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.

The newlyweds posed for a non-traditional wedding portrait on the city streets, surrounded by colorful graffiti

Istanbul, Turkey couple photo of the newlyweds in their traditional clothing on the streets of Beyoglu

On their wedding day, a Nevsehir wedding photographer captured a stunning portrait of the newlyweds, horseback-riding through a sea of tall grass

A Nevsehir, Turkey wedding day portrait session in BW with a couple riding horses in the tall grass

couple on horses riding horses Turkey photographer bw portrait Nevsehir tall grasses

A Bosphorus wedding photographer captured a bride and groom's hands entwined at their first meeting, preserving the moment in a special detail session on their wedding day

A Hilton Istanbul Bosphorus, Turkey wedding photo detail from first meeting showing couples hands about to touch

Istanbul photographer Turkey couples hands Hilton Istanbul Bosphorus

A İstanbul wedding photographer has captured a striking image of rings on a hand background

Wedding detail photograph from Soho House İstanbul of Rings on a painting background

wedding rings painting Turkey Istanbul photographer Soho House Istanbul

The bridal party celebrated with dancing beneath the purple lights on the Flow Datca dance floor, captured by their Turkey photographer

The vibrant colors illuminated the bridal party in the night scene as they celebrated with dancing beneath the purple lights on the dance floor

purple lights dance floor dancing Turkey photographer Flow Datca Turkey

At Noya Beach in Kınalıada, Istanbul, the couple's dance floor action was captured with the help of a slow shutter and light streaks, making for a stunning wedding picture

The couple's love was captured on the dance floor with a slow shutter, creating light streaks

Istanbul photographer Noya Beach Turkey Kınalıada dancing Istanbul

The Bodrum photographer captured the bride and groom on guests' shoulders in the pool during the night, perfectly capturing the couple's love in beautiful Turkey

The bride and groom were carried on their guests' shoulders through the pool at night, making for a crazy and unique experience as they were wearing their wedding attire in the water

Bodrum Turkey pool Bodrum photographer

Göreme Engagement Shoot in Winter Snow with a Dog | Nevsehir, Turkey Cappadocia pre wedding photo session

a Turkey engagement session with a couple in the snow with their dog

Nevsehir Turkey photographer Goreme Turkey pet dog Winter snow

Turkey Couple Portrait with Running Horses | Cappadocia pre wedding photo session at the horse ranch

a Turkey couple stand amongst a herd of running horses

Turkey horse ranch running horses Cappadocia Cappadocia Photographer

Göreme, Nevsehir, Turkey pre wedding photography with light and shadows

Turkey couple portrait using light and shadows

Turkey photographer Silhouette portrait Goreme light and shadows Nevsehir Turkey

dario moreno street, izmir, turkey pre wedding photography in the urban streets with a mural with a bold eye

Izmir couple pose on the urban streets with an eye mural

Izmir photographer Dario Moreno Street urban street İzmir Turkey urban portrait

Goreme engagement portraits during winter | nevsehir, turkey, cappadocia pre wedding photo session

a Turkey couple pose for an engagement portrait in a wintery scene

Turkey photographer red dress Goreme Turkey winter scene Nevsehir

galata bridge pre wedding picture | istanbul engagement photo session with a blue spot light and silhouettes

an Istanbul couple are set on a blue spot light as a silhouette at the Galata Bridge

Istanbul photographer Silhouette portrait Galata Bridge Turkey blue spot light Istanbul

galataport water portraits in istanbul | sunset turkey engagement photo session at the water

silhouette portrait of a couple by the water in Galataport

sunset portrait Turkey photographer Silhouette portrait Galataport Turkey

mandarin hotel istanbul engagement photo session on a horse carousel

Istanbul couple take a ride on a horse carousel

horse carousel Istanbul Mandarin Hotel Istanbul Turkey Istanbul photographer

suleymaniye, istanbul, turkey engagement photo session in a room filled with colorful lanterns

an Istanbul couple standing in a room filled with colorful lanterns

colorful lanterns suleymaniye Turkey Istanbul Istanbul photographer

At Ciragan Palace in Istanbul, Turkey, the bride gets ready with her mother and sister, sporting an elegant dress with red flower petals in the design

As she gets ready with her mother and sister, the bride wears an elegant dress adorned with red flower petals

istanbul bride Istanbul Istanbul photographer Turkey Ciragan Palace fixing dress

At Help Beach, Fethiye, Turkey, a beach wedding party moment on the sand at night

Two women laid on the beach sand at night, creating a festive beach wedding party moment

Mugla Night women Turkey beach party Fethiye sand

The Bademli Bahce Hotel in Sogut, Marmaris, Turkey provided the beautiful backdrop for a couple's special wedding day photoshoot at sunset

Sogut, Marmaris, Turkey's Bademli Bahce Hotel provided a sunset photoshoot backdrop for a couple's wedding day

Turkey beautiful backdrop Marmaris Marmaris Photographer Bademli Bahce Hotel sunset portrait Sogut

A couple session on the wedding day at Bademli Bahce Hotel, Sogut, Marmaris, Turkey

a couple portrait with afternoon light and silhouettes

Turkey photographer Champagne Glasses couple portrait Bademli Bahce Hotel Marmaris Turkey

A bride portrait from ciragan palace, istanbul, turkey

a bride portrait at the ciragan palace

Istanbul Istanbul photographer Ciragan Palace Turkey bridal portrait

Guests gathered to celebrate a wedding ceremony on the sandy shores Help Beach, Fethiye, Turkey, on the Aegean Coast, surrounded by sunshine and picturesque views

Fethiye, Turkey, Help Beach: Guests celebrated a wedding on its sandy shores, bathed in sunshine and picturesque views of the Aegean Coast.

Aegean Coast Ceremony umbrellas Help Beach sunshine Fethiye Turkey Fethiye Photographer

the bride is walking just after the ceremony

post ceremony outdoor ceremony bride walking Istanbul photographer Ciragan Palace Istanbul Turkey

In a gorgeous natural setting, the Istanbul bride is standing in profile surrounded by trees is captured in this creative wedding day portrait

natural setting Istanbul trees bride profile Turkey Istanbul photographer

brides wedding ring in a toasting glass

pouring champagne Turkey Istanbul toasting glass Ciragan Palace ring detail

a bride in arched stone door

arched window portrait of bride stone structure Turkey Turkey photographer

dance rehearsal by the water

water dance rehearsal Kınalıada bw portrait Princes Islands Turkey

The couple were in an intimate and romantic setting as they shared a tender kiss near the dappled wall of Giritli Meyhanesi Restaurant in Fatih, İstanbul, Türkiye

Fatih, İstanbul, Türkiye: Near the sun dappled wall of Giritli Meyhanesi Restaurant, a couple shared a romantic kiss

Turkey Giritli Meyhanesi Istanbul photographer tender kiss Dappled Light romantic setting Fatih

Documentary style photography from a Turkey wedding at the Hilton Hotel Istanbul capturing a mother and the brides funny and dramatic goodbye inside the family home

a mother and the brides funny and dramatic goodbye inside the family home

Turkey photographer Turkey Hilton Hotel Istanbul Istanbul mother and bride laughing

A Turkey wedding photographer at Parma Sole Istanbul captured a BW image of the dance for the bride and groom

a dance for the bride and groom

bride and groom dancing bw moment Turkey Istanbul Istanbul photographer Parma Sole Istanbul

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