux France with a couple feet in the water

water shore sea feet in the water ocean waves sand

Granada pre-wedding photo session with an engaged couple hugging and showing off her ring in Almuñecar, Granada

granada engagement shoot Almuñecar hugging beach shore engagement ring

France engagement photoshoot & pre-wedding session at the Espiguette beach south of France with a Couple walking along the sea

beach sand blue sea Ludovic Lieffrig waves ocean water

California pre wedding portrait session with engaged lovers at the San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge

beach SF couple portrait Tyler Vu water waves CA couple kissing

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