Wedding Photos of Wedding day

The following “Wedding day” 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 day” 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.

Boston wedding documentary photographer created this image at the AC Marriott showing A bride is reflected after getting ready on her wedding day

World's best and most unconventional Vail couple wedding portraits from Four Seasons Resort and Residences as they pose in front of the fireplace on their wedding day

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A distinguished Granby Ranch wedding image from a Colorado couple photo session on wedding day in an aspen grove at the Ranch

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World's best and most unconventional wedding photography from Sichuan showing The brides sister is preparing skirts for the bride These three skirts will be worn for the bride at different times on the wedding day

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Wake Forest, NC marriage reception party award-winning photo that has recorded Bride hugging her mother at the end of her wedding day

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Dockside Guest Quarter, York, Maine nuptial day award-winning image of The bride and her mother photobombed by the flower girl as they come down the aisle on the wedding day

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Colorado artful style wedding detail picture showing the bride gets her makeup done on her wedding day

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Jaén, Spain artful style wedding detail picture of the bride's hairstyle for the wedding day

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San Diego best wedding photography from Sunset Cliffs showing a pic of the Groom choking back tears as he facetious with his mother on his intimate wedding day

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Henan artful style wedding detail picture of the bride's dress and shoes as she prepares for her wedding day

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Goias bride sitting in the backseat of a car as they travel through town on wedding day

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Traditions wedding photography from the Haldi ceremony on wedding day at Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi of the The brides brothers enjoying with each other at their little sisters wedding

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East Riding of Yorkshire black and white wedding photo showing the Dad watching proudly as his daughter gets ready on her wedding day

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Zhejiang Hotel venue image of the Bride and groom on wedding day

A silhouette of the bride and groom on their wedding day, against the sky inside the industrial skyview dome

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Zhejiang Park picture of the Bride and groom on wedding day

A slow shutter captured the bridal party walking behind the Bride and Groom on their wedding day, creating a beautiful picture

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Andiran, France wedding day portrait of the bride and groom sitting on a park bench

A portrait of the bride and groom sitting on a park bench on their wedding day, surrounded by the selective fall leaves on the ground

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Aglika Palace, Zhrebchevo, Bulgaria portrait of the bride on wedding day against all white background

The bride, on her wedding day, is facing away from the camera, holding her bouquet up against a white background

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Guangdong artistic wedding photography of the dress waiting for the bride

Capturing the beauty of the bride's dress, the chandelier, and the anticipation of the wedding day in artistic wedding photography

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Hangzhou City artistic Bride and groom house portrait on wedding day

A photo of the bride and groom's house taken from the outside on their wedding day, adorned with streamers

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Baltimore artistic After Reception portrait of the Couple enjoying the last minutes of their wedding day

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art wedding detail photography picture from a low angle of the wedding dress hanging and waiting for the bride

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creative wedding day portrait with water reflections outside the ceremony

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Tuscany home of the bride getting ready picture from the wedding day

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Zurich countryside sunset dancing Couple portrait after a rainstorm on wedding day

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Creative wedding day silhouette portrait of a couple at Vrana Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria

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Wedding Day detail of a the bride and groom showing their rings to grandma who stayed home and chose to not take the risk to get infected.

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Zhejiang Home wedding day Portrait of the bride, contrast between warm and cold, frame structure

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Rust Wedding portrait Europapark Rust creative portrait wedding day Germany wedding creative wedding portrait

Ho Chi Minh wedding day detail image of the rings with bokeh in Vietnam

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creative wedding day portrait of the bride standing on the stairs

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