Wedding Photos of Sarthe

The following “Sarthe” 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 “Sarthe” 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 groom and bride leave the City Hall in Précigné, France, after their civil ceremony, and a guest has her head obscured by a hunting horn

Unconventional Exit: A Playful Twist at City Hall Ceremony in Précigné, France

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Excited bride in Précigné, France, mid-air, as she is joyfully tossed up by her witnesses during the wedding celebration

Mid-Air Ecstasy: Excited Bride Takes Flight in Précigné, France

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The groom's father blows his hunting horn at the reception venue in Précigné, France. The bride and her son stand behind him, creating a stunning photo that looks as if they are emerging from the instrument.

Father's Hunting Horn: Bride and Son Emerge in Stunning Juxtaposition Frame in Précigné Wedding

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At a home in Précigné, France, the father of the bride shows off his chivalry during the cocktail party. He rides a white horse while trying to catch a ring on his spear, as the bride and groom watch from an iron throne inspired by Game of Thrones.

Chivalrous Father Steals Show with French Wedding Medieval Action

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Le Mans engagement announcement photo idea in France with a couple embraced in a tender hug at the park by the water

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