Wedding Photos of Olympic Valley

The following “Olympic Valley” 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 “Olympic Valley” 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.

At Everline Resort & Spa in Olympic Valley, California, a bridesmaid's hands delicately cradle the wedding dress, adorned with an inflatable bride sign adorning the wall behind. This whimsical scene captures the anticipation and excitement of the preps.

Capturing Anticipation at Everline Resort & Spa in Olympic Valley, California

Wedding guests joyfully hoist the groom in the air during a reception held under a white tent in Olympic Valley, California

Exuberant Wedding Guests Lift Groom in Olympic Valley's Whimsical White Tent

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Bridesmaids react joyfully upon seeing the bride in her wedding dress in Olympic Valley, CA

The bridesmaids smiled when they saw the bride in her wedding gown for the first time

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At the luxurious Resort at Squaw Creek in Olympic Valley, CA, the bride's grandfather tenderly touched her cheek as they shared a special moment during the wedding day

The bride's grandfather tenderly touched her cheek outside the luxurious Resort

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Wedding guests lift up the bride and groom during the reception dance party at Palisades Tahoe, Olympic Valley, CA

At the reception, wedding family and friends lifted the bride and groom during a celebratory dance

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At the Palisades Lake Tahoe, Olympic Valley, CA, the makeup artists applies makeup to the bride as bridesmaids get ready around her

The makeup artist applies makeup to the bride as the bridesmaids get ready around her in a hotel room with a large mirror

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A bride and groom elope in wooded privacy under the ski lifts

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