Wedding Photos of Wedding photo

The following “Wedding photo” 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 photo” 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.

Wedding photo shoot during getting ready in Surrey - Bridal preparations

Behind the Veil: Capturing the Elegance of a Surrey Bride Getting Ready

Guangdong wedding photo of bridesmaids getting ready

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The bride wore a see-through slip, and her feet were adorned with delicate sandals

This Noord Brabant wedding venue featured a bride wearing a sheer slip and dainty sandals

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The three mirrors on the wall reflected the bride's beautiful dress, vibrant bouquet, and chandelier lights

A wedding photo from Murcia, Spain showcased the bride's beauty, bouquet and luminous chandelier in an artistic reflection

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The bride was beaming on her special day as she posed for a unique photo, sitting backwards on a park bench with her feet in the air and her beautiful Reggio Calabria wedding dress draped over the back of the bench

The bride radiated joy in her creative wedding photo, sitting on a park bench, legs up in the air, with her gown behind her

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The London bride looked stunning in her traditional Indian wedding attire, her sparkling earrings catching the light as she proudly showed them off

The bride radiated beauty and poise in her wedding photo, her glittering earrings enhancing her special image from wedding day

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The beautiful Phoenix wedding was filled with joyous silhouettes of guests, and a single wine glass on the table

The silhouettes of the wedding guests and the single wine glass made for a stunningly creative photo

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Two men put on their socks before their wedding ceremony in the hotel room

Two men in Hesse, Germany created a striking, artistic wedding photo as they put on their socks in a hotel room

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A show of affection before the wedding begins in the marriage pic in Reggia Calabria

The monochrome photo captures a tender moment between the two men

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This bride and groom laid in the dock in the middle of nature for a Netherlands wedding photo

The newlyweds posed for an artistic, unique wedding shot on a dock surrounded by green nature

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By the water but hidden by the glass in this wedding pic in Netherlands

This unique wedding image is an artful blend of glass, water, and nature

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This Netherlands wedding photo begs the question of whether the couple is invisible

The couple's creative wedding photo appears to blend them into the unique glass reflection scene

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An indoor wedding photo turns blue for this Spain couple

This creative image features a unique indoor wedding photo with the couple in profile and groom in a top hat, all in blue

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The Prague outdoor scenery brings this wedding photo in focus for the perfect image of the couple

This black-and-white wedding photo is uniquely brought to life by the creative outdoor flower scenery

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The windy city Chicago gives this couple more than they can bargain for in an outdoor wedding pic

This couple's outdoorsy wedding photo shows a creatively illuminated snow-filled night

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Montana wedding photo houses a couple inching into the water in this outdoor shoot

A creative outdoor wedding photo captures the couple stepping into the water, with the groom in a cowboy hat

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Happiest is at its highest outdoors on a boat in La Spezia in a wedding pic.

A couple's joy is evident in a unique wedding photo taken on a motor boat in the middle of a lake

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A simple outdoor San Diego wedding photo is still enough to suffice the love between a couple

An artistic dusk shot between tall palms paints a unique portrait of the love between the couple

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Backseat inside a car as a Madrid couple lean in for the kiss during a wedding photo.

The romantic backseat kiss of a wedding portrait session creates a unique and genuine image

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A dove's significance is not lost in this wedding photo in Brazil.

This wedding picture captures a subtle yet creative use of paper doves as overhead decorations

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The kiss of true love in an indoor wedding pic in Brazil.

A romantic kiss in a darkly lit window, captures a unique, creative image of a newlywed couple

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Lake Tahoe is a historic place for a wedding photo.

The couple's desert wedding portrait with its Burning Man-inspired costumes and blowing sand gave an unforgettable, artistic touch

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A Sri Lanka wedding photo of a new marriage outside looking to finally come in.

The couple are silhouetted against a vibrant sunset sky in this unique and creative wedding photo

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Two for the price of one in this Netherlands outdoor wedding photo.

This outdoor wedding photo captures a man getting loved on both cheeks by two older women

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The clouds are bursting with the love of this wedding photo in Velenje.

This artistic image captures the bliss of the wedding couple amid a vibrant sky with clouds

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Adornment in the eyes of this couple during an outdoor wedding photo in Tuscany.

A unique photo of a couple at their outdoor wedding framed by a doorway

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Taiwan newlyweds let the mountains take over their outdoor wedding photo.

The mountains provided the perfect backdrop as the newlyweds posed for a unique and artful image

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A wedding photo in Valencia shows a couples playful side outdoors.

The playful wedding photo of newlyweds captured outdoors on a children's playground is truly unique

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A Washington, DC groom is jumping feet first into marriage during this indoor wedding photo.

This skillful wedding photographer capture the unique image of the groom joyfully leaping into marriage with the bride in the backdrop

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A Germany wedding photo of a couple looking outdoor to their future.

The unique black and white windowpane framing of a newlywed couple's future-gazing wedding photo is a creative masterpiece

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