Wedding Photos of Preparing for wedding

The following “Preparing for wedding” 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 “Preparing for wedding” 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.

In this image captured at the Historic Summit Inn in Farmington, PA, a bride is seen sharing a lighthearted moment with her mother and sister as they prepare for her wedding

Cherished Moments: A Bride's Joyful Bond with Her Mother and Sister at the Historic Summit Inn

In this image captured by a UK wedding photographer at Kilworth House in Leicestershire, the boys, including the pageboy, prepare for the wedding. The attentive pageboy glances at his wristwatch to keep track of time.

Timeless Moments: Boys at Kilworth House, Leicestershire, Prepare for the Wedding Day

England Leicestershire Documentary Wedding Photography Kilworth House boys pageboy looking at watch preparing for wedding

In this candid wedding moment captured by a Paris photographer, one of the bridesmaids cools off by using an air cooler to refresh her legs, adding a hint of playfulness to the scene

Parisian Playfulness: Bridesmaid Beats the Heat with Leg Refreshment

bridesmaids preparing for wedding Paris documentary wedding photography candid moment cooling off fan Paris

At the Château des Vierres in Lantignié, the groom's mother finds solace by stretching her legs and back on a bed while preparing for the wedding

Rest and Preparation at Château des Vierres: The Groom's Mother Seeks Comfort amidst Wedding Preparations

preparing for wedding stretching Château des Vierres groom grooms mother Rhône Lantignié

Close-up shot of the bride's foot care essentials neatly arranged at the Royal Sonesta DC, preparing for her big day

Wedding Bliss: Bride's Foot Care Essentials Gracefully Assembled at Royal Sonesta DC

Royal Sonesta DC Washington DC foot care black and white close up shot DC wedding photography preparing for wedding

Bride’s resilience shines through at Relais Castello Bevilacqua in Verona, Italy: After a rainstorm, sunlight delicately filters through a window as she gracefully perfects her makeup with help in preparation for her wedding ceremony

Capturing Beauty: A Story of Resilience in Verona's Relais Castello Bevilacqua

makeup application window light preparing for wedding Relais Castello Bevilacqua Verona Documentary Wedding Photography Verona filtered sunlight

In her home in West Pomeranian, Poland, the bride is captured in black and white as she prepares for her wedding, fastening her shoe in the soft, glowing light filtering through the window

Heartfelt Moments: The Bride Prepares for Her Wedding Amidst the Gentle Glow of West Pomeranian

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The bride was captured in a black-and-white image with a veil over her head, being attended to by helpers, while getting ready for her wedding at Pisa

A black-and-white image of the bride with veil getting ready at Pisa Palace, Italy was created on her wedding day

Pisa Palace black and white image Italy helpers attending photographer capturing image Pisa wedding wedding day

A BW emotion Wedding Photo captured a special moment of the Mother of the Bride and Bride preparing for the wedding at the Caledonian Club in London

image of the mother of bride and bride getting ready

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