Top 30 Creative United States Wedding Portrait Photographers for 2024
Page Updated: January 31st, 2024
Wouldn’t you just love to hire a top creative United States wedding photographer to create artistic portraits on your big day? The Artistic Guild of the Wedding Photojournalist Association is here to help! Wedding photojournalists are, first and foremost, photographers — creative artists, in other words. In the AG contests, WPJA members exhibit their skills at digitally enhanced United States couple portraits.
Four Artistic Guild contests for United States wedding portraits are held annually, entered and judged separately from the regular WPJA competitions of moments. After each creative photo contest, we add another collection of award-winning portraits to our member profile galleries.
Want to have a top United States creative wedding photographer take some unique and artistic portraits? In a portrait (for these purposes), the photographer has staged the couple, the bridal party, or other participants or groups — such as family, friends, or children — on the day of the wedding. One distinguishing feature of portraits is that the subjects are aware of the camera and are maintaining their positions for the sake of the photograph.
Trent Gillespie is a Colorado wedding photographer with a Journalism degree from the University of Northern Colorado and experience in photojournalism. He specializes in creative portraits of couples, often taking advantage of natural mountain and rustic barn settings. Trent is skilled in off-camera lighting techniques, capturing beautiful shots at dusk and in low-light situations. He also has a talent for using flash in...
Seattle-based wedding photographer Marla Manes excels in artistic detail shots and scene setter images for adventurous couples. Emphasizing environmental sustainability, she prioritizes creating a comfortable space for all clients with her expertise in wedding photojournalism and portraiture.
Bryan Aleman is a wedding photographer known for his romantic and natural style, specializing in wedding, engagement, and elopement photography. His symmetrical, balanced, and artistic shots showcase his timeless love for black and white photography.
Cindy Brown is a well-educated wedding photographer who travels across the globe to capture weddings with a keen eye for detail and a focus on portraying emotion and sensitivity. Her unconventional approach to photography results in energetic and emotive images, with a creative vision that embraces balanced and symmetrical framing. She particularly enjoys working in black and white, adding a timeless touch to her images.
Joshua Grasso is a professional wedding photographer, as well as a loving husband and father. He has a unique eye for capturing stunning and artistic portraits during weddings, using techniques like silhouette, contrast, backlighting, and shadow to create beautiful shapes and contours. He especially loves shooting during the golden hour, when the sun is setting and casting a romantic light. Joshua also has expertise in using...
Dennis Crider is an artistic wedding photographer who specializes in capturing authentic moments that reflect the unique personalities and styles of each couple. He has a talent for using light and composition to create striking and emotive images that evoke a dreamlike quality. His close-up shots and clever use of shadows and contrast add a touch of mystery and excitement to his work, resulting in captivating and dramatic...
Penny McCoy is a wedding photographer from Minneapolis who loves capturing genuine moments with her southern charm. She has a passion for creating artistic portraits of couples, using bright and bold colors, as well as playing with graphic designs and lines. Penny also excels at capturing stunning night shots and favors using the beautiful lighting at dusk. She brings her expertise in off-camera lighting to create creatively...
Erica Dietz is a wedding photographer who captures candid and heartfelt moments using her artistic eye and mastery of light. Having previously worked as an intern for Valley News Dispatch, she has honed her skills in creating stunning portraits that make couples look and feel relaxed and beautiful on their special day. Erica's passion for photography extends to capturing intimate and romantic shots, as well as...
Paolo Blocar, a seasoned wedding photographer hailing from a family of artists, is drawn to technology, cinema, and wanderlust. His lens effortlessly captures the golden hour's ethereal glow, unveiling love stories in every frame.
Lexus Marquise Reynolds, a professional photographer with 12 years of experience, specializes in artistic couples' portraits. With expertise in boudoir, weddings, and family photography, Reynolds is known for boosting confidence and creating lasting memories.
Kate Crabtree is a wedding photographer from Maine who captures beautiful photos of couples on their special day against the backdrop of stunning landscapes. She specializes in creating unique portraits near water, such as the ocean or docks, and loves working with the soft, warm light of the sunset and golden hour. Kate is known for her symmetrical framing and creating balanced images.
Chris Werner is a highly experienced wedding photographer with over 25 years of professional experience. He has a passion for capturing the love and personalities of engaged couples through his unique and creative style. Starting with black and white film in 1994, Chris has developed a fine art approach to photography and now incorporates bold and bright colors to create contrast and striking designs in his work.
Corey Butler, a wedding photographer from New England, is inspired by nostalgia and his background in photojournalism. He aims to capture genuine and authentic moments for couples on their wedding day. Corey especially enjoys shooting in the trees and creating artistic and captivating portraits. He also has a knack for capturing the romance and passion between couples, as well as playful and fun bridal party portraits.
Justin Edmonds is a seasoned photojournalist with 14 years of experience. He has worked with renowned clients such as Getty Images, The New York Times, and Sports Illustrated. Justin specializes in unique wedding couple portraits, using off-camera lighting techniques to capture stunning shots at night or during the enchanting lighting at dusk. He also enjoys using off-camera flash to fill in subjects during daylight,...
Andrew Morrell is a professional wedding photographer who sees things in a different way. He combines his love for music with art and technology, bringing a unique touch to the weddings and elopements he captures. His clients are playful, cheerful, and love bright and bold colors.
Sean Lara, a Rocky Mountains wedding photographer, has a unique style of capturing love stories against stunning landscapes. His expertise in off-camera lighting elevates his creative and storytelling portraits.
Andy Madea, a New England wedding photographer, combines his passion for adventure and the outdoors with his creative vision. Drawing inspiration from his experiences exploring mountains in coastal Maine and New Hampshire, he captures stunning wedding day portraits. With a knack for off-camera lighting and a preference for dusk lighting, Andy excels at capturing memorable night shots.
Alex Gordias is a highly respected wedding photographer based on the East Coast - USA. Known for his creativity, he captures stunning landscapes during weddings, with a particular passion for night shots and natural dusk lighting outside wedding venues.
Joyce Perlman, a US-based wedding photographer, stands out for her unique approach to capturing weddings through a combination of contemporary and documentary-style photography. With a background in fine art and visual design, Joyce's artistic eye shines through in her portrait sessions, often taking advantage of natural settings like trees, the wilderness, and the golden hour to create stunning images.
Bonnie Sizer, an art-inspired wedding photographer, crafts stunning portraits in beautiful natural landscapes. Specializing in night shots, her expertise in off-camera lighting creates unforgettable wedding day images.
Mark Creery is a veteran wedding photographer in the Rocky Mountains, known for his expertise in creative portraits. His relaxed attitude helps him perfectly capture intimate images with a touch of artistry. Mark's passion lies in using stunning natural backdrops and vibrant skies to create memorable wedding day photos.
A wedding photographer, Eliza Slobodzian captures authentic portraits embracing creativity in nature. Eliza captures romance in unique portraits in picturesque, mountain landscapes.
Song Johns, a professional wedding photographer and founder of Blooming Dreams Photo, has been capturing couples' special moments for over 10 years. Known for her creative approach, she excels at capturing tight shots that focus on the faces, hands, and details of each wedding day.
Lucy Schultz, an artistic wedding photographer with a flair for unique imagery and off-camera lighting techniques, specializes in creating captivating pictures that capture the essence of each couple's special day.
Brittany Diliberto, an East Coast USA-based photographer, specializes in unique and inspiring wedding couple portraits. With a background in professional lighting design, Brittany expertly uses off-camera lighting to create striking and bold images. She excels in capturing the beauty of dusk, silhouettes, and contrasting light, and is known for her creative and well-lit portraits.
Nina Larsen Reed is a Colorado wedding photographer who specializes in capturing couples in winter adventure scenes. With over 150 weddings photographed, she helps plan dream elopements in the Rockies.
Samantha Pastoor is a talented wedding photographer who found her love for photography at a young age. She excels at creating intimate and romantic portraits for couples, with a focus on black and white imagery that beautifully captures the love between them. Her work showcases the tender moments shared between couples on their special day.
WPJA contest judges have been recognized by their industry peers, winning top awards as staff picture editors, staff photojournalists, and newsroom mentors while working for these and other leading publications and journalism organizations.
