Wedding Photos of China

The following “China” 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 “China” 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.

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China: Hilarious moment captured at a hotel after the wedding ceremony as the bride's baby playfully touches her eyes

Hangzhou's Joyful Touch: A Delightful Post-Wedding Encounter at the Hotel

At Nanping, Fujian, home, the groom tackles an exciting game segment during the wedding, as he navigates a ladder to reach the bride's home, with the groomsmen eagerly anticipating below

Nanping Adventure: The Groom's Ladder to Love at Home

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Award-winning wedding day detail picture captures the bride's treasured memories in her phone, showcasing childhood and cherished family photos. Expertly framed by an artistic photographer, this tight, detailed image is a work of art.

Nostalgic Memories: A Masterpiece of Love in Wedding Day Detail

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Capturing the essence of the wedding day, the photographer's artistic eye focused on the intricate details of the bride's piano at her Nanping, Fujian home. The image beautifully showcases the wedding ring and the keys.

Nanping Wedding Harmony: Intimate Reflections of Love and Melody.

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With a unique perspective and skillful composition, the award-winning wedding photographer captures the essence of the day as a lone hand reaches for a soda cup in this captivating detail image.

Touched by Love: Soda Cup Grasped in a Tender Hand

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A skilled wedding photographer in Shanghai captures a moving moment during a ceremony. The groom, visibly emotional, wipes away tears while holding a microphone at the altar.

Shanghai Unveiled: Emotional Groom's Tearful Vow, Captured by Skilled Wedding Photographer

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On the Bund in Shanghai, China, this urban streets portrait captures a stylish hip couple. The scene reflects a message of marrying and discovering more about love amidst the vibrant city streets.

Shanghai Streets: A Chic Couple Embracing Love in the Urban Bustle

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On the Bund in Shanghai, China, this delightful portrait captures unhidden happiness. The playful couple enjoys each other at a table outdoors on a sidewalk cafe, radiating joy and having fun. - Unhidden Joy: Bund Delightful

Unhidden Joy: Bund Delightful - A Playful Couple Radiating Happiness on the Sidewalk Cafe in Shanghai, China

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A couple poses for a formal photo in a rustic and urban setting, using a fire escape stairs, at Beijing Shougang Art Park, taken by a WPJA wedding photographer

Love Amongst the Cityscape: Capturing Elegance and Romance on Beijing's Fire Escape Stairs

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A documentary wedding photographer received a WPJA Honor Award for this image taken in Sanya, China. The photo captures the couple and guests happily participating in a game called Wine Spill.

Sanya Celebration: WPJA Honor Awarded to Photographer for Capturing Joy in Wine Spill Game

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In this documentary wedding image, set in a hotel in Sanya, Hainan, China, we see the bride gently waking up the groom on the morning of their wedding day

Waking to Forever: Bride's Tender Awakening in Sanya's Hotel, Hainan, China

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The couple, along with their best man and bridesmaid, are seen relaxing at a hotel in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China during their documentary wedding

Enchanting Moments Unwind: Capturing Love in Hangzhou's Serene Retreat

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In Shanghai, China, a wedding photographer captures a touching moment at the ceremony location. Two pairs of "couples" emerge, as a young child bride and groom approach the actual bride and groom on the lush green grass.

Shanghai's Heartwarming Union: Child Bride and Groom Find Love Amidst the Beautiful Greenery

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At their high school campus, this Fujian engaged couple, who were high school classmates, had a stunning engagement portrait session captured by a top Fujian wedding photographer.

High School Reunion Romance: Fujian's Enchanting Engagement Portrait on Campus

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A beautiful pre-wedding portrait captures a happy couple in love, embracing the romantic atmosphere of the Bund in Shanghai, China, under a clear umbrella during a rain shower. Photographed by an artistic and creative Shanghai wedding photographer.

Captivating Love in Shanghai: Rain-kissed Pre-Wedding Portraits at The Bund

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In Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China, a couple is seen leaving a hotel with a romantic anime wedding theme, surrounded by outdoor decorations

Romantic Anime Wedding: A Couple's Whimsical Escape in Hangzhou, China

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In Sanya, Hainan, China, at a hotel, the children show their care by feeding the bride potato chips

Potato Chip Feeding: Heartwarming Gesture from Children at Sanya, Hainan Hotel Wedding

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In this lifestyle engagement photoshoot, a couple about to get married is captured at the iconic Bund in Shanghai, China. They are happily smiling while playfully covering their faces with their hands against a red brick wall.

Capturing Love in Shanghai: A Playful Engagement Portrait at the Iconic Bund

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Love in Shanghai - The Bund, China depicts a couple dancing joyfully amidst the vibrant cityscape, surrounded by towering buildings and leafy trees.

Captivating Love: Enchanting Engagement in Shanghai's Bustling Bund

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In a vibrant Shanghai street with wall art, this couple poses near the enchanting ceremony location, capturing the essence of their love through their dance moves.

SHANGHAI STREET ART: CAPTURING THE WEDDING DANCE OF LOVE

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An engagement photo shoot at the beautiful Bund in Shanghai, China captures the love and devotion, passionately

Shanghai's Iconic Bund Sets the Stage for a Breathtaking Engagement Photo Shoot, Reflecting a Profound Love and Devotion

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During a wedding ceremony in a Beijing hotel, the groom, bride, and brothers share a heartfelt embrace, symbolizing their strong bond and the joyous union of two families

A Touch of Unity: Brothers Embrace Symbolizes Joyous Wedding Union

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An engagement portrait taken at the forest park featuring the couple wearing traditional attire

Romantic Forest Park Engagement Portrait with Traditional Attire

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An engagement portrait taken at a forest park, where the couple is dressed in traditional clothing and capturing their love and joy in a natural and picturesque setting

Love and Joy Captured: Traditional Attire Engagement Portrait in Forest Park

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An engagement portrait was taken at a forest park, featuring the couple in traditional Chinese clothing, posing in a field of blooming yellow flowers

Traditional Chinese Engagement Portraits in Forest Park Among Yellow Blooming Flowers

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On Changle Road in Shanghai, China, a couple captured a romantic moment in their engagement portrait, with the bride surprising the groom with a heartfelt kiss

A Beautiful Engagement Portrait on Changle Road, Shanghai: A Heartfelt Surprise Kiss

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An engagement portrait taken on the Bund in Shanghai, China, captures the sentiment "Time will tell how much I love you"

Capturing Eternal Love: An Engagement Portrait on the Bund in Shanghai

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A couple took a series of wedding photos in a forest park in China

Forest Park Wedding Photos: Couple Captures Memorable Moments in China's Serene Natural Setting

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A creative wedding image in BW shows a bride in Nanning, China, showcasing a dreamy and romantic atmosphere

Nanning, China: Experience the Dreamy and Romantic Atmosphere of a Creative Wedding Image in BW

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A detailed shot captures the preparations for the Chinese traditional tea ceremony at a couple's home in Shanghai, China, on their wedding day.

SHANGHAI TEA CEREMONY: A Detail Shot of Tradition on a Shanghai Wedding Day

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