Wedding Photos of Close up

The following “Close up” 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 “Close up” 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.

Les Sables d'Olonne, Vendee, France Loving couple hugging over the ocean during pre-wed portrait photo shoot

Marciac, Gers, France couple on grass kissing, shot from above, for a creative engagement shoot

Shoot Tight Gers overheads above angles details close up over top

On the Hill Residence Lodz, Poland artistic wedding photo Close up of the bride's hand placed on the groom's shoulder.

On the Hill Residence Lodz Poland Poland wedding photo brides hand close up

A close-up of the wedding rings of the bride and groom lying on a dark table at the "On the hill" Mansion in Lodz, Poland

Lodz artistic wedding photo Lodz wedding photography Lodz fine art wedding picture lying dark table close up

Yin and Yang close-up couple engagement photography at Oporto Streets

close up symmetry Oporto engagement session pre wedding location Oporto black and white Oporto

China Intimate biting ears of couple during pre-wedding portraits in shandong

Shandong pre wedding portrait ear Shandong e session laughing Shandong black and white Shandong engagement photography

Staffordshire Harsh light black and white couple portrait for these 2 young lovers

black and white Staffordshire engaged couple Staffordshire engagement session pre wedding location Staffordshire close up

San Francisco, California engagement shoot with Love in Mission District

California San Francisco close up San Francisco engagement photos engaged couple smiling

athens, Greece couple's faces close up during portrait session for engagement pictures

close up faces during portrait session for engagement pictures

Greece Athens engagement photos faces Manos Skoularikos Athens pre wedding portraits close up engagement pictures

Majic Forest - Cape Town Photographer: "It didn't take much to get this couple to show their emotions and love. So much so that a close up showcasing their pure joy was a perfect option."

It didn't take much to get this couple to show their emotions and love. So much so that a close up showcasing their pure joy was a perfect option

love close up Cape Town engagement images couple Pure Joy Majic Forest

Beijing China Hotel Wedding Photo session | A kiss and love ring - bride and groom portrait

black and white Beijing artistic wedding photography silhouette hotel Beijing artistic wedding photographer Beijing wedding photography Beijing fine art wedding photo

Hacienda Zorita, Salamanca Spain - Photo of the minimalist bride pendant showing only dress, neck and necklace

spain wedding photographer minimalist dress Hacienda Zorita bride Salamanca

Belo Horizonte, Brazil Engagment Portrait | The image depicts two halves of each face, the bride and groom together. (sorry about the badge placement)

Engagment image depicts two halves of each face, the bride and groom together

Victor Ataide Belo Horizonte engagement photos close up Engagment image Brazil Belo Horizonte Belo Horizonte pre wedding portraits

Fuzhou Fujian wedding photographer created this ring detail using the bride's collar bone

Fujian Fuzhou bridal photo Fuzhou artistic wedding photography bride Fuzhou bride ring detail Fuzhou fine art wedding photo

Derbyshire UK engagement and pre wedding photography | A Couple kissing

tightly framed pre wedding photography showing A Couple kissing

smiling noses engagement photo Derbyshire UK Derbyshire pre wedding portraits Derbyshire

Couple portrait during engagement session on the Costa Brava - Tight shot on faces.

Couple portrait during engagement session with a Tight shot on faces

eyes pre wedding shoot Costa Brava close up faces Costa Brava Costa Brava engagement photographers

Sunken Meadow State Park Engagement Picture - Couple Portraits before the Wedding Day

State Park Engagement Couple Portraits before the Wedding Day

pre wedding shoot Sunken Meadow State Park faces smiling Sunken Meadow State Park close up Sunken Meadow State Park engagement photographers

Drenthe intimate engagement couple portrait in black and white with a kiss.

an intimate engagement couple portrait in black and white with a kiss

Drenthe engagement photos kissing pre wedding session Drenthe close up Drenthe black and white

Meersburg pre wedding engagement shoot in Black and white only

smiling Meersburg engagement photographers close up black and white pre wedding session Meersburg Meersburg

Beijing China Black and White Close-Up Engagement Portraits

Black and White Close-Up Engagement Portrait in Beijing

Beijing e shoot close up Beijing pre wedding portraits Beijing engagement photographer Beijing black and white

Sunset Photo Portrait of Bride & Groom, sun shining between their faces, close up, colour

sun shining bride and groom Color Manor Barn Farm close up Manor Barn Farm weddings faces

b&w Pre-wedding portrait session in Italy

Italy engagement shoot pre wedding image Italy close up black and white Italy faces

Engagement Photographer for THE BONNET HOUSE MIAMI - Image contains: black and white, close-up, lashes, intimate, engaged couple

Miami close up intimate BONNET HOUSE black and white lashes

Engagement Photos from Siracusa - Portrait contains: couple, close-up, shadows, dots, red

close up dots shadows red Siracusa couple

Engagement Portrait from Da Nang - Photography contains: intimate, couple, close-up, engaged, smiles

smiles engaged couple intimate close up

Engagement Portrait from Wiesbaden, Germany | Couple through a prism

closer subjects close up Germany tightly cropped details Wiesbaden wedding engagement Wiesbaden

Edmonton, Alberta Portraits of Engaged couple in black and white

Edmonton Filling the frame Edmonton engagement photos Shoot Tight tightly cropped Alberta

Brasil Pre Wedding Portrait PhotoShoot with Couple

Willian Mariot Tenderness Laguna pre wedding portrait close up closer subjects Laguna engagement photo SC

LOVELY COUPLE PORTRAIT SESSION IN A SWEET AFTERNOON

intimate above angle Filling the frame closer subjects high angle tightly cropped

Photo shoot at sunset with passion looking couple during engagement session in Toledo

joy laughing love Shoot Tight Toledo tightly cropped Toledo pre wedding portrait

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