Wedding Photos of Smithsonian Castle

The following “Smithsonian Castle” 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 “Smithsonian Castle” 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.

In the enchanting gardens of the Smithsonian Castle in Washington D.C., the couple gazes at each other, bathed in a photographers rimlight. Castle Gardens: Love Illuminated Glow

Castle Gardens: Love Illuminated Glow

She said yes, post marriage proposal picture session in the Smithsonian Castle in DC as the couple embrace in the garden framed by the buildings architecture

architecture Smithsonian Castle Brittany Diliberto arched windows Washington DC photographer garden Washington DC

Epic Smithsonian Castle, DC pre wedding photoshoot with Laughter and rainbow lens flares

Smithsonian Castle rainbow laughter lens flares Brittany Diliberto DC pre wedding

A beautiful Smithsonian Castle, DC engagement photo showing A sweet embrace in the gardens

Brittany Diliberto dc engagement photo Smithsonian Castle gardens sweet embrace

A creative Smithsonian Castle, DC pre wedding session during A sweet embrace

DC Smithsonian Castle windows embrace DC pre wedding Brittany Diliberto

Smithsonian Castle, DC picture session for a carefree engaged couple that is embraced at the castle

Couple embracing castle Smithsonian Castle DC DC engagement photographer Brittany Diliberto Bee Two Sweet

On location Smithsonian Castle, DC couple engagement portrait shoot showing an embrace within the saucer magnolias

embrace engagement portrait shoot saucer magnolias Johnny Shryock Bee Two Sweet Smithsonian Castle DC couple

Smithsonian Castle, DC environmental pre wedding image session showing The couple strolling through the garden

Strolling Bee Two Sweet garden Smithsonian Castle couple environmental shoot pre wedding session

Smithsonian Castle, DC environmental pre wedding image session while The couple embrace in the afternoon light

Bee Two Sweet couple embrace Smithsonian Castle afternoon Light Brittany Diliberto pre wedding image session DC

DC bride and groom to be, modeling for a pre-wedding picture at the Enid A. Haupt Gardens, Smithsonian Castle with an embrace in a sea of magnolia flowers

flowering trees flowers magnolia trees Washington DC Johnny Shryock Bee Two Sweet Smithsonian Castle

Enid A. Haupt Gardens couple e-session at the Smithsonian Castle, Washington DC standing in the Moongate Arch, framed by spring trees and leaves

spring framed DC couple Enid A Haupt Gardens Smithsonian Castle standing trees

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