Wedding Photos of Cut loose

The following “Cut loose” 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 “Cut loose” 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.

On the wedding day in Porto Alegre, the bride and her bridal party cut loose as they danced the night away at the reception party, and after party function

A radiant bride in Porto Alegre moves joyfully to the rhythm of the music, surrounded by her beaming bridal party, celebrating the magical night of her special day

At the Washington DC wedding reception, newlyweds and their guests cut loose on the dance floor

A wedding reception in Washington DC saw merry-making party guests dancing

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Wedding reception picture of bride dancing and falling

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The bride and groom dance on a Lexington yacht in this photo by a New York City wedding photographer.

The bride and groom dance on a yacht

New York City dancing reception Lexington after party party yacht

Black and white photo of the bride dancing with her guests in Purcellville, VA by a Washington, D.C. wedding photographer.

Black and white picture of the bride dancing with her guests

reception wife bridal gathering Purcellville after party party

Poland bride and groom have their first dance

the bride and groom have their first dance with fog

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Silhouetted bride enjoys a drink and the dance floor

a Silhouetted bride enjoys a drink on the dance floor

dancers black and white cut loose Daniel Monteiro dance floor fog function Porto

wedding singers at an outdoor ceremony in Rotterdam

wedding singers at an outdoor, windy wedding

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Black and white photo of the bride and groom dancing with their arms outstretched by a St. Petersburg, Russia wedding photographer.

Black and white picture of the bride and groom dancing with their arms outstretched

illusion dancing reflection Artem Pitkevich newlyweds mirage dancers

Black and white photo taken in Truckee, CA of the bride sitting on the groom's shoulders by a Lake Tahoe wedding photographer.

Black and white image of the bride sitting on the groom's shoulders

black and white bride and groom after party dancing CA married couple

Andy Griffiths, of Lancashire, is a wedding photographer for Thornton Manor

Lancashire bride and groom kiss under falling purple confetti

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Incredible wedding party at Fief de la Thioire

Incredible wedding party with chair dancing

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