Wedding Photos of CA

The following “CA” 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 “CA” 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.

Lovely time at the cafe in San Francisco during engagement photo session

A Happy couple posing for engagement portraits in the sand dunes of Death Valley National Park, CA, USA

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Baker Beach, SF wedding ceremony of couple saying their vows

Baker Beach, SF wedding ceremony picture of couple saying their vows

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South Lake Tahoe, CA wedding image of a bride getting help with her shoes before her wedding

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Santa Monica Beach, CA engagement ring detail portrait in black and white

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Santa Monica Beach, LA, CA couple after a proposal

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college Sweeheart couple portrait session indoors

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couple sitting in tall grass for their engagement portraits

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a couple enjoying time at a cafe

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A couple dancing in the forest in Oakland Hill for an engagement shoot.

A couple dancing in the forest for an engagement shoot

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Sausalito engagement shoot from above - Hold me tight

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urban couple engagement portrait with a Kiss in the city

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Fun time by the lake of a couple during a portrait shoot

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Kiss on the Bart platform in San Francisco of a couple during an engagement photo session

Kiss on the Bart platform by a couple during an engagement photo session

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engagement portrait with a red dress flowing near the cliffs

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a couple with their bull dog during a prewedding shoot

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Engagement photography of a couple of stairs at night

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engagement photo of a couple silhouetted against a purple sky and a palm tree

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Silhouetted couple kiss behind large columns at the palace of fine arts

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A sunlit kiss of a couple at the Golden Gate Park during a prewed portrait session

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Black and white engagement portrait of a silhouetted couple amongst a cluster of trees and water

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California engagement photography in Mill Valley - A light beam in the forest

engagement photography in the Valley using A light beam in the forest

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San Francisco engagement photo session | A hug in front of a passing cable car

A trolley hug in front of a passing cable car

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San Francisco Engagement Photographer | Romancing through the city streets

Romancing through the city streets during engagement session

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Downtown Los Angeles, California engagement portraits - Finding nature in DTLA

engagement portraits and Finding nature in DTLA

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a couple laughing together on the sand dunes during an engagement portrait session

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Couple at the beach on an evening with a full moon

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Red Hour engagement shoot session

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Half Moon Bay, California Rush Tides portrait for engaged couple

CA Rush Tides portrait for engaged couple

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Sonic Gate pre-wedding portraits

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