Wedding Photos of After the ceremony

The following “After the ceremony” 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 “After the ceremony” 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.

A wedding photographer in Occitanie created this image of Her handicapped grandpa is discovering Bride and groom after ceremony with emotion

istanbul, turkey wedding photo of the couple removing the masks after the ceremony

after the ceremony Turkey wedding photo the couple removing masks Istanbul

Lyon church wedding photo from Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes after the ceremony bride and groom kiss at the end of the church with the hand of a little girl who throws petals

Auvergne Rhône Alpes lyon church wedding little girl kiss throws hand Lyon

Fort Collins, CO artistic wedding photo created After the ceremony with the bride hiking this ridge in her stilettos and wedding dress so we could capture this gorgeous sunset

bride hiking artistic wedding dress gorgeous sunset after the ceremony Fort Collins

A Los Angeles, California couple taking in the colorful streets of LA during a photo session just after their ceremony

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the bride taking a ride in a wheelbarrow after the ceremony

the Bride after the ceremony Sabrina Vinci taking a ride wheelbarrow San Girio alla Fonte

changing of shoes after the ceremony

shoes after the ceremony Bord de Loire changing Jeremy Fiori

bride and groom Confetti wammy after the ceremony

Nick Brightman bride and groom Birmingham wedding reportage photography confetti after the ceremony

The Bride is greeted by her guests after the ceremony

Kristian Leven Warren House guests the Bride greeted London london outdoor wedding

the father of the bride moved by congratulating the groom after the ceremony

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Bride and groom exiting the church as they are doused after the ceremony

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Priest talks with the bride and groom after the Church wedding - Reggio Calabria Wedding Photographer

the Priest talks with the bride and groom after the Church wedding

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