Wedding Photos of Rome

The following “Rome” 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 “Rome” 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.

Capturing their love amidst the golden embrace of a wheat field in historic Via Labicana, Rome, this award-winning portrait exudes an ethereal beauty, with the groom gently gazing at his radiant bride.

Golden Love in Historic Via Labicana: Award-Winning Ethereal Beauty Exudes

Award-winning portrait captures the romance of a couple at the Basilica of St. Peter, Vatican City. Warm tones and a dream-like quality create a stunning artistic depiction of their love on their wedding day.

Captivating Love at St. Peter's: A Dreamlike Wedding Portrait

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Wedding portrait in black and white showcasing the bride from the waist up, with a village view below, captured at Hotel Eden in Rome, at the getting ready location.

Glamorous Roman Road: Bride's Black & White Waist-Up Portrait with Village View

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Capturing elegance at Villa Miani in Rome, this award-winning wedding photographer beautifully immortalizes the bride's picturesque pose. With her hair and veil gracefully dancing in the wind, she gazes over her shoulder.

Whispers of Romance: A Timeless Portrait at Villa Miani, Rome

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An artistic wedding photographer captures a beautiful detail shot at the bride's home in Rome, Italy. The award-winning image showcases the engagement ring delicately balanced between the bride's stunning and elegant wedding shoes.

Rome's Delicate Balance: Love in the Bride's Ornate Shoes

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Wedding couple at Villa Miani, Rome, during sunset. They face each other in a romantic partial silhouette effect. Warm tones and golden sunlight add to the atmosphere.

Golden Eternity: A Roman Romance at Villa Miani as Sunset Illuminates Love

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An award-winning wedding day image captured by a creative photographer at Casina Macchia Madama in Rome. The photo showcases intricate details of the bride's dress, veil, and the groom's hand, beautifully illuminated by soft, warm sunlight.

Ethereal Sunlight Embraces Intimate Vows in Rome's Macchia Madama

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A captivating black and white photograph taken at the groom's residence in Rome, Italy, showcasing the unity and support between the groom and his groomsmen. A symbolic display of masculine strength and teamwork.

Roman Brotherhood: A Symbolic Display of Masculine Strength and Unity

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An award-winning wedding day detail picture captures the intricate beauty of a bride stepping into her gown in Rome. The black and white image showcases the patterned layers of the dress curving around the shoe, creating a mesmerizing composition.

Roman Elegance: A Captivating Portrait of a Bride's Dress Layers

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A child plays during a church ceremony at Santa Maria del Riposo church in Bracciano, Italy

Child's Joyful Serenade: Captivating Moments at Santa Maria del Riposo Church in Bracciano, Italy

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The groom and his friends celebrate in a pub in Rome, Italy, moments before the wedding ceremony

Pre-Wedding Revelries: Rome Rendezvous at a Pub – The Groom and his Entourage Embrace the Italian Spirit!

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A couple at their wedding reception in Villa Miani in Rome, raising their champagne glasses as fireworks light up the night sky

Romantic Bliss: Newlyweds Toast Under Starry Fireworks at Villa Miani Wedding Reception in Rome

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An elderly man relaxes on a table as he engages in conversation with a woman, as a group of amused girls outside the window observe at the Antonello Colonna Resort & Spa in Rome

Whispers of Time at the Antonello Colonna Resort & Spa: A Mesmerizing Tale of Connection and Laughter

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A couple cuts their elegant wedding cake at Villa Miani in Rome, with sparklers adding a touch of excitement to the moment

Sparkling Romance: A Picture-Perfect Wedding Cake Cutting at Villa Miani in Rome

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A touching moment between a father and daughter as they enter the Basilica Santi Giovanni e Paolo in Rome during a church ceremony

A Father's Love: A Sacred Encounter in Rome

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The bride's father applies cologne as he prepares for the ceremony in a room of an old house in Roccantica, Rome

Scented Preparations: The Bride's Father in Roccantica, Rome

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A bride and groom, dressed in wedding attire, share a tender moment as they embrace and kiss beside a serene lake at Tenuta di Polline in Bracciano, Italy

Romantic Wedding Bliss: A Serene Moment by the Lakeside at Tenuta di Polline

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A newlywed couple shares a tender moment while embracing next to their wedding cake, as fireworks light up the sky behind them, at Casina Macchia Madama in Rome, Italy

Captured Perfection: Newlyweds Embrace as Rome's Sky Shimmers with Fireworks

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The couple and their reflection are featured in an engagement portrait taken in Rome, Italy

Romantic Reflection: Stunning Engagement Portrait Showcases Couple and Reflection in Iconic Rome, Italy

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The engagement portrait was taken at Piazza di Spagna in Rome, Italy, featuring the couple embracing romantically under an umbrella

Piazza di Spagna Engagement Portrait: Romantically Embracing Couple Under Umbrella in Rome, Italy

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A couple at Hotel de Russie in Rome, Italy, poses for a creative wedding portrait, bathed in warm sunset light as they lovingly embrace outdoors under trees

Romantic Outdoor Wedding Portrait at Hotel de Russie in Rome, Italy, Bathed in Warm Sunset Light

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A beautiful couple was captured by a wedding photojournalist in a romantic portrait at the Hotel

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The couple were lovingly embracing in a romantic portrait taken at the Hotel de Russie in Rome, Italy with a rim light from behind them

The couple embraced lovingly in a beautiful timeless portrait with rim light

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The bride at the Hotel de Russie in Rome, Italy is pictured in a black and white portrait looking over her shoulder while gracefully holding her veil across her face

The bride gracefully holds her veil in a beautiful black and white portrait

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At Hotel de Russie in Rome, Italy, a bride was captured in a beautiful portrait spinning and dancing in the garden with the setting sun providing a stunning rim light effect

The bride was captured spinning and dancing with beautiful lighting

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The happy couple in this stunning lifestyle engagement photoshoot in the iconic Fori Imperiali in Rome, Italy, with a black and white portrait set against the backdrop of a brick sidewall

The iconic Fori Imperiali in Rome, Italy showcased the love of this engaged couple in a black and white lifestyle shoot

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A couple soon to be married is beaming with joy as they pose for a portrait in the beautiful Piazza di Spagna in Rome, Italy

Engaged couple in love posing in Rome's Piazza di Spagna

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A portrait of the couple at Fori imperiali in Rome in black and white, focusing on their faces with pleasant smiles on both of them

At Fori imperiali in Rome, a BW portrait of the bride and groom with pleasant smiles

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A romantic portrait of the couple, with the groom in uniform, bathed in warm tones at sunset by the Fori Imperiali in Rome

The bride and groom posed together in a warmly lit portrait at sunset, with the groom in uniform

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The couple posed for a portrait at Villa Miani in Rome at the location of the ceremony, with the sunset glowing in warm tones

At Villa Miani in Rome, the bride and groom posed for a portrait with the sunset glowing in warm tones

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