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The following “Looking over shoulder” 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 “Looking over shoulder” 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.

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A creative couple portrait captured by a Raleigh wedding photographer, bathed in a slice of sunlight in their Raleigh neighborhood.
NC Ethereal Sunset: Engagement Portrait in Raleigh Neighborhood Bathed in Sunlight
slice of sunlightRaleighNorth Carolinalooking over shouldersunlightRaleigh Engagement Photographer
Engaged couple at the scenic Carmen de los Mártires in Granada, Spain, stand back-to-back, their gazes meet as they face each other, embraced by sunlit palm trees, captured beautifully by a Granada wedding photographer.
Carmen de los Mártires: A Sunlit Embrace in Granada, Spain - An Engagement Portrait
palm treesGranada Engagement PhotographySpainCarmen de los Martiresback to backGranadasunlit
A beautiful bride stands near a window at Royal Sonesta DC. She looks over her shoulder at vibrant flowers, holding her bouquet and wearing a stunning veil.
The Enchanting Bride: Embracing Elegance amidst Vibrant Blooms at Royal Sonesta DC
DC bridelooking over shoulderDC Bridal PortraitRoyal Sonesta DCveilbouquetvibrant flowers
The groom gazes up at the bride as she looks back at him, both wearing wedding attire at Villa La Contessa, excitedly anticipating their future together
A Captivating Glimpse into Forever: Bride and Groom Embrace their Promising Horizon at Villa La Contessa
La SpeziaLa Spezia wedding portraitlooking over shoulderVilla La Contessalayered portraittop of stairs
The bride at the Hotel de Russie in Rome, Italy is pictured in a black and white portrait looking over her shoulder while gracefully holding her veil across her face
The bride gracefully holds her veil in a beautiful black and white portrait
gracefulblack and white portraitRome Bridal PortraitItalylooking over shoulderHotel De RussieRome
The couple found some serenity when they posed for their engagement portrait in front of the stunning blue door at Pigeon Point Lighthouse in Santa Cruz, CA, despite the windy conditions
The couple having a romantic moment in their professional engagement portrait beneath the idyllic backdrop of Pigeon Point Lighthouse
looking over shoulderPigeon Point LighthouseSanta Cruzblue doorCaliforniaframed in doorSanta Cruz e session
At Ovila Vineyard in Quebec, Canada, the wedding couple held hands in a sunset field surrounded by wildflowers and looked over their shoulders to the right side of the frame
Ovila Vineyard in Quebec, Canada: A wedding couple in a sunset-lit wildflower-filled field
Quebec photographerCanadasunset portraitOvila Vineyardwildflowerslooking over shoulderQuebec
The bride and groom joyfully run towards the mayor room at Place du Capitole in Toulouse, the bride looking back with a smile over her shoulder
The bride is illuminated in a soft light and reflected in a mirror mounted on the wall of the Town Hall
Capitol SquareToulouseToulouse photographerPlace du CapitoleFranceTown Halllooking over shoulder
Near the The Wrigley Building in Chicago, IL, the couple show off their goofy personalities in this candid image from their September engagement session
In this candid image from their September engagement session, the couple show off their goofy personalities, with her peeking over her shoulder at him and him striking a humorous pose
ILChicago engagement sessionThe Wrigley BuildingChicagolooking over shoulderhumorous pose
Couple in Milpitas joyfully embraces, she smiles while looking over her shoulder at him, capturing the love and excitement of their recent engagement
The couple embraced joyfully, with the bride-to-be smiling over her shoulder at her fiancé during their engagement session outdoors
MilpitasMilpitas Engagement Photographylooking over shouldersmilesNorthern California
The beautiful bride as she looked over her shoulder surrounded by lush greenery at her wedding reception venue in Hünxe, Germany, bathed in the warm sunshine
In Hünxe, Germany, the bride, bathed in warm sunshine, looked over her shoulder surrounded by lush greenery outside her wedding reception
looking over shouldergreeneryNorth Rhine-WestphaliaHunxeHunxe Bridewarm sunshineHunxe Artistic Photographer
A beautiful bride gracefully looks over her shoulder in a stunning black and white portrait at Villa Ca' Vendri in Verona, Italy on her wedding day
At Villa Ca' Vendri in Verona, Italy, the bride gracefully gazes back in her black and white wedding portrait
Villa Ca Vendrilooking over shoulderVeronabw portraitVerona photographerVerona bride

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