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The following “Illinois photographer” 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 “Illinois photographer” 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.

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Amid the cloudy sky of Illinois, a couple posed for a portrait at Providence Vineyard, with a large tree in the open field as their backdrop
On a cloudy day, a couple had their portrait taken in a vineyard, with a large tree providing a picturesque backdrop
cloudy skiesvineyardProvidence VineyardMcHenry Countyopen fieldsolo treeHebron
At the Deer Path Inn of Highland Park, IL, parents of the groom throw dates and chestnuts into a cloth during a Korean wedding ceremony
At the Korean wedding ceremony, tossed dates and chestnuts were the delight of the groom's parents
Deer Path InnIllinois photographerdates and chestnutstraditional ceremonyHighland ParkKorean WeddingIllinois
A couple kiss during their backyard wedding in Barrington, IL
The couple captured a tender moment with a kiss during their outdoor wedding portrait session
Illinois photographertender momentBarrington ILcouple kissingIllinoisbackyard wedding
Illinois couple portrait in the middle of the street with yellow painted lines of the roadway
couple in the middle of the street with yellow painted lines of the roadway
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Detail of a bride's shoes in front of a koi pond at Allerton Event Center, Monticello, IL
detail of a bride's shoes in front of a koi pond
MonticelloAllerton Event CenterIllinois photographerkoi pondshoe detailsIllinois
Oglesby romantic engagement session in Starved Rock State Park in Illinois with a couple working with the contrast in the rocks in the brighter area and shot from down on the ground to get the right angle
Oglesby romantic engagement session in Starved Rock State Park in Illinois with a couple working with the contrast in the rocks in the brighter area and shot from down on the ground to get the right angle
Illinois photographerTaber Hespe PhotographerIllinoisStarved Rock State ParkOglesby
Third Lake wedding venue photography at New Gracanica of a little girl lifted by women during a reception fun dance
Third Lake wedding venue photography at New Gracanica of a little girl lifted by women during a reception fun dance
girl liftedIllinoisIllinois photographerdanceNew GracanicaThird Lake
Deer Path Inn wedding image from an Illinois venue during father of the bride speech
Deer Path Inn wedding image from an Illinois venue during father of the bride speech
Illinois photographerIllinoisFOB SpeechDeer Path
An exceptional Chicago wedding photojournalism sample by a professional Illinois photographer communicating the bride hugging friends at the IL hotel room during the getting ready
An exceptional Chicago wedding photojournalism sample by a professional Illinois photographer communicating the bride hugging friends at the IL hotel room during the getting ready
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An exceptional Chicago wedding photojournalism sample by a professional Illinois photographer at the Sable Hotel at the Navy Pier communicating the bride tossing her bouquet on the dance floor
An exceptional Chicago wedding photojournalism sample by a professional Illinois photographer at the Sable Hotel at the Navy Pier communicating the bride tossing her bouquet on the dance floor
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Starved Rock State Park Fine Art Engagement Image in Illinois as The couple is helping each other over a rocky stream while barefoot
Starved Rock State Park Fine Art Engagement Image in Illinois as The couple is helping each other over a rocky stream while barefoot
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Lincoln, IL Artful Engagement Picture at a family farm as the couple is Resting into each other during the sunset
Lincoln, IL Artful Engagement Picture at a family farm as the couple is Resting into each other during the sunset
sunset engagementIllinois photographerrural engagementgrass fieldsfamily farmLincoln IL
Wedding photojournalism at Chicago reception hall with bride laying on her back after falling down
Falling in Love: A Candid Capture of a Chicago Wedding Reception
ChicagobackfallILfallinglayingChicago marriage venue
Emotional moment between maid of honor and bride while getting ready before the wedding. - Saint Charles Country Club Wedding
an Emotional moment between maid of honor and bride while getting ready before the wedding
Saint Charles Country Clubbrides friendsIllinois photographerCountry Clubemotionbefore ceremonywedding preparations

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