Wedding Photos of Passionate

The following “Passionate” 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 “Passionate” 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 couple kissing on dance floor at Bodrum ruins. Red, orange, and yellow lights blur around them in a circle, capturing the essence of burning love.

Burning Love at Bodrum Ruins: Wedding Couple's Passionate Kiss Illuminated by Vibrant Lights

Wedding day image taken at Shenandoah National Park, showcasing a passionate kiss between the couple in a stunning natural backdrop. The love between these newlyweds is palpable in this picturesque setting.

Romantic Kiss at Shenandoah: Newlyweds Share Sweet Moment in Majestic National Park

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Winter Park, FL: A couple in love poses for a lifestyle portrait surrounded by nature. They share a passionate embrace by the water, beautifully captured and highlighted by the talented photographer.

Winter Park, FL: Nature's Amorous Canvass | Passionate Love Immortalized in Stunning Portrait

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Lifestyle couple portrait at Gatlosen showcasing future newlyweds in a winter wonderland. Against a backdrop of snow-capped mountains, the couple shares passionate kisses amidst fresh snow, beautifully highlighted by the photographer.

GATLOSEN WINTER WONDERLAND | PICTURED ENGAGEMENT KISSES

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Capturing love in the Italian Alps, this award-winning portrait showcases a passionate couple bathed in warm, romantic light during a breathtaking sunset in Biella, Italy.

Amore in the Italian Alps: A Passionate Couple's Breathtaking Sunset

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Wedding portrait captured in Villefranche de Lonchat, Dordogne, France. A couple embraces, her tender touch on the groom's face, on the brink of a kiss, amidst a black and white ambiance with a gentle haze.

VILLEFRANCHE DE LONCHAT: A Captivating Embrace in the French Countryside

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In this wedding photo taken at Piney River Ranch near Vail, CO, the groom tenderly kisses the bride amidst the serene beauty of the mountains and mesmerizing reflections in the river.

Pristine Passion: A Portrait of Endless Love in the Majestic Colorado Mountains

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In a romantic scene at Crested Butte, CO, a groom lifts his bride amidst a vibrant field of wildflowers. This award-winning portrait captures the beauty of their wedding day in a scenic venue.

Crested Butte's Wildflower Serenade: Groom Lifts Bride Amidst Romantic Beauty

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Captured against the rustic backdrop of the Barn at Raccoon Creek in Littleton, Colorado, this award-winning wedding portrait showcases the couple's love and the groom's passion for vintage car restoration.

Rustic Romance: Love and Restoration at the Barn in Littleton

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In Cappadocia, Turkey, this award-winning wedding portrait showcases a bride and groom embraced under a veil, with the desert sun illuminating their love. Hot air balloons dot the blue sky, creating a romantic backdrop.

Cappadocian Dream: Sunlit Love Embraces under Veiled Desert Sky

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Gently caressed against the stunning backdrop of Emerald Lake in Crested Butte, Colorado, a devoted groom affectionately embraces his wife, their love illuminated by the rim light, as they face each other on their wedding day.

A Romantic Embrace at Emerald Lake's Radiant Glow

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A talented wedding photographer captured a beautiful portrait of a bride and groom at Dreams and Dragonflies in Windsor, Colorado. The couple is elegantly posed in front of an old barn, beautifully lit in a rustic setting.

Rustic Elegance: Dreams and Dragonflies Wedding Portrait in Windsor

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Wedding photo taken at Hacienda Sitio de Mata in Costa Rica, showing the Bride and Groom gazing at each other inside a beautiful gazebo, with the stunning view as a background.

Romantic Vista: Bride and Groom Lock Eyes in Costa Rican Paradise

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Bride and groom embraced in a passionate rain-kissed scene against the stunning backdrop of Philadelphia City Hall. The urban setting, with its towering buildings, added a gritty and vibrant touch to this award-winning wedding day portrait.

Love Among Skyscrapers: A Rain-Kissed Portrait of Philadelphia City Hall

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World's most innovative and best Rocky Mountain National Park wedding day portraits of A bride and groom sharing a passionate minute alone together after their ceremony

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A black and white Germany couple portrait from a high angle before they kiss

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Pre-wedding couple portrait-session with a Passionate couple on an holiday in Venice, kissing on a water taxi ride

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Friuli Venezia Giulia Fine Art Pre Wedding Portrait near A little waterfall surrounded by green mountains is a perfect scenario for this passionate kiss

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San Francisco - A kiss... Almost! - California Engagement Photographer

The engagement photo session featured a passionate and intimate kiss in the wind, with the photo taken in black and white

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Black and white picture of a couple kissing and lip biting, creating a passionate and romantic atmosphere in the photograph

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The mountains in the photo set in Seattle show a couple deeply in love.

The black-and-white image conveys surprise, emotion and originality, with a passionate and romantic scene of a couple in the mountains

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