Wedding Photos of Chicago pre wedding portrait

The following “Chicago pre wedding 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 “Chicago pre wedding 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.

Ping Tom Park couple engagement portraits with a backlit sunset

Wabash Ave in Chicago, IL couple is Stopping traffic during their engagement shoot at night with wet urban streets

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Chicago couple hold one another during an engagement session in the afternoon sunlight

Chicago couple hold one another during an engagement picture session in the afternoon sunlight

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chicago couple engagement portrait session under the tall, dark trees

a couple engagement portrait session under the tall, dark trees

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Illinois engaged couple pose under a shaft of light in chicago

an engaged couple pose under a shaft of light

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A couple embraces during their Chicago engagement session

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king of cups, chicago couple in a bar for engagement session

a king of cups couple in a bar for engagement session

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Chicago Illinois Engagement Photo - ping tom park couple walking in front of a mural

Engagement Photo at the park of a couple walking in front of a mural

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Engagement Photographer for Montrose Beach, Chicago | A couple walking at sunset

Engagement Photographer for Montrose Beach, Chicago with A couple walking at sunset

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Engagement photo session in Lincoln Park, Chicago with warm light

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Man kisses a woman's forehead during a Roscoe Village engagement shoot in Chicago

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Photographer used the flash to represent the bride in an alternative way during this Chicago engagement shoot

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Pre-wedding portraits in Chicago, IL - Piggyback Rides for this newly engaged couple

Piggyback rides are the theme for this newly engaged couple, captured riding away from a blue wood bench in their pre-wedding portraits

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Chicago pre-wedding portraits - Red dress, yellow cab city engagement

Pre-wedding portraits showcase a city engagement with the woman in a red dress and a yellow cab in the background, standing on the center road divider with the wind blowing her dress

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