Wedding Photos of NL

The following “NL” 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 “NL” 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.

A heartwarming session for a groom and his childhood horse, captured at a serene outdoor wedding venue in Gelderland, Netherlands, as they walk in perfect harmony, symbolizing their bond and unity on this special day.

Harmonious Harmony: Groom and Childhood Horse United at Serene Outdoor Wedding Venue in Gelderland

In the City Hall of Utrecht, a seated bride wearing a white gown is guided to sign in by a woman with a pointing stick, showcasing social distancing.

Seated Bride at Utrecht City Hall: Distanced Signing with Pointer Stick

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A black and white photo of the bride on the outdoor patio at home in Noord Holland, waiting for her ride to the ceremony.

Bride in BW: Outdoor Patio Charm, Noord Holland Home

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Capturing the essence of love and reflection, this award-winning portrait highlights a silhouetted couple in Noord Brabant, Netherlands, with the bride elegantly visible in a mirror.

Noord Brabant's Reflection: A Silhouetted Couple's Elegant Wedding Moment

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A wedding photo taken in Zuid Holland, Netherlands, showcasing the groom as he gets ready and slips on his shoes. The black and white detail shot creates a vintage atmosphere.

Vintage BW Vibes: Groom Puts on His Shoes in Zuid Holland, Netherlands

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This wedding portrait captures the silhouettes of the couple in a Noord Brabant ceremony location, illuminated by Star Wars-inspired laser beams

The bride and groom are silhouetted at their ceremony location, under the Star Wars-inspired laser beams

Noord Brabant silhouettes Star Wars Themed North Brabant North Brabant Photographer NL laser beams

This black-and-white portrait at an industrial building in Noord Brabant, with its bold lines and reflective floor, makes for an eye-catching and creative wedding image

The bride and groom pose for a portrait in an industrial building, characterized by bold lines and a reflective floor

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The couple stands between the old trams in the old Tram Remise in Rotterdam, a location they had chosen for their photoshoot due to their love of the trams and the city's history

The bride and groom, having a fondness for trams and the city's history, chose to have their photoshoot at the vintage tram station

Rotterdam photographer Tram Remise vintage trams Netherlands trams NL Rotterdam

The bride's beauty and elegance is highlighted in the juxtaposition of the ancient art of the castle and the modern wedding photoshoot inside Oud-Zuylen in Utrecht

The bride's juxtaposition of ancient and modern elements, showcased through both the castle and her dress

Stichtse Vecht Oud Zuilen black and white NL ancient art castle Netherlands

A wedding portrait in a lush green winefield in Amsterdam, Noord Holland, with symmetrical centered rows of vines providing a beautiful backdrop

Amsterdam, Noord Holland: Wedding portrait in winefield with symmetrical vine rows

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At the outdoor wedding venue Kasteel Hooge Vuursche in Baar, Netherlands, the bride is spraying champagne on the bridesmaids

The bride delightedly showered her bridesmaids with champagne at the beautiful outdoor wedding venue

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At the wedding venue of Kasteel Hooge Vuursche in Baarn, The Netherlands, the ring-bearers are getting ready while the groom is looking at them in the mirror

The groom watched in the mirror as the ring-bearers prepared for the big day at the wedding venue

Netherlands Kasteel Hooge Vuursche Groom getting ready Baarn Utrecht mirror ring bearer

The bride's daughter helping with dress fittings in the mirror, while a little boy and girl hug in the foreground of this getting ready image in Enschede, The Netherlands

The bride's daughter, along with a little boy and girl, were all getting ready for the wedding, with the daughter helping with dress fittings in the mirror, and the two children sharing a hug

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After the marriage proposal Groningen engagement photography with a casual pose from the couple near a brick wall

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A beautiful Soester Duinen wedding portrait of the Bride and groom walking on a dune next to tree

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A Netherlands documentary wedding photographer captured this moment at the reception dinner venue toast

reception dinner toasting venue toast Netherlands photographer Freek Nagtzaam NL

A wedding photojournalist in Amsterdam captured this moment as the Bride is walking towards ceremony with father

ceremony outdoor ceremony father kids Amsterdam bride NL Teun Bakker

The Netherlands WPJA is proud to award this non traditional and modern Baarn wedding picture at Kasteel de Hooge Vuursche of the NL bride spraying her own hair before putting on her dress

NL Baarn Baarn wedding picture Netherlands NL bride dress spraying

Amsterdam marriage preparation time award-winning picture capturing the dog walking on bride's dress during preparation

Amsterdam Amsterdam marriage dog walking Amsterdam wedding picture NL wedding photographer Teun Bakker

Amsterdam marriage preparation time award-winning picture capturing an excited bride waiting for the arrival of the groom with sister & mother

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Netherlands couple e-session at the Airport Twente with a dark sky sunset kiss

NL bride Jola Mulder sunset kiss Airport Twente Netherlands couple dark sky NL

Hulsbeek, The Netherlands portrait e-session executed right before wedding day

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Netherlands wedding photo from a busy getting ready scene

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NL wedding photo At home at the parents house of the bride when she is ready to dive into her dress while Protecting her hair

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Netherlands wedding image of a woman checking that the signature is placed correctly on the marriage papers

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Haarlem, NL wedding portrait of the bride showing her beautiful dress in the wind which blows through the Amsterdamse Poort

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NL artistic wedding photo At the Sodafabriek old factory in Schiedam The Netherlands of The bride showing her dress in the awesome location which is a beautiful contrast

Sodafabriek old factory dress NL Netherlands beautiful contrast bride

NL artistic wedding picture At the ceremony location Kasteel Woerden in The Netherlands as The bride is holding her veil between her fingertips.

Thomas Jongbloed bride NL artistic wedding picture veil fingertips NL Kasteel Woerden

Utrecht wedding photography from a Netherlands reception venue showing the couple with their kids during dinner

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Netherlands engagement photo shoot at the Hotel Gaia with some tight, Skin to skin posing

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