Wedding Photos of Woods

The following “Woods” 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 “Woods” 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.

Cazorla, Jaén Pre-Wedding engagement shoot in the woods with a light and silhouettes

Reno, NV Couple backlit in the trees during a pre-wed photoshoot

Reno Lights outdoors lit portrait lighting dusk Nevada

Reno, NV Couple snuggling during a pre-wed photoshoot with dark woods behind them

forest reno engagment photo shoot nature Reno NV Nevada

Atalaia, Alagoas couple embraces affectionately near the woods during an engagement portrait session

outdoors woods Alagoas nature Monica Guimaraes tall grass grass field

DeKoevend Park, Denver Couple posing in the snow during a pre-wed photography session

Colorado Denver engagement photography woods trees Shea McGrath forest outdoors

Hoyt Arboretum, Portland, Oregon couple laughs together - you can see the joy on their faces during a pre-wed picture session

The couple's faces radiate with joy as they laugh together during a pre-wedding photoshoot at Hoyt Arboretum in Portland, Oregon

trees Portland OR Engagement Photographers woods forest Oregon Hoyt Arboretum outdoors

Bagnoregio - italy couple in the middle of the mysterious woods during a creative pre-wed portrait shoot

contrast woods trees forest Bagnoregio artistic picture Italy

chicago lincoln park engagement session with a single light under the tall trees

chicago downtown engagement session on the bridge with warm afternoon sunlight

outdoors nature woods Chicago Chicago engagement photographer forest trees

Wollaton Park, Nottingham Couple walking through ferns during a pre-wed colorful photo session

Wollaton Park forest trees outdoors nottingham couple portrait Nottingham woods

Borgo San Faustino, Orvieto groom during a bw portrait session with the groom in the woods

woods groom black and white Orvieto Orvieto portrait session Borgo San Faustino

Praia dos Hóspedes, Aracruz, Espírito Santo, Brazil engagement photoshoot - couple with dog in forest

aracruz engagement session Espírito Santo Brazil nature Aracruz woods trees

Montpellier France Couple in nature during a pre-wed portrait shoot in the tall grass fields

nature tall grass trees outdoors grass fields France Montpellier

Montpellier France Engagement couple loving nature during a pre-wed portrait session

forest woods Montpellier nature trees montpellier engagement France

Truckee, CA couple embraces in the pine trees holding the puppy that came with a marriage proposal in the woods during a creative portrait session

Truckee CA trees truckee engagement session forest outdoors nature

Tunel Guajataca, Isabela, Puerto Rico couple with The small shapes of sunlight plus one light during a creative pre-wed portrait shoot

nature trees Tunel Guajataca forest sunlight isabela engagement photography

Puerto Rico light shining over an engaged couple for this Tunel Guajataca pre-wedding portrait session

Tunel Guajataca outdoors Isabela trees forest nature

Starved Rock Park Campfire pre-wed image session with a small fire

small fire Edward Ciesielski woods outdoors nature trees campfire

Vietnam nature pre wedding portrait session with engaged lovers standing below towering trees of Dalat

Vietnam Pre Wed session outdoors Dalat engagement image Dalat nature Vietnam forest

Vietnam forest pre-wedding photo session with an engaged couple holding flowers while standing in the trees of Dalat

trees nature forest Nien Truong Dalat engagement shoot Vietnam engagement photography Vietnam

IT pre wedding and engagement photography from Duino, Trieste, Italy with nice Hugs at sunset

sunset hugs Italy Trieste trees Duino

England engagement photoshoot & pre-wedding session at Rivington Pike with some fall, Autumn Love

nature outdoors Rivington Pike forest trees woods England

MD engagement photo shoot in Rockville, Maryland of the two lovers in the forest during fall season

fall season engagement Maryland forest trees Rockville outdoors nature

IT pre wedding portrait session with engaged lovers in the shade of trees in Spoleto - Italy with the couple in the spot of sun

Spoleto trees woods outdoors spoleto engagement photographer forest

Spoleto - Italy couple on the bench in the middle of the woods during a pre wedding and engagement photography session

trees Spoleto woods outdoors forest nature

Spoleto - Italy couple in the spot of sunlight during an afternoon engagement photoshoot & pre-wedding session

afternoon engagement trees sunlight woods spoleto engagement photographer outdoors nature

France pre wedding and engagement photography showing their Love session in the Lyonnaise countryside a few months before their wedding

lyon countryside nature trees Lyonnaise Lyon woods outdoors

England engagement photoshoot & pre-wedding session in black and white in the Ecclesall Woods of Sheffield

forest monochrome Black & White woods South Yorkshire UK United Kingdom

ES pre wedding and engagement photography under the shade trees of Rota, Cadiz, Spain

woods trees shade trees cadiz engagement photography Rota outdoors

ES engagement portrait with a posed couple in black and white trees in Granada, Spain

Granada Spain black and white photo bw granada engagement shoot bw engagement portrait Black & White

Mechelen artistic wedding portrait of a couple sitting on a log in the woods

A couple sitting on a log in the woods is captured in an artistic wedding portrait

couple sitting sitting on log woods Mechelen Wedding Portrait Mechelen Anterwepen Mechelen Photographer

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