Wedding Photos of Breathtaking view

The following “Breathtaking view” 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 “Breathtaking view” 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.

In this award-winning picture, taken in Icart, Guernsey, the groom and his groomsmen are seen enjoying a relaxing chat on a balcony as they prepare for the ceremony. The picture captures the bright sunlight and the breathtaking view of the ocean.

Groomsmen bonding under the sun on Icart's heavenly balcony

At the Pretty Place Chapel Ceremony, the bride and groom's families come together for a heartfelt prayer. This picture captures the beautiful open back church and its breathtaking view of the valley and mountains.

Pretty Place Chapel Ceremony: Bringing Families Together in Prayer

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Award-winning image captured by a professional wedding photographer in Samui, Thailand. The bride and groom exchange vows amidst breathtaking ocean views from a cliff. A stunning shot taken from above.

Samui Serenade: Breathtaking Vows on Cliff, a Stunning Ocean Shot

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A couple embraces and kisses passionately in the snowy mountains of Les Ménuires, Savoie. The breathtaking view amplifies their winter romance.

Snowy Mountain Love: A Passionate Embrace in Les Ménuires, Savoie

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A couple in love at Aix en Provence, France, embracing on a mountaintop during a breathtaking sunset engagement session with a view

Love's Symphony: Embracing atop Aix en Provence's Majestic Mountaintop, Bathed in the Splendor of a Serenade Sunset

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The bride and groom captured in a getaway portrait session with a breathtaking view of the water at Col de la Chambotte in Aix les Bains

The newlyweds celebrated their union with a picturesque portrait session overlooking the waterfront

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The beautiful orange sky over Lake Como provided a stunning backdrop for the couple portrait, with the sunset adding a romantic touch

The couple posed in front of a romantic sunset creating a breathtaking backdrop over the lake

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