Wedding Photos of Detroit

The following “Detroit” 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 “Detroit” 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.

The couple posed for an artful engagement portrait in Detroit, with downtown's skyline in the background and a police cruiser parked nearby

Engagement Portrait in Detroit: Artful Pose with Downtown Skyline and Nearby Police Cruiser

In Detroit, the couple posed for a portrait in front of a distinctive Art Deco-style building owned by a local menswear company

Portrait in front of distinctive Art Deco-style building in Detroit, owned by local menswear company

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At Hyatt Place Detroit Novi, the father was overcome with emotion when seeing his daughter in her wedding attire for the first time, while preparations were being carried out in the adjacent room

At Hyatt Place Detroit Novi, the father was moved to tears when he viewed his daughter in her wedding dress

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Detroit picture session for a carefree engaged couple that is centered in an urban street scene

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The Roostertail, Detroit, MI nuptial day award-winning image of The grooms baraat riding in on a Corvette

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Detroit couple e-session in the urban MI streets of the USA

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Detroit pre - wed image at General Motors with a silhouette by the water

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Fox Theater, Detroit, MI Portrait of bride and groom from a low angle in black and white

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Indoor wedding photo at the bride's parent's home - Detroit, Michigan of the Bride being seen by bridesmaids for first time

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the couple was posing for the photo, and the car stopped just at the traffic lights

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Bride leaving for the chapel in Detroit, Michigan

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Bride getting ready for ceremony at her family home in Detroit, MI.

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Groomsmen need video to help them make a double Windsor knot.

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Dearborn Inn, Dearborn, MI - Wedding Photography of Turbins wrapped on the groomsmen.

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Novi Sheraton Hotel, Novi, MI Photographer - A wedding gift for the bride during the Hindu wedding ceremony.

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Little Traverse Lake, Traverse City, MI Wedding Photography at Night | Father's surprise gift to the bride and groom!

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Orchard Lake Country Club - Orchard Lake, MI Wedding Venue Photography - Ring Bearer finds his rhythm with the live band

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Beer dance at reception with the guys at the Orchard Lake Country Club - Orchard Lake, MI

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Plymouth Manor wedding photographer - Riding in the party bus with their wedding party

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The Colony Club Wedding Photograph Showing Dancing at the reception

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Dearborn Inn Wedding Photograph of the Groom and brother helping each tie their ties.

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Colony Club, Detroit, MI - Picture through the Wrought Iron Balusters of the Sweetheart table during the reception

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Colony Club, Detroit, MI reception photo of "Baby Moses" getting his own Hora dance.

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Bride walking down the stairs before she walks down the aisle at Colony Club, Detroit

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The wedding couple include the son of the groom in the marriage ceremony | Plymouth Manor

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Colony Club, Detroit, MI | Bride getting make with mother of groom

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Detroit Athletic Club wedding reception - Sisters getting wild on the dance floor

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Detroit Athletic Club wedding reception - guests Singing "Sweet Caroline" on the dance floor

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The Dearborn Inn, Dearborn, MI | preparing the bride before the ceremony

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Prim and Proper, Detroit, MI | wedding reception photograph of bride toasting bridal party at the bar

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