Wedding Photos of Pre ceremony moment

The following “Pre ceremony moment” 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 “Pre ceremony moment” 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 captured at Castello di Duino, Trieste, Italy, showing the bride meeting her groom for the first time before the ceremony. A beautiful and emotional scene captured by a skilled photographer.

Emotional first look at Castello di Duino: Bride meets groom in stunning Italian setting

Wedding photo of mother & daughter in Nanning, Guangxi. Emotional moment captured as the bride gets ready. Perfect family bond on display in this touching image.

Nanning Wedding Photo: Emotional Mother-Daughter Moment Captured as Bride Gets Ready

Nanning family bond crying emotion Nanning wedding photography pre ceremony moment Guangxi

Wedding scene set at St. Peter's Church, Guernsey. The bride, father, and bridesmaids gather in the church doorway moments before the ceremony begins.

Glamorous Guernsey: A Captivating Wedding Entrance at St. Peter's Church

pre ceremony moment Guernsey Artistic Image St Peters Church church door bridesmaids bride father of bride

In Montfort sur Risle, France, a groom shares a tender kiss with his mother before the ceremony, moments before the bride's arrival at the outdoor venue

Tender Pre-Ceremony Kiss in Montfort sur Risle: A Groom's Heartwarming Tribute

Normandy Montfort sur Risle groom and mother Eure pre ceremony moment normandy wedding photography

Captured by a Berkshire photographer, this pre-ceremony moment at Wasing Park in the United Kingdom reveals the intimate smile of the bride as her and son share a hug

In this wedding photojournalism image, the bride is seen in an intimate pre-ceremony moment, smiling and hugging her young son

Damion Mower Berkshire photographer United Kingdom Berkshire Wasing Park pre ceremony moment bride hugging son

Auxerre father hugging his daughter, the bride, on wedding day. Getting ready photography.

image of the father hugging his daughter, the bride, on wedding day

Hong Phuc Bui father hugging daughter pre ceremony moment Auxerre bw black and white Auxerre bride

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