Wedding Photos of Hair

The following “Hair” 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 “Hair” 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.

Wedding day moment at Domaine De Conseillant captures the groom playfully having his hair pulled by two friends, a fun and candid shot full of laughter and camaraderie.

Groom's Laughter: Playful Hair Pull at Domaine De Conseillant Wedding Celebration

A young Page Boy getting his hair styled with hairspray on wedding day in the scenic Lake District, UK - a charming black and white photograph.

Charming Page Boy at Lake District Wedding: A Vintage Black and White Moment

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A vintage black and white photo captured at Lorient Hail Salon during bride's hair preparations on her wedding day, featuring multiple mirrors reflecting.

Mirrors of Elegance: Bride's Hair Preparations at Lorient Hail Salon, Vintage Black and White Photo

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A charming image from a wedding day at Chateau de Kergrist in Bretagne, France, where the bride adjusts her hair as her husband moves closer, depicted in a nostalgic black and white style.

Nostalgic Bride Adjusts Hair as Husband Draws Near at Chateau de Kergrist, Bretagne, France

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In Sedona, Arizona, a groom lovingly embraces his bride in a post-ceremony portrait, with the sun creating a beautiful halo effect on their blending, windswept hair.

Sun-Kissed Sedona Embrace: Groom and Bride with Halo Effect on Windswept Hair After Ceremony

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A serene bride in bridal prep at Hotel ICON, Hong Kong, bathed in soft natural window light, radiating a sense of calm before the wedding ceremony.

SERENE BRIDE PREPPING IN HONG KONG: RADIATING CALM AND PRE-WEDDING ANTICIPATION

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Award-Winning Portrait: In the beautiful Guadeloupe, the bride and groom embrace with joy and smiles, as the wind tousles their hair. The groom wraps his arms around her, giving a tender kiss on her cheek, evoking a radiant smile.

Guadeloupe's Blissful Embrace: A Radiant Kiss in the Wind's Caress

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Newlyweds embrace against a majestic sunset backdrop at Domaine de Chaillauroy in Centre-Val de Loire. This stunning portrait captures the beauty and romance of their special day.

Eternal Love: Newlyweds Embrace at Majestic Sunset in Centre-Val de Loire

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At Baltimore's American Visionary Art Museum, an ironic wedding image was created as two ladies on the dance floor mirrored each other, one woman's hands mimicking the movement of the other's hair

Two women mirrored each others hands/hair on the dance floor at Baltimore's American Visionary Art Museum

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In Moselle, the bride-to-be is portrayed looking away from her groom-to-be while her long hair swirls around her face

Lovely Moselle Engagement Photo: Bride-to-be's Hair Surrounds Her on Special Day

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The groom in Colorado Springs, Colorado was getting the kids ready for the backyard wedding ceremony, making sure their hair was perfectly in place

The groom ensured the kids were ready for the backyard wedding ceremony, with hair brushed and tidy

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A Sichuan wedding photographer captured the scene of the bride prepping for the big day, with hair spray backlit in her home

At the Sichuan bride's home, she was making up, and the hair gel spray on her head was very beautiful in the light

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A France Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this creative, adventurous portrait of this Ile de France couple standing in a field

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A Brittany Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this creative, urban portrait of this France couple at Saint Cast on a beach

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An extraordinary Steamboat Springs wedding image by a professional Colorado photographer conveying the Bride having hair and makeup done before wedding

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Best Vail documentary wedding photography from Colorado showing the The bride eating a burger while having her hair and makeup touched up

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An exceptional Santa Teresa wedding photojournalism sample by a professional Rio de Janeiro photographer at Solar Real event venue revealing the grooms issue with rice in his hair

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A great wedding day image from Ancona of the Wedding rings resting on the hair of the bride

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San Francisco wedding reportage photographer captured this moment created as Mother and aunt of the bride kill time during hair and makeup

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A Sevierville, TN documentary wedding photographer captured this image showing that Getting the last touches on her hair did not prevent this bride from feeding her baby

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A wedding photojournalist in Zhejiang captured this moment of the bride and bridesmaid making up

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World's most visionary and best wedding photography from Domaine de Verchant during Preparations for the bride and her hair

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Rockaway Beach pre-wedding engagement image-session in Queens, NY with the couples kiss at the sunset

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An expressive San Francisco wedding day detail picture in Northern California resulting in a closeup study of the wedding ring

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Maceió, Alagoas outside environmental couple prewedding photoshoot with a man and woman on the beach, and the wind blows her hair

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Pagosa Springs, CO nuptial day award-winning image of Bride flipping her hair while walking through snow on her way to her outdoor ceremony

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The Netherlands WPJA is proud to award this non traditional and modern Baarn wedding picture at Kasteel de Hooge Vuursche of the NL bride spraying her own hair before putting on her dress

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Beijing marriage preparation time award-winning picture capturing Getting ready in BW

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The Turkey WPJA is proud to award this non traditional and modern wedding image of a Bodrum Groom getting ready with help on his hair

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Eeklo marriage preparation time award-winning picture capturing the bride getting her hair fixed

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