Wedding Photos of Bridal gown

The following “Bridal gown” 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 “Bridal gown” 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.

Casa Gertrudes, Santa Teresa wedding detail image in 3-fold, view of outdoors, bridal gown, and bride getting ready in a robe

Domaine du Petit Mylord bridal gown image hanging on a door

A bridal gown is hung on a door in a bridal suite with red walls, in preparation for the big day

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Aglika Palace, Zhrebchevo, Bulgaria wedding picture of The Bride and the Bridal Gown

The Bride sits on the bed, gazing at her bridal gown, which hangs in the window, as she prepares for her wedding

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Bridal creative wedding detail photo from Topola Skies Resort, Kavarna, Bulgaria showing The bridal gown waiting for the bride to get ready

A photo showing the bridal gown and the bride getting ready in the other room is a great way to showcase creative wedding details

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A detail of the dress of the Bride in Piedmont, Italy

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wedding portrait image of the bride being reflected on a glass floor by a door

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Cremona family preparing the groom for his wedding ceremony

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Detail image of the bride's dress hanging on the front porch of the Wellspring Spa in the woods of Washington State

A bride's dress hangs on a porch in Washington's woods, a picture of beauty

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Swiss Hotel Bosphorus wedding venue detail photo | A wedding dress hanging on the 1st floor behind the bulbs

The pristine wedding dress hung elegantly on the first floor, bathed in the warm glow of the light bulbs, at the luxurious Swiss Hotel Bosphorus wedding venue

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A black and white wedding image showing the bridal gown being held out by an assisting hand at Cuccaro club captures the preparations for the special day

A wedding dress preparation image taken at Cuccaro Club, Rocchetta di Vara, Italy

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A wedding photo from Hotel Xcaret Mexico, featuring the brides beautiful white dress comprising of various textures and patterns

A photo was taken at Hotel Xcaret Mexico on a wedding day of the brides white dress

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A wedding gown was captured in a photograph at a San Francisco, California venue, seen hanging in a window opening, against a bright blue sky

A photo of a brides wedding dress in a window at San Francisco, CA was taken against a vibrant blue sky

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A beautiful wedding dress belonging to a bride was showcased in the window of the Fairmont Copley Plaza in Boston prior to the ceremony

The bride's wedding dress was displayed in the window of the Fairmont Copley Plaza in Boston

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A photograph taken at Lerici captures a helping hand possessing a finger loop, which carries the train of a wedding dress

A photograph was taken at Lerici that showed the bride being helped with her wedding dress

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A breath-taking detail image from below of a wedding dress resembling a blossoming flower at Battery Gardens, New York

A detail image of a wedding dress resembling a blossoming flower was captured at Battery Gardens, New York

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A BW detail picture taken at Bali Ayana Resort shows the bride putting her shoes on

At the Bali Ayana Resort - Black-and-white detail shot of the bride fastening her shoes

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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 bridal gown in white hung in a dark room at Haute Garonne was used to artfully create a professional image on a wedding day

A photograph was taken in Haute Garonne of a white bridal gown in a dark room

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London Wedding Photography | Bridal Gown Hanging Before the Ceremony

A woman's entrance to the room was made extra special by the sight of a beautiful wedding gown hanging in anticipation of the ceremony

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At Siena, Italy, a pro-image artfully capturing the beauty of a bridal gown hanging within a doorway down the hall

A professional BW photograph of a bridal dress hung in a doorway at Siena, Italy

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A Hesse getting ready image of the bride getting help with her dress | wedding photography in Germany

A Hesse getting ready image of the bride getting help with her dress in Germany

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Elegance Unveiled: A Bride's Transformation in Rome

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Miguel Onieva is an artistic wedding photographer for Madrid

Photo by: Miguel Onieva - Madrid Madrid

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Calabria bride inspecting her wedding gown in this BW image

The bride looks tenderly at her wedding dress as she inspects it in this black and white image

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Maharashtra bridal image of hanging wedding clothing

Photo by: Ankita Asthana - Mumbai Maharashtra

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Simon Cassanas is an artistic wedding photographer for

Photo by: Simon Cassanas - Paris

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England bridal party dresses handing together in a window before the ceremony

Gorgeous gowns of the English wedding entourage dazzle in the sunlight, hanging in a window

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Bridesmaids hold the brides dress outside before the wedding ceremony in Carlow, Ireland

Photo of Bridesmaids holding the brides dress outside before the wedding ceremony in Carlow, Ireland

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