Wedding Photos of Getting ready

The following “Getting ready” 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 “Getting ready” 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.

WA wedding photography from a low angle at a washington getting ready

Beijing bridal party getting ready for the ceremony, as a flowergirl falls asleep

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Philadelphia bride gets some help from her mom and sister putting on her wedding gown

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wedding detail picture of the Brides shoes light by table lamp in hotel while getting ready

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San Francisco, California bride getting ready with curlers and makeup on

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England wedding day prep image of the Bride getting ready, looking into the mirror

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England getting ready close up ring shot while bride enjoys getting her make up done

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East Yorkshire, England wedding reportage detail photography from the getting ready of the glittery shoes with bride getting makeup done in background

wedding reportage detail photography from the getting ready of the glittery shoes with bride getting makeup done in background

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A bride takes a moment while getting ready before her Meson Sabika wedding in Naperville, Illinois

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Kasteel Maurick in Vught wedding image of the groom checking himself in the mirror

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wedding detail photography picture created during the Getting Ready of lipstick makeup going on

Fine Art Picture Praya Palazzo Wedding Pre-Wedding Picture getting ready Bangkok Bangkok wedding photography bride preparation

The bride assists a young girl while getting ready for the wedding at Allenberry resort, PA, Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, with a home reception

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Baltimore Inner Harbor Getting Ready wedding photo of the groom dressing outside of a car

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Blue Hill, Maine Bridesmaids watch on while the bride puts on her jewelry before the wedding

Maine bride Kate Crabtree Maine bridal photo Maine bride Blue Hill getting ready

A Château de Garde France Scene of getting ready with few people make something different

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Netherlands bride descends the stairway at home as she prepares to leave for the wedding ceremony

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Wedding image from the House of the Bride in Siderno, Reggio Calabria of the Getting ready Bride with The sisters while helping the bride

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Ritz Paris wedding image of a kiss between the Mother and the bride

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Image showing the brides Makeup with thorough analysis at the Hotel Fairmont, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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A Carhaix, France groom is copying his vows before his wedding ceremony

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Cork Kids prep for the big wedding day

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Image from the Alsace Brides home showing A gift for step mom during getting ready

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Chicago wedding detail of a blue heart attached to the inside of the bride's dress

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Amiana Resort Nha Trang wedding photo from the getting ready in the bathroom mirror

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Vietnam wedding image of the family from the getting ready time

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Istanbul wedding bride's getting ready from the mirror in this black and white image

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Wedding image showing the Bride is getting ready in the hotel room at 17th floor at the Wyndham Grand Izmir Ozdilek, Turkey

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Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes backyard getting ready image showing some fun Girls time

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Ashbourne Getting ready wedding photo in a casual relaxed atmosphere

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A Hauts-de-France bride reassuring her daughter while her mother closes her wedding dress

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