Wedding Photos of National Portrait Gallery

The following “National Portrait Gallery” 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 “National Portrait Gallery” 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 couple embrace on an upper walkway of the National Portrait Gallery, DC, with the museum's dark tones and geometric shapes providing warmth and depth to their engagement announcement portrait

National Portrait Gallery, DC: Couple's Engagement Announcement in Dark Tones and Geometric Shapes

The couple embraced in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC, surrounded by museum guests and twinkling lights, as they posed for their save-the-date engagement announcement portrait

Washington, DC National Portrait Gallery Engagement Image: Couple Embrace Among Twinkling Lights

bw portrait National Portrait Gallery embracing museum guests DC engagement session twinkling lights Washington DC

The couple posed surrounded by prism-like colors in light streaks for their Save-the-Date engagement announcement portrait at the National Portrait Gallery in DC

National Portrait Gallery, DC: Engagement Save-the-Date Portrait with Colorful Light Streaks

DC Save the Date dc engagement portrait light streaks Washington DC couple posed National Portrait Gallery prism colors

The couple jump and posed for their save-the-date engagement announcement portrait mid-air in front of a Rothco painting at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC

Washington, DC: Engaged Couple Mid-Air Jump & Rothco Painting Engagement Portrait

DC engagement session Washington DC National Portrait Gallery Rothco Painting couple jumping DC Save the Date mid air portrait

The couple posed for their save-the-date engagement announcement portrait in the Rothco Room of the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C.

National Portrait Gallery Washington, D.C.: Engagement Announcement Portrait in the Rothco Room

Washington DC DC engagement photography symmetrical portrait couple framed low angle National Portrait Gallery Rothco Room

National Portrait Gallery, DC - A couple portrait on the escalator in the National Portrait Gallery

A couple portrait on the escalator in the National Gallery

couple DC e shoot DC engagement photographer portrait DC pre wedding portraits DC escalator

Engagement Session in a red dress at the National Portrait Gallery in DC

The engagement session featured the couple in a red dress at the Portrait Gallery with patterns of lights in the background

DC National Portrait Gallery red dress Patterns DC engagement photography

National Portrait Gallery DC | Bride-to-be had an amazing, hand-crafted dress made for this session | highlighted with a cool sihloutte

Bride-to-be had an amazing, hand-crafted dress made for this session highlighted with a cool silhouette

DC engagement photography National Portrait Gallery Washington DC Silhouette portrait DC photographer

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.