Wedding Photos of Virginia

The following “Virginia” 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 “Virginia” 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.

Virginia bride and groom to be, posturing for an engagement image at Great Falls captured as The groom-to-be balances his fiance on his leg in a very dramatic ballet pose on the rocks, with a waterfall in the distance

Great Falls bride and groom to be, modeling for a Virginia pre-wedding picture in silhouette, the groom-to-be lifts his fiance in a dance pose

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The Virginia WPJA is the alternative to traditional wedding images and is pleased to present this inspirational wedding photography example from the Potomac Winery in Stafford of the VA Couples first dance at the venue

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Stone Tower Winery, Virginia wedding couple artistic image session with a bride and groom dancing through a vineyard

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Virginia wedding art couple portrait at the Stone Tower Winery in Leesburg with a bride and groom walking through the vineyard with a photographer

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Mount Ida Farm, Charlottesville, VA artful style wedding detail picture showing A flat lay of the invites, the brides great-grandmothers purse, loose blooms, and the grooms pocket watch

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Digital artistic Virginia wedding image at Old Town Alexandria created as a VA bride and groom kiss among the clouds

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Modern Arlington, Virginia wedding picture showing the ray of light highlights the amethyst engagement ring in the brides bouquet

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Virginia wedding photography of Couple and guests dancing to the Hora

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Virginia wedding photography of a Guest bowing down to Grooms amazing air guitar skills

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Virginia wedding image of Couples reaction during brides sisters toast

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Best wedding photography from Virginia at the Stone Tower Winery showing A couple is lifted in the air during the Hora dance

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Early Mountain Vineyards, Charlottesville real love wedding picture of a VA Father daughter first look

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Great Falls, VA outside forest picture session before the wedding day with some fog and mist on a day with blue hues

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Chic's Beach, VA portrait session with sime snuggling up on the beach

A portrait session with some snuggling up on the beach

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Richmond, Virginia outside forest picture session before the wedding day in the Early Morning Light looking like a garden setting

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Richmond, Virginia mini couple photo session before the wedding day with water reflections in a koi fish pond

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Virginia Home Ceremony wedding photography of the The Bride and Groom hugging their parents in tea ceremony

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Virginia wedding photographer captured the moment where the groomsen waited at the bottom of the stairs excitedly as the groom descends wearing Vietnamese traditional closthing for the first time

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Virginia wedding photography of the choir singing at the wedding ceremony at the church

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Virginia engagement portrait with a posed couple at Great Falls VA with a kiss in front of a large rock, lens flare accents the upper left corner

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Virginia outdoor pre-wedding photo session at Sunrise at Great Falls, with steam coming off the river

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Virginia pre-wedding photo session with an engaged couple before A full scene of Great Falls with the wind whipping the bride-to-be's dress behind her

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Virginia water engagement photo shoot as A couple embraces at Great Falls

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Virginia engagement photo shoot of The couple embracing on a high cliff at Great Falls

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Virginia pre wedding and engagement photography of The couple sitting by the raging river at Great Falls

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DC wedding photographer taking pictures at the L'auberge Chez François in Falls Church, Virginia of The bride laughing with her best friend after the wedding ceremony

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A Virginia wedding photographer captured this District Winery bride and groom first kiss under baby's breath floral clouds

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Virginia wedding photography from Arlington showing Mom helping the bride getting ready with her shoes

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Virginia wedding photography from Lydia Mountain Lodge/Stanardsville VA showing Dancing with a slow shutter motion blur

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