Wedding Photos of California Save the Date

The following “California Save the Date” 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 “California Save the Date” 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.

The couple posed playfully in front of a brick wall covered in green ivy at Filoli Gardens in Woodside, CA for their Save-the-Date wedding announcement picture

Filoli Gardens, Woodside CA: Couple's Playful Save-the-Date Wedding Announcement Picture by Ivy Wall

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A CA couple posed for a black and white, vertical save-the-date wedding announcement picture under tall redwood trees in an engagement session

CA Redwood Forest: Timeless Engagement Session of a Couple Under Tall Trees

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The couple posed for a romantic save-the-date wedding announcement near the docks in California, USA with a beautiful harbor behind them

California Harbor - Couple Announcement Image Session at the Docks

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The couple had an engagement session walking in the sunshine of California for their save-the-date wedding announcement picture

California Engagement Session: Couple Walking in Sunshine for Wedding Announcement Image

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