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The following “Affectionate” 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 “Affectionate” 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.

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In the romantic ambiance of Paris, France, amidst a backdrop of the city, the groom joyfully leaps into the air, his spirit lifted in jubilation, while the bride, just a few steps below, watches with affectionate amusement.
Parisian Love: Groom's Joyful Leap
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A heartwarming moment is immortalized as a bride affectionately kisses her son during a first look at a private home in Newport, RI USA on her wedding day.
Emotional First Look: Bride Tenderly Kisses Son at Private Home in Newport, RI USA
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Bride affectionately pets her dog on the wooden floor near a mirror in Trieste, Italy, in a heartwarming wedding day moment.
Heartfelt Dog-Parent Bond: Bride Lovingly Pets Pup in Trieste, Italy on Wedding Day
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A romantic image captured on the wedding day, a couple affectionately touches noses in front of the serene lake of Zurich at Marina Lachen, creating a beautiful and intimate scene.
Romantic Lakeside Affection: Couple's Tender Moment at Marina Lachen, Zurich
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A natural wedding image of the couple holding hands and smiling in the golden glow of the sunset at Castello di Valenzano in Arezzo, Italy, beautifully encapsulating the love and romance of their special day.
Sunset Love: Couple Smiling and Holding Hands at Castello Di Valenzano, Arezzo, Italy
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Emotional moment captured in black and white at Villa Gabau, Tuscany: Father of the bride embracing the groom affectionately outdoors under the sun.
Forever Bonded: A Father's Embrace in Tuscany
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In Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, the newly married couple shares a heartfelt moment as a man affectionately rests his hand on the groom's head, while they receive congratulations during the ceremony
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Unites Hearts: A Touch of Love during the Newlyweds' Ceremony
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A captivating engagement portrait taken by a talented wedding photographer amidst a picturesque forest near Lyon, France, capturing the intimate and affectionate connection shared between the couple
Enchanted Love: A Forest Encounter in Lyon
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In Chartres, an affectionate couple embraces and snuggles in the forest during the beautiful autumn season, captured by a talented engagement photographer from Chartres.
Enchanting Autumn Embrace: Capturing Love in Chartres' Forest Splendor with a Talented Engagement Photographer
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In the beautiful and serene Turku Archipelago in Finland, a couple is captured in a tender and affectionate session, as they embrace and share a loving kiss, framed by the artistic eye of a talented Turku wedding photographer.
Turku Archipelago Love: Capturing an Intimate Embrace in Finland's Serene Beauty
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In this enchanting portrait captured by a Lake Tahoe wedding photographer, a couple stands in the romantic setting of Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe, embracing each other affectionately before their wedding day.
Enchanting Engagement at Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe: Embracing Love before the Wedding Day, Captured by a Talented Lake Tahoe Wedding Photographer
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In a portrait at TPC Colorado Golf Course in Berthoud, Colorado, a couple affectionately embraces on the golf course, bathed in the glow of a stunning sunset.
Bathed in Sunset Romance: A Captivating Wedding Portrait at TPC Colorado Golf Course
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A couple at Lake of Saint Vaast les Mello, France share a tender embrace as the sun sets, with the fiancé affectionately kissing his partner by the water
Romantic Sunset Kiss: Enchanting Engagement Portrait at Lake of Saint Vaast les Mello, France
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A couple poses in Ivett Lavender Garden for their engagement shoot, with the woman leaning affectionately into her man as he plants a gentle kiss on the top of her head
Blissful Blooms: Capturing Love in Ivett Lavender Garden
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A couple affectionately standing in a lavender field, with their heads touching during an engagement photo shoot at the Ivett Lavender Garden in Püspökszilágy
Lavender Love: A Blissful Engagement Amidst the Scenic Ivett Lavender Garden
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In Siderópolis, Santa Catarina, the groom playfully touches the bride's nose, and both of them release a beautiful and affectionate smile
Siderópolis, Santa Catarina: Capture the Amorous Playfulness as Groom Touches Bride's Nose and Smiles Eagerly
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A black and white wedding portrait of a couple taken during their reception at a venue in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, featuring romantic and affectionate touch to her neck
Wedding Portrait of a Couple at a Venue in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes with a Romantic Touch
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Saratoga portrait e-session with an affectionate kiss in the woods
Saratoga portrait e-session with an affectionate kiss in the woods
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Antico Benessere, Vaprio d'Adda, Milan - Italy wedding venue image of an Affectionate gesture between son and dad
Antico Benessere, Vaprio d'Adda, Milan - Italy wedding venue image of an Affectionate gesture between son and dad
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Wedding shoot before the ceremony with Hong Kong couple
Wedding shoot before the ceremony with Hong Kong couple
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