Wedding Photos of Istanbul wedding photography

The following “Istanbul 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 “Istanbul 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.

Excitement fills the moment as two young boys in smart bow ties and formal wear gaze eagerly at a decadent wedding cake at the Hilton Hotel Istanbul.

Boys in Bow Ties Admiring Decadent Cake at Hilton Hotel Istanbul Wedding Celebration

A wedding photographer captured the bride and groom sharing a romantic kiss in front of the symmetrical windows at Feriye Palace Istanbul. The venue provided the wonderful backdrop for this award-winning artistic portrait.

Symmetrical Windows: An Artistic Wedding Kiss at Feriye Palace Istanbul

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Bosphorus Palace İstanbul sets the stage for an award-winning wedding day detail - meticulously capturing the bride's shoes and their enchanting reflection, beautifully framed by warm tones and elegant white window curtains.

Bosphorus Bliss: Capturing Enchanting Reflections of the Bride's Shoes

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In the beautiful setting of Mersin Hilton Hotel, a joyous wedding scene unfolds at night as the bride and groom share a heartfelt kiss, surrounded by their loving friends.

Love and Laughter Underneath the Mersin Moonlight

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A professional wedding photographer captured this enchanting portrait at Giritli Restaurant in Istanbul, Turkey. The couple shares a romantic session at the street tables while a cat gracefully passes by on the charming cobblestone street.

Charming Cat Strolls Past as Couple Share Intimate Moment, Istanbul

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Istanbul, Turkey: This heartwarming image captures the bride's emotional reaction upon seeing the groom for the first time following their heartfelt vows

Istanbul's Tears of Joy: A Glimpse of True Love

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Groomsmen assist the groom in tying his bowtie at Istanbul's Pera Palace Hotel, using a smartphone camera as a mirror

Groomsmen's Reflections: Capturing the Bowtie Bond at Istanbul's Pera Palace Hotel

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Makeup artist applying finishing touches to the bride's look at Parma Sole Italian Restaurant in Istanbul. Captured in black and white, the artist works his brush by the large window.

Istanbul Serenade: A Bride's Final Look by the Window

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A couple dancing wildly during their wedding day celebrations at Koç Museum in Istanbul, Turkiye.

Wild Celebration: Dancing Through Love at Koç Museum Wedding

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A man pours drinks into held glasses during a wedding celebration at Hünkar Suyu Kasri in Istanbul, Turkey. This image earned the photographer an award from WPJA for their expertise in capturing wedding moments.

Wedding Celebration: Hünkar Suyu Kasri - Drink-Pouring Triumph in Istanbul

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A couple in Istanbul, celebrates on their way to their wedding venue with glasses of champagne on a boat

Champagne Toasts and Bosphorus Boats: A Romantic Pre-Wedding Adventure in Istanbul

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In Istanbul, a Blue award-winning photo captures the heartwarming moment when a toddler son joyfully runs towards his mother, overwhelmed with excitement, as he sees her for the first time as a bride

A Heartwarming Capture: Toddler Son's Joy as He Sees His Mother as a Bride in Istanbul

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A joyful bride basking in the sunlight embraces her brother with a deep display of sibling love in Istanbul, Yanik Mektep

Siblings' Sunlit Embrace: A Joyful Bride's Deep Display of Love in Istanbul, Yanik Mektep

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The groom's portrait at Ciragan Palace Kempinski Hotel in Istanbul, capturing him in black and white with his reflection seen in the glass of a wall photograph

Ciragan Palace Kempinski Hotel in Istanbul showcases groom's black-and-white portrait with reflection in glass

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A bride's young daughter watches in awe as her mother gets her makeup done at the Mandarin Bosphorus Hotel in Istanbul. This heartwarming moment captured by the wedding photojournalist earned a prestigious WPJA Honor Award.

In Awe: A Mother's Makeup - A Wedding Story at the Mandarin Bosphorus Hotel, Istanbul

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A professional wedding photographer captured this beautiful image at Adile Sultan Sarayı İstanbul. The photo shows a joyful bride dancing alone on a dimly lit, backlit dance floor, with a misty atmosphere around her. This photo won a WPJA Honor Award.

Adile Sultan Sarayı İstanbul: A Captivating Dance of Joy, WPJA Honor Award Winner.

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At the Six Senses Kocatas Mansions in Istanbul, a romantic wedding day portrait session was conducted for the couple as they posed along a garden path

An artistic wedding photographer captured the couple's memories along a garden path in a romantic portrait session

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At a wedding reception in Istanbul, Turkey, the newlyweds are captured in the moment, joyfully dancing and having fun

In Istanbul, Turkey, the newlyweds are joyfully dancing at their wedding reception

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The bride and groom in a documentary-style black and white photo in Istanbul, Turkey, are embracing their loved ones in a loving embrace

In Istanbul, Turkey, the bride and groom lovingly embrace their family

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A playful couple having fun cutting their wedding cake at Istanbul, Turkey was captured in a beautiful BW image

In Istanbul, Turkey, a beautiful BW image captured a playful couple cutting their wedding cake

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An Istanbul bride and groom take some happy selfies following their wedding in Turkey

The newlywed couple took happy selfies in the back of their limo following their wedding

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From Istanbul, Polenezkoy, an outdoor picture of the traditional celebration to the groom with drums and dancing

A traditional street celebration involves the groom being celebrated with drums and dancing

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In Istanbul, Anadolu Kulubu, the grandma is looking at her granddaughter's wedding dress

Grandma tenderly caressed her granddaughter's hanging wedding gown

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First dance in the stage lights for the couple at İstanbul Çırağan Kempinsky

The bride and groom had their first dance on the stage floor under the stage lights

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View this stylish Istanbul wedding bridal photo session in the hotel terrace with glass reflections of the view, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography at the Bosphorus Swiss Hotel from the WPJA

Istanbul wedding bridal photo session in the hotel terrace with glass reflections of the view, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography at the Bosphorus Swiss Hotel

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View this tasteful Istanbul grooms portrait before the wedding which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography at Wyndham Kalamis from the WPJA

Istanbul grooms portrait before the wedding which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography at Wyndham Kalamis

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View this poetic Istanbul Bridal portrait in BW before the ceremony, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography at Wyndham Kalamis from the WPJA

Istanbul Bridal portrait in BW before the ceremony, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography at Wyndham Kalamis

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Istanbul wedding photography contest award winning candid moment after a day of rain stress, the walk of pride

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