Wedding Photos of Urban portrait

The following “Urban portrait” 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 “Urban portrait” 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.

Walk in the old town of Albi in the south of France - Albi France engagement portrait session

Walk in the old town during a BW engagement portrait session

Brooklyn, New York pre wedding portraits - engaged Couple in circle on street

Urban pre wedding portrait for an engaged Couple in circle of steel on the street

New York urban portrait Brooklyn Engagement Photography Brooklyn circle

Ovation Chicago bride and groom portraits | Wedding venue photography

The couple posed for artistic wedding photos with an urban backdrop

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couple in front of red brick wall - Rhode Island Engagement Photographer

The couple stood stiff in front of a red brick wall in their Engagement Photo, creating an urban and industrial feel to the image

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London engagement shoot with street art - Yellow Hearts, with red and purple - Engagement Photographer

The engagement shoot featured colorful street art, including yellow hearts and red and purple painted sections, on an industrial building, creating a colorful and urban atmosphere

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Pre-wedding in Italy with hanging laundry - Engagement Photographer

The Pre-wedding photoshoot featured hanging laundry overhead in a narrow street village setting

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Vietnam Black & White Engagement Photo Session at Night

The Black & White Engagement Photo Session at Night featured the couple in the urban streets of the city, with graphic framing in the photograph

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Pre Wedding Phuket Portraits | Urban Engagement Photographer

The couple poses for urban engagement portraits in front of a graffiti wall painting, with a delivery guy passing by with a hand dolly adding a touch of city life to the scene

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Istanbul couple posing under a light umbrella below a dark blue sky

The romantic pose of the engaged couple under the light umbrella juxtaposed against the dark blue sky reflects the duality of marriage

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Stylish South Carolina couple posing at the window looking at city view below

Urban portrait of a couple by the window looking at the city

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An urban Paris engaged couple with colorful props in color theme of red

This vibrant urban portrait session explores the romance between an engaged couple, through the use of colourful props and a unifying color theme of red

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A North Carolina engaged couple with their hands holding the handrailing

The future of this newly engaged couple seemed bright with their hands atop the strong handrailing of the city, their endless possibilities in the skyline behind

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Île-de-France black and white engagement images of a couple laughing on the streets | Paris photographer pre-wedding session for portraits

Light hearted black and white engagement image of a couple laughing on the streets

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A San Francisco urban engagement photo shoot session of a couple | California photographer

Urban engagement photo shoot session of a couple at dusk with skyline lights

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urban graffiti wedding engagement photo

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Key West pre-wedding engagement pictures of a couple outside a Florida business | couple photography session

Pre-wedding engagement picture of a couple outside a business with a soft spotlight on them, capturing a romantic and intimate feel

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Couple flies through the air during their urban Arlington, VA engagement portrait session

Couple flies through the air with a colorful mural as a backdrop

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Haut-Rhin urban wedding engagement portrait of a couple on stairs with a huge glass building | Grand Estate pre-wedding photographer session

An urban wedding engagement portrait of a couple on stairs with a huge glass building

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A Gorgeous sunrise Engagement Photo Session in Prague

The golden tones of the sunrise create a sense of magic and wonder, making this image truly special and memorable

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Brazil black and white wedding photographer engagement portrait of a couple | Minas Gerais pre-wedding pictures

The couple poses for their black and white engagement portrait with a city scene in the background, adding an urban and modern atmosphere to the image

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Rhode Island wedding photography | on-location engagement photographers

In this pre-wedding photography session, the couple poses for an on-location urban portrait, with sunlight washing over an orange block wall and the man is seen holding the woman tight, adding a sense of intimacy and tenderness to the scene

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Pre-wedding engagement pictures of a couple overlooking the city lights | Washington DC portrait shoot

The engagement picture shows the couple leaning in for a kiss, with backlighting and a view of the city lights in the background

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Praça da Liberdade, Belo Horizonte, Street, Pre Wedding Street, Urban

The street pre-wedding urban session was captured in black and white and features minimalism and geometric architecture lines

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Urban wedding engagement shoot with a couple in warm sunlight | Braga pre-wedding photographer session

The urban wedding engagement shoot features a sitting couple relaxing and chilling in warm sunlight

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Urban, city skyline wedding photography engagement shoot | Seattle pre-wedding pictures

"The couple poses for their urban, city skyline wedding photography engagement shoot at dusk, with buildings with lights on in the background and blue tones adding a moody and romantic atmosphere to the scene

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New York City late afternoon engagement portrait against the Brooklyn Bridge

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NYC portrait a couple perched high atop the city Long before their wedding

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Tuscany engagement portraits in black-and-white - urban pre-wedding shoots

Tuscany engagement portrait in this black-and-white urban pre-wedding shoot

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