Wedding Photos of Wedding tradition

The following “Wedding tradition” 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 tradition” 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 touching moment at Le Mas Girodier in Ardèche, as emotions run high during the ribbon game for the bride’s bouquet—captured as guests participate in this joyful, heartfelt wedding tradition.

Guests Join Ribbon Game, Le Mas Girodier, Ardèche, Joyful Wedding Tradition

At Tapestry House by Wedgewood Weddings, a couple hand-feeds yellow cake to each other. The photographer’s technical precision highlights the playful intimacy and joyful celebration of this wedding tradition.

Playful Cake-Feeding Tradition Captured: Joyful Intimacy at Tapestry House Wedding Celebration

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At The Villa Franca in China Grove, NC, the groom retrieves the garter from the bride's leg during the lively garter toss tradition.

Groom Retrieves Garter at The Villa Franca Wedding

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Guests toss confetti over a bride and groom walking a wooded path. The photo captures a candid moment during a woodland wedding celebration.

Bride and Groom Showered with Confetti on Wooded Path at Woodland Wedding

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At The Sanderling Resort in Duck, North Carolina, the bride, holding on tightly, is lifted in a chair above the lively crowd during the Hora dance, experiencing a moment of almost losing her seat amidst the joyous celebration.

Bride Nearly Loses Seat During Hora at Sanderling Resort Wedding

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Bride walking during the Offertory at Chiesa Maria Santissima Annunziata, Partinico IT on her wedding day.

Bride's Offertory Walk in Chiesa Maria Santissima Annunziata

Offertory bride Palermo wedding tradition walking religious ceremony Italy

This award-winning wedding image, taken in the picturesque Basque Country col de Gamia, showcases a unique rendition of the bouquet toss, beautifully capturing the exuberance and liveliness of the celebrating guests.

Unique Bouquet Toss in Basque Country's Beautiful Col de Gamia

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At Cloughjordan House, Ireland, a lively pageboy leaps into the air, sharing a cheerful high five with a bridesmaid, reflecting the joyous spirit of the celebration.

Pageboy Leaps for Joyful High Five with Bridesmaid at Cloughjordan House, Ireland

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At the Marriott Hotel in Brookline, Massachusetts, a touching scene unfolds as the father embraces the bride upon seeing her in her wedding dress for the first time, conveying deep emotion and pride.

Father Emotionally Embraces Bride at First Wedding Dress Reveal at Marriott Hotel, Brookline, Massachusetts

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At Le Centre Mondial de la Paix, two female guests engage in a friendly tussle to catch the bouquet after the bouquet toss.

Friendly Tussle for Bouquet Catches Attention at Le Centre Mondial de la Paix Wedding Event

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During the cake-cutting ceremony, the bride and groom share worried looks as they slice the cake, adding a humorous touch to this classic wedding moment.

Bride and Groom Share Worried Looks During Cake-Cutting, Infusing Humor into Classic Wedding Tradition

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At La Médicée in France, the bouquet toss winner celebrates with her boyfriend, lifting her off the ground as they hug and kiss joyfully.

Bouquet Toss Winner Celebrates with Boyfriend in Joyful Hug and Kiss at La Médicée Wedding

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A blindfolded bride participating in a game at Mazu beach, Varna, Bulgaria, has to accurately guess the groom just by touching his hands during an entertaining wedding tradition

Unveiling Love: Blindfolded Bride's Touch Brings Wedding Tradition to Life

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A Swiss bride is seen mid-air with her feet pointing upwards as a group of men positioned below await to catch her

Swiss Bride Dances Mid-Air as Men Below Catch Her in Spectacular Wedding Tradition

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A group of women were seen competing to catch the bride's bouquet at a wedding reception in Isere, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

At a wedding reception in Isere, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, women competed to catch the bride's bouquet

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This Oaxaca City traditional wedding image of the groom partaking in a wedding game

The groom embraced the wedding traditional, weaving through the streets with a game basket atop his head

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In Colombo, Sri Lanka, Image of the Machete Coconut Ritual

The Machete Coconut Cutting Ritual was performed outside on the grass during the wedding ceremony

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The ritual of the glass engages the spouses outside at Firenze, Sina Hotel Villa Medici, Villa Corsini a Mezzomonte

The wonderful tradition of the bride and groom glass breaking ceremony is a joyous occasion

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Best Takirdag documentary wedding photojournalism image from Arcadia Vineyards in Turkey of the bride and groom doing a german wedding tradition

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A Netherlands bride and groom are eating a "worstenbroodje/meat sandwich" A typical Dutch wedding tradition in the state of Brabant

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Wedding guests perform a Greek wedding tradition during the wedding reception at a Private home in Boiling Springs, PA

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Aman at Summer Palace Beijing Chinese wedding tradition detail photography

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At a wedding in London, UK, on a sunny day, the sunshine streaming through the high windows created an artful image for the wedding cake

A film-worthy photo was taken at a wedding in London, UK, wherein sunlight streaming through high windows illuminated the wedding cake

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Noord Brabant groom shows his ring off to the guests during their wedding ceremony

Noord Brabant Groom Shows Wedding Ring To Guests During Ceremony In Memorable Moment

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Slovenia wedding cake photo with a man wearing sunglasses indoors

A unique and joyous occasion is depicted in a picture of a man wearing sunglasses indoors while celebrating near a wedding cake in Slovenia

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Cake toss during wedding reception in Playa del Carmen, Mexico

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Purcellville bride and groom laugh as they eat the cake

the bride and groom laugh as they eat the cake

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Photo of the bride and groom standing in front of their cake while surrounded by guests holding sparklers

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Bride holds a sword to cut the wedding cake at the reception in Carlow, Ireland

Image showing Bride holding a sword to cut the wedding cake at the reception in Carlow, Ireland

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Goleniów, Poland wedding reception image of the bride and groom feeding each other wedding cake with their eyes covered by the hands of bridal party members.

wedding reception image of the bride and groom feeding each other wedding cake with their eyes covered by the hands of bridal party members

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