Wedding Photos of Wedding memories

The following “Wedding memories” 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 memories” 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.

Hilton Sofia Wedding Venue Photo | Groom is Waiting alone

The Groom sits alone, creatively captured in a chair at his Wedding Venue

The newly married couple had their picture taken in front of a vintage black car at the scenic Villa Bruguier

At Villa Bruguier, South of France, the couple's wedding photo was taken with a vintage black car

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The wedding couple had their post-ceremony photographs taken at the Jetwing Beach Hotel in Sri Lanka, with a blue sky, vibrant sun and wonderful flares

Photographs of the wedding couple were taken at Jetwing Beach Hotel, Sri Lanka

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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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Wedding photograph of bride walking down hallway

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Wedding photograph of a bride getting ready with family

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Wedding reception picture of guests having fun

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Zaragoza wedding photo | wedding photography of Bride is arriving to the church, gets out of the car with the help of her father

wedding photography of Bride arriving to the church, gets out of the car with the help of her father

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wedding photography in Veneto, Italy of great looks and gestures during the church ceremony

wedding photography of great looks and gestures during the church ceremony

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Khon Kaen, Thailand wedding photography of bride getting prepared for the actual day

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wedding reception photography of outdoor dancing with good light

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Wedding photograph of boy at photo booth in fantasy Farms toronto | Wedding day moments from Ontario, Canada

Wedding image of boy at photo booth in fantasy Farms toronto Ontario, Canada

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Quintana Roo wedding couple on the dance floor | Wedding Photography for Mexico

Wedding Photography for Mexico of a Quintana Roo couple on the dance floor

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Pictures of a couple releasing doves after church ceremony by a top Antwerpen wedding photographer

Flight of Love: Capturing the Doves' Release

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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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The forest gives us a peek as a couple dredges off together in wedding portrait in Tuscany

A picturesque wedding portrait, uniquely set amid the trees and forest

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