Wedding Photos of Natural

The following “Natural” 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 “Natural” 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.

In this engagement portrait, a couple from Palo Alto, CA shares a mesmerizing embrace under a yellow tree, blending urban and natural elements in an artistic shot.

Engaged in Eden: Palo Alto Pair Posing Under Yellow Tree

Wedding day image taken at Shenandoah National Park, showcasing a passionate kiss between the couple in a stunning natural backdrop. The love between these newlyweds is palpable in this picturesque setting.

Romantic Kiss at Shenandoah: Newlyweds Share Sweet Moment in Majestic National Park

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Wedding portrait at First Look in Acadia National Park, showing a couple sharing a joyful kiss against a minimalistic white backdrop, in a timeless black and white photograph.

First Look Romance: Joyful Kiss in Acadia National Park - Timeless Black & White Portrait

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Beautiful French chateau wedding scene with bride cutting bouquet ribbons under a canopy of trees for a charming and natural moment at Château de la Mogère venue.

Charming Bride Cuts Bouquet Ribbons Under Canopy of Trees at French Château Wedding Venue

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Newlyweds share a tender embrace on a crisp fall day at the College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, Maine, creating a timeless and intimate detail shot in the great outdoors.

Embracing Love: Fall Wedding Romance at College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, Maine

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A candid moment captured at a French chateau wedding, showcasing the groom getting ready with his witnesses, adjusting their ties under the open sky.

Chateau Chic: Groom and Witnesses Preparing under the French Sky for Wedding Day

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Newlyweds standing in front of a farmers field with tractor stripes in the dirt, captured in a breathtaking wedding portrait at Domaine de Kervallon in Caro.

Romantic Newlyweds Embracing Amidst Tractor Stripes at Domaine de Kervallon in Caro

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A wedding photograph taken in Ellsworth, Maine, showing the couple stealing a quiet session together by the lake just before a rain shower arrives.

Stealing a Quiet Moment: Idyllic Ellsworth Lakeside Wedding Before Rainstorm arrives

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A natural wedding image of the couple holding hands and smiling in the golden glow of the sunset at Castello di Valenzano in Arezzo, Italy, beautifully encapsulating the love and romance of their special day.

Sunset Love: Couple Smiling and Holding Hands at Castello Di Valenzano, Arezzo, Italy

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A couple poses for a portrait on their wedding day amidst the natural beauty of Acadia National Park. In the background, a vibrant rainbow adds a pop of color to the serene and picturesque setting.

Breathtaking Rainbow: Newlyweds Embrace in Acadia National Park's Serene Perfection

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Pre-wedding engagement portrait in Villette d’Anthon, France, featuring a couple in nature. Groom affectionately kisses bride's forehead as sunlight filters through trees, capturing a joyful pose beautifully highlighted by the photographer.

Stunning Love Story Unveiled: Romantic Pre-Wedding Portraits in Villette d’Anthon, France

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Lifestyle couple portrait in Taormina, Sicily. The lovely couple is seen in elegant earth tones, leaning against each other and a natural rock wall formation.

Elevated Elegance: A Stunning Engagement Portrayed in Sicily's Timeless Beauty

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Wedding photo captured at Burley Manor in Hampshire, UK. The bride and groom stand face-to-face, surrounded by grazing deer on a lush grassy landscape, bathed in gentle, low lighting.

Deer-kissed Eternity: Romantic Exchange Amidst Serene Hampshire Wilderness at Burley Manor

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This romantic image captures the bride setting up their wedding night accommodation in an outdoor tent on the stunning Island of Iona

The bride is pictured setting up a wedding night tent on Iona Island, a romantic setting

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A beautiful Selva di Filetto, Baglio della Luna couple portrait showing some Natural Love outdoors in BW

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A striking Il Borro wedding picture of a San Giustino Valdarno bride in Italy looking very natural and relaxed under the trees and sunlight

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Scenic Boulder pre wedding portrait shoot at Lost Gulch Overlook in CO using the sun as a natural backlight

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Engagement portrait using the sun as a natural backlight for a Scenic Lost Gulch Overlook engagement image

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Lille engagement photo showcasing the natural ease of their relationship at the Gate of Paris

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World's most visionary and best wedding couple portrait images from Mas del Ca, Perpignan of the Bride and groom standing near trees under the natural sunshine

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World's most artistic and best wedding couple portraits from Östringen in the church with great natural sunlight and stained glass

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A praiseworthy Weinheim wedding day portrait of a Germany bride with natural sunlight lighting the scene

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Villa Petrea, Tuscany engagement photo showcasing the natural love of this couple in BW tones

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New Gloucester pre-wedding photo-session in Maine from a natural Engagement Shoot in the Woods

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Ploumanach, France couple e-session in a triangle opening in the natural stone formations

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Golf du Morbihan, France couple e-session high above a curved natural walkway above the beach and water

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Artistic Atlanta, Georgia wedding portrait at the Canoe Restaurant that was shot through leaves to create a natural bokeh frame around the couple

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Corral de Piedras de Arriba en San Miguel de Allende, Mexico wedding couple artistic image session of a totally natural moment during the reception with great stage lights

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True Love Pre-Wedding Portrait Session at the Parque Juarez in San Miguel de Allende illustrating a couple in a a natural and peculiar place, with really striking colors

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Gutow Castle, Poland fine art natural wedding picture of the couple during a short session

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