Wedding Photos of Wilderness

The following “Wilderness” 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 “Wilderness” 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.

Bride and groom embrace in a lush garden at Carmen de los Mártires, Granada, Spain. The romantic setting adds to the beauty of this award-winning wedding day portrait.

Lush Love: Award-Winning Romance Blooms at Carmen de los Mártires

Echo Mountain, Idaho Springs, CO: Best dog watching his parents get married in a field at a remote location in nature. Spectacular scenery at Echo Mountain.

Echo Mountain Elegance: Best Dog Becomes Wedding Witness amidst Majestic Idaho Springs Wilderness

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Scenic Indian Peaks, Wilderness, Colorado engagement picture with the Engaged couple embracing in the glow of the setting sun

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Couple portrait session taken in a wheat field near Starved Rock State Park

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The newlyweds, a bride and groom, posed for a beautiful wedding photo in the backwoods of Bremerton, Washington, surrounded by the natural beauty of the woods, trees, and wilderness at the Brown Family Homestead

The bride and groom posed for a stunning wedding photo in Bremerton, WA, surrounded by nature's beauty

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The bride walks over logs for this detail photo outside in the woods at the Brown Family Homestead, surrounded by the peaceful nature of the lake and the surrounding wilderness

The bride walked in the woods of Bremerton, Washington, near a lake, for a photo surrounded by nature's serenity

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Detail image of the bride's dress hanging on the front porch of the Wellspring Spa in the woods of Washington State

A bride's dress hangs on a porch in Washington's woods, a picture of beauty

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