Wedding Photos of Virginia wedding photography

The following “Virginia wedding photography” 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 “Virginia wedding photography” 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 candid moment captured during a wedding at Blue Hill Farm in Waterford, VA, with a lone guest framed in the empty space of a hanging seating chart, adding a touch of intrigue to the image.

A Glimpse of Solitude: Wedding Guest at Blue Hill Farm in Waterford, VA

A top featured image from the Blue Hill Farms in Virginia among the best wedding photography showing Mother of the groom wiping off sweat dripping from the grooms face

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A lovely Purcellville, Virginia documentary wedding photography example from Sylvanside Farm showing the Bride and dad sharing a hug

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An action packed Virginia documentary wedding photography example from the Omni Homestead in Hot Springs showing the Groom getting tossed into the air on the dance floor as guests watch

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This Charlottesville wedding photojournalism picture is a prime example of what candid, nontraditional Virginia wedding photography looks like, as a group of guests cheer together after the ketubah signing at Castle Hill Cider in Virginia

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View this sensitive Stone Tower Winery wedding photo showing A beautiful embrace of a loving couple, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Virginia from the WPJA

Stone Tower Winery wedding photo showing A beautiful embrace of a loving couple, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Virginia

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Stone Tower Winery, Virginia marriage reception party award-winning photo that has recorded The couple posing for a picture in the photo booth

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Virginia indoor marriage ceremony award-winning image showing guests seated and a statue in the church

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