Wedding Photos of Newlywed portrait

The following “Newlywed portrait” 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 “Newlywed portrait” 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 in Metz Moselle, with couple seated on a bench near the water's edge. Surrounded by a metallic heart, they pose back-to-back in stylish stances.

METALLIC EMBRACE: Captivating Love Story Whispers on the Water's Edge in Metz

A stunning portrait captures the intricate henna designs on the bride's hand as she and her partner share a tender hug at Livermore Shiva Vishnu temple on their wedding day.

Henna-Adorned Love: A Tender Embrace at Livermore Shiva Vishnu Temple

tender California photographer Livermore CA hug Shiva Vishnu Temple bride and groom henna

In Budir, Iceland, a wedding photographer captured this image of a bride and groom walking away from the camera amidst strong winds, just as a storm loomed in the distance.

Budir breeze: Newlyweds embrace as stormy inspiration blows in Iceland

Budir weddings field natural lighting windy Newlywed portrait wedding couple bride and groom

At Love Valley, in Goreme, Nevsehir, newlywed couples posed for wedding day portraits while hot air balloons soared under cloudy skies behind their embrace

An artistic wedding photographer captured a moment of newlyweds posing for portraits under cloudy skies and hot air balloons

Hot air balloons Nevsehir Goreme Wedding Portrait love valley Newlywed portrait cloudy skies Turkey

The newlyweds posed for a non-traditional wedding portrait on the city streets, surrounded by colorful graffiti

Istanbul, Turkey couple photo of the newlyweds in their traditional clothing on the streets of Beyoglu

Newlywed portrait urban streets Turkey traditional clothing graffiti Istanbul photographer

A Poland wedding photographer has captured a stunning portrait of the bride and groom enjoying a moment of rest beneath a fiery arch of autumnal foliage

Poland young couple wedding photography | the newlyweds are resting on a bench by Fryderyk Chopin's house in Zelazowa Wola

Poland resting on bench Zelazowa Wola Fryderyk Chopins Home Newlywed portrait Poland photographer

The newlyweds posed together at Schloss Vollrads, illuminated by the sun shining through the trees

At Schloss Vollrads, the sun shone through the trees as the newlyweds posed together

Schloss Vollrads germany photographer Germany Newlywed portrait trees light Oestrich Winkel

Bride and groom at their wedding smoking a cigar at Tyler Arboretum Media, PA

The bride and groom lit up cigars at their wedding, creating a backlit flamebreather illusion

Media PA smoking cigar John Ryan Newlywed portrait Tyler Arboretum Pennsylvania photographer Pennsylvania

bride and groom portrait session on the beach sands

Florida beach sands Florida Photographer St Augustine Newlywed portrait

wedding couple in industrial wagon

Essen Photographer Zeche Zollverein Essen Germany Essen industrial wagon Newlywed portrait

portrait of the newlyweds outdoors

Herault Newlywed portrait Occitanie Hérault photographer Domaine des Moures

Hotel Antonieta, Oaxaca Newlywed portrait under her flowing veil

Oaxaca wedding portrait under the bride's veil

oaxaca wedding photographer Newlywed portraits couple portraits Newlywed portrait Hotel Antonieta couple portrait

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