Wedding Photos of Bride Portrait

The following “Bride Portrait” 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 Portrait” 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.

A talented wedding photographer created a breathtaking bridal portrait at Château la Mogère during the golden hour, resulting in an award-winning image capturing the beauty of the bride

Château la Mogère's Golden Hour: Capturing the Beauty of the Bride

In an award-winning image, a wedding photographer captures a breathtaking bridal portrait at the picturesque Domaine de Belfonds. The stunning bride holds her bouquet, near a window in a room filled with natural light.

Domaine de Belfonds: Blooming Beauty Beside Sunlit Window Bliss

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An enchanting bride, adorned with an ice queen crown and veil, poses for an artistic black and white portrait at The Estate at River Run in Maidens, VA.

Maidens, VA: Enchanting Bride Crowned with Ice Queen Veil Poses

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Wedding portrait in black and white showcasing the bride from the waist up, with a village view below, captured at Hotel Eden in Rome, at the getting ready location.

Glamorous Roman Road: Bride's Black & White Waist-Up Portrait with Village View

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French Elegance: Bridal Portrait Captured in Classic Black and White

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In an urban setting in Madrid, Spain, a couple in their wedding attire hugs each other tightly while standing beside a swiftly moving subway train, creating a dynamic and romantic scene.

Madrid's Urban Wedding: Capturing Love Amidst the Motion at a Chic Metro Station

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In Frigiliana, Málaga, Spain, the bride stands in the sunlight, dressed elegantly and reaching for her sunglasses, while her groom stands in the background, silhouetted against a purple spotlight.

Unveiling Love's Brilliance: A Captivating Wedding Couple Portrait in the Spotlight of Frigiliana's Enchanting Venue

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A serene and timeless black and white portrait captures the essence of love in bloom, as a lovely couple stands framed by trees at Podere Val d'Orcia, Sarteano, Siena.

SERENE AND TIMELESS BLACK AND WHITE WEDDING PORTRAIT CAPTURES ESSENCE OF LOVE AT PODERE VAL D'ORCIA

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Portrait of a bride at Abbaye de Fontmorigny, with the back of her dress visible as she gazes over her shoulder, illuminated by natural warm sun light

Abbaye de Fontmorigny: Stunning Bride Portrait with Back of Dress, Basking in Natural Sunlight

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A bride poses for a portrait in her Tuscan home by a window

Tuscan bride poses for a portrait in her charming home by a window

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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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the bride stands in front of spray paint graffiti In the streets

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The bride with her bouquet inside a room at Chateau de Malliac, Condom, Gers, France

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Best wedding venue photo from Villa Chiopris in Udine, Italy for a beautiful Bride portrait

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Best wedding image for the Romrod wedding planner showing the bride laying down in the sunlight and shadows

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Best BW wedding image ideas for the Tuscany wedding planner at the Reception venue with A ray of light and a bride

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View this elegant Downtown Chicago wedding bride portrait with city skyline, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in IL from the WPJA

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View this creative Varna wedding Bride portrait during brides prep, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography at the Villa Chinka from the WPJA

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A bride takes a moment while getting ready before her Meson Sabika wedding in Naperville, Illinois

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Manchester registry office bride portrait showing her flower bouquet

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Gostilna pri Lojzeto, Zemono, Slovenia Bride looking through the lights from flowers during portrait session

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Shaanxi outdoor Portrait of the bride with creative touches

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Black and white Bride portrait after the wedding ceremony in Zurich

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Wedding photo from Getting Ready venue, Hotel Hyatt, La Rosière, French Alps - A Bride portrait in hotel room with view on the mountains

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La Spezia Bride portrait at the docks with a large tug boat

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Allegro Buffet portrait of the bride with the veil loose through the air in Brazil

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Paris - Bridge Bir-Hakeim | Bride Portrait on wedding day with the Eiffel Tower behind her

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Île-de-France wedding photo at the Home of bride | Bride portrait

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