Wedding Photos of Brazil

The following “Brazil” 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 “Brazil” 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 Brasilia, Brazil, the photographer captured an engagement session for a fashionable couple using a prism filter. The images showcase the couple's stylish poses and features a romantic kiss.

Stylish Snapshot: Fashionable Brazilian Couple's Engaging Brasilia Portrait Shines through Prism Filter, Highlighting Romantic Kiss

In Siderópolis, Santa Catarina, the groom playfully touches the bride's nose, and both of them release a beautiful and affectionate smile

Siderópolis, Santa Catarina: Capture the Amorous Playfulness as Groom Touches Bride's Nose and Smiles Eagerly

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The photo taken in Sao Paulo shows a couple embraced and happily laughing, as seen from a high angle

High angle photo of couple laughing and embracing in Sao Paulo, Brazil

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The couple posed for their save-the-date pre-wedding announcement photo, holding hands and silhouetted against the sunset on the beach in Maceió, Brazil

Maceió, Brazil: Pre-Wedding Couple Silhouetted at Sunset on the Beach

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A couple is soon to be wed in São José do Vale do Rio Preto, Rio de Janeiro, surrounded by nature

In São José do Vale do Rio Preto, Rio de Janeiro, a couple shared a romantic portrait session amidst nature

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A couple is soon to be married, standing in the golden sunlight near the majestic Serra do Funil Waterfall in Minas Gerais, Brazil

In Minas Gerais, Brazil, a couple stands in golden sunlight near the majestic Serra do Funil Waterfall

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A couple is soon to be wed, basking in the sunshine at Serra do Funil in Minas Gerais, Brazil

At Serra do Funil, Minas Gerais, Brazil a happy couple soon to wed bask in the sunshine during a BW portrait session

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A couple took a stunning lifestyle photoshoot in Sao Paulo with a portrait of them under an opening to the sky, resembling a beautiful shaft of light

In Sao Paulo, a couple posed in a stunning lifestyle photoshoot, under an opening to the sky

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The groom and groomsmen joyfully threw their hats in the air after the wedding ceremony for this fun portrait in Armação dos Búzios, Brazil

After the wedding ceremony, the groom and groomsmen celebrated with a jubilant display of hat-throwing for a commemorative photograph

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The Sao Paulo bride looks up to the soft light source, her veil covering her face, with her head tilted back gracefully

The bride gracefully tilts her head back, her veil obscuring her face, basking in the soft light

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The Sao Paulo bride looks radiant in a stunning ensemble of soft and warm tones, from her skin to her dress and floral headpiece, set against a matching backdrop

The bride is resplendent in an ensemble of complementary warm tones, from her skin to her dress and floral headpiece, in an aesthetically pleasing harmony with the backdrop

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The bride's portrait was taken in Santos, São Paulo, Brazil, with the golden light of the setting sun illuminating her on a cliff overlooking the ocean

The bride was illuminated by the golden light of the setting sun while her portrait was taken on a cliff overlooking the ocean

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A couple stands in the doorway of building in a jungle setting in Pinto Bandeira, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil for an engaged couple lifestyle session

A couple stands in the door of an orange-hued building in a jungle-like scene, captured in a pre-wedding portrait

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A pre wedding lifestyle couple portrait was taken in Nova Petrópolis, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, with beautiful towering trees in a vertical image to set the mood

A pre-wedding session with a stunning forest backdrop of towering trees creates the perfect setting for a couple portrait

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The couple in love posed for a portrait session in nature with beautiful contrasts of trees, a beautiful fig tree in the background, in Viamão, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Viamão, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil: Couple in love posed for portrait session among trees, with a fig tree in background

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The couple in Maceio, Alagoas, had a hotel venue portrait taken standing below the tall trees, which filled the frame

In Maceio, Alagoas, tall trees filled the frame of the couple's lush green hotel venue portrait

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The bride and groom shared a moment of prayer in the warm tones of Maceio, Alagoas as the light beamed through the window of their indoor ceremony location

The bride and groom bowed their heads in a moment of silent prayer, as a beam of light illuminated their indoor ceremony

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A wedding detail shot of the rings and cufflinks at the Maceió Alagoas hotel

Maceió Alagoas Hotel: Wedding day detail photography of rings and cufflinks

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This Praia do Rosa groom extremely emotional with the entrance of the bride during the ceremony

The entrance of the bride during this outdoor ceremony had the groom's emotions running high

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The bride and groom embraced near the picturesque Maceio Alagoas ceremony and reception location, with a beautiful blue sky and clouds above them

The newlyweds were enveloped in a breathtaking scene, surrounded by a clear blue sky and billowing clouds

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At Haras Vila Real in Brazil, a clear tent was filled with guests to witness the happy couple's wedding ceremony

The wedding ceremony of the joyous couple was attended by a multitude of guests in a transparent tent

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The bride and groom, at Vila Bisuti from São Paulo, Brazil, looked deep into each other's eyes after finally getting married after waiting so long for that special day to come due to the Pandemic

At Vila Bisuti, São Paulo, Brazil, the newlyweds gazed into each other's eyes after their long-awaited wedding

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At the Presbiterian Church - São Paulo Brazil, the bride is laughing at the shepherd's jokes

The bride and groom are both laughing at the shepherd's jokes while standing at the altar in church

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The day was rainy, but the couple still wanted to take their wedding pictures in front of the sea at Casa Amar in Juquery Beach, São Paulo, Brazil, so they bravely ventured out under a clear, wet umbrella together

At Casa Amar, Juquery Beach, São Paulo, Brazil, the couple braved the rain to take wedding photos by the sea, armed with a clear, wet umbrella

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The warm glow of a sunset ceremony surrounded by family and friends outdoors under a tree filled the air at Casa Arandella in Praia de São Sebastião, São Paulo, Brazil

A sunset ceremony surrounded by family and friends in a picturesque outdoor setting created a warm and inviting atmosphere

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indoor engagement portrait session by a window in Petropolis

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couple is about to kiss during portrait session near a red brick building

Brazil RJ photographer about to kiss Rio de Janeiro red brick building

couple kissing at sunset on the sands of the beach

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couple is posing for a Brazil wedding photographer creating kissing engagement portraits at the beach

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A Teresopolis pre wedding photography session near a water fountain in a park

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