Wedding Photos of Wedding

The following “Wedding” 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” 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 from Desmond Hotel Malvern, PA of the bride laughing during the first dance at wedding

PA first dance wedding pa wedding Desmond Hotel Malvern bride laughing

Wedding photography from Elliston Vineyards, Sunol of the groom getting ready

vinyard wedding Groom getting ready Elliston Vineyards Sunol winery

Sofia wedding photography from Esterra Vini of some Kumsko horo folklore dances during the wedding

dances Sofia wedding photo wedding Lubomir Jiponov horo Kumsko Esterra Vini

Wedding photo from Aglika Palace, Zhrebchevo, Bulgaria of the Groom crying tears of happiness to see the Bride

Zhrebchevo Detelina Krasteva Bulgaria Groom happiness Aglika Palace tears bride

Wedding photography from Borgo San Faustino, Orvieto - the groom is looking at her bride while she cannot hold her tears

wedding Borgo San Faustino Orvieto groom tears bride

China food feast wedding photo from Fujian as they Pray for the wedding

wedding wedding photo Asaph Xu China food feast Fujian pray

Loosdrechtse Plassen wedding pic near Kortenhoef of the wedding couple standing in the water during their wedding with a lot of boats. They decided to take a walk in the water. He is holding her dress.

standing wedding walk dress Thomas Jongbloed Kortenhoef wedding couple Kortenhoef wedding pic

Alagoas wedding photography from the Brazil ceremony of a crying grandmother at grandson wedding

Alagoas wedding photo Monica Guimaraes crying grandson Brazil ceremony grandmother wedding

Istanbul wedding bride and groom portrait reflection from a mirror. Mirror says, All eyes on us'

reflection Nilufer Nalbantoglu mirror bride and groom Istanbul wedding Istanbul portrait

Illinois artistic wedding detail picture during the bride Getting Ready with Earrings

A picture of the bride near a window while she is getting ready for her wedding, putting on her earrings, was taken as a detail shot

wedding Illinois earrings Detail Shot near window getting ready Illinois picture bride

Colorado wedding photographer captures this detail of a dirty mountain wedding dress of the bride while her and the groom take a ride on a ski lift

The photographer at the wedding captured the bride's mountain wedding dress, which was slightly dirty, as she and the groom rode up the ski lift

Colorado Summit County ski lift Colorado photographer mountain wedding dress wedding bride

Siena wedding photographer captured this couple in a portrait with a bike at sunset in the Borgo

The photographer at this wedding took a portrait of this couple with a bike at sunset, creating a bokeh and lens flare effect

Tuscany photographer wedding sunset bokeh Siena bike couple

Zhejiang China artistic wedding photo detail of the bride's dress and the auto

A photo taken at the wedding showing the bride in her dress and veil, getting into the car

bride car Fujian orange hues dress tire veil

Arezzo wedding photographer shot this image at Relais Borgo Ortaglia, Tuscany during an Wedding outdoor ceremony in the vineyards

Tuscany Arezzo wedding photo outdoor ceremony vineyards wedding Arezzo winery

Aglika Palace, Zhrebchevo, Bulgaria detail picture at the outdoor wedding ceremony location

At the outdoor wedding ceremony location, there will be a detailed picture of the flowery wedding arbor, above the town and ocean

Bulgaria ceremony location flowery Detail Picture ocean Zhrebchevo outdoor wedding

Aglika Palace, Zhrebchevo, Bulgaria artistic wedding image of The Bride and the Light

A portrait of the bride getting ready for her wedding while opening the curtains of the windows

Aglika Palace Zhrebchevo back of dress portrait bride curtains Zhrebchevo Wedding Photographer

Aglika Palace, Zhrebchevo, Bulgaria wedding picture of The Bride and the Bridal Gown

The Bride sits on the bed, gazing at her bridal gown, which hangs in the window, as she prepares for her wedding

Zhrebchevo Wedding Photographer bridal gown wedding dress Zhrebchevo wedding Bulgaria Aglika Palace

Sofia, Bulgaria couple posing for a wedding Night portrait with a giant lit sign reading, LOVE

A giant lit sign reading "LOVE" illuminated a wedding night portrait of a couple seated across from each other

portrait Night seated couple giant sign Sofia wedding

Paris wedding detail photography shot in bw of the Ceremony and the rings

Black and white wedding detail photography of the ceremony and rings, with the focus on the groom

focus detail photography groom wedding ceremony Paris bride

Paris wedding photo of the bride getting ready near her hanging gown in the window

A picture of the bride preparing for her wedding near her gown, which is down the hall, hung up in the window

bride preparing for wedding wedding bride picture gown window wedding Paris preparing

Paris couple posing for a wedding picture with a bw reflection on a vintage auto side mirror

A wedding picture of a couple is being taken with a reflection of them in a vintage car's side mirror in black and white

vintage mirror reflection side mirror auto wedding bw picture

Paris Reception artistic wedding bokeh image

A silhouetted couple framed in a doorway is captured in an artistic wedding bokeh image with blue tones and candles

candles tones Creative Wedding Image Blue artistic Paris wedding

Jura bride and groom posing during a portrait session standing on a stone wall in the countryside under dark clouds

The bride and groom stood on a stone wall in the countryside, posing for a portrait session beneath dark clouds

Jura session Outdoor rural wedding posing Jura bride groom countryside

RMNP artistic wedding photo pose of a couple together atop Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park

A couple posed for an artistic wedding photo while admiring the mountains from a cliff

cliff Rocky Mountain National Park scenic National Park wedding RMNP wedding art mountains

Sichuan fine art wedding detail photography picture created as The bride is playing piano music for the wedding, through the reflection of the piano surface

art wedding detail photography picture created as The bride is playing piano music for the wedding, through the reflection of the piano surface

Sichuan Sichuan wedding picture artistic wedding photography wedding reflection piano surface Sichuan fine art piano wedding picture

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

artistic wedding couple portrait during a Wedding Couple Shoot

picture wedding picture Essen couple Wedding Photo Session portrait Margaretenhöhe

Zuid Holland drone wedding photo during ceremony showing social distancing during the event

ceremony Zuid Holland outdoor weddings Social Distancing event drone South Holland Zuid Holland ceremonies outside

Utrecht wedding reportage photo from Netherlands at the Reception venue of a groom and guest with a 'corona proof' congratulation

Social Distance Dutch wedding day photos covid 19 reception Leonard Walpot COVID coronavirus

Ahmedabad, India Holi flower wedding photography under the tent

holi holi powder Ahmedabad tent weddings holi flower Patrick Lombaert pink Ahmedabad

Traditional wedding photo from the Bride's parent's home - Bloomfield Hills, Michigan during an Indian Ceremony ritual where groom is hidden from bride

covid19 wedding Ray Iavasile Social Distancing Bloomfield Hills MI shadow

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