Wedding Photos of Downtown

The following “Downtown” 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 “Downtown” 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.

Vietnam urban city engagement photoshoot & pre-wedding session high above the nightlife of Dalat

Illinois engagement portrait with a posed couple amongst the tall skyscrapers of Michigan Ave in Chicago

Downtown Chicago Michigan Ave chicago buildings Chicago couple portraits skyscrapers

Illinois engagement photoshoot & pre-wedding session of a couple spraying champagne at Kinzie Street Bridge in Chicago

urban portrait Chicago champagne spraying Kinzie Street Bridge skyscrapers Chicago couple portraits

Arizona engagement photo shoot in Downtown Phoenix before a blue sunset

Arizona silhouette contrast sunset creative portrait artistic picture

AZ pre wedding and engagement photography of a couple in front of a mural in Downtown Phoenix

phoenix mural wall art urban art Downtown graffiti AZ

PL engagement photoshoot & pre-wedding session on Piotrkowska Street as the two hold hands in Lodz, Poland

Downtown Piotrkowska Street buildings urban portrait Lodz Lodz couple portraits

Nantucket, MA Downtown creative wedding image Using a piece of artistic background

Downtown MA artistic background Nantucket MA creative wedding image

Downtown cafe couple engagement photography at Heritage Bicycles Coffee Shop in Chicago

pre wedding location Heritage Bicycles Coffee Shop Downtown bicycles cafe couple coffee shop Heritage Bicycles Coffee Shop

A couple is silhouetted at night in downtown Chicago for their engagement photo session

Chicago engagement session Night pre wedding location Chicago silhouetted Chicago Downtown

Downtown Chicago engagement portrait of a couple moving in for a kiss under an umbrella

IL pre wedding portrait Chicago engagement photos Chicago umbrella IL Downtown Chicago

A couple share a kiss in Downtown Denver, CO

A couple share a kiss in Downtown grass

CO Denver engagement photography grass Denver engagement images kiss Denver

Dubai, UAE couple pre wedding shoot in dubai palace downtown hotel

a couple pre wedding shoot in a palace downtown hotel

Downtown UAE wedding photography pre wedding shoot UAE brides Dubai UAE

Engagement Photo Session at Downtown Lancaster PA - Alley Engagement Session

Downtown Alley Engagement Session

Scott Josuweit Lancaster alley Lancaster wedding photography PA Lancaster brides Lancaster pre wedding

Downtown Providence, Rhode Island engagement photography - Couple standing in front of a restaurant courtyard at sunset.

a Downtown engagement photo session with a Couple standing in front of a restaurant courtyard at sunset

Downtown Rhode Island couples courtyard Rhode Island engagement sunset Downtown Providence

Downtown Toronto street photo - The bride and the wedding planner walking cross the street

Downtown road roads bride toronto wedding photographer urban

Houston, TX engagement photographer: A couple having their happy times near downtown Houston

engagement photography of A couple having their happy times near downtown

Houston engagement photographer Downtown Houston engagement photos Houston pre wedding portraits Si Vo couple Houston e shoot

Engagement Photography Session - Image contains: Night portrait of the couple with Downtown Austin in the background

Night engagement portrait of the couple with Downtown Austin in the background

Downtown Jill Goehring cityscape TX pre wedding session Austin Austin engagement photographers night portrait

Making the most of DTLA and it's eclectic textures with a couple portrait session in Downtown Los Angeles, California

DTLA wall art eclectic urban portrait California Los Angeles

Proposal surprise in downtown Minneapolis

street photography Downtown city photos city scene MN engagement photo MN pre wedding portrait

Southbank Centre, London, England Engagement Portraits on the Stairs with Yellow Walls

city urban London wedding couple Downtown inner city London engagement session streets

Engagement session walking the streets of Ouro Preto, MG

streets Ouro Preto engagement session road MG Ouro Preto wedding couple Ouro Preto pre wed

Ring of fire engagement portrait in Downtown Los Angeles, California

intimate Downtown Ring of fire embrace California Tenderness love

Engagement Portrait from San Francisco at dusk

inner city San Francisco urban Downtown public space road

The newlyweds, a bride and groom, stood in silhouette against the backdrop of the Atlanta city skyline at nightfall, their contours illuminated by the contrast of the red inner city lights and the darkness of the night at the Upstairs Atlanta

The bride and groom, newly married, were framed by the Atlanta skyline at night, lit up by the red city lights against the dark sky

urban inner city red city contrast nightfall Back lit

In the bustling city of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, the groom stands under the clouds of the urban metropolis, forever capturing the beauty of his inner-city wedding

In a bustling metropolis, the groom stands alone amidst billowing sky and city clouds

metropolis spouse Porto Alegre city clouds Rio Grande do Sul Sky

Downtown Seattle engagement photos | Couple sitting on chairs in the middle of Seattle street

The downtown engagement photo featured the couple sitting in chairs in the middle of the street, their love and connection captured as they sat amidst the bustling city

Seattle engagement photo Seattle street Downtown chairs Seattle couple sitting Seattle Engagement Photographer

A black and white photograph of a bride being hugged by a small boy in Sofia's downtown metropolis was captured by a Sofia-based wedding photographer

A Sofia Bride in Downtown Metropolis captured in an artistic black and white photo, hugged by a small boy

bride black and white wedding photo sofia wedding photographer bride hug Sofia bride hug sofia wedding photographer small boy hug

Colorado couple share a moment together at The Dairy Block in downtown Denver during their engagement photo session.

a couple share a moment together downtown during their engagement photo session

Engagement engagement image The Dairy Block CO photo session Downtown

Miguel Onieva is an artistic wedding photographer for Madrid

Photo by: Miguel Onieva - Madrid Madrid

wife bridal city Downtown inner city metropolis black and white

The bride emerges from a pumpkin-shaped horse drawn carriage in this photo

urban car bridal inner city metropolis vehicle Victoria-AUS

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