Wedding Photos of Battle

The following “Battle” 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 “Battle” 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.

Bridesmaids, groomsmen, bride, and groom having fun playing a game of flip cup at Sugarbush Resort in Vermont before the reception.

Wedding Crew Battle: Bridesmaids, Groomsmen, Bride, and Groom Face Off in Flip Cup!

Wedding bouquet toss at Château Saint Denis's garden in Lot et Garonne, France. A group of women eagerly watch as one lucky lady joyfully runs away with the caught bouquet.

LADIES VIE FOR FRENCH FLOWERS: THE BATTLE FOR BOUQUET AT CHÂTEAU SAINT-DENIS GARDEN

Château Saint Denis bouquet single ladies FRENCH FLOWERS Château Saint Denis wedding photographer CHATEAU SAINT DENIS GARDEN caught

A pre-wedding engagement portrait at Alsancak, Izmir, Turkey, beautifully composed by the photographer. The image depicts a couple holding hands against a backdrop of a blue sky, below a statue tower showcasing horses with riders preparing for battle.

Engagement Bliss at Alsancak: A Captivating Couple Unveiled beneath Historic Horses Statue

Turkish engagement portrait photographer Izmir Turkey İzmir engagement photography in Turkey holding hands tower Turkey

In Lille, Nord, the witnesses and the groom engage in a playful battle as they enjoy cocktail hour on the lawn

Joyful Lille Wedding: Witness-Infused Lawn Cocktail Hour Ignites Playful Battle

Hauts-de-France battle cocktail hour Lille Lille Documentary Wedding Photography groom and groomsen

Domaine de l'Orangerie, France indoor wedding reception party award-winning picture showing Grooms friends during a dance battle

dance friends France Domaine de lOrangerie France reception party picture battle

Linwei District of Weinan City, Shaanxi Province, the groom and groomsman are playing games with their relatives. They need to break the plastic film with their faces. The plastic film deforms the face and makes the scene laugh co

FACING THE CHALLENGE: Groomsmen Battle Plastic in Linwei District Wedding Games

Linwei wedding picture faces Weinan gate crashing Shaanxi Province relatives groomsmen Weinan City

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