Wedding Photos of Dad

The following “Dad” 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 “Dad” 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.

Conti di San Bonifacio Wine Resort, Tuscany Wedding Day Photography | Bride hugging her dad with tears

Tuscany Bride hugging her dad with tears in her eyes

Hotel Photography during Getting Ready | Bride seeing her dad for the first time on the wedding day with her junior bridesmaid sneaking a peak.

the Bride seeing her dad for the first time

first time Salt and Sonder Studio hotel seeing the Bride Dad JD Land

Pizza 4P's Hai Ba Trung, Saigon Wedding Photography - Image of Bride and her dad

Bride and her dad walking together

Pizza 4Ps Hai Ba Trung Dad walking together Saigon Wedding Photography bride

Wedding Photography from Camp Richardson Resort Lake Tahoe - Image from the First dance with Dad

First dance with Dad under the trees

Camp Richardson Resort Lake Tahoe first dance Dad trees under

Dad see the Bride for the first time

Birtsmorton Court see the Bride UK wedding reportage photographer Malvern Dad first time

Dad's talk, and niece playing around

playing Château de lEperonnière talk Rochefort sur Loire Dad niece

dad's first look at the bride

bride Dad Reggio Calabria wedding photography first look

The brides dad helps set up balloons in the pool for their backyard wedding

Middlebury balloons VT wedding photography bride Dad backyard wedding

groom and his dad on the shoulders of other guests drinking limoncello

Julian Kanz Tuscany wedding venues tuscany weddings Tuscany Castello di Meleto Dad Tuscany wedding photography

The mum fixes dad's vest while he fixes the jacket with his son

Castrovillari marriage photo Raffaella Arena vest son Dad Castrovillari Tenute Ferrocinto

When the Bride no longer has stress (she is under dad's hand)

Montpellier France stress France bridal image Domaine Malmont hand

The grooms dad and sister dance while the bride and groom look on during the reception

Manchester bridal party dance the reception Manchester wedding photography Manchester brides Dad

Shoe laces dad!! Photo of bride tying shoes

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Trim Castle Hotel, Ireland Documentary Wedding Photography - "Are you ready yet?" Dad is all business while bride puts dress on

Trim Castle Hotel, Ireland Documentary Wedding Photo of getting ready - Dad is all business while bride puts dress on

bride Ireland business Dublin brides father Dad Trim Castle Hotel Dublin fob

Guangzhou Dad Handover of Brides hand to the Groom - China Wedding Photo

image of a Guangzhou Dad Handover of Brides hand to the Groom in china

father ride Guangzhou Handing over the bride Guangzhou artistic wedding photography Guangzhou fine art wedding photo groom

Netherlands wedding ceremony with young daughter watching proudly as her mum and dad give each other wedding rings

a wedding ceremony with young daughter watching proudly as her mum and dad give each other wedding rings

wedding rings ceremony mum Dad Netherlands Natalja van Ommeren nl church wedding

Heythrop Park, United Kingdom wedding reportage photographer - Bride and her dad walking down the grand staircase at Heythrop Park

wedding reportage photographer of the Bride and her dad walking down the grand staircase

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Bride and her dad head for the outdoor ceremony under the palm trees

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The Mere Wedding Photographer - Groom hugging his dad after opening a card from his bride

Wedding Photography of the Groom hugging his dad after opening a card from his bride

bride Dad The Mere Golf Resort & Spa Knutsford photography Knutsford photographer hugging groom

Wedding Photo from Chateau Bayard Brabant-wallon - Little girl at reception with her dad

Little girl at the wedding reception with her dad

Dad Emilie Marchandise little girl Chateau Bayard Brabant wedding kids wedding reception Chateau Bayard Brabant Chateau Bayard Brabant wedding children

Rotterdam wedding photo | Son of wedding couple teases his dad

wedding photo showing the Son of wedding couple teasing his dad

Rotterdam wedding children teasing bride Dad wedding couple Rotterdam

Wedding Day Photographic Image - I Hope Dad wont see me until Church

FOB father bride Dad Châteauroux Châteauroux bride image Châteauroux bridal photo

wedding photo showing the Dad's Emotion with his daughter, the bride as she pins his flower on his coat

coat Castello di Montignano wedding photo daughter bride flower father

Wedding Photography showing a Kiss between dad and bride

kiss getting ready wedding photography bride father Castello Pupillo

New Haven, VT - Tourterelle Wedding Photos - The groom buttons his shirt in the bathroom mirror while his dad and brother iron their shirts in the other room

The groom buttons his shirt in the bathroom mirror while his dad and brother iron their shirts in the other room

bathroom mirror ironing buttoning shirt New Haven shirt shirts

The Ballroom at Ellis Preserve Wedding Photography capturing the Dad dancing with his daughter. Getting emotional and pointing up to the sky for his recent loss of his mom.

Wedding Photography capturing the Dad dancing with his daughter. Getting emotional and pointing up to the sky for his recent loss of his mom

Sky emotional daughter dancing Ballroom mom Ballroom at Ellis Preserve

chicago wedding ceremony photograph of the bride getting dads' help with her dress train

chicago wedding ceremony image of the bride getting dads' help with her dress train

Dad chicago wedding ceremony help Chicago train father

Royalton Riviera Cancun Resort Wedding Ceremony - the son kissing is Dad as the bride speaks into a microphone

Royalton Riviera Cancun Resort Wedding Ceremony image of the son kissing his Dad as the bride speaks into a microphone

Royalton Dad Cancun Resort cancun son microphone Resort Weddings

Nicollet Island Pavilion wedding photograph - Bride Sobs While Dad Gives Her Away

Nicollet Island Pavilion wedding image of the Bride as she Sobs While Dad Gives Her Away

Gives Away Nicollet Island bride hugs bw Nicollet Island Pavilion

Payson, Az groom seeing bride with dad during their wedding

image of the groom seeing bride with dad during their wedding

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