Wedding Photos of Massachusetts

The following “Massachusetts” 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 “Massachusetts” 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.

The engaged couple embraced on the beach of Cape Cod, during a lifestyle pre wedding portrait session with light washed out tones

On Cape Cod's beach, the engaged couple embraced during a pre wedding portrait session

The couple captured in a beautiful lifestyle engagement image, heading out on their boat in Nantucket Sound on Nantucket Island and playing with reflections

Nantucket Island: Couple in lifestyle engagement image on boat playing with reflections of Nantucket Sound

Nantucket Engagement Photographer Nantucket Sound sunset portrait reflections boat Massachusetts Nantucket

A pre-wedding lifestyle couple portrait was captured of the couple on the dock at Borderland State Park

A couple posed for a lifestyle engagement portrait on a boat dock at a State Park by the water

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At Ocean Edge Resort, Brewster, MA, three groomsmen tie their ties and seem to mimic the painting they stand near

The three groomsmen carefully knotting their ties, their movements mirroring the painting behind them, created a striking image

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A groomsmen gets his beard trimmed in his friend's childhood home before the wedding at a Private Residence in Cohasset, MA

The scene of the groomsmen getting his beard trimmed in his friend's childhood home before the wedding is framed by the open doorway

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The guests gasped in awe as the groomsmen performed a triumphant back flip after his introduction at the Kalmar Village reception

At the reception, the groomsmen's back flip after his speech elicited gasps of awe from the guests

groomsman dancing Massachusetts photographer Massachusetts back flip North Truro Kalmar Village

In Gloucester, Massachusetts, the engaged couple near the beach, walking on a small hill

A pre-wedding lifestyle portrait of an engaged couple walking hand in hand on a small hill near the beach

Gloucester Engagement Photographer Gloucester Hand in hand Massachusetts small hill

As the young flowergirl passed out high fives to the guests in the pews of St. Joseph Chapel in Falmouth MA, it was a truly memorable moment of the ceremony

The flowergirl delighted guests at the Chapel ceremony with a high-five as she passed them in the pews

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The bride was seated in a chair with a look of fear on her face as the hora dance commenced and she was about to be lifted off the floor in the Boston Museum of Science in Massachusetts

The bride, her face a mask of terror, sat in a chair as the hora dance began

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A grandmother talks to her granddaughter at the Wychmere Beach Club, Harwich MA wedding venue

At a Beach Club wedding venue, the grandmother and granddaughter had a conversation during the social break between the ceremony and reception

Massachusetts Cape Cod Granddaughter Harwich grandmother Wychmere Beach Club Harwich Wedding Photographer

A dance floor move is expressed at the Temple Emanuel Newton, MA wedding venue

A man at the wedding venue busted a dance floor move and appeared to be posing for his picture

Temple Emanuel Newton Massachusetts

A military groom getting ready before the wedding ceremony at Chatham Bars Inn, Chatham MA

The military groom was proudly displaying his dress uniform and sword to the groomsmen prior to the wedding ceremony

Chatham MA Massachusetts military groom uniform Chatham Wedding Photographer Chatham Bars Inn

Emotional reaction to father daughter dance by family and friends at the Chatham Bars Inn, Chatham MA

Family and friends displayed smiles and warm looks in reaction to the father daughter dance

Chatham Wedding Photographer Chatham family and friends Chatham MA Massachusetts father daughter dance emotion Chatham Bars Inn

The Bride's hysterical laughter echoed through Wychmere Beach Club, Harwich MA, during the Maid of Honor's speech

The bride was in stitches of laughter throughout the Maid of Honor's speech

Wychmere Beach Club speech laughter Harwich Massachusetts maid of honor Harwich photographer

The Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation was the perfect backdrop for the newlyweds to share a carefully planted kiss on the nose after the ceremony

The newlyweds shared a kiss as they exited their outdoor ceremony in a garden setting

ceremony exit garden Ceremony kiss on nose Massachusetts Waltham Photographer The Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation Waltham

The couple shared a spontaneous smooch while visiting guests at their dinner table in the historic Wellfleet Preservation Hall under a clear tent

At dinner, guests watched as the newlyweds shared a loving kiss under the clear tent

Wellfleet Preservation Hall dinner table kissing clear tent Massachusetts Wellfleet Photographer tented reception

The photo taken through the reflection of the fence & the light of the day of the couple in the Boston Common/Park/Ceremony created a brightly glowing memory

Boston Common: Couple's glowing memory captured in day's light reflections

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The bride and groom, donning sunglasses, stroll away from a vintage Mercedes parked in the sunlight of the golden hour at a private residence in Cape Cod, Massachusetts

The bride and groom take a leisurely walk in the glowing light of the golden hour, stylishly attired in sunglasses

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At a Cape Cod MA Private Residence, the Bride was dancing outside and caught through the glass with family and friends in background

The Bride was joyfully dancing with family and friends on the grass lawn at a Private Residence

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Couple dancing outdoors at night surrounded by family and friends at Oceanview, Nahant, Massachusetts

The couple celebrated their union surrounded by family and friends with an outdoor nighttime reception involving dancing

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At the Cape Club in Sharon, Massachusetts, the bride and groom were delighted as the guests cheered and reacted to the football game playing on the phone during the reception

Guests cheered and reacted to a football game playing on a phone during the bride and groom's reception

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Reflection of bridesmaids toasting pre-ceremony at The Cape Club, Sharon, Massachusetts

The bridesmaids toasted in front of a reflective glass window before the ceremony

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Dog watching bride get ready at a Private Home in Berlin, Massachusetts

A dog is lounging on the couch, observing the bride getting ready for her special day

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engagement shoot on a cobblestone road

Boston photographer Kayla Rice cobblestone road Massachusetts Beacon Hill Boston

This Boston couple smiles at each other on a sidewalk in Beacon Hill during their engagement session

couple smiles at each other on a sidewalk during their engagement session

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couple embrace while standing in a cobblestone alley

Beacon Hill Boston photographer Boston cobblestone alley couple embrace Massachusetts Kayla Rice

A Massachusetts couple are embracing while walking through Beacon Hill

couple are embracing while walking through the city

Boston photographer Beacon Hill Massachusetts Couple embracing Kayla Rice Boston

At the Good Harbor Beach, Gloucester, Massachusetts, a couple is embracing on a path in the dunes with a bird in the sky

Massachusetts Gloucester Photographer Simi Rabinowitz dunes Couple embracing Gloucester Good Harbor Beach

Image from the Good Harbor Beach, Gloucester, Massachusetts showing a silhouette of a couple kissing at sunset

Simi Rabinowitz Gloucester Photographer sunset portrait couple kissing Good Harbor Beach Gloucester Massachusetts

A picture from the Laurel Ridge Bed & Breakfast in Warren, Massachusetts featured a bouquet with a pendant from the bride's grandparents

At the Laurel Ridge Bed & Breakfast in Warren, Massachusetts, a bouquet with a pendant from the bride's grandparents was featured in a picture

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