Wedding Photos of Manhattan

The following “Manhattan” 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 “Manhattan” 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.

Manhattan Apple Computer Shoot - Engagement session in Grand Central, Manhattan, NYC

Manhattan Apple Computer Engagement session in Grand Central, Manhattan, NYC

Union League Club, NYC wedding venue photography | A Bride & Groom portrait using light and shadows

Capture the special day at the Union League Club in NYC with a bride and groom portrait featuring light and shadows

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Couple sits on steps together for Manhattan New York Engagement Session

Couple sits on steps together for Engagement Session shot from a high angle

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Wedding photograph of dad seeing bride for the first time... emotional response | Wedding day moments captured in Manhattan, New York

Wedding photograph of dad seeing bride for the first time with an emotional response in Manhattan, New York

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Manhattan, New York wedding reception photography of groom giving high-five to ring bearer

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Subway engagement photo shoot in Manhattan, NYC

Engagement photo shoot in the subway, captured with slow shutter to show movement of the train, couple standing on the platform touching heads

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Denis Gostev, of New York, is a wedding photographer for Tavern on the Green

everyone wiping tears at this outdoor wedding ceremony

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NYC portrait a couple perched high atop the city Long before their wedding

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A Manhattan couple take some time to enjoy the afternoon sun during their pre-wedding shoot

A Manhattan couple takes some time to enjoy the afternoon sun during their pre-wedding shoot

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Manhattan New York engagement portrait at a museum

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the bride and groom during the ceremony beneath a stormy sky in Manhattan, NY

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The groom kisses his bride as guests hold sparklers on either side of them in this photo in Manhattan

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Detail photo of the bride walking down a narrow, stone street as she holds her dress up

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The bride and groom hold hands and raise their arms as they are surrounded by sunlight

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New York City groom is reflected in a wall mirror after he is finished getting ready on wedding day

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New York City wedding photographer created this humorous image of a groom celebrating at his reception in a red suit

New York City humorous image of a groom celebrating at his reception in a red suit

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Queens, New York wedding photographer captured this black and white picture of an indoor wedding reception

Queens, New York black and white picture of an indoor wedding reception

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New York City wedding photographer captured this outdoor image of a bride covering her eyes and holding a red bouquet

New York City outdoor image of a bride covering her eyes and holding a red bouquet

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image of the bride and groom getting married on a boat

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Manhattan wedding photographer caught the moment of the grooms men watching a tutorial on how to tie a tie in this black and white photo

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Manhattan wedding photographer captured this photo of a cake covered bride and groom playfully completing the cake cutting

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Manhattan wedding photographer captured this photo of the bride and her bridesmaids making their way to the ceremony in a snowstorm while sheltering under umbrellas

the bride and her bridesmaids making their way to the ceremony in a snowstorm while sheltering under umbrellas

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Detail photo of a dragon fly flying past the bride as a man tries to shoo it. Taken by a Manhattan, NY wedding photographer

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Manhattan wedding photographer captured this emotional image of a bride crying while holding the hand of her elderly grandmother

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The groomsmen stand outside getting ready for the ceremony in this award-winning image by a Manhattan, NY wedding photographer

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Manhattan bride and groom pose in front of butterfly wings - New York wedding portrait photography

Manhattan bride and groom pose in front of butterfly wings for a New York wedding portrait photo

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Manhattan bridal party at the reception ketubah signing - New York wedding photo

Manhattan wedding bridal party at the reception ketubah signing in New York

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At a wedding in Manhattan, the father lovingly holds a sleeping baby, classic of times gone by captured in this beautiful black and white photograph

The father tenderly cradles the sleeping baby in a dress

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The bride and groom shared a romantic kiss in the photobooth at their Manhattan wedding reception, beneath a grand chandelier, she in her white gown and he in his suit

The bride and groom kissed at the photobooth at the wedding reception

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