Wedding Photos of Switzerland

The following “Switzerland” 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 “Switzerland” 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.

A couple posed for a save-the-date engagement announcement portrait in front of the Magnolia trees in Aubonne

Aubonne, Switzerland: Magnolia Trees Engagement Save-the-Date Portrait for Couple

The couple posed for their save-the-date engagement announcement portrait at the foot of the Gastlosens mountain range

Gastlosens Mountain Range Engagement Announcement Portrait of Couple

Switzerland Switzerland engagement photography mountains Gastlosens Mountain Range center framed

The couple posed for their save-the-date engagement announcement portrait, laughing and playing in the snow at Chateau d'Oex

Chateau d'Oex: Engagement Announcement Portrait of Couple Laughing & Playing in Snow

Vaud Switzerland snowy scene playful couple Chateau d Oex winter engagement Vaud Engagement Photography

The happy couple posed for their save-the-date engagement announcement portrait, lying on their backs and laughing at the foot of a blooming magnolia in Lausanne

Lausanne: Engaged Couple Laughing at the Foot of a Blooming Magnolia

lausanne laying on backs Switzerland magnolia tree Lausanne Engagement Photography blooming tree

Romantic wedding photo captured at Giesserei Oerlikon, Zurich. Groom sweeps up bride, illuminated by a backdrop of ethereal pink and purple lights.

Enchanting Love: A Sweeping Gesture at Giesserei Oerlikon

Zurich Artistic Portrait Zurich purple lights brightly colored backdrop Switzerland pink lights Giesserei Oerlikon

A breathtaking wedding photo in Zug, Switzerland captures rings on a dish, with ethereal white smoke gracefully ascending.

Mystic Vows: Rings Awash in Heavenly Haze at Zug, Switzerland

rings mystical white smoke haze Switzerland Zug Zug Artistic Detail Image

Romantic wedding photo with a breathtaking silhouetted couple against a warm backdrop at Giesserei Oerlikon, Switzerland.

A Silhouetted Love Story at Giesserei Oerlikon

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At Guarda Golf Hotel in Crans Montana, the groom was the centerpiece of the BW wedding portrait

The groom was the focus of a wedding portrait at a Hotel, with glass reflections of distant mountains

Crans Montana Guarda Golf Hotel Valais black and white Valais Wedding Photography Valais Groom Switzerland

The couple flew from America to Switzerland to capture an unforgettable pre-wedding portrait in a breathtaking mountain setting overlooking a lake

Switzerland's mountains and lake provided a stunning backdrop for the couple's pre-wedding portrait

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The couple's joy is palpable as they run up the mountain in Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland, with a glider soaring above them in the background

The couple celebrated their union by running up the mountain, accompanied by a glider soaring above them

glider Lauterbrunnen Staubbach Falls Switzerland mountains Swiss Alps Lauterbrunnen Photographer

The incredible sheer cliff mountain view stretching forever in Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland provided the perfect backdrop for a BW couple portrait silhouette

Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland: Incredible mountain cliff view within a BW couple silhouette portrait

Swiss Alps bw portrait Staubbach Falls Lauterbrunnen Photographer Switzerland cliff mountains Lauterbrunnen

The bride is overcome with emotion as her bridesmaids hold up her veil outside the beautiful church in Interlaken, Switzerland, moments before the ceremony

The bride's emotion was palpable as her bridesmaids held up her veil outside the church before the ceremony

Interlaken Photographer veil Switzerland Interlaken Bern emotion wiping tears

At Tenuta Bally in Switzerland, a portrait of the bride and groom was taken along a tree-lined pathway lit from behind, with an overhead arching foliage canopy

In Switzerland, Tenuta Bally's tree-lined pathway hanging over the portrait of the bride and groom

trees lit portrait Switzerland photographer Switzerland Ticino Tenuta Bally and von Teufenstein arching foliage

In Zug, Switzerland, in a hotel room, a ring detail shot was taken of the bride's hands together, with the ring placed between her middle fingers

From a Zug, Switzerland hotel room, a ring detail shot of the bride's hands with the ring placed between her middle fingers

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The Bride stands alone in a sparsely decorated room in Zug, Switzerland, fanning out her dress for her wedding photo shoot

The Bride stands gracefully in an empty room, fanning out her dress

Switzerland fanning dress Zug Zug Bride Zug Photographer

The couple stands in a romantic embrace amidst the winter wonderland of Zürich, Switzerland, with fresh snow still clinging to the trees behind them

The couple's embrace amid a wintry landscape reflects the beauty of their love

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In Zug, Switzerland, the sunlight from behind illuminated a romantic kiss between the couple, her wedding veil flowing gracefully down the forest trail

The couple's romantic kiss was illuminated by sunlight from behind, her wedding veil cascading behind her

Zug Photographer Zug Switzerland veil forest trail romantic kiss

In Zug, Switzerland, a romantic nighttime scene is set with lights twinkling around trees and a layer of snow on the ground, while the bride and groom stand together under an umbrella

The scene is illuminated with a captivating display of twinkling lights, with a blanket of snow coating the ground, as the newlywed couple stands together under an umbrella

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A tender embrace between the newlyweds was captured at a Swiss wedding, with the bride and groom embracing in a picturesque forest setting

Suisse portrait of the newlyweds embracing in the Swiss forest

portrait of newlyweds Switzerland photographer Gaelle Caré forest portrait Switzerland

At night, a couple embracing in front of the Hotel Zug's gazebo arbor is illuminated by lights against a dark background

The Hotel Zug's gazebo arbor is illuminated by lights at night, highlighting a couple embracing in the dark

night portrait Zug Photographer Zug Hotel Lights gazebo Zug Switzerland

A Zug-based wedding photographer has captured the striking image of a bride and groom cutting the cake, their hands and a knife the only features visible

Switzerland reception picture of the bride and groom cutting the cake with flowers in Zug

Switzerland cake cutting Zug Photographer Mischa Baettig flowers on cake Zug

Our Love Story is spelled out with Scrabble board game wooden letters in a hotelroom in Zug, Switzerland, with the letter 'O' swapped out with wedding rings to symbolize the union of two people in love

In Zug, Switzerland, two people in love symbolize their union with wedding rings replacing the letter 'O' in Scrabble board game wooden letters spelling out Our Love Story

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A Swiss wedding photographer captures a newlywed couple embrace atop a hill in the majestic Alps

Switzerland photograph of the newlyweds embracing on a hill amidst Alp Geschwänd

Alp Geschwand Switzerland Monique De Caro bw portrait newlyweds embracing Switzerland photographer

A wedding photographer in Engelberg captured an artistic portrait of a newlywed couple embracing with a small town landscape in the background

Engelberg, Switzerland portrait of the newlyweds embracing next with a small town below them at Kempinski

Monique De Caro Switzerland photographer Kempinski Hotel mountain portrait Engelberg Switzerland Couple embracing

A Switzerland wedding photographer captured a stunning shot of the newlyweds leaning on a balcony railing, with a picturesque village in the background

Engelberg, Switzerland photo | the bride and groom leaning on a balcony at Kempinski Hotel

Switzerland Monique De Caro Engelberg Kempinski Hotel Switzerland photographer balcony

The sun is brightly glowing in Switzerland's Basel, filling the portrait silhouette frame with its warm, bright yellow and orange tones

The sun is brightly glowing at Basel, Switzerland's wedding venue during a couple portrait session

Basel Photographer Switzerland orange tones bokeh yellow Silhouette portrait Basel

In Canton Ticino, Switzerland, wedding photojournalism captures timeless bw moments such as this kiss on her forehead, a cake cutting, in a foggy, misty shot from behind

A kiss on her forehead, and a cake cutting, in a foggy, misty shot from behind

kiss on forehead cake cutting bw moment Canton Ticino Switzerland Ticino Photographer

Under the cloudy sky over Castello di Mesocco (CH), the groom is waiting the bride

The groom is taking a drink at the altar of the castle ruins wedding ceremony, awaiting the bride

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Zug Wedding Party Ice Cream Treats for Elderly Guests in Switzerland

At the reception, elderly guests enjoyed outdoor ice cream treats under the shade of the trees

Zug Wedding Photographer ice cream shade trees Zug Switzerland elderly guests

At a wedding reception in Zug, Switzerland, the bride gets a drink at the bar

The bride fills her glass with a drink from a tilted bottle at the bar

Mischa Baettig Switzerland wine mishap pouring wine Zug Bride Zug Zug Photographer

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