Wedding Photos of Behind the scenes

The following “Behind the scenes” 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 “Behind the scenes” 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.

Photograph taken at Chateauroux wedding. Witness ironing his shirt.

Groom Gets Ready at Chateauroux Wedding: Witness Spotted Ironing Shirt in Candid Shot

A bride getting ready for her big day, applying makeup and getting her hair styled in a behind the scenes shot, captured at a private home in London, UK.

Behind the Scenes: Bride Prep for Wedding Day in Private London Home

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A candid shot taken during wedding preparations in Niderviller, France, showing the bride getting ready with the reflections of her mother and sister visible in the mirror. A captivating insight into the emotional moments behind the scenes.

Emotional Wedding Preparations: Bride, Mother, Sister - Reflections in Niderviller, France Captured Candidly

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The bride is getting ready with a lot of help in Zurich, Switzerland

Family and friends are helping the bride get ready behind the scenes to make her gown perfect

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The Final Touch: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at a Tilburg Family Getting Ready for the Wedding Ceremony

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Hamilton, Montana Wedding photojournalism of bride and mom before ceremony

Behind the Scenes: A Mother's Love in Hamilton

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Mythe Barn, Atherstone, UK wedding day photography of the girls getting ready.

The Bride Tribe: Behind the Scenes at Mythe Barn

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