Wedding Photos of MD

The following “MD” 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 “MD” 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.

Chinese Door Games at Ulysses Hotel in Baltimore, MD: Groom and groomsmen strike a pose, mimicking a picture, impressing the bride during a fun-filled wedding celebration

Baltimore Bliss: Groomsmen's Art of Impression in Chinese Door Games

The bride thrilled the guests by throwing her bouquet against a backdrop of a sparkling dance floor and crystal chandeliers at the Baltimore, Maryland reception

The bride eagerly tossed her bouquet onto the dance floor, flanked by the sparkling crystal chandeliers at the reception

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At the Baltimore Museum of Art, a couple laughed joyfully while seated on a small garden bench outdoors

The couple's joyful laughter filled the air as they sat together on a garden bench

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Best Maryland documentary wedding picture from the Howard County Conservancy showing the Parents of the bride during a long day

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Best Rockville, Maryland documentary wedding picture from Glenview Mansion showing Bridesmaids getting ready while waiting on the couple

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A pre-wedding session in Brookside Gardens, MD highlighting the fun that they are having together as they embrace at the pond

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World's best creative wedding portrait photography from Patapsco Female Institute, Ellicott City MD during a Bridal portrait session on the stairs

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St. Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral, Maryland marriage ceremony award-winning image showing An aerial view of the couple exiting the church

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dramatic Celebrations at the Bay wedding pic of the Reflection of the couple

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Mt. Washington Mill Dye House, Baltimore indoor wedding reception party award-winning picture showing Bride and parents singing at the venue while groom is lifted up in the air

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BMORE LICKS, Baltimore, MD urban pic shoot before the wedding day for an Engagement portrait with a dog and ice cream

A colorful, pet, urban pic shoot before the wedding day for an Engagement portrait with a dog and ice cream

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Maryland wedding photography from Hotel Monaco, Baltimore MD of The groom and groomsmen sitting in the lobby, top down view

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Eastern Shore Engagement photography of a couple sitting on a boat in the water with clouds overhead

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Maryland Engagement photography In the clouds with a centered couple embrace

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Wedding image from Belvedere, Baltimore MD of The groomsmen ironing their wedding attire

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Maryland wedding photographer captures this image of the bride and groom meeting their guests on a ship for cocktail hour

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Baltimore, USA couple Jumping on the teeth of a giant painted happy face during their engagement photo session

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Rural and vintage engagement image from Westminster, Maryland with sunflowers and a blue truck

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Baltimore Inner Harbor Getting Ready wedding photo of the groom dressing outside of a car

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Maryland Blackwater Falls couple in a tent Under the starry Sky during engagement portrait session

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Annapolis, Maryland couple posing for engagement portraits Under double rainbows

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COVID Maryland wedding photo from the Goodstone Inn - With the mask...I thee wed

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Maryland outdoor wedding photo from a ceremony in Bethesda from a Front yard - In the moment

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Bethesda, Maryland COVID Wedding Image | Social Distancing front yard ceremony

Bethesda, Maryland COVID Wedding Image from a Social Distancing front yard ceremony

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A wedding picture of the couple stealing a kiss as the elevator doors close at The Belvedere, Baltimore, MD, USA

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Engagement Photography Session at Susquehanna Park, Havre de Grace, MD - Sunrise on the water in Havre de Grace Maryland. Lit with softbox.

Engagement Photography Session at Sunrise on the water and Lit with softbox

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Engaged Couple Session | Jonas Green Park, Annapolis, MD - Firey sunset photo in Annapolis, MD, lit with softbox

Engaged Couple Session with a Firey sunset and a softbox

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Engagement Picture Session at Baltimore, MD - Couple silhouetted against rainbow smoke bombs

Engagement Picture Session with a Couple silhouetted against rainbow smoke bombs

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Engagement Photo from Fells Point, Baltimore, MD - Sunrise on a dock in Baltimore, lit with softbox.

Engagement Photo at Sunrise on a dock, lit with softbox

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Havre de Grace, MD | Photographer: "This lighthouse is one of the staple elements of the Havre de Grace area so I knew I had to incorporate it into their photos."

This lighthouse is one of the staple elements of the Havre de Grace area so I knew I had to incorporate it into their photos

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