Wedding Photos of Outdoor ceremony

The following “Outdoor ceremony” 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 “Outdoor ceremony” 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 photo from a Malibu Solstice Vineyard, Malibu, California outdoor event as The bridesmaids lift the bride's dress to find a dress loop

Northstar, CA backyard wedding image of the father of bride and grandma during ceremony

father of bride CA backyard wedding image outdoor ceremony Northstar grandma

Outdoor winter wedding photo from Jackson, New Hampshire as they are Trying to get that ring onto a nervous swollen finger

outdoor ceremony winter outside wedding New Hampshire ring Jackson Sarah V Martinez

Alameda FIgueira, Cachoeirinha, Brazil wedding photo of the bride and groom during the outdoor ceremony

outdoor ceremony Brazil wedding photo garden bride and groom Alameda FIgueira sunlight

Massachusetts outdoor wedding photo under the trees at this Pocasset, Cape Cod, MA Ceremony

under trees Outdoor wedding photo garden weddings outside wedding Pocasset nature weddings MA ceremony

Sofia wedding photo from Bugaria at the Marinela Hotel when The bride is surprised because the wedding ring does not want to enter her finger

garden weddings bride Bugaria finger wedding ring surprised outside wedding

Massachusetts outdoor wedding photo from Chatham MA showing a dog trying to stop the ceremony

Massachusetts outdoor wedding photo Chatham MA showing a dog outdoor ceremony dogs

Italy garden wedding photo from an outdoor ceremony at Cervignano, Udine, Italy during the Bride vows

Social Distancing outdoor ceremony covid wedding lockdown garden wedding photo outside wedding Bride vows

California outdoor, lakeside wedding photo from the Tahoe Ceremony Location showing Father of the bride walking her down the aisle while guests wear masks during Covid-19

Outdoor ceremony location nature weddings aisle garden weddings father of the bride outside wedding

Wedding photography from Zion Canyon showing the dramatic Ceremony during the Sunrise

Dramatic morning Wedding photo Zion Canyon outdoor ceremony sunrise

Antwerpen outdoor, garden wedding photo from Flanders at the bride and groom's house showing the bride is taking shelter under her bouquet

bride house open air wedding outside wedding bride and groom nature weddings outdoor ceremony

St.Ekaterina Resort outdoor Armenian external church ceremony in Ribarica, Bulgaria

St Ekaterina Resort garden weddings Outdoor Bulgaria open air wedding Armenian Ribarica

France outdoor wedding photo from the Church of Balaruc le Vieux showing the Exit from the bride and groom church

nature weddings Church of Balaruc le Vieux France outdoor wedding exit church bride and groom outdoor ceremony

Netherlands wedding image of a woman checking that the signature is placed correctly on the marriage papers

checking outside wedding NL Moniek van Gils marriage papers open air wedding Netherlands

Bulgaria wedding photo from Terra Residence, Sofia showing the Beautiful natural light during the ceremony

Terra Residence Bulgaria wedding photo outdoor ceremony Sofia natural light beautiful

Bulgarian groom and the bride`s father are hugging each other after the ceremony at the Terra Residence, Sofia

Sofia Bulgarian groom bride`s father hugging Terra Residence outdoor ceremony

Georgia wedding image during the ring ceremony at a cabin in Blue Ridge

Blue Ridge outside wedding garden weddings open air wedding Georgia wedding image outdoor ceremony

Photo showing a Long Island, NY bride and groom joyfully hold hands and celebrate during their wedding ceremony surrounded by flowers.

joyfully outdoor ceremony outside wedding nature weddings celebrate bride and groom NY

Photo showing a bride kissed on the cheek by her mother and father at the same time as they pass her to the groom at the start of a Long Island, NY outdoor wedding ceremony.

nature weddings outdoor ceremony open air wedding Danielle Gardner Long Island cheek NY

Long Island, NY wedding image of a A bride and groom joyfully huddling close as they view their marriage ketubah for the first time.

nature weddings garden weddings ketubah open air wedding outside wedding Long Island NY wedding Image

Shaanxi wedding photo showing Petals and newcomers are beautiful at this outdoor marriage ceremony under the clouds

beautiful nature weddings garden weddings clouds outdoor ceremony outdoor marriage ceremony petals

Picture of a bride sitting on a wicker chair in quiet contemplation as she awaits to meet her groom, while her women family members settle in arround her in Long Island, NY

Danielle Gardner groom open air wedding nature weddings outside wedding family members women

Forest Lake Camp in Chestertown, NY image of a couple embracing at the end of their ceremony on the side of a mountain as the sun gets low in the sky. Their wedding party and parents surround them.

garden weddings Couple embracing outdoor ceremony open air wedding Forest Lake Camp NY image sun

Wedding photo of the Taipei Marriott Hotel groom and the guests were waiting for the bride in a big rain

Taipei Marriott Hotel garden weddings outside wedding rain nature weddings Waiting guests

Washington wedding photo Parents Backyard Wedding showing the Groom carrying the bride around table at Korean Pyebaek ceremony

WA outside wedding nature weddings Washington table Korean Pyebaek Washington wedding photo

Colorado wedding photography from a Private home, Black Forest, CO of the Bride and groom just after saying "I do"

bride and groom open air wedding garden weddings Mike Kory CO outside wedding outdoor ceremony

Colorado wedding photographer created this image from a Private home, Lafayette, CO as the bride hugs grandma after ceremony

outside wedding open air wedding outdoor ceremony hugs garden weddings Colorado wedding photo grandma

California wedding photographer captured this outdoor snowy image at Granlibakken Resort: Tahoe City, CA of The groom reacting to seeing his bride for the first time at their ceremony

ceremony snowy outdoor ceremony Nicky Byrnes Outdoor garden weddings California wedding photo

California outdoor, remote wedding photography from Tahoe City, CA showing The wedding couple listening to their officiant at their sunrise ceremony

sunrise ceremony remote wedding photo nature weddings garden weddings listening outside wedding CA wedding couple

DC wedding photography from The Inn at Mount Vernon Farm, Sperryville, VA showing the flower girl occupying the outdoor ceremony isle

VA flower girl outdoor ceremony isle outdoor ceremony The Inn at Mount Vernon Farm nature weddings

Pages

WPJA contest judges have been recognized by their industry peers, winning top awards as staff picture editors, staff photojournalists, and newsroom mentors while working for these and other leading publications and journalism organizations.