Wedding Photos of Lyon

The following “Lyon” 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 “Lyon” 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.

Wedding photo captured in Lyon, France, featuring the bride mid-air on the dancefloor. A moment of pure joy and excitement beautifully captured by the photographer.

Bride Soars with Joy on Lyon Dancefloor: Photographer Captures Magical Moment in France

A candid and heartwarming shot on the wedding day in Lyon, showing a joyful grandmother and granddaughter playfully holding photo props of lips and a mustache over her mouth.

Joyful Generations: Grandma and Granddaughter Playfully Pose with Props in Lyon Wedding Celebration

heartwarming joyful Lyon Wedding Moment pose family child love

A romantic engagement portrait in Lyon, capturing the couple indoors with a warm light illuminating their intertwined hands and showcasing the engagement ring.

Love Illuminated: Intertwined Hands Glowing in Lyon Engagement Portrait

intertwined hands Lyon low angle indoors engagement ring warm light Lyon engagement session

Soft window light brightens a cozy indoor cuddle session in Lyon, capturing the love between this couple in an intimate and romantic engagement portrait.

Loving Lyon: Intimate Indoor Cuddle Captures Romance Before "I Do"

window light soft light cuddle session Lyon engagement photography romantic portrait cozy Lyon

A romantic engagement portrait of a couple in Lyon, captured in an indoor tight embrace by soft window light, shot from a high angle.

Lofty Love: Lyon's Lovers Embrace in Soft Window Light

Lyon overhead tight embrace window light intimate indoor soft light

Fine art couple engagement portrait by a Lyon wedding photographer in Jardin des Curiosités, France capturing an intimate backlit embrace and a romantic sunset kiss.

Intimate Backlit Embrace: Fine Art Lyon Engagement Portrait at Jardin des Curiosités

Lyon backlit embrace romantic kiss Lyon engagement photography sunset

Engagement portrait of a couple kissing in front of Basilique Notre-Dame de Fourvière captured by a Lyon wedding photographer - fine art image with soft afternoon light and all-white sky above them.

Love in Lyon: Romantic Couple Kisses at Basilique Notre-Dame de Fourvière

soft light Lyon Lyon engagement photographer Basilique Notre Dame de Fourvière white sky couple kissing

Portrait of a couple captured by a French wedding photographer in Lyon, France, depicting a serene scene of them embracing and holding hands at home.

French Flair: Embraced Indoors – Engagement Portrait in Lyon, France

Lyon engagement photographer France Lyon French Couple Lyon Home Session window light holding hands

A funny wedding portrait captured at Burger King on the charming docks of Confluence in Lyon, France. The couple is savoring their favorite burgers in a moment of bliss just before their ceremony. They celebrate their special day in a unique way.

Burger King Bliss: Whimsical Wedding Portrait at Confluence Docks in Lyon, France

funny wedding photography couple Burger King wedding Lyon France Confluence favorite burgers

Bride's veil caught by the wind as she exits the church in Lyon.

Whispers of Lyon: The Unforgettable Windblown Bride

bride Rhone Bride France wedding France Bride black and white Lyon photographer

Portrait of a couple by a Lyon wedding photographer during a love session at the future bride and groom's residence.

Love Blooming: Lyon Photographer's Couple Portrait at Future Bride & Groom's Home

Lyon engagement photography wooden walls hug from behind Lyon Love Session Lyon eyes closed couples home

Portrait of a Lyon couple during a session at the bride and groom's new residence,, they are on their backs on the carpet, high angle shot looking down on them.

Capturing Love from Above: Lyon Couple's Unique At-Home Engagement Portrait Session

stairs laying on carpet high angle shot Lyon engagement photographer Lyon couple Lyon couples home

Indoor couple portrait captured during a romantic window session at the future bride and groom's home in Lyon.

Love by the Window: Romantic Indoor Couple Portrait in Lyon Home

Lyon future bride and Groom indoor session Lyon PreWedding Photographer window light

Portrait of a couple captured by a Lyon wedding photographer in an intimate and artistic shot from above, showing their romantic kissing at home with tight focus on their emotions.

ELEGANT ENGAGEMENT PORTRAIT: Intimate Lyon Couple Kisses in Artistic Home Shot

Lyon Lyon engagement photographer romantic kissing at home session shot from above intimate shot

Creative couple portrait by a Lyon wedding photographer in France, capturing the couple in a botanic garden surrounded by a lush tropical setting.

Enchanted Love Story: Engagement Portrait in Lyon Botanic Garden, France

eyes closed tropical setting Lyon Lyon botanic garden lush setting Lyon engagement photographer

Couple portrait by a Lyon wedding photographer, France showing an artistic scene of the couple surrounded by love and lush foliage in a botanic garden.

Botanic Bliss: An Artistic Engagement Portrait in Lyon, France

Lyon botanic garden lush foliage Lyon Botanic Garden Lyon engagement photographer France

A creative pre-wedding engagement portrait in Lyon, France, featuring a face to face silhouetted couple hugging indoors. The intimate pose beautifully captured by the photographer in their Lyon flat.

GLAMOROUS ENGAGEMENT PORTRAIT | LYON, FRANCE | A SEDUCTIVE SILHOUETTE

romantic Lyon engagement session stylish engagement photoshoot French romance sophisticated couple portraits tender couple

In Lyon, Rhône, at the reception venue, a wedding takes place despite the rain. The couple stays cozy indoors for a warm portrait, captured through a window covered in raindrops.

Portrait of Love: A Rain-Kissed Lyon Wedding, Embraced in Window's Caress

Lyon portrait bride and groom rainy Artistic Lyon wedding photography Rhône Lyon portrait photography

Religious ceremony at Lacenas Church in Beaujolais. The bride's brother performs a song while his son watches adoringly. A heartwarming moment captured on the wedding day.

Beaujolais: A Joyful Serenade at Lacenas Church- Capturing Heartwarming Love

Lyon Wedding Venue lyon weddings wedding day Beaujolais ceremony Lyon Bride Lyon wedding photography Lyon

In this heartfelt moment at Lyon Rhône Church, the groom delivers an emotionally charged word to his wife. Her tearful reaction leaves the bridesmaids visibly moved, capturing the raw emotions of the wedding day.

Lyon Rhône Church: A Groom's Poignant Words Unleash Untamed Wedding Emotions.

Emotional moment tearful reaction Rhône Lyon wedding photography Rhone Church Lyon

Lyon Rhône Church Exit: Guests and the bride and groom celebrate their wedding day with a burst of color and joy, as they play with smoke bombs outside the church after the ceremony.

Celebratory Burst: Lyon Rhône Church Exit in Colorful Smoke Bombs

red smoke Rhône Rhone Documentary Wedding Photography Lyon Smoke Bombs outside church church exit

At a Lyon Rhône Reception Venue, the girls eagerly compete to catch the bridal bouquet while other guests observe the exciting scene.

Lyon Rhône: The Bouquet Battle - Capturing the Eager Competition

Lyon Documentary Wedding Photography catching bouquet Rhône Lyon exciting scene

A young girl blows bubbles at guests in line outside Eglise de Saint-Just Chaleyssin, a church south of Lyon, after a wedding ceremony

Bubble-Blessed Bliss: A Whimsical Moment Outside Eglise de Saint-Just Chaleyssin

young Girl Lyon Documentary Wedding Photography Eglise de Saint Just Chaleyssin guests lined up Lyon blowing bubbles French Church

In Lyon, France, an engaged couple shares a romantic musical session while sitting on a picnic blanket, with the groom-to-be playing their favorite music on a guitar

The Melodic Promises: Capturing Love and Harmony in Lyon

engaged couple France musical session harmony guitar lyon engagement portrait romantic

A WPJA wedding photographer captures an intimate portrait of an engaged couple in Lyon, France, as they share a tender kiss in a beautiful golden field illuminated by the warm backlight of the sunshine

Amour Doré: A Golden Kiss in Lyon

Lyon golden field sunshine engaged couple tender kiss Lyon engagement session warm backlight

In a beautiful outdoor setting in Lyon, France, a soon-to-be married couple shares an intimate kiss, wrapped in an embrace, surrounded by stunning white and purple flowers

Love's Bouquet: A Sensational Romance Unveiled in Lyon's Enchanting Garden

embrace intimate kiss Lyon Lyon engagement photography field of flowers

A captivating engagement portrait taken by a talented wedding photographer amidst a picturesque forest near Lyon, France, capturing the intimate and affectionate connection shared between the couple

Enchanted Love: A Forest Encounter in Lyon

Lyon hug from behind affectionate lyon engagement portrait forest engagement

In a picturesque forest near Lyon, France, a joyful engaged couple shares a tender embrace as they laugh together while sitting on a large rock

Amour en Forêt: A Whimsical Journey of Love and Laughter in Lyon

France hills Lyon tender embrace laughing sitting on rock Lyon engagement session

In this image captured by a Lyon wedding photographer, the bride, groom, witnesses, and mother are visibly moved as the ceremony celebrant delivers a heartfelt tribute to the deceased.

Heartfelt Tribute: Lyon's Emotional Wedding Ceremony Unites Grieving Hearts

emotional ceremony Lyon Lyon Documentary Wedding Photography Lyon outdoor ceremony

In Lyon, Rhône, at a reception venue, this WPJA Honor Award-winning image captured the bride's reaction as she discovered her makeup, with her son and nephew patiently looking on in admiration.

Bride's Astonishment: A WPJA Honor Award-Winning Lyon Wedding Photo Unveiling Makeup

wedding makeup Rhone reception venue Brides reaction Lyon Rhône admiration Lyon Bride Lyon wedding photography

Pages

WPJA contest judges have been recognized by their industry peers, winning top awards as staff picture editors, staff photojournalists, and newsroom mentors while working for these and other leading publications and journalism organizations.