Wedding Photos of Italy

The following “Italy” 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 “Italy” 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 for a romantic portrait in front of the sunlit and warm-toned walls of Villa Kimera in Cuneo, Italy, with shadows from the street scene adding a special touch to their tender kiss

At Villa Kimera in Cuneo, Italy, the couple shared a tender kiss, captured in a romantic portrait in front of sunlit, warm-toned walls

The groomsmen and guy friends flew the groom in the air in celebration during his wedding party at Villa Kimera in Cuneo Italy

Cheers and joy erupted as the groomsmen and guy friends lifted the groom in the air in a show of celebration at his wedding party

Cuneo Photographer Cuneo groom toss Villa Kimera Cuneo Wedding Venue Italy

The bride and groom were overcome with emotion as they listened to the heartfelt speeches in the Villa Kimera courtyard, tears streaming down their faces

The bride and groom's tears of joy flowed freely as the heartfelt speeches in the courtyard filled them with emotion

Villa Kimera Cuneo Photographer Italy wiping tears courtyard Cuneo emotional

The bride's dress is being put on as her tattoo is revealed on her back in Taranto, Apulia, at her home

The bride is donning her dress at her residence, revealing her tattoo on her back

Taranto Italy black and white Apulia helping with dress Southern Italy tattoo

The bride and groom smile in a tight shot, their faces touching and the wind blowing her hair across his face, all in the stunning setting of Taranto, Apulia, their reception venue

The bride and groom are captured in a close-up, their faces touching and the bride's hair being swept across her groom's face by the wind

romantic portrait IT blowing hair Apulia Taranto tight shot taranto photographer

The bride savored a minute of relaxation and drinking before her special day, captured in this beautiful portrait taken in Castellabate, Italy

This portrait captures the bride's tranquil preparation for her momentous occasion

Italy bride pre ceremony Campania Salerno Salerno Bride Castellabate south western Italy

At Villa Miani, the couples' crazy dance had all the guests laughing, as the groom dipped his blushing woman with a funny look on his face, leaving an empty dance floor in their wake

The crowd was amused as the crazy dance duo dipped with a comical facial expression from the mans

funny look Rome wedding venue dance floor dance duo Italy Villa Miani wedding venue crazy dance

In Altamura, IT the engaged couple walk embracing on a country lane

A romantic engaged couple embracing on a country lane are featured in a symmetrically framed lifestyle engagement portrait

country lane Bari Altamura Bari Engagement Photographer Italy walking symmetrical

From Altamura Italy the two engaged lovers are hidden in the green foliage

A couple who are engaged posed for a romantic lifestyle engagement portrait, hidden amongst the green leaves

Altamura Engagement Photographer Italy green foliage hidden in leaves Altamura

The Bride in Altamura, Italy is beaming with joy while the Groom looks away in this beautiful black and white image

This black and white portrait depicts a bride smiling while the groom looks away

Altamura smiling bride Altamura Bride bw portrait Altamure Photographer IT Italy

As the bride and groom shared their first kiss after cutting the cake, the sky lit up with fireworks, and the sparklers illuminated the night sky at il Podere in Schio, Italy

The bride and groom shared their first kiss as fireworks illuminated the night sky after they cut the cake

cake cutting fireworks night sky Schio Photographer Vicenza sparklers wedding cake

The bride and groom arrived at La Favellina in Vicenza, Italy, under an umbrella, determined to make the best of their special day despite the rain

The newlyweds arrived in rain-soaked style, with an orange muscle car left behind and walking together under an umbrella

orange muscle car Vicenza photographer Vicenza rain soaked umbrella La Favellina Italy

At Ferghettina Winery in Adro (Bs), the bride and groom shared a kiss while on the balcony near a huge light fixture hanging from the ceiling

At Ferghettina Winery, Adro, the bride and groom kissed on the balcony under a large ceiling light

Ferghettina Winery Italy Ferghettina Di Gatti Roberto huge light fixture shared a kiss balcony Adro Photographer

Two guests seated in lawn chairs on the grass dappled with sunlight and shadows are looking at the landscape in the afternoon at Ferghettina winery in Adro, Brescia

At Ferghettina winery in Adro, Brescia, two wedding guests in lawn chairs view the venue landscape in the afternoon

afternoon Brescia Photographer sunlight and shadows grass lawn chairs Brescia Ferghettina Winery

The bride and groom walk in the garden along the path next to the stone wall of La Catilina in Clusane, Brescia, during their BW wedding photoshoot

At La Catilina, Clusane, Brescia, bride and groom strolled the venue grounds for their wedding photoshoot

black and white Brescia Italy IT Clusane La Catilina Brescia Photographer

The couple are captured in a beautiful black and white portrait, with her veil forming a translucent canopy that encapsulates their love at Castello Abbadia Ombrone

The couple is elegantly depicted in a stunning black and white portrait, their embrace framed by the delicate veil draped around them

embrace Castello Abbadia Ombrone veil Italy photographer black and white Italy

This romantic engagement portrait at Portopiccolo Sistiana in Trieste, Italy, captures the sweetness of the couple in love

The sweet couple in love are captured in this romantic engagement portrait, about to share a tender kiss in the soft light

Portopiccolo Sistiana about to kiss Trieste Italy soft light romantic engagement trieste engagement photography

The romantic hug captured in this black and white engagement portrait taken at the cliffs in Duino, Trieste, Italy, overlooking the water, symbolizes the couple's love and connection amidst the beauty and drama of the natural world

A romantic hug captured in a black and white engagement portrait taken at the cliffs symbolizes the couple's love and connection amidst the beauty of the natural world

Trieste engagement session seaside engagement Italy cliffs romantic hug bw portrait Duino

Engagement portrait at San Floriano del collio, Gorizia, Italy, featuring a sunset silhouette of the couple surrounded by trees and clouds

A silhouette of the couple surrounded by trees and clouds is captured in this engagement portrait taken at sunset

Gorizia Engagement Session Italy sunset silhouette Gorizia San Floriano del Collio

This breathtaking engagement portrait captures a couple in Italy's Cilento, Salerno region, with a stunning view from an ocean-side stone wall

This engagement portrait captures a couple posing against a stunning ocean-side stone wall

stunning view oceanside stone wall Cilento Salerno Engagement Photography Salerno Italy

The romantic backdrop of Verona, Italy provided a stunning setting for a couple to showcase their joyous engagement through a radiant portrait with ring on display

A stunning setting provides the backdrop for a couple to showcase their joyous engagement through a radiant portrait with the ring on display

close up portrait Verona engagement ring Verona Engagement Portrait Italy

The romantic engagement portrait of the loving couple embracing by the idyllic seaside of Castellabate, Cilento, Salerno, Italy, captures the beauty of love

This engagement portrait captures a loving couple embracing by the seaside, standing on rocks and kissing by the water

Castellabate Salerno Italy seaside engagement Cilento kissing standing on rocks

The romantic engagement portrait of the couple walking together along the waterfront of Trieste, Italy at sunset was an embodiment of true love

This engagement portrait of the couple walking together along the waterfront at sunset embodies true love

waterfront stroll Trieste sunset portrait trieste engagement photography Italy

At the luxurious outdoor reception venue of the Hotel De Russie in Rome, Italy, a lucky guest won the challenge to catch the bouquet of the bride

A lucky guest won the challenge to catch the bride's bouquet at a luxurious outdoor reception venue

Rome bouquet Hotel De Russie guest Italy Hotel De Russie bouquet catch

The bride in Turin, Italy is illuminated by the window blinds' horizontal stripes, creating unique shadows on her face and the wall behind her

The bride's beauty was enhanced by the light filtering through the horizontal stripes of the window blinds

Italy horizontal stripes Turin Turin Photographer window blinds shadows on face

This bold and strong engagement portrait of a couple in Venice, Italy, makes a powerful statement about the strength of their love

A bold and strong engagement portrait of a couple, illuminated by the photographer at night, is captured standing between pillars

Venice Italy pillars Venice engagement photography light and shadows

The couple's hug in the water during a love session at sunrise on Cervia beach in Forlì, Italy, captures their love and connection in BW tones

At sunrise, a couple embrace in an intimate hug in the water at a beach, both with their eyes closed; a black and white engagement portrait

Cervia Beach Emilia-Romagna Italy Forlì Forli Love Session bw portrait

This sweet engagement portrait of a couple embracing at a ferris wheel on the Rimini beach, Italy, captures the beauty of a love session

A black and white engagement portrait of a couple embracing while standing in front of a large ferris wheel

Ferris wheel Italy Rimini Engagement Photography head on shoulder Emilia-Romagna Rimini Love Session bw portrait

Bride and groom entering the dinner venue of Castello di Bracciano, Rome, Italy

The bride and groom made a grand entrance as they descended the staircase with a spotlight shining exclusively on them

Castello di Bracciano dramatic lighting Rome rome wedding photographer Italy entering reception

The couple's eyes were closed in serene contemplation as they enjoyed their picture session together in the quiet Torbiere Natural Park in Italy

The couple's eyes were peacefully shut, basking in tranquil contemplation as they posed for pictures in the tranquil park setting

Torbiere Natural Park Italy Lombardy Engagement Session park setting Lombardy eyes closed Po Valley

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