Wedding Photos of Arizona

The following “Arizona” 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 “Arizona” 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.

A wedding photographer at the Phoenix Zoo in Arizona created this image of the last dance of the night set in red light

The couple's silhouetted last dance of the night, illuminated by a romantic red light, was captured in a breathtaking zoo venue photo

After the wedding proposal engagement picture session in Phoenix, Arizona surrounded by the beautiful nature

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Best Scottsdale wedding venue photography at the Hotel Valley Ho in Arizona showing Groom gets a light for his cigar

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A Save the Date in Phoenix. Desert Botanical Garden portrait of an Arizona couple kissing during the desert sunset

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Engagement Photos Arizona. A Gilbert couple pose at sunset near the water

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Arizona Engagement Photos. Gilbert couple posing under the mans cowboy hat in BW

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A sunny Apache Junction, AZ Engagement Session with the Couple photographed next to a growing saguaro cactus

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Apache Junction engagement photo session in Arizona showing the couple photographed in the desert

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Adventurous engagement photos in Apache Junction in Arizona in a cholla field

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Engagement Photos Apache Junction. An Arizona couple pose and are photographed through cactus

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A romantic engagement session at Apache Junction, AZ for a couple in the desert

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A Chicago Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this creative, fun portrait of this Illinois couple embracing in the tall grass at Old Town Scottsdale

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An Illinois Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this artistic, creative portrait of this Chicago couple surrounded by clouds and palm trees in Old Town Scottsdale

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A Chicago Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this colorful, urban portrait of this Old Town Scottsdale couple against a pink wall with trees

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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 dramatic Sedona, Arizona documentary wedding photography example from Sky Ranch Lodge showing the Groom checks time while getting ready

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A top Arizona wedding photographer captured this picture at Alcantara Vineyard as Dad prays over groom and groomsmen before walking down the aisle

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Arizona wedding reportage photographer captured this moment at the Alcantara Vineyared showing the couple Celebrating after announced husband and wife

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Best Sedona documentary wedding picture from Sky Ranch Lodge in Arizona showing some wedding guests cry with joy

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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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An exceptional Scottsdale wedding image by a pro Arizona photographer at the Sanctuary Resort exhibiting The bridesmaids fixing the brides dress right before the wedding ceremony

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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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View this picturesque McCormick Ranch Golf Club Scottsdale wedding day bride and groom pic at sunset which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Arizona from the WPJA

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An eccentric Arizona wedding image of the Cave Creek groom at The Buffalo Chip Saloon for a creative portrait by an old pick up truck

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View this dramatic McCormick Ranch Golf Club Scottsdale wedding veil blowing in wind during ceremony image, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Arizona from the WPJA

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Garden Event Center marriage preparation time award-winning picture capturing the flower girl getting ready

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True Love Pre-Wedding Portrait Session in Castle Hot Springs showing a couple having a laugh at the top of a mountain

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True Love Pre-Wedding Portrait Session in Castle Hot Springs, AZ capturing a couple laughing during their BW engagement shoot

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Phoenix wedding photography contest award winning gallery picture at JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort and Spa in Arizona showing the father of the groom dancing with his two daughters

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