Wedding Photos of Bridal party

The following “Bridal party” 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 “Bridal party” 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.

Ubeda bridesmaids admiring the brides dress

the bridesmaids admiring the brides dress

Bride and maid of honor checking each others teeth at the wedding reception in Ruse, Slovenia

the Bride and maid of honor checking each others teeth

bw wedding preparations Slovenia bridal party ring held in teeth monochrome black and white

Women help the bride with her dress

bridal party monochrome bride bridemaids CA Sonora wedding preparations black and white

Rencurel bridal party changing babies diapers before the wedding ceremony

the bridal party changing babies diapers

bridal party babies diapers Rencurel Rencurel bridal preparations Marine Poron

Nantes bridal party having fun playing games at the wedding reception

bridal party having fun playing games on the dance floor

Nantes reception Sybil Rondeau Nantes dance floor playing games bridal party

the bridal party having a good time at the reception

Bento Gonçalves Rio Grande do Sul bridal party reception dancing Casa Valduga

Bridal party having fun with the bride at the wedding reception in Slatina, Romania

the Bridal party having fun with the bride at the reception

Slatina game Romania bride bridal party reception

Bridal party enjoying drinks after the wedding

drinks black and white toast bridal party Oost-Vlaanderen

Bridal party having fun at the wedding

India black and white Ooty bridal party

Bridal party enjoying drinks at a bar

bw Montreal reception Montreal bar bridal party Quebec

Bridal party singing and smiling at the wedding reception at The George in Rye, UK

Bridal party singing and smiling at the reception party

bridal party singing The George in Rye Lyndsey Goddard UK reception party UK smiling

San Miguel bridal party enjoying the candlelit wedding reception in mexico

bridal party enjoying the candlelit reception

candlelit reception Mexico bridal party San Miguel reception San Miguel Brett Butterstein

Part of the bridal party walking up the stairs

Rencurel wedding party bw stairs bridal party Marine Poron Rencurel

Bridal party walks down the street in China with balloons and a red umbrella

Bridal party walks down the street with balloons and a red umbrella

Fuzhou wedding image red umbrella street walks bridal party China Asia

California Bridal party gets emotional as a speech is made at Lake Tahoe wedding reception

the Bridal party gets emotional as a speech is made

bw Shunt Dittmar Lake Tahoe emotional speech bridal party black and white Lake Tahoe reception

Bridal party is stunned when they see the bride in her wedding dress in Northamptonshire, United Kingdom

the Bridal party is stunned when they see the bride in her dress

stunned United Kingdom Northamptonshire bride dress reveal dress

bridal party messing with the bride and groom as they kiss

bridal party Guangdong Guangdong actual day wedding Asia kiss bride and groom

Bridal party talking to each other at the wedding reception in Paris, Maison des Polytechniciens

Bridal party talking to each other at the reception

black and white reception bridal party Paris Maison des Polytechniciens

Bridal party shots off a ski together outside at the wedding reception at Lake Tahoe, California

the Bridal party takes shots off a ski together outside at the reception

reception bridal party California Lake Tahoe ski

It's all cheers and beers for the bridal party at the bar

reception Quebec drinks Montreal bar bridal party

photo from the bridal party suite after all the girls have finished getting ready

Italy getting ready bride Villa Molin bridal party

the bride and groom surrounded by the bridal party at their ceremony

bride and groom Washington DC bridal party ceremony

Bridal party gets emotional at the wedding reception at Lake Tahoe

Bridal party gets emotional at the reception

emotional bridal party Lake Tahoe

San Francisco bridal party dancing and dipping at the wedding reception

the bridal party dancing and dipping at the reception

reception bridal party San Francisco dancing California

bridal party helping guests walk down the stairs

guests Rosario Argentina bridal party stairs

Nottinghamshire, UK bride and groom kiss as the bridal party cheers

the bride and groom kiss as the bridal party cheers

celebrate UK bridal party kiss Nottinghamshire bride and groom

bridal party having fun playing games at the wedding

games door games China Peng Zhang groomsmen China actual day wedding bridal party

Bridal party enjoying the pool at the wedding reception at the Hotel Talblick Auendorf

Bridal party enjoying the pool at the reception

bridal party pool Hotel Talblick Auendorf reception Germany

Chicago, Illinois bridal party laugh as maid of honor speaks at wedding reception

the bridal party laughs as the maid of honor speaks at wedding reception

Illinois reception Chicago bridal party laughing maid of honor speech

bucharest outdoor wedding ceremony with hugging guests and bridal party members

an outdoor wedding ceremony with hugging guests and bridal party members

outdoor ceremony bridal party Bucharest hugging guests

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