Wedding Photos of Artistic

The following “Artistic” 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 “Artistic” 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.

Light and movement, Silhouette and action

Wedding photo of reception singers in Hangzhou City

Musical Matrimony: Hangzhou City Harmony with Bride & Groom

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Goa couple shoot during a pre-wedding session | Black and White, Vert

Pre-wedding engagement session of a couple with soft, out of focus foreground elements for an artistic, creative look

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Athens rim lighting during engagement pictures of a couple | Greece photographer pre-wedding shoot with photographer

Artistic rim lighting during engagement picture of a couple

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Two men put on their socks before their wedding ceremony in the hotel room

Two men in Hesse, Germany created a striking, artistic wedding photo as they put on their socks in a hotel room

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A couple in Offenburg winds up an enclosed stairwell to their newly found eternity.

The black and white photo of a couple ascending a stairwell creates an artistic and unique composition

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A strong England groom standing tall on his wedding day.

An artistic black and white street scene featuring a groom and shadows paints a creative narrative

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A Brazil marriage photo with the bride caressing the shoulder.

An artistic black and white photo of a married couple playfully embracing for a dramatic look

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Burning bokeh of love | portraits of a couple before the wedding | creative and artistic silhouette

Los Angeles Burning bokeh of love portraits of a couple with a creative and artistic silhouette

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