Wedding Photos of Serene setting

The following “Serene setting” 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 “Serene setting” 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 the serene setting of the Berkeley Botanical Gardens, California, the couple shares a tender and warm embrace, capturing the beauty of their love in black and white.

A Berkeley Botanical Gardens Engagement Portrait in Classic Black and White

In a serene setting at Castello di Gorizia Village in Italy, a couple joyfully sit on the castle walls, embraced and smiling, exuding playful and relaxed energy.

Romantic Revelry: Couple Basks in Love at Castello di Gorizia

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Wedding portrait captures the sweet and intimate bond of a newlywed couple in the serene setting outside of a San Francisco California reception venue.

Serene San Francisco: Capturing the Sweet and Intimate Wedding Bond for a Couple

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Newlyweds at The Ponds at Bolton Valley in Bolton, Vermont, pause their reception for a serene break as they take a canoe paddle together, enjoying a peaceful moment on the water

Love on the Lake: Newlyweds Discover Serenity in Bolton Valley

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In their wedding portrait, the brides exude pure bliss as they lovingly embrace in the serene setting of Grateful Woods near Garvan's Gastropub, set against the breathtaking lily pond in New Paltz, NY's beautiful Hudson Valley

New Paltz, NY Wedding at Grateful Woods: Breathtaking Lily Pond Setting near Garvan's Gastropub

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Wedding photograph of two babies in strollers at outdoor reception under trees in Puglia

Bambini Amore: A Sweet Moment in Puglia

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WPJA contest judges have been recognized by their industry peers, winning top awards as staff picture editors, staff photojournalists, and newsroom mentors while working for these and other leading publications and journalism organizations.