Wedding Photos of Philadelphia

The following “Philadelphia” 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 “Philadelphia” 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.

Elegant Philadelphia couple portrait captured at the stunning Arts Ballroom PA - a true masterpiece of wedding photography.

A Captivating Philadelphia Couple's Portrait at Arts Ballroom PA

On their special day, newlyweds were captured posing beneath a white umbrella with a glow emanating around them outside 2nd Bank of the US in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The newlyweds glowed beneath a white umbrella outside the big buildings on their wedding day

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The soon-to-be newlyweds posed for a romantic lifestyle photoshoot at Love Park in Philadelphia, PA, embracing in the courtyard between buildings at their engagement session

The couple lovingly embraced at Love Park, Philadelphia, PA, expressing their eternal love for one another

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The couple couldn't be happier as they prepare to celebrate their love and begin their new life journey together by posing for their lifestyle photoshoot at Philadelphia's iconic Love Park in an archway at their engagement session

The couple happily posed at Philadelphia's Love Park, celebrating their love and beginning their new life journey together

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The stunning rooftop engagement photoshoot of the couple at Nineteen Restaurant in Center City, Philadelphia was a beautiful way to capture their love story

The Nineteen Restaurant rooftop provided a romantic backdrop for the PA engaged couple in love

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The couple embraced the warm sunlight glimmering between their profiled faces as they posed for a romantic engagement photoshoot at the iconic Race Street Pier in Philadelphia, PA

The couple embraced the warm sunlight glimmering between their lovestruck faces at the iconic Race Street Pier in Philadelphia, PA

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A young couple posed for a romantic engagement photoshoot at the Rim Cafe in South Philly, a trendy cafe that caters to a variety of lifestyles

The young engaged PA couple posed lovingly for their romantic engagement photoshoot at the Rim Cafe in South Philly

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The engaged couple embraced with the water of the fountains at The Fountains at Dilworth Park in Philadelphia, PA, creating a romantic lifestyle pre-wedding portrait

At the Fountains at Dilworth Park in Philadelphia the engaged couple posed for a lifestyle portrait

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He tenderly lifts his fiance off the ground during a romantic Christmas engagement session on Addison Street in Philadelphia

On Addison Street in Philadelphia, the groom-to-be lifts his fiance during a night Christmas engagement session

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The engaged couple embraced atop the famous Rocky Steps in Philadelphia, PA at dusk, illuminated by a soft light for a romantic pre-wedding lifestyle portrait

At dusk in Philadelphia, the engaged couple embraced atop the Rocky Steps for a portrait

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The engaged couple enjoyed a beautiful pre-wedding portrait session at the Playing Angels Sculpture on Kelly Drive in Philadelphia, basking in the low golden sun on the grassy lawn

In Philadelphia's Kelly Drive, the engaged couple enjoyed the sunlight while taking lifestyle portraits at the Playing Angels Sculpture

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The engaged couple celebrated their upcoming nuptials with a lifestyle pre-wedding portrait at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, complete with a champagne toast and photographer's lighting at dusk

At the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the couple posed for a lifestyle portrait with a champagne toast

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Not sure who is cooler, the couple posing with the cool sign, or the father of the groom showing off his juggling skills with a hat he stole from the photo booth at the Philadelphia Pennsylvania Reception Venue

At the wedding venue, the couple posed with a cool sign, the father of the groom showed off his juggling skills with a hat he borrowed from the photo booth

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Bride at the hotel, along with her sister & mother, taking the dress down from where they had hung it for cell phone pictures as she gets ready for her ceremony in Philadelphia, PA

The bride, accompanied by her sister and mother, took her dress down at the hotel after taking pictures with her cell phone

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A Philadelphia photographer capturing a bridesmaid trying to help fix a friend with hair caught in a handheld fan, with an expressive face of frustration

A bridesmaid is trying to help a friend with hair caught in a small fan

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At the Philadelphia, PA Reception Venue, the best man getting emotional as he talks about how the groom and his family had such a profound affect on his life

The best man became emotional while expressing how much the groom and his family had impacted his life

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Philadelphia Pennsylvania - Ceremony Location Groom having the time of his life during his Baraat

The Groom celebrated the Baraat ceremony, riding a scooter through a tunnel formed by raised arms and hands

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Captured by a Philadelphia photographer, a child is seen joyfully being tossed into the air at a tented reception in Philadelphia, in this stunning wedding image

The joyous scene of the wedding party under a tented reception was captured as a child was joyfully tossed into the air

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Philadelphia groom and his best man put on a show during the reception rapping to Get Low in Pennsylvania

At the reception, the groom and his best man put on a show, rapping to Get Low

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The rose cannon at Downtown Club Philadelphia, PA during a wedding reception party

At the wedding reception, the guests were delighted by the rose cannon explosion on the dance floor

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Bride lit portrait from the stairs on her wedding day at Ballroom at the Ben, Philadelphia, PA

A stunning night shot of a lit bride on her wedding day was captured from the stairs

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Couple in center of dance floor at gorgeous Ballroom at the Ben Wedding

A couple was seen dancing in the middle of a beautiful ballroom, illuminated by blue and purple lighting

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Philadelphia documentary-style wedding image from the Cescaphe Ballroom of PA created as the Father of the bride steals the show

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Philadelphia editorial style wedding photography in black and white of Mom watching on as the PA bride changes shoes for the reception and her best friend makes final preparations for the introductions

A Pennsylvania wedding photographer captured a touching moment of a mother watching her daughter change shoes and her best friend making final preparations for the introductions

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At a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Reception Venue, the groom thoroughly enjoying his first bite of cake

The groom rolled his eyes back in delight as the bride fed him his first bite of cake at their reception venue

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In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, cocktail hour at the Union Trust wedding venue was illuminated with a romantic pink and red ambiance

Cocktail hour at Philadelphia's Union Trust wedding venue had a pink and red romantic ambiance

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A detail shot of a succulent and nameplate on the cake at a Union Trust wedding in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is shown

A wedding cake at Philadelphia's Union Trust, featuring succulent and nameplate detail, is captured in a detail photo

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A Philadelphia modern couple poses for a more casual, personal announcement portrait of their Cherry Street Pier engagement near an art installment with a neon installation

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Documentary wedding photographer at the Hotel Monaco event venue in downtown Philadelphia showing what an Improvised garter removal looks like

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Wedding photo from a Philadelphia Pennsylvania Reception venue showing the Bride calling it quits for the night

At the wedding reception, the bride was photographed laying down on the dancefloor, calling it a night

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