Wedding Photos of Europe

The following “Europe” 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 “Europe” 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.

In Salach, Baden-Württemberg, a talented wedding photographer captured a breathtaking scene. A lone deer strikes a pose near a romantic couple, enveloped in a sunset embrace. The black and white image is truly captivating.

Breathtaking Melding of Nature and Love in Salach Sunset

At Lipnik Residence, Ruse, Bulgaria, the bride, groom, and bridal party are seen making their way to the ceremony by walking across a stone stepping path over the water.

Walking on Water: A Bride and Groom's Serene Journey to Forever

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Wedding photo captures a couple on the rooftop of a reception hall in Paris, France, gazing over the city's rooftops, creating a bold and dramatic image against the stunning sky.

Stunning Parisian Rooftop Romance: A Bold and Dramatic Wedding Session

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In Budapest, Hungary, at a church, this wedding photo portrays the bride and groom lying on their backs at the bottom of a tunnel, forming a spiral of love.

Tunnel of Love: Spiraling Romance Unveiled in Budapest Wedding Photography

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A joyful couple in Sofia, Bulgaria, is captured in a stunning photograph as they showcase their love and happiness, with radiant smiles, against a wall

Sofia, Bulgaria: Joyful Couple Captured in Stunning Photograph Showcasing their Love and Happiness

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Maria Alm documentary wedding image of an emotional father hugging the groom after the ceremony

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City of Vatican - Saint Peter square. The couple in St Peter square in front of the fountain

City of Vatican - Saint Peter square couple in St Peter square in front of the fountain

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Prague Engagement Photo. The couple sit on the dry ground in the field as the sun is setting.

Prague couple sits on the dry ground in the field as the sun is setting

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Czech Republic Engagement portraits. Pre-wedding shoot on bridges over looking Canal ways.

Czech Republic Pre-wedding shoot on bridges over looking Canal ways

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Belarus bride puts arms up in celebration during the ceremony - Europe wedding reportage photo

Belarus bride puts arms up in celebration during the ceremony in this Europe wedding reportage photo

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Ukraine bride and groom hug as best man claps at the reception

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Ukraine guest hugs groom at the reception | Europe wedding reportage photography

Ukraine guest hugs groom at the reception dinner

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