Wedding Photos of Bride Arrival

The following “Bride Arrival” 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 “Bride Arrival” 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.

Udine, Italy - Emotional groom embraces his father in heartfelt moment just before the bride's arrival

Udine Unites: Heartfelt Embrace - A Groom's Emotional Reunion in Italy

A bride steps out of a charming vintage Jeep as she arrives at St Michael's church in Coxwold, UK for her wedding ceremony

Revelling in Romance: Vintage Jeep Delivers Radiant Bride to Coxwold's St. Michael's Church for Fairy-tale Wedding

Bride Arrival Coxwold stepping North Yorkshire vintage Jeep Coxwold Wedding Photography St Michaels Church

Bride arriving at Chateau de Sens Beaujeu in a wheelbarrow

Unforgettable Nuptials: A Historic Romance Unearthed Through Chateau's Wheelbarrow Arrival

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In Ardeche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, the bride gracefully arrives at the church in a vintage white luxury car with a striking red interior.

A Majestic Entrance: A Vintage White Luxury Car with a Striking Red Interior Carries the Graceful Bride to the Ardeche Church

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The bride arrived at Domaine de la Poignardière in Châtillon-sur-Indre, surrounded by a magical forest of origami paper foldings hanging from the trees

The bride arrived at the ceremony surrounded by a dreamlike display of origami paper foldings decorating the trees

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An exceptional Hampshire wedding image by a pro UK photographer exhibiting the Bride arrival to the Church

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A wedding photographer in Brebbia created this image of The Bride arrival in the streets

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IT outdoor wedding photography from Basilica di San Vittore, Arsago Seprio ITALY showing The Bride arrival

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Bride arrival and still in the car

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Wedding reportage photography in London, UK - Bride Arrival at the Church

Bride Arrival at the UK Church

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At La Barcella in Robecco sul Naviglio, Italy, the bride arrived in grand style, waving with a gloved hand from the back of a limousine

The bride arrived in a limousine at La Barcella, Robecco sul Naviglio, Italy

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Reggio, Calabria groom getting emotional when seeing bride during the wedding ceremony

image of the groom getting emotional when seeing bride during the wedding ceremony

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