Wedding Photos of Ireland

The following “Ireland” 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 “Ireland” 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.

guests hold kids outside at the wedding

Little girl dances in the sunlight at the outdoor wedding reception in Dublin

a Little girl dances in the sunlight at the outdoor wedding reception

a Little girl dances Leinster Dublin outdoor wedding reception sunlight Dublin Ireland

Bride and groom smile at each other during the wedding ceremony in Cork, Ireland

Ireland bride and groom Dublin smile Cork Cork wedding ceremony

Bride and groom smile at each other as they walk down the aisle after the wedding ceremony in Kildare, Ireland

Image of the Bride and groom as they walk down the aisle after the wedding ceremony in Kildare, Ireland

Dublin walk down aisle after wedding ceremony bride and groom Ireland Kildare

Photo showing Bridesmaids helping the bride with her dress in front of a mirror before the wedding ceremony in Wexford, Ireland

dress Dublin Ireland mirror Dublin bride Bridesmaids helping the bride

Photo of a Wexford bride enjoying her drink at her Ireland wedding reception

Wexford drinking Photo of a Wexford bride Ireland wedding reception bw

The bride put her shoes on as others help with getting ready preparations in this wedding day photo from Meath, Ireland

bride Dublin Ireland getting ready shoes stairs County Meath

Laois, Ireland girl points at the wedding cake art the reception in this photo

Dublin cake black and white Laois Ireland girl reception

Kildare, Ireland bride getting help with her hair before the wedding in this getting ready image

County Kildare bride Ireland hair Kildare bride getting ready bw

Kilkenny, Ireland guests celebrate with the bride and groom at the wedding ceremony

Dublin Kilkenny Ireland

Louth, Ireland Church wedding photographer - the bride and groom laugh with guests during the signing of the official marriage certificate

Louth, Ireland Church wedding photo of the bride and groom laughing with guests during the signing of the official marriage certificate Dublin

Louth signing Dublin guests bride and groom Ireland laughing

Dublin, Ireland wedding reportage photographer - the bride offers a hug to her father during the Church ceremony

church bride Ireland father of the bride bouquet Dublin

Dublin, Ireland bride looks at herself in the mirror while in her dress before the wedding ceremony

dress Dublin getting ready mirror Ireland black and white

bride and groom celebrate with the guests at the wedding reception

celebration Dublin Ireland bride and groom Louth

Castlemartyr, Cork bride getting help with her dress with her bridesmaids before the wedding

Cork Waterford Ireland bridesmaids bridesmaid bride gown

Kildare, Ireland wedding ceremony photography - the bride and groom are showered with confetti after their church vows

bride and groom confetti Ireland Kildare County Kildare church Dublin

The bride and her entourage are prepared for the Kildare, Ireland wedding ceremony

bride Dublin County Kildare bridesmaids getting ready bw Ireland

Kildare, Ireland bridesmaids smile with the bride in her dress in this pre-ceremony image

Kildare County Kildare Ireland dress bride bridesmaids Dublin

Kildare, Ireland bride finishing getting ready for the wedding in this reportage-style picture

mirror Ireland dress Kildare Dublin getting ready County Kildare

Adare manor, Limerick, Ireland Wedding Photo of Man Getting Kissed with Great Expression

Adare manor, Co. Clare, Ireland Wedding Photo of Man Getting Kissed with Great Expression

guest Ireland groom Adare manor groomsman wedding reception Limerick

Kildare, Ireland bride looking into the mirror while getting her dress ready before the wedding ceremony in this documentary-style photo

Kildare dress Dublin Ireland getting ready bride mirror

Kildare, Ireland bridesmaid trying to grab the bride as her and the groom get into the car after the wedding

Ireland Dublin Kildare County Kildare car bridesmaid groom

Cork, Ireland guest celebrating with the bride and groom by throwing confetti outside at the wedding

Ireland guest bride and groom Cork confetti

Dublin guests hold up part of the brides dress while the groom is underneath it

the guests hold up part of the brides dress while the groom is underneath it

bride Leinster dance floor Dublin dress Ireland groom

Dublin bride and groom pretend to be on the phone with each other using heels at the reception

the bride and groom pretend to be on the phone with each other using heels at the reception

Leinster bride and groom humor reception Ireland Dublin

A bluegrass band plays music on stage during the reception in this photo by a Waterford wedding photographer.

A bluegrass band plays live music on stage during the reception in this photo by a Waterford wedding photographer.

musicians band Waterford Ireland reception

Men dance in a line wearing white skirts during the reception in this photo by a Waterford, Munster wedding photographer

Ireland Munster dance reception dancing Waterford

The bride and groom sit in front of guests seated at long tables during the reception in this photo by a Waterford, Munster wedding photographer.

The bride and groom sit in front of guests seated at long tables during the reception in this photo by a Waterford, Ireland wedding photographer

Waterford tables Ireland Munster groom meal eating

Wedding Photojournalism | Image contains: flowergirls, magazine, window seat, bag, color

Children girls child white Ireland Color

Waterford, Ireland cake cutting image with flowergirls and the bride and groom

Waterford cake Color child tie Children Ireland

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