Wedding Photos of Reflection

The following “Reflection” 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 “Reflection” 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.

A little girl happily explores the bride's shoes at the Abbazia di Fiastra on her mother's wedding day

Little Girl Curiously Explores Bride's Shoes at Abbazia di Fiastra on Mother's Special Day

A picture taken at Tunnels Beaches, Devon shows a beautiful sunset at the water. The bride and groom are outside, bathed in sunlight.

Sunset Serenade: Blissful Love at Tunnels Beaches, Devon

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A pre-wedding couple photo in Strasbourg capturing a captivating scene: A silhouetted couple with a reflection under them, framed by trees and a grand historic building atop a hill

Enchanting Elegance: Strasbourg's Pre-Wedding Bliss Embraced in a Breathtaking Silhouette

framed by trees Strasbourg Strasbourg Engagement Photography black and white Silhouetted couple historic building reflection

The bride and groom stand outside their reception venue in Rougemont-le-Château, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. In black and white, their reflection appears beneath them, adding an artistic touch.

Wedding Duet: Capturing Eternal Love in a Monochrome Portrait with Reflections

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The engagement portrait captured the couple in San Francisco, showing a sweet hug and their reflection in a picturesque setting

Romantic Engagement Portrait in San Francisco: Sweet Hug and Reflection in Picturesque Setting

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The couple and their reflection are featured in an engagement portrait taken in Rome, Italy

Romantic Reflection: Stunning Engagement Portrait Showcases Couple and Reflection in Iconic Rome, Italy

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The engagement portrait captures the moment when the couple, on a water taxi in Venice, shares a kiss after the marriage proposal, while showcasing the ring and St. Mark's Square

Romantic Engagement Portrait in Venice: Couple Shares Kiss on Water Taxi, Showcasing Ring and St. Mark's Square

Venice engagement session reflection boat St Marks Square Venice

At the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, the bride and groom found a unique backdrop for their wedding day portrait as they posed together on the roof of the parking structure with their reflection at their feet.

Denver Center for Performing Arts: Urban Wedding Day Portrait with Reflections

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The groom's portrait at Ciragan Palace Kempinski Hotel in Istanbul, capturing him in black and white with his reflection seen in the glass of a wall photograph

Ciragan Palace Kempinski Hotel in Istanbul showcases groom's black-and-white portrait with reflection in glass

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Flamm Bodrum, Turkey: A couple poses under an arbor of white flowers for a creative wedding portrait, with their image captured through the reflection of a cellphone held by the photographer

Bodrum, Turkey: A creative wedding portrait captures a couple under an arbor of white flowers

Turkey Wedding Portrait Flamm Bodrum white flowers cellphone reflection couple poses Bodrum reflection

A detail photograph at a wedding at Mandarin Oriental Bosphorus İstanbul, showcasing the bride's exquisite shoes, billowing cigar smoke, the gleaming wedding rings, and their reflection

Mandarin Oriental Bosphorus İstanbul Wedding: Exquisite Shoes, Cigar Smoke, Wedding Rings, and Reflection

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A couple during their wedding ceremony at St. Mary of the Lake Catholic Church in Chicago, capturing their reflection on the mirrored floor that beautifully reflects the ceiling above

Chicago Couple's Wedding Ceremony at St. Mary of the Lake Catholic Church with Mirrored Floor Reflections

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During an off center portrait session at Lochside House Hotel Spa & Lodges in Ayrshire, Scotland, the bride and groom were illuminated by off camera flash, creating stunning reflections in the glass.

REFLECTING LOVE: Wedding Photographer Harnessed Glass Illuminations at Lochside House Hotel Spa & Lodges

Ayrshire Artistic Portrait reflections Lochside House Hotel Spa & Lodge off Scotland Ayrshire glass reflections

A couple stands in front of a glass window, posing with their bikes, in a black and white photograph taken in Nantes

Black and white photo of couple posing with bikes in Nantes, captured through glass window

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During their wedding day portrait session in the park of their reception venue in Isere, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, a couple shared a romantic kiss under the stars.

UNDER THE STARS: A Wedding Night Kiss in the Park of Isere, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

trees Isere Artistic Portrait romantic kiss Isere under the stars Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes park portrait

A couple from Frigiliana, Málaga, Spain can be seen in a mirrored door as they take a leisurely walk through town during their engagement wedding photography session captured by a talented and artistic photographer

Engagement Wedding Photography Session in Frigiliana, Málaga, Spain Captured by Talented Photographer

Spain Malaga Engagement Session reflection Frigiliana urban portrait Malaga leisure walk

This photo showcases a black and white image of a couple kissing, with a reflection, taken during an engagement wedding photography session in Briey, France

Engagement wedding photography session in Briey, France: Black and white photo of couple kissing with reflection

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The couple in San Jose held hands and beamed happily at each other while a unique reflection of themselves was captured using the photographer's phone as a mirror

Unique Reflection in San Jose: Couple Holds Hands and Beams Happily in Phone Mirror Capture

holding hands San Jose San Jose Engaged Couple reflection mirrored by phone

The engaged couple are walking along the beach of Oswald West State Park, looking into the water to see a reflected image of themselves

Oswald West State Park: Engaged couple strolls along beach, finding reflected image of themselves in water

reflection Oregon Tillamook County couple walking Oswald West State Park walking on beach sunset

The couple had a pre-wedding photo shoot in a forest, capturing their love under the trees, and the photographer got creative by including reflections of branches in the black and white portraits taken in De Lutte

Pre-Wedding Photoshoot in De Lutte Forest Captures Love Under the Trees with Creative Reflections

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During the photoshoot on their wedding day in Zuid Holland, Netherlands, the photographer decided to capture a unique portrait shot of the couple by using reflection as a creative element in the picture.

arbor flowing veil center framed reflection Netherlands Netherland Wedding Portrait Zuid Holland

The couple from Córdoba, Spain were captured in a beautiful engagement portrait, seen in the reflection of a door glass

The couple's love shone through in the romantic engagement portrait, reflecting their Córdoban heritage in the glass door

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Matteo Originale is an artistic wedding photographer for La Spezia

Photo by: Matteo Originale - Bolano La Spezia

La Spezia Artistic Portrait rainy day wedding mirrored La Spezia reflection puddle Ca Borghese

Carlos Porfírio is an artistic wedding photographer for

Photo by: Carlos Porfírio - Lisbon

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In Nanning, China, the flower girl's reflection shimmered on the floor as she tried on the bride's shoe

The wedding photojournalist captured the flower girl's reflection on the floor whilst trying on the bride's shoe

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The distant sound of music and laughter drifted through the balmy night air from Maceió, Alagoas, across the tranquil water to the reception venue near the big tree

A wedding photojournalist was documenting the happy couple and guests at a night reception near a big tree

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At the picturesque village of Çavuşin in Göreme, Nevşehir, newlyweds had their wedding portrait taken against the backdrop of dramatic rock formations both above and below beneath moody grey clouds

A creative wedding photographer captured the newlyweds' wedding portrait near a picturesque village against dramatic rock formations

Nevsehir Goreme Nevsehir Wedding Portrait picturesque village Cavusin reflection gray skies

After the breathtaking ceremony in Florence, Tuscany, the bride's dress sparkled near the reflection of a puddle in a cut-tile courtyard, surrounded by grand buildings

The wedding photographer captured an unforgettable image of the bride's dress near a puddle in a cut-tile courtyard

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The timeless black and white reflection of the love between the couple in New York, captured in their romantic engagement portrait

The stunning portrait beautifully captures the couple's love for each other in a timeless black and white format

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Pre wedding photography from Minnewanka Lake in Banff, Alberta, Canada for an engaged couple walking during winter time with reflected forest

Banff, Alberta, Canada: Pre-Wedding Winter Walk at Minnewanka Lake with Reflected Forest

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