Wedding Photos of Guests

The following “Guests” 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 “Guests” 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 wedding photo from Lake Mary - Truckee, CA of the rings being passed around ceremony to be blessed

At the outdoor ceremony, the guests blessed the wedding rings as they were passed around

A street wedding photo from Mexico in Oaxaca City during a calenda parade with wedding guests

A wedding parade with giant Monos de Calenda paper mache puppets and wedding guests made for a unique street photography opportunity

Oaxaca City Monos de Calenda street celebration Oaxaca oaxaca wedding photographer guests calenda parade

A France wedding photographer captured the End of the ceremony as the newlyweds cross the guard of honour

The newlyweds celebrated their union with a joyful ceremony, captured by a candid wedding photographer, as they walked across the grass under the trees to their cheering guests

family guard of honor France photographer outdoors End of ceremony France guests

Best wedding venue photography at Shustoke Barn in Warwickshire illustrating Three guests crossing legs and fold their hands in unison - an artistic, but naturally found detail

crossed legs Shustoke Barn Warwickshire Photographer Warwickshire Patrick Mateer guests

Best wedding photography from a Gers venue, Chartreuse de Dane showing the bride cries, as the dog and the guests are moved at outdoor garden ceremony

dog outdoor garden ceremony Gers guests Chartreuse de Dane Bride crying

Kent, UK wedding reportage photographer captured this moment at The Vines showing an Old Lady drinking every other guests wedding favor from the tables

Kent, UK wedding reportage photographer captured this moment at The Vines showing an Old Lady drinking every other guests wedding favor from tables

guests Kent The Vines venue Old Lady drinking UK wedding reportage photographer wedding favor

A top Denver wedding photographer captured this picture of guests dancing at reception

Colorado guests Denver reception Shea McGrath dancing denver wedding photographer

Best Washington DC wedding photojournalism picture from The Mayflower as the groom is lifted in the air during the wedding reception party as guests laugh all around

guests DC The Mayflower Hotel Washington wedding reception party Washington DC Johnny Shryock

Best Maryland documentary wedding picture from the Patapsco Female Institute in Ellicott City showing A father daughter dance in a magical setting in front of their guests Best Maryland documentary wedding picture from the Patapsco Female Institute in E

Maryland documentary wedding guests Ellicott City venue Patapsco Ellicott City Maryland Female Institute

Washignton DC wedding reportage photographer captured this moment showing Wedding guests reacting to another guests who all of a sudden was swinging from the rafters in the middle of the dance floor

swinging dance floor Washington DC wedding guest rafters dc wedding photographer

An extraordinary Vinicola Don Giovanni wedding image by a professional Brazil photographer in Linha Amadeu, Pinto Bandeira conveying the bride and groom walking and holding hands while celebrating with guest cheering behind them

celebrating Brazil Vinicola Don Giovanni weddings Brazil photographer Pinto Bandeira weddings cheering holding hands

Best Filmore, MN documentary wedding photojournalism image showing a Band member kicks on stage while guests watch

guitar concert MN MN wedding photojournalism guests watch

Best Pau wedding photojournalism picture showing The bride is hiding from the guests

guests hiding yoga mats France Pau workout pads

An exceptional Greater Manchester wedding image by a pro UK photographer at Manchester Hall exhibiting guests taking drinking shots on the dance floor at the venue

dance floor Manchester Hall guests uk wedding venue drinking Greater Manchester

Best Taipei wedding photojournalism picture from the American Village showing The couple were taking a bow to thank all the guests

American Village bow American Village wedding venue Taipei Taipei couple guests Will Tee

An action packed Virginia documentary wedding photography example from the Omni Homestead in Hot Springs showing the Groom getting tossed into the air on the dance floor as guests watch

dance floor VA air guests Virginia wedding photography Virginia

A top Omaha wedding photographer captured this picture at the Joslyn Art Musuem in Nebraska showing a Bride and groom walking through their guests drinking their cocktails at the same time

Nebraska walking guests Omaha bride and groom Nebraska couple

Best North Yorkshire documentary wedding photography from the Priory Cottages in the UK as A groomsman plays a fishing game while two guests watch, eating ice creams, during the reception

UK Priory Cottages North Yorkshire documentary wedding eating guests ice cream groomsman

A black and white North Yorkshire documentary wedding picture from Raven Hall in England created as the bride and groom embrace with joy at the end of the wedding ceremony, their guests cheering behind them

North Yorkshire documentary wedding black and white bride and groom wedding ceremony Raven Hall venue embrace guests

An exceptional Bruges wedding image by a pro Belgium photographer exhibiting the bride and groom waving to guests and family from a vintage convertible sports car

Bruges Belgium bride and groom vintage convertible Bruges wedding image Belgium waving

Lier wedding documentary photographer created this image of reception party guests dancing and playing the limbo game

Koningshooikt dancing Antwerp Belgian limbo Sanne De Block Lier

Paris wedding documentary photographer created this image of the The bride and groom entering the dining room

Paris wedding documentary guests bw cheering Paris Pierrick Roland dining room

A top Rupert, Vermont wedding photographer captured this picture at The Old Gray Barn showing the bride is joyfully lifted off the floor during her first dance with her groom during their first dance in a barn as family and guests watch

Danielle Gardner Rupert family Vermont first dance groom joyfully

An exceptional Radisson Blu Bucharest wedding photojournalism sample by a professional Romania photographer communicating the Bride and guests hugging during the reception

Radisson Blu Bucharest wedding photojournalism Romania photographer Bucharest guests Romania Radisson Blu Bucharest

Best Bunnik documentary wedding photojournalism image from a De Landgoederij wedding venue of guests having fun inside the photo booth while the bride is photobombing their shot

guests Thomas Jongbloed Bunnik Bunnik documentary weddings photo booth De Landgoederij wedding venue photobombing

An extraordinary Bergheim Ranch event venue wedding image by a professional Texas photographer showing Guests dancing at the reception venue

San Antonio guests Texas photographer Bergheim TX Texas - Southern Shannon Cain Bergheim Ranch

An exceptional Stirlingshire wedding photojournalism sample by a professional Scotland photographer from the Reception Venue of happy Guests dancing

Scotland photographer United Kingdom Stirlingshire dancing Mike Cook Scotland guests

An exceptional Haarlem, Noord Holland wedding image by a pro Netherlands photographer exhibiting the bride standing in a doorway with guests watching

Haarlem doorway Netherlands photographer Netherlands guests exit North Holland

A dramatic Toulouse documentary wedding photography example from Aucamville - the bride and groom surrounded by their guests

France Toulouse streaks trees sunlight bride and groom

An extraordinary Azalea Retreat at Lake Norman wedding image by a professional North Carolina photographer conveying the First kiss and the guests couldnt be happier

garden wedding Lake Norman wedding image North Carolina photographer Lake Norman guests Azalea Retreat

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