Wedding Photos of Philadelphia

The following “Philadelphia” 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 “Philadelphia” 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.

Best wedding photography from a Philadelphia venue showing Bride, groom, and the grooms brother are all getting pumped up for the ceremony while the flower girl isnt quite sure why everyone is yelling

Bride and groom watching chef cook at the Cescaphe Ballroom in Philadelphia

The bride and groom watched the chef cook with lots of flames in the reception room

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Philadelphia City Hall Engagement. A young Philadelphia couple posing during a pre wedding portrait session from the entrance to the Town Hall

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A pre wedding photoshoot from Parc Restaurant in Philadelphia, PA at the Couples favorite restaurant

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Dilworth Park post proposal portrait photos of a happy Philadelphia couple during their engagement shoot with some gorgeous blooming flowers in the foreground

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Philadelphia Museum of Art post proposal portrait photos of a happy Pennsylvania couple using the tip of a trash can shortly after a rain with the contrast of trash can to statue to silhouette

Philadelphia Museum Philadelphia dusk statue Silhouette portrait John Ryan evening portrait

Philadelphia City Hall post proposal portrait photos of a happy Pennsylvania couple at the entrance of the massive building

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Broad Street, Center City Philadelphia post proposal photography showing a smiling PA couple on the meridian of the busy city streets

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Philadelphia Museum of Art lifestyle portrait photography in Pennsylvania for a Couple silhouetted between ferns

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Fairmount Water Works lifestyle photography in Philadelphia, Pennsylania showing the Reflection of an engagement couple

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Philadelphia winter lifestyle portrait photography at Fairmount Water Works for a Pennsylvania couple who are engaged and loving the winter snow at dusk

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A Philadelphia lifestyle couples Nighttime Engagement Shoot on Addison Street

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A Philadelphia couple portrait at the Merion Tribute House happened because the Groom had a mobile cigar bar brought in for the reception so photographer took the couple outside and did some cigar smoke shots

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Philadelphia actual wedding day couple portrait at Merion Tribute House before the ceremony started, the bride and groom walked out the big doors and kissed right before they exited

Philadelphia couple portrait exited doors walked Merion Philadelphia before ceremony

Best Philadelphia wedding photojournalism picture showing a bride using a pretty funky mirror to touch up her makeup

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Philadelphia wedding reportage photojournalist created this image at The Notary Hotel showing wedding guest kneeling and drinking beer in front of giant screen

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A black and white Philadelphia documentary wedding picture of The bride going through the format of the ceremony with her officiant while a bridesmaid is finishing putting her veil on

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Philadelphia wedding reportage photojournalist created this image at The Notary Hotel in Pennsylvania as the bride reacts to seeing a friend on facetime just as she gets into her wedding dress for her philly wedding

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An extraordinary Philadelphia wedding image by a professional Pennsylvania photographer conveying the the bride and groom taking a moment to visit their memory photos at the wedding reception, Remembering the loved ones that couldnt attend wedding

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Best Philadelphia documentary wedding photojournalism image showing the bride living her best life on the dance floor and Being framed by the groom and her uncle in the foreground

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Philadelphia wedding documentary photographer created this image at Ballroom at the Ben during the The Horah Dance for the bride and groom

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View this impressive Philadelphia wedding image showing the Bride watches as her bridesmaids team up to dry off the bouquets before heading off to the ceremony

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A wedding photojournalist in Philadelphia captured this moment showing a friend of the groom watching the couples dog while the cocktail hour party goes down in the background

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This Pennsylvania wedding photojournalism picture is a top quality example of what candid, nontraditional Philadelphia wedding photography looks like, as the Groom and groomsmen are utilizing mirrors on opposite sides of a wall to fix their bowties

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A top wedding photojournalist from Philadelphia created this image of the Bride and groom desperately trying to eat dinner while a constant parade of people interrupt them

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Pre-wedding photo-session at Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA as the urban couple share a kiss as the sun sets in the city

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Pre-wedding portrait-session at Penns Landing, Philadelphia at the Ferris wheel for a festive PA fair-style image

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Outdoor Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia couple engagement photography portrait with a poolside kiss

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Addison Street, Philadelphia, PA environmental couple pre wedding image session with some umbrella singing in the rain

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View this tasteful Philadelphia wedding pic showing the Bride adjusts her dress, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Pennsylvania from the WPJA

Philadelphia wedding pic showing the Bride adjusts her dress, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Pennsylvania

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