Wedding Photos of Rituals

The following “Rituals” 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 “Rituals” 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.

Ulysses Hotel in Baltimore, MD showcases traditional Chinese door games as the groom buys his way through the door to meet his bride

Baltimore's Ulysses Hotel: Capturing the Rituals of Love and Tradition

View this tasteful Zhengzhou wedding pic showing In local Chinese tradition, it is believed that sprinkling grain on the bride's dowry brings blessings to the marriage, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Henan from the WPJA

Zhengzhou wedding pic showing In local Chinese tradition, it is believed that sprinkling grain on the bride's dowry brings blessings to the marriage, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Henan

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Vietnam traditions and rituals actual day wedding photography of the marriage preparations at home

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Tuscany Indian rituals | Wedding detail photo of the groom's feet

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Vietnam Cantho wedding day rituals - Surprised faces of the kids to the couple kissing outside

Vietnam Cantho wedding image of rituals and the Surprised faces of the kids to the couple kissing outside

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Rio de Janeiro bride during the getting it ready rituals before the actual ceremony on wedding day

Bridal Preparations in Rio: A Bride's Journey to 'I Do

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Mumbai, India traditional and ritual ceremony photography

India traditional and ritual ceremony photo of the bride

Mumbai tradition India rituals bride ceremony

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