Wedding Photos of Married

The following “Married” 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 “Married” 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 couple enjoys their first sail together in Boothbay, Maine, near Linekin Bay Resort, captured on their special day.

Romantic Wedding Sail in Boothbay, Maine: Linekin Bay Resort Captures Love’s First Voyage

A Washington DC wedding couple embraces in front of a vibrant rainbow wall, symbolizing beauty and love on their special day.

Vibrant Rainbow Wall Embrace: Washington DC Wedding Couple Symbolize Beauty and Love On Special Day

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A sparkler moment captured at a night wedding, showcasing the joy and excitement of the newlyweds as they begin their journey into married life, all set against the beautiful backdrop of Igreja Católica Feitoria in São Leopoldo, Rio Grande do Sul.

Sparkling Joy: Newlyweds' Nighttime Celebration at Igreja Católica Feitoria in São Leopoldo, Rio Grande do Sul

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In Shanghai, China, the couple kissed behind the water curtain, in an obscure and diffused black and white image

Shanghai, China: Just married couple kissing behind water curtain, in black and white

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View this exquisite Piney River Ranch wedding pic showing The couple silhouetted against a glamping tent at Piney River Ranch where they got married, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Vail from the WPJA

Piney River Ranch wedding pic showing The couple silhouetted against a glamping tent at Piney River Ranch where they got married, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Vail

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Camberwell church, Victoria, Australia nuptial day award-winning image from the back of the car when Finally married and released

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The Colorado WPJA is proud to award this non traditional, rainy day Estes Park wedding picture showing the CO bride and groom listen to a friend reading a poem while they get married in the rain with umbrellas

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Big Sur, CA outdoor wedding image of Mother and grandmother of the groom taking shots of tequila

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Hollywood wedding photography contest award winning gallery picture from The Lombardi House in California showing The bride and groom walking down the isle after being married by their best friend

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Butte, MT wedding couple artistic image session of the newlyweds embracing one another, happy to be married

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Lisbon loving wedding moment created as the The bride greets her emotional grandmother after getting married

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Boston Massachusetts wedding photo from a private condo of the Bride and groom hugging after being married

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Grape Hotel, Wroclaw, Poland creative wedding detail image of the Grooms sign and confetti on his shoes are really showing that he is married now

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Lawrenceville, Pittsburgh, PA fine art wedding portrait of The bride and groom enjoying a private moment together at dusk on the rooftop where they got married

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Wedding photo from Pennsylvania of the groom waiting on his families sailboat for his bride coming down the dock with her parents as they are about to get married on the sailboat

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District Of Columbia wedding photography from an Elopement ceremony in Washington DC of The bride and the groom on their way to get married

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Istanbul outdoor wedding photography from Turkey showing the bride and groom still can't believe that they're married

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Wedding photo from Della Terra Mountain Chateau, Estes Park Colorado showing the couple is Elated to finally be married, the couple shrieks with joy as their guests toss aspen leaves over them

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wedding image of The daughter of the couple embracing them after they finally got married at Twelve Apostles Hotel, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

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The Brandeis-Bardin Campus of American Jewish University, Brandeis, California The newly-married couple celebrates with their rabbi and relatives under the jewish chuppah.

The newly-married couple celebrates with their rabbi and relatives under the jewish chuppah

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New Jersey Image of Bride and Groom exiting the ceremony after being married

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New Jersey outdoor wedding photography | Bride and Groom exiting the ceremony after being married

New Jersey outdoor wedding photo of the Bride and Groom exiting the ceremony after being married

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CA couple moments after being married outside

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bride and groom walking in the street after wedding in France

Amour et Aventure: A Newlywed Stroll Through the Streets of France

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