Wedding Photos of France wedding photography

The following “France wedding photography” 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 “France wedding photography” 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.

A touching moment captured at Maison des mariés, showing the bride's daughter stepping in to help with the groom's jacket buttoning before the wedding.

Bride's Daughter Saves the Day at Maison des Mariés Wedding with Groom's Button Mishap

Wedding photo captured at a venue in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where the bride and her niece realize they unknowingly matched their nail polish.

Bride and Niece in Nouvelle-Aquitaine: Matching Nail Polish a Serendipitous Wedding Moment!

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Wedding portrait captured in Villefranche de Lonchat, Dordogne, France. A couple embraces, her tender touch on the groom's face, on the brink of a kiss, amidst a black and white ambiance with a gentle haze.

VILLEFRANCHE DE LONCHAT: A Captivating Embrace in the French Countryside

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From Aix, PACA, France, a black and white close-up shot of the bride's mother holding her daughter from behind before the ceremony. This picture showcases the intricate details of the wedding day and the emotional bond between the two.

Bond of Love: Aix, PACA - An Intimate Black and White Moment

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At Paris, a bride affectionately embraces her husband while he holds a microphone and delivers a speech, with an off-center framing and a minimalistic touch

Whispers of Love: A Parisian Wedding Speech

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Mother of the Bride helping her daughter put on jewelry at their home in Maine-et-Loire, France during the wedding preparations

Maine-et-Loire Matriarch: A Mother's Love in Wedding Preparations

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The pro documentary wedding photographer captures an intimate moment as the bride and groom listen to a singer, sitting side by side and touching heads, on a white bench in Montfort sur Risle, Eure, Normandy, France.

Captivating Serenade: Bride and Groom Embrace Harmony in Montfort

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PARIS, FRANCE - A couple strikes a beautiful pose at the bride and groom's dance school on their wedding day. The talented wedding photographer captures their love in this stunning award-winning portrait with an urban vibe.

City of Love Chronicles: Mesmerizing Wedding Dance in Paris

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In Savigny-Lévescault, France, the pro documentary wedding photographer captured a French tradition where the bride and groom, along with their witnesses and children, break a cake called "broyer." Here, the couple's son is having a blast!

Savigny-Lévescault: French Wedding Cake Tradition - Pro Photographer Captures Joyful Moment

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An award-winning wedding detail picture captures the bride barefoot on a pebble beach in the Basque Country, France. The cool blue tones add an artistic touch to the image.

Barefoot on Pebble: An Artistic Wedding Picture in Basque Country

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A documentary wedding photographer at the Domaine de Tourieux captured this WPJA Honor Award-winning image. The photo shows the bride hanging her dad's buttonhole flower, while the family looks on with happiness in the background.

Bride Pins Dad's Buttonhole Flower: Joyful Family Witnessed at Domaine de Tourieux

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This award-winning photograph was taken at Le clos de l’orangerie in France. It captures the final preparations for the children before a wedding.

Final Preparations: Children's Joy, Wedding Day at Le Clos de l'Orangerie

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Two friends of the bride and groom dancing on the floor, with another friend capturing the moment on camera at Chateau-ferme d’Aboncourt, Meurthe-et-Moselle

The Joyful Celebration at Chateau-ferme d'Aboncourt: Friends Dance and Cheers, Capturing Cherished Moments

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The groom is joyfully held by his friends in the air after being tossed outside at Chateau-ferme d'Aboncourt

Thrilling Airborne Celebration at Chateau-Ferme d'Aboncourt: The Euphoric Groom's Toss

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The bride is emotionally moved to discover her grandmother at the town hall square in Le Louroux

Unexpected Reunion: A Bride's Emotional Discovery at Le Louroux Town Hall Square

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In this Gold award-winning image taken at a church in Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, the bride can be seen giving a stern expression to a boy who is playing on chairs during the ceremony, creating a memorable and unexpected moment

The Bride's Command: A Memorable Moment at a Bourgogne-Franche-Comte Church

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In Nouvelle-Aquitaine, at the home of the bride's parents, a close-up shot captures the intricate details of the wedding day; the rings and the bride's elegant shoes adorned with a smoky effect

Elegant Details: Rings and Smoky Shoes Steal the Show at Nouvelle-Aquitaine Wedding

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A couple in the French Alps at Champ dans le vercors, captured as the fiancé blows a dandelion onto his sweetheart. The sun sets behind them, illuminating the grass field.

Champ dans le Vercors: A Breathtaking Engagement Portrait as the Sun Sets on the French Alps

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The bride's sister surprises everyone with a humorous entrance at the ceremony in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Unforgettable Entrance Leaves Wedding Guests in Stitches in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes!

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In Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, at the Townhall, the bride and groom's children eagerly observe as their parents share a loving kiss after their thrilling entrance on quad bikes

A Ride to Remember: Spectacular Quad Bike Entry Seals Wedding Bliss!

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A documentary wedding image capturing the emotional moment at the townhall in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. In the background, the bride's sister and daughter can be seen shedding tears of happiness

Capturing Love and Tears: Emotion-filled Moment at Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Townhall

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A touching moment captured behind the church during a documentary wedding in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, as the bride's father is moved to tears

Emotional Father's Tears Steal the Spotlight at Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Documentary Wedding

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At Art sur Meurthe castle in France, two rooms offer contrasting atmospheres as guests fill the dancefloor, while a close family member of the bride takes a moment to pen thoughts in the guest book

Enchanting Vows: Capturing Magic Moments at Art Sur Meurthe Castle

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At a ceremony in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, the bride and groom exchange a kiss with the mother of the bride as part of the ruban ritual, simultaneously planting a kiss on each of her cheeks

Breathtaking Moment: Newlywed Couple Embraces Beloved Mother-in-law's Blessings

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A creative wedding portrait taken at a reception venue in Centre-Val de Loire, where the groom is captured being thrown in the air by his best men, as the photograph is taken from below, capturing both the groom and the expansive sky above

Centre-Val de Loire Wedding Photography: Groom thrown in air by best men, captured with expansive sky

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Wedding couple in the countryside, creatively jumping and posing for a photo, with the groom leaping with bent legs and the bride extending her leg in front

Countryside Wedding Couple Jumps and Poses Creatively for Photo with Groom and Bride Leap and Extend

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Close-up of the groom's handsome Boutonnière and hand-adjusted bow tie in a creative wedding image set in the countryside

Countryside wedding: Close-up of groom's creative Boutonnière and hand-adjusted bow tie

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Bride and groom kissing after saying 'I do' at Villenave Town Hall in Aquitaine, France. The WPJA honored this stunning image capture of the couple surrounded by tossed flower petals.

Aquitaine Romance: Sealing the Vows Amidst Flower Petals

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At the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes getting ready room, the groom and groomsmen are preparing their ties and shirt collars

The groom and groomsmen are preparing in the groom getting ready room, fixing each others ties and shirt collars

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At a Pyrénées-Atlantiques reception Venue, the dog is waiting for a piece of wedding cake

The bride and groom pointed down at the dog, which was eagerly awaiting a piece of wedding cake at the reception venue

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