Wedding Photos of Wedding picture

The following “Wedding picture” 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 picture” 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 serene wedding picture from Lot et Garonne, France as the bride receives a loving touch-up from her sister, with her mother looking on attentively.

Loving Sisterly Touch-Up: Mother Watches Bride Getting Ready in Serene Lot et Garonne, France

A photo of a bridesmaid tying the bride's dress laces at the Domartemont party hall earns a WPJA Honor Award. The picture was taken in front of the toilets.

TOILET TIES: Bridesmaid securing bride's laces wins WPJA Honor at Domartemont Party Hall

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This joyful wedding picture taken at Clos Vougeot shows a singer holding a microphone and a dancer seated together on a chair

A joyous wedding photo was taken at Clos Vougeot of a singing and dancing duo seated on a chair

Joyful picture wedding picture seated together chair Côte-d'Or joyous photo wedding singers Clos Vougeot

The friends of the bride and groom at Salones Europa in Andújar, Jaén, Spain decided to lift the bride and groom up into the air, full of laughter and joy

The bride and groom were joyfully lifted into the air by their friends at Salones Europa, Andújar, Jaén, Spain

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At Six Senses Kocatas Mansions in Istanbul, a beautiful civil wedding image was captured in a funny ring moment between the newly-married couple

The newly-married couple shared a funny moment in a civil wedding ceremony at Six Senses Kocatas Mansions, Istanbul

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At a Santa Barbara reception venue, a funny wedding image was created as part of a Norwegian tradition which suggests the couple will have 22 children

A Norwegian tradition of creating a funny wedding image, suggesting the couple will have 22 children, was done at a Santa Barbara reception venue

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This wedding image captured at Citta' di Castello, Terzo di Danciano, shows the bride being surrounded by her mother, friends, and the anticipation of her upcoming nuptials

The bride was surrounded by family and friends at Citta' di Castello, Terzo di Danciano, for her wedding preparations

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An elegant table setting at Riverlands Wedding Venue in Brough, England, showcasing the beautifully arranged dinner plates being cut up and served during the wedding meal

Platefuls of Elegance: Indulging in a Feast of Love at Riverlands Wedding Venue

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A beautiful artistic wedding photo capturing the bride in Nantes, France getting ready for her big day, with a hair stylist spraying hair spray onto her hairstyle

Bridal Beauty in Nantes: Capturing Elegance Unveiled

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View this key moment at the Cathédrale de Langres wedding picture of the Couple exiting the church under showers of bubbles and confetti

Oliver Saillard bubbles couple exiting Langres wedding photography confetti showers Roman Catholic

A top wedding photographer in the Netherlands captured this picture showing It was windy that day and the brides friend had a funny moment with the veil which took of by the wind

Netherlands windy Funny moment Thomas Jongbloed veil Netherlands wedding photographer wind

A top wedding photographer in Noord Brabant captured this picture of the bride getting ready near a painting on the wall

Freek Nagtzaam bride wall painting Noord Brabant wedding photographer getting ready North Brabant

A top wedding photographer in Les Ormes captured this picture of the elms game with the bride at the pool

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Chengdu, Sichuan fine art wedding picture from a lawn wedding after the rain, there is a lot of mud on the bride's wedding dress. The mud on the white skirt looks like a classical Chinese landscape painting

Chengdu mud Sichuan classical landscape painting Sichuan bride rain

Haarlem, Netherlands groom posing for a wedding picture standing in front of the Amsterdamse Poort and checking his suit for a cool portrait

Thomas Jongbloed wedding picture Netherlands portrait Haarlem posing Amsterdamse Poort

Colorado couple posing for a wedding picture showing they got to take a private chairlift ride around before joining their guests

A wedding picture of the couple in a private chairlift ride against the sky, before joining their guests for the reception

Summit County mountain wedding private ride reception chairlift ride mountain view wedding picture

Bouches-du-Rhone couple posing for a wedding picture using a flash at night inside a lit van

Bouches du Rhone couple flash lit van lit wedding picture Daniel Pelcat posing

wedding detail photography from the Reception venue showing Wedding guests holding handbags in tandem

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wedding detail photography picture of the Bride's shoes and her niece's feet

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wedding portrait image with some creative framing and lighting using a flash

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Château de Crazannes, Charente Maritime, France black and white wedding portrait created A few minutes before the first look, as the emotion rises

black and white wedding portrait created A few minutes before the first look, as the emotion rises

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Essen, Germany artistic wedding couple portrait from Margaretenhöhe during a Wedding Couple Shoot

artistic wedding couple portrait during a Wedding Couple Shoot

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val d'Orcia - Italy fine art wedding portrait image showing the incredible sky covered with clouds and only a ray of light with illuminates the newlyweds

wedding portrait image showing the incredible sky covered with clouds and only a ray of light with illuminates the newlyweds

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art wedding detail photography picture using a sculpture of the Last supper offering

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artistic wedding couple portrait with many bokeh lights against a black background

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wedding detail photography picture created during the Getting Ready of lipstick makeup going on

Praya Palazzo Bangkok wedding photography Pre-Wedding Picture getting ready bride preparation fine art wedding photography wedding details

fine art wedding detail photography picture from the outdoor Ceremony Location showing The name of the bride and groom

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fine art wedding detail photography picture of the couple at the hotel bar with champagne

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Detail wedding picture of people hands with shots at Metropolitan Club and Events, Bucharest

Mihai Zaharia guests shots Bucharest fine art wedding photographer hands Bucharest artistic wedding photographer Metropolitan Club and Events

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