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The following “River” 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 “River” 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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A picturesque wedding portrait of the bride and groom taken in the historic village of Clisson, with stunning reflections captured in the river as the couple embraces, creating a unique and captivating composition.
Romantic Wedding Portrait in Historic Clisson Village: Bride and Groom Embracing by River Reflections
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A Bozeman wedding photographer captures a couple in a river, wading in water and embracing. This image is a fine art portrait that beautifully showcases the couple's love and connection in a natural setting.
Embracing Love: River Romantics in Bozeman Engagement Portrait
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A Minneapolis, MN couple posing on a rock with a cityscape in the background during their engagement photo shoot
Minneapolis Couple Captures Urban Love Story: Picture Perfect Engagement Shoot Embraces City Skyline Setting
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A couple stands together on a low water level of the river in Downtown West Bend, Wisconsin during an engagement photo shoot, with the picturesque bridge in the background
Love's Reflection: An Engaged Journey by the Riverside
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The couple hugging by a river in Hettange Grande, France, for engagement portraits
Hettange Grande, France: Engaging Couple Hugging by the River for Beautiful Portraits
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The couple posed for an engagement portrait in Ardèche, France, near a river with a striking natural bridge in the background
The couple posed for an engagement portrait near a river in Ardèche, France, with a beautiful natural bridge in the background
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A couple in Ariège, France, are looking forward to their upcoming wedding as they lay together on rocks overlooking the river
In Ariège, France, a loving couple lay on rocks embracing, dreaming of their wedding day and the river below
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In Harrisburg, PA, the couple, silhouetted against the river at sunset, is eagerly anticipating their upcoming wedding
In Harrisburg, PA, the engaged couple basks in love, silhouetted against the river at sunset
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A stunning wedding portrait at Kananaskis, AB, Canada, looking out at the lake from the mountain, the glowing white dress standing out in beautiful contrast
Kananaskis, AB: A glowing white dress stands out in contrast against the landscape and lake
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Chicago Riverwalk engagement announcement photo idea showing a couple standing under a bridge during sunset
Chicago Riverwalk engagement announcement photo idea showing a couple standing under a bridge during sunset
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Cazorla, Jaén engagement photo session on the hiking a view trail along the river
Cazorla, Jaén engagement photo session on the hiking a view trail along the river
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Ardèche post proposal portraits from a France couple engagement session Next to the river
Ardèche post proposal portraits from a France couple engagement session Next to the river
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Paris post proposal portrait photos of a happy France couple Captured during sunset, as Paris has a mesmerizing sunset
Paris post proposal portrait photos of a happy France couple Captured during sunset, as Paris has a mesmerizing sunset
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A Colorado Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this artistic, adventurous portrait of this Fort Collins couple illustrating the couple sitting on a branch close to a river
A Colorado Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this artistic, adventurous portrait of this Fort Collins couple illustrating the couple sitting on a branch close to a river
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Great wedding photography of this Loveland, Colorado couple standing on a rock by a river at Sylvan Dale Ranch
Great wedding photography of this Loveland, Colorado couple standing on a rock by a river at Sylvan Dale Ranch
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Scenic Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado engagement image created as the Couple hugs during the sunset next to a river in a valley of the park
Scenic Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado engagement image created as the Couple hugs during the sunset next to a river in a valley of the park
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Laporte, Colorado couple pre-wed portrait of a couple that was truly enjoying themselves as they are sharing a laugh by a river
Laporte, Colorado couple pre-wed portrait of a couple that was truly enjoying themselves as they are sharing a laugh by a river
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A pre-wedding he Stockade, Schenectady, New York engagement session with a young couple embracing and looking at each other lovingly on the shore of a river as the sunsets behind them
A pre-wedding he Stockade, Schenectady, New York engagement session with a young couple embracing and looking at each other lovingly on the shore of a river as the sunsets behind them
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The Stockade, Schenectady, New York couple pre-wed portrait of a young couple holding hands and running on a dock in a river as they are silhouetted by the sunset
The Stockade, Schenectady, New York couple pre-wed portrait of a young couple holding hands and running on a dock in a river as they are silhouetted by the sunset
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Szeged, Hungary playful engagement image near a local river with a young couple
Szeged, Hungary playful engagement image near a local river with a young couple
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Pre-wedding Forlì couple portrait-session in Italy in a river bed with autumn foliage
Pre-wedding Forlì couple portrait-session in Italy in a river bed with autumn foliage
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San Jose CR Couple kissing in the middle of a river inside the Tabacon Hot Springs Resort during their engagement session
San Jose CR Couple kissing in the middle of a river inside the Tabacon Hot Springs Resort during their engagement session
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View this sensitive Lyons, CO wedding image of a bride and groom next to mountain river. which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography at Planet Bluegrass from the WPJA
Lyons, CO wedding image of a bride and groom next to mountain river. which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography at Planet Bluegrass
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On location Rocky Mountain National Park engagement portrait shoot showing the couple enjoys a sunset by the river
On location Rocky Mountain National Park engagement portrait shoot showing the couple enjoys a sunset by the river
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Great Falls bride and groom to be, modeling for a Virginia pre-wedding picture in silhouette, the groom-to-be lifts his fiance in a dance pose
Great Falls bride and groom to be, modeling for a Virginia pre-wedding picture in silhouette, the groom-to-be lifts his fiance in a dance pose
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NYC bride and groom to be, posing in the Meat Packing District for a pre-wedding engagement photo shoot
NYC bride and groom to be, posing in the Meat Packing District for a pre-wedding engagement photo shoot
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Modern Colorado wedding portrait session with an Aspen couple standing beside a raging cascading river
Modern Colorado wedding portrait session with an Aspen couple standing beside a raging cascading river
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Olivet, France wedding art couple portrait Silhouette shot of the wedding couple through the trees and in front of the river
Olivet, France wedding art couple portrait Silhouette shot of the wedding couple through the trees and in front of the river
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True Love Pre-Wedding Portrait Session at the River Seine in Paris illustrating a couple walking away from the sunset throwing large shadows
True Love Pre-Wedding Portrait Session at the River Seine in Paris illustrating a couple walking away from the sunset throwing large shadows
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True Love Engagement Portrait Session at the River Seine in Paris displaying a couple having a picnic on The banks of the River
True Love Engagement Portrait Session at the River Seine in Paris displaying a couple having a picnic on The banks of the River
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