Wedding Photos of Wedding celebration

The following “Wedding celebration” 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 “Wedding celebration” 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.

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Minimalistic photo of the bride getting ready for a wedding celebration

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The bride and groom drove off in a car decorated with flowers to celebrate their wedding in Nadiad, India

The couple joyfully departed Nadiad, India in a floral-adorned car for their nuptials

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This photograph captures two women and one man dressed in traditional Vietnamese wedding attire waiting to start the wedding ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City

A picture of a traditional Vietnamese wedding ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City was taken by a professional photographer

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A memorable wedding photo was taken at Villa Divina - Vietri Sul Mare, where the groom posed with his friends and celebrated his joy with toasting glasses while they put their hands on his head

A wedding photo taken at Villa Divina-Vietri Sul Mare of groom and friends toasting with hands on his head

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In Murcia, Spain, a couple celebrated their wedding at sunset in a Hummer, with the evening light falling on their ride and tall palm trees above

The couple celebrated their wedding in a Hummer portrait at sunset in Murcia, Spain

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A wedding tea ceremony with gold rings being slipped onto the bride's fingers was recorded in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam with a little girl watching

A wedding tea ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam was captured with a young girl observing

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The rain did not overshadow the joy of the wedding couple's sparkler exit, which was captured in a night shot at Rock Island Lake Club in New Jersey

A night shot of a sparkler exit of the wedding couple was taken at Rock Island Lake Club in New Jersey

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The couple were captured in a reflexive scene featuring the red street lighting at Villa Toscana, Bagé, Brazil

The couple was photographed in front of Villa Toscana in Bagé, Brazil, under the red streetlights

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Wedding reception picture of guests having fun

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Wedding shoot with Mielec couple celebrating on the church steps

Wedding image with the couple celebrating on the church steps

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Phoenix couple doing The Money Dance during their wedding reception

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Ontario, Canada wedding photography of bride showing off ring to guests at the ROYA AMBASSADOR

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The bride and groom are raised up for the Horah dance at their reception | Linekin Bay Resort Boothbay Harbor Maine

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Cherokee Ranch wedding reception speech with bride and groom

Sacred Vows: A Cherokee Ranch Wedding Celebration

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New Jersey wedding photo of groom in chair | wedding photography at reception party

The Groom's Reign: A New Jersey Wedding Celebration

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New Jersey wedding shoot with a bride surrounded by guests

Jersey Love: A Bride's Joyful Gathering

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Sisterly Embrace: A New Jersey Bride’s Joyful Bonds

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Documentary wedding photography at Paris reception drinking party

Champagne Toasts and Joyful Moments: A Parisian Wedding Celebration

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Saint-Petersburg wedding shoot with a couple dancing on crowded dance floor with guests

Elegance in Motion: A Saint-Petersburg Wedding Celebration

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Wedding photojournalism image of guest jumping over guys at a London, UK reception

Leap of Celebration: London Wedding Guest Jumps for Joy

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Mumbai wedding photo of couple on dance floor with confetti | India wedding photography

Glittering Rhythms: A Mumbai Wedding Celebration

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Ceremony wedding photography by William Lambelet, Wedding Photographer, WPJA Contest, POY

Romantic Vows in the Heart of Montpellier: A Documentary Wedding Image

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Queens wedding photojournalism image of a couple exiting the ceremony hall with their guests and family cheering them on

Regal Farewell: A Queen's Wedding Celebration

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Wedding pictures by Maine photographer of a bride getting help bustling her dress as guests mingle on the grass under shady trees at her reception

MAINE EVENT: Bride Bustling Dress, Guests Mingling on Grass

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A Finland couple in a playful wedding image at the hotel

The unique and artistic image captures the couple's joyful celebration of their union

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An indoor reception fit for a Lecco bride and groom ready to celebrate for this marriage photo.

Unique blue and purple lighting creates an artistic atmosphere for the bride and groom to revel in their union

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