Wedding Photos of Wedding portrait

The following “Wedding portrait” 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 portrait” 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.

In a serene location at Lake Louise, Canada, a couple stands close together, their gazes directed in opposite directions, creating a captivating portrait that captures their individuality amidst their union.

Lakeside Eternity: Elegant Wedding Photo Unveils Couple's Individuality in Serene Canadian Setting

In a picturesque setting at Arezzo Town Hall's Private Ville, the newlyweds share a heartfelt gaze, immersed in the soft glow of a sunset illuminating the tree-lined pathway.

Arezzo Town Hall's Private Ville: Wedding Portrait in the Sunset-Kissed Venue

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A whimsical portrait captures the couple's romantic pose at The Oaks at Plum Creek in Castle Rock, CO, as they share a tender dip before their dinner, beautifully illuminated with off-camera flash.

Illuminated Elegance: A Whimsical Wedding Portrait at The Oaks in CO

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In this stunning wedding portrait, the couple is captured in a beautifully artistic way with the use of light-painting and technology, creating a display of colorful lights.

Yvelines Art Wedding: A Dazzling Technological Masterpiece Captures Couples' Love

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In this stunning photograph captured at the City Pavilion in London, United Kingdom, the groom is beautifully framed between the entrance doors, creating a dramatic and symmetrical shot. The low camera angle adds a touch of artistry.

LONDON WEDDING: Majestic Groom Conjures Symmetrical Wedding Day Portrait

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A couple poses for a BW wedding portrait in Bodrum, Turkey, with the hotel nearby, beautifully framed by palm trees

Bodrum, Turkey: Beautifully Framed BW Wedding Portrait with Nearby Hotel and Palm Trees

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A couple embraces on a rooftop garden in Roswell, Georgia for a creative wedding portrait, with green foliage providing a scenic backdrop

Romantic Rooftop Garden Wedding Portrait in Roswell, Georgia - Green Foliage Scenic Backdrop

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Artistic wedding portrait captured at La Torre Eventos in Martos, Jaen, Spain showcases the bride and groom standing on the steps, with the bride's veil gracefully flowing around them in black and white

Wedding portrait at La Torre Eventos in Martos, Jaen, Spain with bride & groom beautifully framed

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The Florence couple chose to capture their love in a picturesque countryside wedding portrait, embraced in the tall grasses, creating a breathtaking memory of their special day

Countryside Wedding Portrait in Florence: A Breathtaking Memory for this Florence Couple

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In a timeless black and white wedding portrait taken in Italy, a bridesmaid gracefully assists the bride in adjusting her dress, capturing a moment of beauty and friendship that will forever be cherished

Italy Wedding Portrait: Bridesmaid Assists Bride in Timeless Black and White Moment of Beauty and Friendship

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The couple pose for a wedding portrait, as the trees of Redwoods National Park in California transform them into a stunning silhouette of intertwined ferns

Redwoods National Park, California: Wedding portrait captured amidst stunning silhouette of intertwined ferns

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In their wedding portrait, the couple proudly showcases their shoes, capturing their vibrant personalities and adding a unique touch to their special day

Wedding Portrait in Chicago Features Vibrant Couple's Unique Shoe Showcase

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In their wedding portrait, the brides exude pure bliss as they lovingly embrace in the serene setting of Grateful Woods near Garvan's Gastropub, set against the breathtaking lily pond in New Paltz, NY's beautiful Hudson Valley

New Paltz, NY Wedding at Grateful Woods: Breathtaking Lily Pond Setting near Garvan's Gastropub

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In their wedding portrait captured in Portland, Oregon, the groom is comfortably lounging on a low couch while the radiant bride stands gracefully by his side, creating a beautiful image

Portland, Oregon Wedding Portrait: Groom lounging on low couch, radiant bride standing gracefully by

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In the enchanting night portrait at a castle in Brittany, France, a couple stands elegantly framed within an archway, immortalizing their love in a breathtaking wedding portrait

Brittany, France: Enchanting Castle Wedding Portrait Immortalizes Couple's Love in Breathtaking Night Scene

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In their wedding portrait, they stood on the breakwater at The Colony Hotel Beach in Kennebunkport, Maine, the last remaining patch of sunlight before the storm

Kennebunkport, Maine: Wedding Portrait Captures Last Patch of Sunlight on The Colony Hotel Beach

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The black and white wedding portrait captured the couple standing on a rock at Anse Sourse d´Argent beach in La Digue, Seychelles, with dramatic clouds in the background

La Digue, Seychelles: Couple's Stunning Black and White Wedding Portrait at Anse Sourse d´Argent Beach

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A couple in formal attire poses against a striking architectural backdrop at their wedding at The Thompson Hotel in Washington DC

Enchanting Vows Amongst Architectural Splendor: A love story at The Thompson Hotel in Washington DC

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A newlywed couple embraces in an artistic wedding photo, captured through a window at the Mount Vernon Canyon Club in Golden, Colorado

Through the Window: A Captivating Embrace at Mount Vernon Canyon Club

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A couple dressed in wedding attire share a warm embrace amidst a snowy Colorado landscape on a chilly Spring day

Embracing Love in a Winter Wonderland: A Colorado Wedding Tale

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A beautiful artistic wedding photo of a bride and groom, captured in the scenic North of France, as they joyfully return to their new home together

Embracing Forever: Unveiling Love in the Charming North of France

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Embracing Forever: Unveiling Love in the Charming North of France

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Jeremy Sauterel is an artistic wedding photographer for Fribourg

Photo by: Jeremy Sauterel - Villaz-Saint-Pierre Fribourg

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Joshua Grasso is an artistic wedding photographer for Georgia

Photo by: Joshua Grasso - Buford Georgia

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Photo by: Joshua Grasso - Buford Georgia

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Nadine Lotze is an artistic wedding photographer for Nordrhein-Westfalen

Photo by: Nadine Lotze - Hagen Nordrhein-Westfalen

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The couple's wedding day portrait at Briza on the Bay in Miami is dramatically framed by dark clouds in the background as they cross the road

The couple's wedding day portrait is poetically composed against a backdrop of ominous storm clouds as they traverse the thoroughfare

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This romantic wedding image captures the couple in a drone shot over the ocean at Help Beach in Fethiye, Turkey, with driftwood

This bird's-eye view of a romantic wedding over the ocean, featuring driftwood, is captured in this image

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The bride and groom embraced in a clearing near the La Favellina reception venue in Vicenza, Italy

The newlyweds celebrated their union with an embrace in a clearing, signifying the beginning of their journey as a married couple

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In the soft blue sky above Shanghai, China, a loving couple kiss under a sweeping white veil that gets lost in the clouds

Amidst a gentle azure sky, the couple embraced tenderly beneath a billowing white veil that seemed to blend into the clouds

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