Wedding Photos of Assistance

The following “Assistance” 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 “Assistance” 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 heartwarming moment captured in Sofia, Bulgaria, as the newlyweds assist their grandmothers in moving to the church, one of whom uses a walker.

Sofia's Sweet Scene: Newlyweds Help Grandmas to Church with Walker in Touching Moment

An intimate moment of a bride getting assistance with her dress at home in Brittany is captured in black and white with powerful contrast at this wedding event.

Breathtaking Bridal Moments: Elegant Bride in Brittany Receives Dress Assistance in Stunning Monochrome

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Wedding photo taken in a mirror at Xi'an Zhuoke Hotel shows the groom and his friends assisting each other in putting on their suits.

Groom and Friends Suit Up Together in Heartwarming Mirror Photo at Xi'an Zhuoke Hotel

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Wedding day moment: groom patiently being helped with his tie by friends at home in Acireale, Italy.

Groom's Tie-Tying Time in Acireale, Italy: A Discreet Delight

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A bride is getting dressed with the help of two assistants on her wedding day at the elegant Château de Caumont, captured in a nostalgic black and white style.

Elegant Bridal Preparations: Château de Caumont, Captured in Nostalgic Black and White Glamour

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A heartwarming moment is frozen in time as the bride gets ready in her childhood home, helped by her loving mother, creating a beautiful memory from the wedding day in Apulia, Italy.

Bride Prepares In Childhood Home, Assisted by Mother, Creating Beautiful Wedding Memory in Apulia

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A candid and intimate moment from the wedding day, showcasing men helping the groom with his bow tie at the venue in Ascain.

Groomsmen Tying Bow Tie for Groom: Candid Moment at Ascain Wedding Venue

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A touching moment unfolds as the bride's son lovingly assists her with her shoes in a nostalgic black and white wedding day photograph taken at the venue in Milano.

Bride's Son Helps with Shoes: Tender Moment Captured in Milan Wedding Venue, Vintage Style

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Groom receiving assistance in an elegant hotel room with rich turquoise teal walls, in Bristol, UK.

Tying the Knot with Help: Grooms Prepare in Style for Bristol Wedding Festivities

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A split view of the bride and groom getting dressed with assistance in different rooms at a hotel wedding venue in Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire

Dual Preparations: A Glimpse into the Bride and Groom's Wedding Day Journey

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Matera: Bride perched on a stone wall overlooking village, receives assistance in fixing veil

Assistance in fixing veil for bride perched on a stone wall overlooking village in Matera

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Bride receives assistance in getting ready

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Bartholomä Scheunenwirtin Bow Tie detail photo of the groom getting ready

A black and white photo of the groom tying a bow tie with assistance was taken at Scheunenwirtin, a German restaurant in Bartholomä

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A picture taken at Park Hyatt Dubai shows the bride having her wedding dress being put on with help from assisting hands

At Park Hyatt Dubai, the bride is seen having her wedding dress put on with the help of assistants

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A beautiful bride in Tahoe City is getting assistance with her shoes, captured in a classic black and white photo

Beauty Blooms in Tahoe: A Bride's Morning Preparations

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