Wedding Photos of AZ

The following “AZ” 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 “AZ” 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.

At the Westin Kierland Resort in Scottsdale, AZ, an image of the brides wedding dress near a window balcony captures the beautiful reflections of the sunlit countryside view

At the Scottsdale, AZ Westin Kierland Resort, a window balcony reflects the sunlit countryside view, with the bride's dress nearby

Portrait at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, AZ with the couple and the bride's reflection in an art installation

The couple are depicted in an artistic installation, with the bride's reflection completing the composition

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From Different Pointe of View restaurant in Phoenix, AZ, an American eatery in the Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort featuring sweeping valley views, a night portrait was taken overlooking the city lights

At Phoenix, AZ's Different Pointe of View restaurant, a night couple portrait was taken above the city lights with the sweeping valley views

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The bride and groom posed for a romantic portrait in front of the Cabins on Strawberry Hill, with the flames of love heating up their embrace from below

At Strawberry Hill Cabins, the loving couple posed for a romantic portrait, their embrace heated by the outdoor open fire

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An Illinois Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this creative, adventurous portrait of this Sedona couple of a edge of a rocky cliff

An Arizona Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this creative, adventurous portrait of this Sedona couple of a edge of a rocky cliff

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A Chicago Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this creative, scenic portrait of this Sedona couple on a cliff with the view looking over the desert mountains

AZ Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this creative, scenic portrait of this Sedona couple on a cliff with the view looking over the desert mountains

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Best Scottsdale, AZ documentary wedding picture from Sanctuary Resort showing A group of women trying to catch a bouquet thrown by the bride

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Best Scottsdale, AZ documentary wedding photography from Sanctuary Resort showing The newlywed couple slow dances alongside other couples during the reception

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Scottsdale, Arizona wedding documentary photographer created this image of the Sanctuary Resort showing The groom tries to take the garter from his bride at the reception

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Arizona wedding photography showing bride hugging daughter in laws after ceremony

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AZ pre-wed portrait at Superstition Mountains with a couple and cactus

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Japanese Friendship Garden, Phoenix, Arizona mini couple photo session before the wedding day with lens flare

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Arizona outdoor wedding photo from Hacienda del Sol Resort- Tucson, AZ showing the bride walks down the garden aisle with her father

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Arizona wedding guest waves to family members on Zoom during the reception at the Secert Garden Event Center in Phoenix

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AZ pre wedding and engagement photography of a couple in front of a mural in Downtown Phoenix

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AZ engagement photoshoot & pre-wedding session in Downtown Phoenix with a couple and a sun flare

Colorado engagement photoshoot & pre-wedding session in Downtown Phoenix with a couple and a sun flare

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Antelope Canyon, AZ engagement photographer: "Took my couple into a small slot canyon outside of Page, AZ. I used a single flash to light the couple."

Antelope Canyon, AZ engagement photographer: I Took my couple into a small slot canyon outside of Page, AZ. I used a single flash to light the couple.

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The Secret Garden Event Center- Phoenix, AZ wedding venue bride and groom portrait at sunset

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Arizona wedding photo from the Desert Botanical Garden | communion cup and bread during the outdoor ceremony

Arizona wedding ceremony image from the Desert Botanical Garden

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Phoenix wedding photographer at the Desert Botanical Garden | Custom wedding day poetry on a manual typewriter

Phoenix wedding photo at the Desert Botanical Garden of Custom wedding day poetry on a manual typewriter

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A wedding guests dances on the dance floor

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Colorado Engagement Photography | The couple is in the Monument Valley, the rainbow appears behind.

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Papago Park- Phoenix, AZ engagemement session at night in black and white

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Papago Park- Phoenix, AZ engagemement session at night in black and white

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The bride looks at herself in the mirror before the ceremony at Desert Botanical Garden in this black and white award-winning photo composed by a Phoenix, AZ wedding photographer

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Sanctuary Camelback Mountain Resort wedding day photography from the session of getting ready

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