Wedding Photos of Minnesota

The following “Minnesota” 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 “Minnesota” 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.

Loring Social, Minneapolis, Minnesota black and white wedding image of the Grandparents being cute

engagement session couple blowing air on a freezing cold night during a blizzard

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Outdoor wedding photography in the rain at Bavaria Downs in Minnesota, Bride and Groom Recessional

Bride and Groom Recessional in the rain

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First kiss with Grooms men celebrating

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Minnesota Guthrie Engagement Shoot - Photo of Couple Dipping at the Guthrie

Minnesota Guthrie Engagement Shoot of Couple Dipping at the Guthrie

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Couple at the Guthrie - Fine Art MN Engagement Photo Shoot

Couple at the Guthrie Fine Art MN during an Engagement Photo Shoot

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Minnesota Capital Engagement Photography – Couple walking through the capital

Minnesota Capital Engagement Photography with a Couple walking through the capital

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Bride Getting Ready

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Minnesota Duluth Couple on the rocks

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Duluth Couple on the cliff for pre-wedding portraits

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Willow Falls Engagement Photography | Couple in waterfall

Willow Falls Engagement Photography with a Couple in waterfall

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Bride watching Groom on stage with guitar and the band

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Engagement Portrait from Minneapolis Minnesota Minneapolis | Couple playing game

Engagement Portrait from Minneapolis Minnesota Minneapolis with a Couple playing game

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Engagement Photography for Minnesota - Minneapolis | Couple in backyard with a dog

Engagement Photography for Minnesota Minneapolis with a Couple in the backyard with a dog

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Engagement Photographer for Minneapolis | Couple Kissing Portrait

Engagement Photo from Minneapolis of a Couple Kissing

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Rustic Oaks, Moorhead, Minnesota engagement photos | they catch snowflakes on their tongues

Rural winter engagement photo created as they catch snowflakes on their tongues

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Having fun in the cave with a couple | Minneapolis Engagement Photographer

The couple had fun posing for their engagement photographs in a cave, dipping, dancing, and kissing while the photographer captured the event

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Two passionate football fans, showcasing their devotion to the game and to each other in Minnesota

This picture captures an affectionate huddle between two passionate football fans, showcasing their devotion to the game and to each other

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Winter wedding in Minnesota | The guys taking a break in the snow

Chilling Out: The Groomsmen are Frosty in Minnesota

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Couple playing near the water during their engagement photo session in MN.

A joyful and romantic engagement photo of a couple embracing by the water, with the sun casting a warm glow

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reception hugs on the dance floor

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The engagement photography session took place at the airport, with the couple standing on the wing of a plane, creating a unique and exciting setting for the image

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Family Dancing at reception party

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Under Umbrellas | MN Engagement Photo Session

Couple Embracing Under Colorful Umbrellas during an Engagement Photo Session

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a bride getting her hair ready thanks to some hair magic

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An aviation couple from Minnesota have an engagement portrait created with their airplane

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Minnesota engagement photography at the water with the city skyline

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the bride with her friends and bouquets in black-and-white

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Elderly woman helped to her seat at Minneapolis Church wedding

an Elderly woman helped to her seat at a Church wedding

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a bride reading a letter before the wedding and starts to get emotional

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