Wedding Photos of Background

The following “Background” 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 “Background” 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.

cappadocia, turkey engagement shooting with hot air balloons in the background

An image from the waist up with the blue sky as the background, the couple plays and her hair swings in the breeze during their engagement portrait session at Huntley Meadows Park in VA

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Artistic wedding photo from Oporow Castle, Poland of a Young couple on the background of large green flowers

Oporow Castle artistic wedding photo Poland young couple Oporow Castle wedding photography posing garden

Engagement photo with Ponte Vecchio as background, embracing over the water

water Ponte Vecchio bridge background embracing Ponte Vecchio engagement photos

Stuttgart port engagement portrait with a background of stacked up shipping containers

a port engagement portrait with a background of stacked up shipping containers

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The Knoetzie beach is known for the castle's and I used them in the background

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Love and a wonderful castle as a background for a nice engagement portrait

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Couple embracing with London Shard in background

London engagement photos London pre wedding portraits background London Shard Jenny Rutterford London e shoot UK

Interesting word play with a helicopter warning "Danger" with the couples in the background

Danger word play background West Houston Airport helicopter Houston pre wedding portraits couples

Taken on Blouberg Beach with one of the 7 natural wonders of the world in the background - Cape Town's Table Mountain.

Taken on the Beach with one of the 7 natural wonders of the world in the background

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Knoetzie Beach, Knysna engagement portrait | The beach is known for the castle's and I used them in the background to give this photo that extra interest.

The beach is known for the castle's and I used them in the background to give this photo that extra interest

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Garda Lake, Italy engagement portrait with bad weather in the background

a Lake engagement portrait with bad weather in the background

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Dorado, PR engagement photographer: Red gel in the back to sepparate couple from the background.

engagement photography with a Red gel in the back to sepparate couple from the background

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Castlefield Manchester England pre wedding image - A unique abstract staircase with a floral wall/background

pre wedding image became A unique abstract staircase with a floral wall/background

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Photographer: "This gazebo is on the backside of the Art Museum and we lucked out with some great colors in the sky that morning. I used a flash behind the couple to give them a slight rim light so they would pop against the background.

This gazebo is on the backside of the Art Museum and we lucked out with some great colors in the sky that morning. I used a flash behind the couple to give them a slight rim light so they would pop against the background

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Couple under a bridge in Canterbury. The girl laughing and the guy in the background during their prewed portrait.

Couple under a bridge with The girl laughing and the guy in the background during their prewed portrait

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Bulgaria engagement session with public transportation

engagement session with public transportation background

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Silhouette of the couple with St Paul's in the background

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Houston, TX, USA - Couple having a good time with the background of Houston cityscape

a Couple having a good time with the background of the cityscape

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Corona del Mar State Beach, CA engagement session | Happiness is your best friend, love and a tall ivy wall for a green background

Beach engagement session when Happiness is your best friend, love and a tall ivy wall for a green background

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Engagement Session Photography - Portrait contains: Central Park in Manhattan, New York - Silhouette picture with a famous building in the background

in Central Park in Manhattan, a New York Silhouette picture with a famous building in the background

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Vietnam White Palace Wedding Venue Photographer: This shot was captures when bride was on makeup with a purple gel lighting at background.

Palace Wedding Venue Photo shot captured when bride was on makeup with a purple gel lighting at background.

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black and white silhouette portrait of the bride and groom with trees

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the bride and groom cutting the cake with fireworks with in the background

Sabrina Vinci the bride and groom Villa Castellani cutting the cake background fireworks

Wedding Photography at Istanbul Marriot Asia Hotel - Image of First Dance on a colorful background

First Dance with a colorful background

first dance Istanbul Marriot Asia Hotel colorful background

Engagement Portrait from Cambury, são paulo | Portrait of couple playing with brazilian sunset in the background

Cambury lake São Paulo beach shore Lakeside

Red Rock Nevada Engagement Photo Session - A Couple posed on top of car and in the background the exact moment of lightning

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Iceland Engagement Photography | Couple with large waterfall in the background

Iceland Engagement Photography of a Couple with large waterfall in the background

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Seattle, Washington Pre Wedding Photo Session - Man holding onto his fiancée as surfers are in the background

Washington Pre Wedding Washington fiancee holding WA Engagement surfers

St. Joseph Kirche, Baden-Baden wedding photo - Emotional son in background while listening his mother

St. Joseph Kirche, Baden-Baden wedding photo of an Emotional son in background while listening his mother

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