Wedding Photos of Playful bride

The following “Playful bride” 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 “Playful bride” 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 taken at The Bohlin, Newport, RI USA showcasing a bride playfully hiding her face from her sisters during a toast at the head table.

Playful Bride Eclipses Sisters During Toast at The Bohlin Wedding in Newport, RI USA

A bride looking playful as she sits in the back of a convertible car in Lille, Nord, showing off her wedding ring.

BRIDE IN RIDE: LILLE BRIDE THRILLED WITH BLING IN WEDDING WHEELS

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In Salones Don Luis, Mengibar, Jaén, Spain, the bride plays a playful joke on the groom after the cake cutting ceremony at their wedding.

The Sweet Surprise at Salones Don Luis

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At Livermore Shiva Vishnu temple, the bride playfully avoids her groom's efforts to place the garland around her neck on their wedding day.

Livermore Shiva Vishnu Temple: A Playful Garland Dance on Wedding Day

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A playful bride lies on her back in a field of tall grass, basking in the warm sunshine at a private farm in Hampshire, UK

Sun-Kissed Serenity: A Whimsical Bride Embraces Joy in the Hampshire Countryside

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A bride at a wedding reception venue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, playfully interacts with her niece in a bathtub filled with colorful ping pong balls.

Philadelphia's Playful Bride: Splashing Joy with Ping Pong Ball Bathtime at the Wedding Reception

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At Rothamsted Manor in Hertfordshire, a skilled documentary wedding photographer captured this WPJA Honor Award-winning moment. The bride playfully feeds the groom cake using a big knife, as he opens his mouth to let her insert a small slice.

Slice of Love: A Captivating Cake Knife Moment at Rothamsted Manor

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A skilled wedding photojournalist captures an award-winning image at Sans Souci Palace in Argentina. The photo shows the bride playfully smearing cake on the groom's face during their celebration.

Argentina: Wedding Photojournalist Captures Award-Winning Shot of Cake-Smearing Bride at Sans Souci

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