Wedding Photos of Venice

The following “Venice” 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 “Venice” 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 a session in Venice, Italy, this monochromatic engagement portrait features a couple walking under the arches of Palazzo Ducale, emanating a timeless vintage charm.

Venetian Elegance: Vintage Romance Under the Palazzo Ducale Arches

A romantic engagement portrait captured in Venice, Italy, depicts a couple embraced under the arch of Palazzo Ducale, with repeating arches pattern overhead.

Elegant Embrace Under Palazzo Ducale Archway: Venice Engagement Portrait

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Capturing the love in Venice, Italy, this engagement portrait features the couple embracing at sunset by the water's edge in a vertical shot.

Venetian Embrace: Sunset Serenade at the Water's Edge

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Venice, Italy provides a romantic backdrop for an engagement photoshoot at sunset. The couple stands embracing by the water’s edge, sharing big smiles in this vertical image.

Engagement Bliss by the Venetian Sunset

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In the charming setting of Venice, Italy, a close-up shot captures the intimate detail of an engagement ring, in a stylish and romantic portrait session.

Intimate Detail of an Engagement Ring in Enchanting Venice, Italy

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A stunning sunrise in San Mark Square, Venice, captures the couple embraced by historic buildings in a wide-angle shot, creating a romantic and relaxed portrait session.

Captivating Embrace Amid Venetian Sunlight: A Couple's Historic Portrait

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Capturing the essence of romance in Venice, Italy, this engagement portrait focuses on the intricate detail of the engagement ring, with profiled faces on the verge of a kiss. The high key, high contrast monochromatic tones exude a vintage feel.

Essence of Love: Venice Engagement Portrait with Intricate Details

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A dreamy, foggy San Mark Square in Venice provides a romantic backdrop for this engagement portrait, with the couple framed elegantly in the scene.

Elegant Foggy Venice: Serene Engagement Portrait in San Mark Square

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A newly engaged couple embraces with a kiss on San Giorgio Island in Venice, near the water, capturing a second of love and joy.

Love and Joy by the Venetian Waters

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An engagement portrait captured in Venice, Italy, with a couple sharing a kiss. A pedestrian walking past is blurred by a slow camera shutter.

Love in Venice: A Kiss by the Canal

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Capturing the intimacy after a a surprise proposal near the water by the Bridge of Sighs in Venice, a couple shares a sweet kiss in a tender embrace.

Embrace by the Bridge: Intimate Kiss Near the Water in Venice

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A joyful couple recently engaged in Venice, captured in a serene portrait on a boat floating on the picturesque waters of St. Mark's Basin.

St. Mark's Basin: Serene Engagement Portrait in Venice

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On a watertaxi in Bacino San Marco, Venice, Italy, the bride and groom bask in post-ceremony bliss after exchanging vows at Palazzo Cavalli, epitomizing romance against the picturesque Venetian backdrop.

Eternal Love Afloat: Newlyweds on a Watertaxi in Bacino San Marco, Venice

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An amusing moment captured in black and white as a gondolier hilariously reacts to a newlywed couple sharing a kiss on their wedding day in Venice, Italy.

Venetian Gondolier's Comical Delight: Newlyweds Share a Kiss on Their Wedding Day in Venice

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A romantic wedding portrait captured in Venice, Italy. The newlyweds are mesmerized by the beauty of the Grand Canal as they gaze affectionately, her head resting on his shoulder. A dreamy image of love and connection on their special day.

Enchanted Love On the Grand Canal: Romantic Wedding Portrait in Venice, Italy

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Wedding day portrait at Venice, Italy. Bride and groom in a tender embrace, waiting to board a gondola in a charming Venetian setting. An intimate image capturing the love and awe of the newlyweds on their special day in Venice.

Romantic Venice: Bride and Groom Embracing Before Boarding Gondola in Traditional Venetian Setting

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The romantic couple stands in St Mark's Square, Venice, with a backdrop of San Giorgio Island and gondolier docks, capturing the essence of their engagement beautifully.

Eternal Love in Venetian Serenade: A St Mark's Square Engagement Portrait

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A picturesque wedding photograph of a glowing mist enveloping newlyweds in Dorsoduro, Venice, evoking an artistic painting-like ambiance on their special day.

Enveloped in Glowing Mist: A Romantic Wedding Portrait in Dorsoduro, Venice, Capturing Timeless Beauty

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Newlyweds arrive by boat at the Doge Palace in Venice, greeted by cheering guests on the docks, captured in a candid moment of joy and celebration at their wedding party.

Newlyweds Arrive By Boat At The Doge Palace In Venice For Wedding Celebration

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A romantic embrace on the water taxi in Venice's Grand Canal, a serene post-ceremony ride captured during a peaceful outdoor wedding portrait session.

Venetian Serenade: Love on the Water Taxi in Venice's Grand Canal Wedding Portrait Session

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A romantic wedding photo of a couple embracing on a water taxi on the Grand Canal, captured during a peaceful outdoor portrait session on their special day.

Embracing Love on the Grand Canal: Romantic Water Taxi Wedding Portrait Session

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Newlywed couple on a boat taxi ride in Venice's Grand Canal, with the groom serenading the bride after the ceremony - a romantic moment captured by the wedding photographer.

Venice Vows: Groom Croons to Bride on Boat in Grand Canal - Wedding Serenade Shot

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Romantic moment captured at Palazzo Cavalli in Venice as the newly married couple shares a kiss in the city hall.

Venetian Vows: A Kiss at Palazzo Cavalli

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A beautiful pre-wedding engagement portrait captured in the picturesque Cannaregio district in Venice, Italy. The creative shot features a couple sharing a kiss, with the serene backdrop of canals and boats in the water behind them.

CAPTIVATING CANALS: Romantic Pre-Wedding Portrait in Venice's Enchanting Cannaregio District

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A skilled wedding photographer captured the intricate beauty of henna-painted Indian wedding hands on Burano Island, Venice. The photograph exudes artistry with its black and white/sepia tones.

Venetian Henna Harmony: Artistic Capture of Indian Wedding Hands

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An award-winning wedding picture captures the couple on a water taxi, showcasing the newlyweds between tall buildings in Venice, Italy. The warm sepia tones add an artistic touch.

Venetian Dream: Newlyweds Embrace on Water Taxi in Historic Venice

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A talented wedding photographer captured a beautiful portrait of a bride and groom at Campo San Bortolo in Venice, Italy. The image showcases the romantic atmosphere as the couple stands still while passersby blur in the background.

A Venetian Promise: Merging Souls in Campo San Bortolo's Serenity

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In this photo taken by an Italian wedding photographer, the daughter is seen looking at a ring while riding a water taxi on the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy

Venice's Grand Canal: A Captivating Moment Captured by an Italian Wedding Photographer as the Daughter Admires a Ring aboard a Water Taxi

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In Venice, Italy, a couple stands in front of a bright sun with their engagement ring glistening in the front

Eternal Love's Brilliance: Capturing Venice's Radiant Sunbeam

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Engagement portrait of an elegantly dressed couple walking towards the camera in San Mark Square, Venice, captured by an artistic Venice wedding photographer.

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