Wedding Photos of Tenderness

The following “Tenderness” 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 “Tenderness” 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.

Poleymieux au Mont D'Or Love session for a pre-wed picture

Domaine de Restinclières, France pre-wedding of intimate couple

intimate France Domaine de Restinclières embrace hugs Ludovic Lieffrig Tenderness

French outdoor wedding photography from Domaine de la Chesney, Pressagny-l'Orgueilleux, France showing a Spontaneous moment of tenderness during the cocktails

French outdoor wedding photo spontaneous open air wedding venue outdoor receptions Pressagny lOrgueilleux Domaine de la Chesney cocktails

Montpellier France Couple embrace near a boat during a creative pre-wed session

Tenderness Montpellier lovers hugs boat intimate

Montpellier France embracing couple in warm light during a pre-wed portrait shoot

Tenderness warm light hugs intimate Montpellier embrace love

Goias engagement photoshoot & pre-wedding session using artistic flares in Pirenópolis

Pirenopolis lovers intimate embrace Goiás Engagement photography hugs

IT pre wedding portrait session with engaged lovers in Grado, Italy showing their Love and tenderness

intimate lovers Tenderness Grado love grado engagement image

FR engagement photo shoot in the afternoon with a Montpellier France Couple on a bridge

tall grasses France bridge lovers montpellier engagement image intimate hugs

Australia engagement portrait with a posed couple in Perth who are Always laughing and smiling

lovers Jacob Gordon embrace perth love perth engagement photo smiling

Australia engagement photo shoot at sunset in Perth with a soft kiss

Jacob Gordon Australia perth Tenderness intimate perth engagement embrace

IT pre wedding and engagement photography at the lake in Forlì-Cesena, Italy

Forli Cesena engagement Italy intimate Tenderness hugs Caterina Errani embrace

RI engagement photo shoot of a couple in front of brick wall and window iin Newport, Rhode Island

Newport lovers hugs Tenderness intimate RI couple posed

Italy pre-wedding photo session with an engaged couple at Spoleto - Italy illuminated from the spots of sun

Tenderness embrace love spoleto engagement image lovers hugs

UK engagement photo shoot at Selwicks Bay, Flamborough Point with a Couple smiling in front of a white cliff

intimate England UK embrace uk engagement photography hugs Tenderness

UK engagement photoshoot & pre-wedding session inside Lyme Park, Manchester of a couple lying in leaves

Tenderness intimate UK Manchester UK engagement hugs love embrace

FR pre wedding and engagement photography in Island of Re with A couple embracing each other

embrace Island of Re France lovers france engaged couple hugs Tenderness

CA engagement portrait with a posed couple eating at the San Jose City Hall Rotunda with some Sweet Donut Love

Rotunda Tenderness embrace San Jose City Hall hugs lovers intimate

Tuscany engagement photo shoot at Laticastelli Country Relais, Tuscany showing a dream of love

embrace intimate Laticastelli Country Relais Tuscany love lying down

Tuscany engagement portrait with a posed couple in Laticastelli Country Relais, Rapolano Siena - my eyes in your eyes

embrace love Tenderness lovers intimate Tuscany Tuscany engagement images

Ontario pre wedding photography at a Farm Session, Photographed inside an empty steel barn

steel barn ontario engagement session love lovers farm Ontario embrace

Paris engagement photoshoot & pre-wedding session at Parc de Vincennes - She is crying because their wedding was postponed to 2021, he is comforting her

Parc de Vincennes Paris Charline Eberhardt hugs embrace intimate lovers

Toledo, Parana engagement photo shoot with her hair flying like wires in the wind

love intimate windy Toledo embrace Tenderness lovers

Toledo, Parana pre-wedding photo session with an engaged couple posing in the water in wet t shirt for an Intimate photo

shower hugs Tenderness intimate love wet lovers

Granada - Spain artistic wedding photo of the couple embracing Between lights

A wedding photo of the couple embracing, surrounded by twinkling lights and vibrant lamps

Spain Tenderness wedding night beauty happiness love Granada

engagement image with Tenderness in the field

Italy Udine wedding elopement Udine photographer Tenderness engagement image Udine engagement photography

Tenderness engagement couple portrait with colorful artwork

Italy Tenderness Venezia elopement photographer Engagement colorful artwork

Tuscany, Siena pre-wedding portraits with intimacy and tenderness

sunset portrait Siena e session Siena engagement photography Siena engagement images Tuscany intimate portrait

Engagement Photography for Hannover, Germany - Quentin and his humans during their engagement session

Engagement Photography for Hannover, Germany of a dog and his humans during their engagement session

lovers intimate hugs embrace hannover engagement session Tenderness

Engagement Photos from Mason Neck State Park during the sunset with a young couple

love Tenderness dc wedding couple Warm sunlight intimate lovers

Engagement Portrait from Mumbai Central Library | Pre-wedding photoshoot in Mumbai streets

lovers Tenderness hugs love Mumbai Mumbai Central Library

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