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The following “Pre ceremony preparations” 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 preparations” 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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In Oise, Hauts-de-France, at the ceremony location, the bride receives a final touch-up to her makeup just moments before the ceremony begins outside on the grass lawn
The Final Makeup Touch-Up: A Picture-Perfect Bride in Oise, Hauts-de-France
Final touchuppre ceremony preparationsOise wedding photographymakeupHauts-de-FranceOisegrass lawn
At Château du Montremy in Nomécourt, Haute-Marne, people engage in their activities while getting their make-up done in a room bustling with energy
Bustling with Energy: Activities and Make-Up at Château du Montremy
Haute-MarneChâteau du MontremyNomécourtgetting readyHaute Marne Wedding Photographypre ceremony preparationsmake up
A skilled wedding photojournalist was honored with a WPJA award for this captivating image taken in Wallonie. In the photo, a little girl's face lights up as water from the hairdresser playfully touches her.
Enchanting Moment: Little Girl's Delight in Wallonie as Hairdresser's Water Sprinkles Playfully
WallonieWallonie Documentary Wedding Photographylittle girlspraying waterpre ceremony preparationshairdresser
The bride in Budapest, Hungary presents her mom with a flower bracelet at the family home. This candid moment captured by a wedding photojournalist earned a prestigious WPJA Honor Award.
Budapest Bride's Flower Bracelet for Mom: Candid Wedding Moment Earns WPJA Honor Award
Budapest Documentary Wedding Photographyflower braceletBudapestHungaryFamily homepre ceremony preparations
In this black and white photo taken at a Philadelphia hotel, the bride's daughter and flower girl is seen attempting to wear her mother's purse while the bride gets dressed. The image received a WPJA Honor Award.
Bride's Daughter's Accessory: A Wedding Moment Captured in Black and White at a Philadelphia Hotel
pre ceremony preparationsflower girlbrides daughterPhiladelphia Documentary Wedding PhotographyPhiladelphia HotelPhiladelphiablack and white

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