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The following “Ocean” 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 “Ocean” 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 couple about to tie the knot elegantly posed for their engagement portrait session at Marina beach in Chennai, India, showcasing their love within a black and white symmetrical frame.
Love's Timeless Elegance: A Symmetrical Journey at Marina Beach
oceanblack and whiteChennai PreWedding SessionMarina BeachFace to faceIndiaChennai
At Ouddorp beach, the Netherlands, this pre-wedding shoot captures the couple standing in the sea during sunset. Ocean ripples circle their feet, creating a serene and picturesque scene against the backdrop of the setting sun.
Sunset Serenity: Ouddorp Beach Pre-Wedding Bliss
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At Marina Bay, Quincy, MA, this engagement portrait features a couple laughing as they embrace by the ocean. Her hair is tossed by the wind, adding a touch of spontaneity to this joyful and breezy scene.
Marina Bay Embrace: A Joyful and Breezy Lifestyle Engagement Portrait
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A wedding photographer from WPJA captured a happy couple laughing together on the cliffs overlooking the ocean in Duino, Trieste, Italy
Love in the Air: Capturing Laughter on the Cliffs of Duino
Duino Engagement PortraitDuinooverlookoceansmilescliffTrieste
A couple dances and spins together on the shores of the ocean in Biarritz, France, captured in a beautiful engagement portrait by a WPJA wedding photographer
Love's Grace in Biarritz: A Captivating Engagement Story by a WPJA Wedding Photographer
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A stunning engagement portrait taken by a WPJA wedding photographer capturing a romantic embrace between two lovers dancing in the water at Punta Penna, on the Abruzzo coast in Italy, during a beautiful sunset
Punta Penna's Passionate Embrace: A Breathtaking Engagement Portrait Immortalizes Love's Dance in the Waters of Italy's Abruzzo Coast
Abruzzo CoastlineVasto Engagement PhotographyoceansunsetdancingVastoPunta Penna
At the beach next to the Biville dunes, the couple joyfully plays in the ocean, captured beautifully by a top engagement photographer.
A Coastal Love Affair: Capturing Joy at Biville Dunes - Engaging Portraits by a Master Photographer
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Engaged couple embracing on the picturesque rocks of Piran, Slovenia, as the sun sets over the ocean, captured by a talented Slovenia wedding photographer. Romantic and serene pre-wedding portrait by the sea.
Slovenian Serenity: A Dreamy Engagement Portrait on the Picturesque Rocks of Piran
sunset portraitoceanPiran Engagement SessionSloveniasitting on rocksPiranby the sea
Romantic portrait of a couple at Falésias de Torres, Rio Grande do Sul. They stand and kiss on a rocky outcropping overlooking the wind tossed water, with beautiful Lobo Island in the background. Captured by an artistic Rio Grande do Sul wedding photog.
Falésias de Torres Enchantment: A Stunning Engagement Portrait at the Edge of Romance
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A relaxed couple eagerly await the romantic sunset in the picturesque Araçá, Porto Belo - SC, captured beautifully by a talented Araçá wedding photographer.
Romantic Embrace: A Serene Sunset in Araçá, Porto Belo - SC
white clothingoceanAraçáPorto BeloPorto Belo Engagement PhotographySanta Catarinaclouds
A pre-wedding embrace captured in Anglet, France, a safe haven amidst pebbles and an unpredictable ocean by an Anglet wedding photographer
Embracing Love Amidst the Pebbles: An Anglet Wedding Photographer Captures a Pre-Wedding Moment in a Sea of Tranquility
pebblesAngletwavesbeach sessionPyrénées-AtlantiquesoceanAnglet Engagement Photography
In San Francisco, the couple is captured in an engaging lifestyle photoshoot as they joyfully run barefoot along the beach, embracing the crashing waves of the ocean
Capturing Love and Adventure: A Dreamy Engagement Portrait in San Francisco's Beach Bliss
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A joyful bride and groom at Alma del Pacifico Boutique Hotel in Costa Rica, running through the ocean together as part of their wedding portrait session
Blissful Bride and Groom: A Delightful Dash through the Costa Rican Ocean
Costa Ricablack and whiteBeach Portraitrunning in waterAlma del Pacifico Boutique HotelCosta Rica Wedding Portraitocean
An engaged couple joyfully runs towards the ocean at Crosby Landing Beach, Brewster, Massachusetts, with a lone sailboat nearby
Running Towards Forever: A Blissful Engagement Portrait at Crosby Landing Beach
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An engaged couple poses for portraits at the beach in sunshine near Playa Las Grutas Village, Punta Ballena Maldonado, Uruguay
Sun-Kissed Love: Capturing an Engaged Couple's Beach Portraits in Playa Las Grutas Village, Punta Ballena Maldonado, Uruguay
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A bride and her friends wade into the sea at Vinpearl Resort in Vietnam, celebrating and having fun during the haldi ceremony
Breathtaking Moments: Bride and Friends Unleash Joy at Vinpearl Resort
wading in wateroceanVietnam Documentary Wedding PhotographyseacelebratingVietnamVinpearl Resort
A loving couple at Duino, Trieste, Italy, embracing near the sea, basking in the warm sunlight at a scenic viewpoint
Captivating Love: Embracing the Sun-kissed Beauty of Duino, Trieste, Italy
Warm sunlightscenic viewnear the seaoceanTriesteDuinoTrieste engagement session
Engaged couple embraces the magical twilight in Northern California, near San Francisco, as their photographer beautifully captures their love in a gentle oceanic glow, hand in hand
Engaged couple embraces the magical twilight in Northern California, near San Francisco, as their photographer beautifully captures their love in a gentle oceanic glow, hand in hand
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An engaged couple stands close together on the sandy beach of Praia da Cal, with the breathtaking combination of mountains and the sea in the background
Love, Nature's Masterpiece: A Beautiful Engagement by the Serene Praia da Cal
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A couple poses for their engagement photo shoot at the stunning Playa Las Grutas Village in Punta Ballena Maldonado, Uruguai
Love's Picture-Perfect Paradise: Capturing Forever at Playa Las Grutas Village
beach engagementPlaya Las Grutas VillageoceanUruguaybeach rockswaterPunta Ballena Maldonado
A couple from Anglet, France were captured in an engagement portrait, laughing on the beach at sunset, their figures beautifully silhouetted against a black and white backdrop
Romantic Anglet Engagement Portrait: Couple Laughing on Beach at Stunning Sunset
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A beautiful couple embraces each other on a picturesque cliff overlooking the sparkling ocean and sandy beach, capturing their love and joy for a memorable engagement photo shoot in Saint-Nazaire
Saint-Nazaire Engagement Photo Shoot: Couple Embracing on a Cliff Overlooking Sparkling Ocean and Sandy Beach
Loire-Atlantiquepicturesque backdropsandy beachSaint Nazaireembracecliffocean
A photographer captures an engaged couple from Nerja, Málaga, Spain, standing on a beach against rocks, with a beautiful purple light creating a striking silhouette effect
Engaged couple from Nerja, Málaga, Spain, captured on beach against rocks in beautiful purple light
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A talented photographer captured a beautiful moment during an engagement photoshoot in Nerja, Málaga, Spain, where the groom-to-be sat on a rail as waves crashed against the break wall
Nerja, Málaga Engagement Photoshoot: Stunning Moment Captured as Waves Crash against Break Wall
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A romantic engagement photo shoot in Nerja, Málaga, Spain, capturing the joyous moment of a groom-to-be lifting his bride-to-be at the picturesque shoreline, with waves gently crashing at their feet
Nerja, Málaga, Spain: Romantic Engagement Photo Shoot Capturing the Joyous Moment of a Groom-to-Be and Bride-to-Be.
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The couple shared a romantic kiss with a view of the ocean from the bluffs of Fort Cronkhite
Fort Cronkhite: Romantic Ocean View - Couple Shares a Romantic Kiss on the Bluffs
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The man and woman in the photograph were in Praia da Guarita, Torres, Rio Grande do Sul, showing the man lovingly holding his partner while being embraced by the sea
Rio Grande do Sul man holding his future wife on the sands of the beach
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The couple posed for an engagement photoshoot on the stone breakwall jetty beside the ocean in France's Côte d'Azur region
Côte d'Azur Ocean Stone Breakwall Jetty Engagement Photoshoot
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This engaged couple took a brief pause on a wooden dock overlooking the Etang de L'Or in Mauguio
Mauguio's Etang de L'Or: Engagement Photo on the Dock
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A couple in love standing chest-deep in the sea at Anse Gaulette, La Digue, Seychelles, captured in a romantic engagement portrait session by a creative photographer
Romantic Engagement Portrait Session with Couple at Anse Gaulette, La Digue, Seychelles - Captured Creatively
Seychellessubmersed in waterSeychelles Engaged Coupleromanticchest deepbeachAnse Gaulette

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