Wedding Photos of Before wedding ceremony

The following “Before wedding ceremony” 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 “Before wedding ceremony” 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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A groom in a minute of quiet focus before the ceremony, captured at Domaine du Petit Malherbes on the wedding day.
Groom's Reflective Moment at Domaine du Petit Malherbes Before Wedding Ceremony
A serene bride in bridal prep at Hotel ICON, Hong Kong, bathed in soft natural window light, radiating a sense of calm before the wedding ceremony.
SERENE BRIDE PREPPING IN HONG KONG: RADIATING CALM AND PRE-WEDDING ANTICIPATION
A heartwarming moment captured outside the Basílica Nossa Senhora das Dores in Porto Alegre, Brazil, as the priest prays with the bride before the wedding ceremony.
Priest's Pre-wedding Prayer: Tender scene at Basílica Nossa Senhora das Dores, Brazil
An exceptional Scottsdale wedding image by a pro Arizona photographer at the Sanctuary Resort exhibiting The bridesmaids fixing the brides dress right before the wedding ceremony
An exceptional Scottsdale wedding image by a pro Arizona photographer at the Sanctuary Resort exhibiting The bridesmaids fixing the brides dress right before the wedding ceremony
World's most innovative and best Naantali wedding day portrait in black and white taken just before the wedding ceremony
World's most innovative and best Naantali wedding day portrait in black and white taken just before the wedding ceremony
Mercer Island Washington authentic wedding image of bridesmaids saying a prayer over bride before the wedding ceremony
Mercer Island Washington authentic wedding image of bridesmaids saying a prayer over bride before the wedding ceremony
The Great Hall At Mins wedding photo of the Last Button | Bride detail shot of the dress before the wedding ceremony
wedding photo of the Last Button | Bride detail shot of the dress before the wedding ceremony
Grand Hotel Sofia Getting ready photography from befoe the wedding ceremony
Hotel Getting ready photography from befoe the wedding ceremony
Hilton, London Groom Prep Photo with the guys before the wedding ceremony.
Hilton, London Groom Prep Photo with the guys before the wedding ceremony
Rheingau bride with her bridesmaids before the wedding ceremony
the bride with her bridesmaids in black and white
This black and white photograph of a bride getting assistance putting on her shoes while in her wedding gown was captured by a Lyon wedding photographer
This black and white photograph of a bride getting assistance putting on her shoes while in her wedding gown was captured by a Lyon wedding photographer