Wedding Photos of Wedding cake

The following “Wedding cake” 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 “Wedding cake” 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.

Professional wedding photographer capturing the newlyweds serving champagne at Domaine de Bellevue, Rhône, France. A beautiful moment from a wedding celebration.

Champagne Toast at Domaine de Bellevue: A Beautiful Moment in Rhône, France Wedding Celebration

Professional wedding photo taken by a photographer at Samoset Resort in Rockport, Maine. Kids are excited as the couple cuts the cake at the wedding.

Joyful Kids Watch as Couple Cuts Cake: Stunning Wedding Photo at Samoset Resort

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Beautiful candid moment of newlyweds cutting their wedding cake, captured in black and white at CAV Restaurant in Providence, RI, USA, showcasing the humorous and endearing confusion of the couple as they navigate this traditional task together.

Elegant Cake Cutting Delight: Newlyweds at CAV Restaurant in Providence, RI Show Humorous Confusion

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Bride and groom share a sweet moment as they cut into their wedding cake at The Woods At Eisler Farms in Butler, PA, showcasing a blend of anticipation and joy on their special day as they carefully slice into their decadent treat.

Anticipation and Joy: Sweet Moment Cutting Wedding Cake at The Woods At Eisler Farms

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A young boy gazes in awe at a towering wedding cake in a softly lit reception venue, filled with pastel purple hues in Denver, CO, USA.

Denver Reception Delights: A Young Boy's Enchantment with the Towering Wedding Cake

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A married couple cutting their wedding cake at Domaine de Raville in Moselle, Grand Est, surrounded by friends and family.

Cutting Cake Chaos: Newlyweds Slice, Celebrate with Loved Ones at Domaine de Raville Wedding

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A couple cuts their wedding cake at Istanbul Bosphorus Palace with champagne spraying in the foreground, a moment of celebration and joy.

Champagne Celebration: Love at Istanbul's Bosphorus Palace

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Bride playfully smashes wedding cake on groomsman's face in Holcombe, Radstock, catching him by surprise and wrapping her arm around him from behind.

Sweet Surprise: Wedding Cake Shenanigans in Holcombe

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At Villa Muggia in Stresa, Piedmont, children are irresistibly drawn to the wedding cake at a Lake Maggiore celebration.

Sweet Temptations: A Lake Maggiore Wedding at Villa Muggia

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A candid moment filled with love as wedding guests, including grandma, gather outdoors on the lawn by a cake covered with a glass dome in London, England.

Eternal Love in London: A Grandma's Touch at the Wedding Cake

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A stunning first dance wedding photo captured at the iconic Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel Chicago, showcasing the epitome of classic Chicago style in Illinois.

Chicago Rhapsody: A Timeless First Dance at the Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel

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At Jaipur, India: Capturing the celebratory moment of opening the champagne at the wedding cake table

Joy Unveiled: Jaipur's Wedded Bliss

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A professional documentary wedding photographer in the United Kingdom captured this award-winning image of a bride and groom happily enjoying their wedding cake at the Royal Berkshire Hotel.

ROYAL BERKSHIRE WEDDING: HAPPY BRIDE & GROOM EMBRACE CAKE

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At Hotel Worms in Rheinland-Pfalz, the bride and groom can't contain their joy as they indulge in the delicious wedding cake. Their blissful expressions and gestures suggest that they are in cake heaven.

Cake Heaven at Hotel Worms: Rheinland-Pfalz's Blissful Wedding Delight

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A professional wedding photographer captures a joyful moment as the bride and groom share a laugh and look towards their guests while preparing to cut their wedding cake at Schloss Walbeck.

Schloss Walbeck Sparks Pure Joy: Candid Shot Captures Bride and Groom's Wedding Cake Moment

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At Relais Franciacorta in Brescia, Italy, a couple can be seen cutting their wedding cake amidst a spectacular fireworks display. The bride and groom share a romantic kiss under the night sky.

Fireworks of Love: An Italian Wedding Celebration at Relais Franciacorta

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In Montmartre, a beautifully decorated wedding cake awaits the couple's cake-cutting ceremony

Montmartre's Magnificent Wedding Cake: A Sweet Masterpiece for the Blissful Couple

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A couple at their wedding reception in Villa Miani in Rome, raising their champagne glasses as fireworks light up the night sky

Romantic Bliss: Newlyweds Toast Under Starry Fireworks at Villa Miani Wedding Reception in Rome

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A couple celebrates their wedding at Marianmade Farm in Wiscasset, Maine, as they share a fun moment while cutting their beautiful wedding cake

Marianmade Farm in Wiscasset, Maine: A Sweet Slice of Wedding Bliss

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A couple cuts their elegant wedding cake at Villa Miani in Rome, with sparklers adding a touch of excitement to the moment

Sparkling Romance: A Picture-Perfect Wedding Cake Cutting at Villa Miani in Rome

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At Rothamsted Manor in Hertfordshire, a skilled documentary wedding photographer captured this WPJA Honor Award-winning moment. The bride playfully feeds the groom cake using a big knife, as he opens his mouth to let her insert a small slice.

Slice of Love: A Captivating Cake Knife Moment at Rothamsted Manor

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A wedding detail image at Chateau Dumas, Auty, France, featuring a beautiful cake showcased between charming barn doors painted in a soothing blue hue

Breathtaking Cake Display: Unveiling Elegance at Chateau Dumas in Auty, France

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The cake! A black and white photo captures a couple celebrating with fireworks at Piccolo Lago, overlooking Lake Maggiore, Italy. The joyous moment adds a vibrant glow to the night sky.

Dazzling Delights: A Captivating Snapshot of Love and Fireworks - A Stunning Celebration Atop Piccolo Lago, Lake Maggiore, Italy

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At Doddington Hall in Lincolnshire, UK, two sleeping babies rest in their pushchairs, positioned on either side of the exquisite wedding cake. As guardians of the cake, they fulfill the role of adorable cake guards.

Guardians of Sweet Bliss: Documentary Wedding Photo Features Sleeping Babies Protecting Exquisite Cake at Doddington Hall

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A joyful bride in Pyla sur Mer, Gironde, sips champagne overflowing with celebrations

Capturing Blissful Moments: A Bride's Toast to Everlasting Celebrations!

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Guests at a wedding reception in Porto, Portugal, raise their phones for pictures as they admire the beautifully decorated wedding cake and the couple raising their glasses

Porto Wedding Delights: A Captivating Toast to Joyful Moments

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A newlywed couple shares a tender moment while embracing next to their wedding cake, as fireworks light up the sky behind them, at Casina Macchia Madama in Rome, Italy

Captured Perfection: Newlyweds Embrace as Rome's Sky Shimmers with Fireworks

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At a wedding in Istanbul, Turkey, the newlyweds dramatically cut the cake with a large sword at a festive party scene

At a festive wedding in Istanbul, Turkey, the couple cut the cake with a sword

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At the Boston Fairmont Copley Hotel, the bride and groom enthusiastically cut their wedding cake with dramatic gestures, creating a theatrical image

The bride and groom cut their wedding cake dramatically at the Fairmont Copley Hotel, Boston

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At Hacienda La Masía in Linares, Spain, the groom's friends hilariously blocked the bride and groom's attempt to reach the dolls on the wedding cake

At Hacienda La Masía in Linares, Spain, the bride and groom were hilariously blocked from the wedding cake dolls

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