Wedding Photos of Turkey

The following “Turkey” 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 “Turkey” 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.

Wedding couple kissing on dance floor at Bodrum ruins. Red, orange, and yellow lights blur around them in a circle, capturing the essence of burning love.

Burning Love at Bodrum Ruins: Wedding Couple's Passionate Kiss Illuminated by Vibrant Lights

Wedding photo from Istanbul, Turkey at Soho House. Bride and groom seated with guests standing behind during speeches, two men holding notes in foreground.

Intimate Istanbul Wedding: Bride and Groom Seated as Guests Stand Behind for Speeches

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Photograph taken at a wedding in Dalyan, Turkey, featuring the bride and groom kissing at the stunning Kaunos Ruins.

Eternal Romance at Kaunos Ruins: Bride and Groom Embrace in Dalyan, Turkey Wedding

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Professional wedding photographer capturing the bride and groom's kiss at the historic Pera Palace Hotel in Istanbul, Turkey. This stunning photo captures a memorable moment from the ceremony.

Bride and Groom's Kiss at Pera Palace Hotel, Istanbul, Turkey, Captured Beautifully

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Bride preparing for her wedding in Dalyan, Turkey. Professional photo capturing the intimate moment as she fixes her hair in the mirror.

Dalyan Dream: Bride's Intimate Moment Caught on Camera as She Prepares for Wedding

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Photographer captured bride and groom dancing at Bodrum Villa Maçakızı in a black and white image with high contrast, taken at their wedding.

Bodrum Villa Maçakızı: Stunning Black and White Wedding Dance Shot with High Contrast

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Captured at a wedding at Çıragan Palace İstanbul, this photo shows the bride getting ready with her friend admiring her. The stylist is doing her hair as a cute dog sits on her lap.

Glamorous Bride Prepares with Friend and Pup at Çıragan Palace İstanbul Wedding Venue

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Wedding photo taken at Divan Hotel Mersin - Groom drinking champagne from friend's bottle. Candid moment captured by the photographer.

Groom steals sip of champagne: Candid wedding moment snapped at Divan Hotel Mersin

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A romantic pre-wedding photo session in Cappadocia, Turkey, showcasing the couple in formal attire framed in a cave light shaft. A relaxed and beautiful portrait capturing the love between them.

Capturing Love in Cappadocia: A Formal Affair in Cave Light

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Captured in Cappadocia, Turkey, this pre-wedding photo session features a couple with stampeding horses in the desert, for a romantic and captivating portrait.

Enchanted Equestrian: Pre-Wedding Portraits in Cappadocia, Turkey

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Capturing a couple's pre-wedding session in Cappadocia, Turkey, as they stand in formal attire amidst launching balloons against a dark blue sky.

Enchanted Elegance: Couple in Cappadocia - Balloons at Sunrise

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A romantic engagement portrait captured in Cappadocia, Turkey. The couple is relaxed on a bench in a carpet vendor marketplace.

Enchanting Love Story Unfolds in Cappadocia Carpet Vendor Plaza

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In Cappadocia, Turkey, this pre-wedding photo session captures the couple's vibrant energy with playful hip-check bumping, big smiles, laughter, and joy.

Playful Energy: Engagement Portraits in Cappadocia, Turkey

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Captured in Cappadocia, Turkey, this pre-wedding photo session radiates romance. The couple, enveloped in a dreamy atmosphere, is beautifully showcased against the blue sky and fluffy clouds, with her bright red dress adding a vibrant contrast.

A Mesmerizing Portrait Amidst the Scenic Beauty of Cappadocia

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In Ephesus, Turkey, this engagement portrait features a couple in black attire amidst ancient ruins, striking poses under the hot sun. Stylish and romantic.

Ancient Ruins Elegance: Capturing Love in Ephesus, Turkey

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In the enchanting Bodrum Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Turkey, this engagement portrait captures a romantic and relaxed pose with a foreground of candles and bokeh.

Enchanting Bodrum Mandarin Oriental Hotel Engagement Portrait captures Relaxation in Candlelight

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In a moody and dramatic setting in Cappadocia, Turkey, the couple stands close together, bracing against dark clouds as they exude relaxed and romantic energy in their engagement portrait.

Dramatic Embrace: Moody Cappadocia Engagement Portrait

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In Istanbul, Turkey, the groom's excitement radiates as he gets ready, his smiling reflection captured in the mirror, signaling anticipation for the momentous day ahead.

Groom's Joyful Reflection: Preparing for Wedding Day in Istanbul, Turkey

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A beautiful wedding photo taken at Bodrum ruins featuring a happy bride and groom exiting the outdoor ceremony amidst a shower of confetti and flower petals. The couple stands side by side, smiling, and surrounded by their guests.

Joyful Newlyweds: Bodrum Ruins Celebration with Confetti and Flower Petals Surrounding the Happy Couple

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A couple celebrates on their wedding day at Lujo Hotel Bodrum, as they take to the dance floor. The bride and groom are joyfully lifted on the shoulders of four men in a fun and energetic display of celebration.

Joyful Bride and Groom Lifted on Shoulders at Lujo Hotel Bodrum Dance Floor

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A group of the groom and his best men jumping in the air in synchronized poses, captured on the wedding day at Bodrum Swiss Hotel. A fun and energetic photo that captures the groom and his friends celebrating in fun style.

Bodrum Swiss Hotel Groom and Best Men: Joyful Jumps of Celebration on Wedding Day

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A beautiful moment captured at a wedding venue, as the bride and groom smile while taking their first steps together amidst a cascade of petals thrown by joyful guests at the Hilton Hotel in Mersin.

Petal Path of Love: Newlyweds Embrace amid Flower Shower at Hilton Hotel Mersin

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A captivating black and white close-up shot of a bride getting her eye makeup applied at a Swiss hotel in Bodrum on her wedding day.

Bride's Intimate Moment Captured in Swiss Hotel During Makeup Application

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Emotive black and white wedding photography in Istanbul, Turkey: Close-up shot showcasing the bride as she delicately has pencil liner added to her lips during the pre-wedding preparations, capturing a moment of intimate beauty and anticipation.

Intimate Beauty: Bride's Lip Liner Pencil Moment in Istanbul, Turkey Black and White Shot

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A fine art couple portrait by a wedding photographer in Alsancak, Izmir, Turkey, under a blue sky, with a dog passing by as they walk holding hands in their pre-wedding photo session.

LOVE FOUND, DOG LOST | ENGAGEMENT PORTRAIT IN IZMIR, TURKEY | UNDER BLUE SKY

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Engagement portrait of a couple in a photo session captured by a Nevsehir wedding photographer, with the woman's flowing yellow dress fanned out on the rocks in Goreme, Turkey.

NEVSEHIR COUPLE'S ENGAGEMENT PORTRAIT AMIDST THE ROCKS IN GOREME, TURKEY

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Engaging and playful pre-wedding portrait session captured by a creative Uchisar wedding photographer in Cappadocia, Turkey, showcasing goofy posing and child-like hearts playing in a vendor shop.

WHIMSICAL LOVE IN URGUP: ENGAGEMENT PORTRAIT GLIMPSE IN CAPPADOCIA, TURKEY

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Artistic portrait of a couple kissing during a Cappadocia pre-wedding photo session in a double exposure, captured by a Nevsehir wedding photographer in Goreme, Turkey with intimate posing and in a tight shot.

LAYERED LOVERS: ARTISTIC CAPTURE OF A COUPLE IN GOREME, TURKEY DURING ENGAGEMENT PORTRAIT SESSION

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Engagement portrait of a couple in Alacati, Cesme, Turkey by a Izmir wedding photographer in a fun and playful portrait session as they hold out her skirt and kiss, captured creatively.

Fun and Playful Izmir Engagement Photo Session: Couple in Alacati, Cesme, Turkey

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Engaging couple photographed by a Çanakkale wedding photographer in a vintage shot near a forest, capturing the afternoon light in a fine art composition.

Dynamic Love Story: Turkish Engagement Portrait in Enchanted Light

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