Wedding Photos of City backdrop

The following “City backdrop” 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 “City backdrop” 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 vintage car carries newlyweds through the charming streets of Foggia city in Apulia on their wedding day, captured in a black and white shot against the backdrop of the sunlight.

Romantic Ride Through the Charming Streets of Foggia City: A Vintage Wedding Moment

Lifestyle couple portrait at Asheville, NC engagement portrait of couple holding hands by wall graffiti art proclaiming "Too cute 2 die." An artful composition showcasing the couple's connection amidst a vibrant urban backdrop.

Asheville, NC | "Too Cute 2 Die": An Urban Love Portrait Session

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A couple in London, UK, poses for a portrait in the city, with a beautiful arch framing them and buildings in the background

London's Architectural Embrace: A Love Story Framed by Majesty

London engagement photography London arch framing city backdrop

A couple happily runs and smiles through the bustling streets of Matera on their wedding day

Joyful Newlyweds in Matera: Running Toward Forever Through Bustling Streets

Matera Wedding Photography bustling streets black and white couple running city backdrop Matera

Couple posing for a black and white lifestyle portrait in London, UK. They are stylishly dressed in formal attire and strolling through urban streets with towering buildings as their backdrop.

stylish Strolling urban streets city backdrop towering buildings UK London engagement portrait

A couple embraces each other in the city of Poitiers while taking a portrait during their engagement wedding photography session

Engagement Wedding Photography Session in Poitiers: Couple Embraces each other in the City for Portraits

Couple embracing Poitiers Poitiers Engagement Portrait city backdrop

The newly engaged couple enjoyed a warm morning embracing in love while resting on curved railings in San Francisco for their pre-wedding lifestyle portrait

San Francisco, CA: Newly engaged couple embracing at curved railings for urban lifestyle portrait session

Bay Area San Francisco San Francisco engagement photography city backdrop railing urban lifestyle

Couple stand in front of vast landscape above Bolehills, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK

The couple stand in front of a beautiful city backdrop, ready to start their new life together as husband and wife

UK city backdrop Sheffield Engagement Photography Sheffield Bolehills vast landscape

Istanbul nontraditional lifestyle engagement portrait of Turkey love birds under a blue sky with seagulls

seagulls city backdrop Istanbul blue skies Istanbul photographer Turkey

couple overlooking the sun city

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