Wedding Photos of Belgium

The following “Belgium” 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 “Belgium” 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.

The brothers' emotional speeches and hugs at the Lobster Factory ceremony in Tournai, Belgium were beautifully captured in the wedding photo

At the Lobster Factory ceremony in Tournai, Belgium, the brothers' emotional speeches and hugs were beautifully captured

A Gent couple is running through the streets on the painted stripes of a crosswalk under their feet, long shadows, and the building lines creating a geometric pattern all around them

In a crosswalk, a Ghent couple run, shadows long, building lines in geometric patterns

Flemish Region crosswalk Belgium Ghent East Flanders long shadows painted stripes

Outside in the sunshine at home over East Flanders, Flanders, the first look and kids are crying

The groom's first look outside his home was accompanied by the crying children

flanders wedding photographer Belgium emotional children first look East Flanders Flanders

The bride-to-be in East Flanders was getting ready at home, as her daughter watched from the doorway, eagerly anticipating seeing her mother going into her gown

The bride was getting ready at home, with her daughter watching from the doorway

mother of bride East Flanders East Flanders Photographer bridal preparations Belgium getting into gown

The iron gates of Rumst created a protective perimiter, but the kids were still climbing on it and playing - carefully checking the bottom of their shoes for any punctured holes from the sharp spikes on the fence

Despite the presence of sharp iron gates, kids were still seen playing on them at the outdoor reception venue during the cocktail hour

Rumst kids iron gates climbing fence Rumst Photographer Antwerpen Belgium

The bride and groom of Tiendschuur Herkenrode can be seen sitting at the head table with a view from above of the huge chandeliers

At Tiendschuur Herkenrode, the couple sit at the head table below the large warm chandeliers

Limburg Tiendschuur Herkenrode overhead view huge chandelier warm light head table Belgium photographer

From an overhead camera angle, a couple lying on the floor of their home in East Flanders fit together like puzzle pieces

A couple on a floor in East Flanders fit together like puzzle pieces, seen from above

puzzle piece overhead angle East Flanders couple laying down East Flanders Photographer Belgium

A Diest wedding photographer captured a romantic image of a couple strolling beneath a big tree, surrounded by a vast, blue sky

Belgium portrait | the couple walking by a tree in Diest

Diest Diest Photographer big tree couple walking Belgium Sanne De Block

A wedding photographer in Antwerpen captured a beautiful image of the couple's rings, watches, lace, and the bridal flowers

Antwerpen detail picture of the couple's rings, watches, lace, and bouquet

bouquet watches Antwerpen Belgium rings Antwerpen photographer lace

In the silhouette of the doorway at Flanders church in Belgium, a man is seen talking face to face, down to the level of a child, in this wedding picture

In the silhouette of the church door, a man is seen talking face to face, down to the level of a young child, creating a beautiful moment captured in a wedding picture

Sven Soetens Flanders Belgium silhouette in doorway Belgium photographer church

In Limburg, Belgium, a Limburg photographer captured a beautiful moment of a bride hugging and kissing her grandparents inside of their home

Captured in a moment of pure love, the bride hugged and kissed her grandparents in the cozy comfort of their home

hugging and kissing Belgium visiting grandparents grandparents home Limburg Kobe Vanderzande Limburg photographer

In Limburg, Belgium, a tented reception featured the first dance for the bride and groom, captured by a local photographer. Young girls, lined up to watch, were also present for the special moment.

At a tented reception, the bride and groom shared their first dance as young girls watched in awe

Limburg photographer first dance tented reception Kobe Vanderzande Belgium Limburg

At an outdoor wedding cocktail hour in Brecht, Belgium, a playful boy falls off an inflatable bouncing toy near some bushes, captured in a candid moment by the Antwerp photographer

As the wedding party celebrates at the outdoor reception, a playful boy tumbles off an inflatable bouncing toy near some bushes, adding a touch of whimsy to the festivities

boy falling Antwerp Photographer outdoor ceremony Sanne De Block Antwerpen Belgium Brecht

A couple dancing in a wedding photo from a wedding reception in Sint-Martens-Latem, in the Belgian province of East Flanders, Belgium

A couple is dancing on the wedding reception's dance floor, running in a big circle

couple dancing dance floor East Flanders Wedding Photographer East Flanders Sint Martens Latem Belgium

At the Gaston Rooftop Bar Gent, the bride relaxes outdoors on the laps of three friends seated on a couch, the Ghent photographer captures a beautiful moment of camaraderie and support in Belgium

At the Rooftop Bar, the bride relaxes on the laps of three friends seated on a couch, surrounded by the love and support of her closest companions

Ghent Photographer relaxing Belgium Ghent bride and friends Sanne De Block

Wedding photo from the reception party at Gaston Rooftop bar & restaurant in Gent, Belgium

A photo from the wedding reception captures guests checking out party favors

Belgium party favors Gaston Rooftop Bar and Restaurant Ghent Wedding Photographer Ghent

As the wedding reception gets underway at Sint Martens Laterm, the bride and groom are lifted high above the dance floor in chairs, surrounded by their guests in a joyful celebration of love

At the wedding reception, the bride and groom are lifted in chairs above the dance floor, surrounded by their guests as they celebrate their love and union in style

Sint Martens Laterm lifted in chairs Sanne De Block wedding reception Belgium Belgium photographer

As the newlyweds enjoy a boat ride in Sint Martens Latem, Belgium, a solo saxophonist serenades them from the shore, adding a romantic and musical touch to their special day

As the bride and groom arrive via a small boat ride, a saxophonist serenades them from the shore, adding a romantic and musical touch

Sint Martens Latem saxophonist boat ride Belgium Sanne De Block Belgium photographer

working crew ready with bottles for the toast

Sint Martens Latem Sanne De Block bottles for toast East Flanders venue crew Belgium Belgium photographer

Bridesmaids toast and start drinking wine quickly to reduce their stress levels shortly after their speech at a Flanders reception venue

At the reception venue head table, the bridesmaids toasted and quickly began drinking wine to reduce their stress levels after giving their speech

Flanders bridesmaid toast Belgium wine flanders wedding photographer Flanders Reception Venue speech

The bride climbs a chair to remove dust around her weddings dress in Flanders, Belgium

The bride, getting ready for her wedding, climbed a chair to dust around her dress

flanders bride belgium wedding photographer Belgium dress gown dusting Flanders

Documentary style photography from an Antwerpen wedding in Belgium showing this bored boy has utterly lost all interest in paying attention during ceremony in a church

bored boy has utterly lost all interest in paying attention during ceremony in a church

church ceremony Fille Roelants Belgium photographer Belgium Antwerpen bored boy

World class documentary wedding photography from a hotel in Flanders, Belgium during the getting dressed session as the brides asks for advice on which earrings to wear and everyone chimes in and has their own opinion

the getting dressed session as the brides asks for advice on which earrings to wear and everyone chimes in and has their own opinion

getting dressed session opinions Flanders photographer Belgium Flanders

At the outdoor Antwerpen Wedding Reception venue, guests watch while speeches are given

Family and friends at the outdoor wedding reception venue watch the speeches given by the happy couple under parasol shade

parasol Belgium family and friends antwerpen wedding photographer Belgium Antwerpen speeches Antwerpen outdoor reception

Flanders, Belgium contest award winning documentary wedding photography from the indoor Ceremony as children of the bride and groom get very emotional during the vows and their grandmother tries to console them

children of the bride and groom get very emotional during the vows and their grandmother tries to console them

Belgium grandmother children emotional ceremony emotion Flanders photographer Flanders

Belgium documentary wedding photography contest winning image showing Someone of the groom's wedding party is eating lunch and the groom's dog is interested too

a groomsman is eating lunch and the groom's dog is interested too

groomsman eating lunch Belgium Belgium photographer dog

Best Belgium reportage style wedding photography awarded image of The bride and groom having their first dance while their kids and nephews circle around them

the bride and groom having their first dance while their kids and nephews circle around them

first dance Belgium Belgium photographer children surround couple

Best documentary wedding photo from Belgium inside the The bride's old room when the Groom is running late and bride is getting bored to wait for him

groom is running late and bride is getting bored to wait for him

waiting for groom Belgium photographer belgium bride Belgium

the bride having some dance floor fun

Yogurt Fields Belgium dance floor fun Belgium photographer

a symmetrical bride and groom drink toast

Yogurt Fields toasting Belgium photographer symmetrical couple Belgium

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