Wedding Photos of Bride and groom

The following “Bride and groom” 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 “Bride and groom” 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.

A beautiful wedding moment at Quinta de Monfalim in Sobral de Monte Agraço, Portugal, as the couple cuts their cake surrounded by guests holding sparklers, culminating in a heartfelt embrace, captured at the venue amidst emotional connections.

Sparkling Sparklers Surrounded: Quinta De Monfalim Cake Cutting Embrace in Sobral De Monte Agraço

A vibrant and festive photo captured at Calke Abbey Riding School, featuring a joyous bride and groom dancing surrounded by their wedding guests in a rustic venue setting.

Joyous Bride and Groom Dancing at Calke Abbey Riding School: Rustic Wedding Celebration Capture

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Newlyweds exiting a gazebo ceremony at Castelvecchio, Sagrado, Gorizia, Italy, captured in a candid moment as guests shower them with rice, creating a joyful and authentic scene.

Candid Joy: Newlyweds Exiting Castelvecchio Gazebo Ceremony in Sagrado, Gorizia, Italy Amidst Rice Shower

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A romantic wedding photo capturing a couple about to kiss at their celebration in Salle polyvalente, Tossiat, France. The bride and groom are beautifully silhouetted against a blue gel light backdrop, creating a dreamy and intimate atmosphere.

Dreamy Silhouettes: A Romantic Kiss in Salle Polyvalente, Tossiat, France

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Bride and groom joyfully toast while embracing after their wedding ceremony in Newmarket, New Hampshire, captured in black and white.

Celebrate Love: Newlyweds Toast in Embrace After Newmarket Wedding, NH

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Joyful bride and groom exchanging vows outdoors at Folly Farm in Bristol, UK, with officiant and two bridesmaids standing by.

Folly Farm: Wedding Vows Exchange in Bristol for Happy Couple

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A newlywed bride and groom joyfully ski together to their wedding reception at High Camp.

SKIING TO SAY "I DO": NEWLYWED BRIDE AND GROOM HIT THE SLOPES IN WEDDING ATTIRE

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Bride and groom playfully tease each other with cake during their intimate woodsy wedding reception party at Peterson Grove, Sanborn County Park.

Cake Mischief: Bride and Groom's Playful Antics at Peterson Grove Wedding Reception

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Bride and Groom posing inside '77 VW Bus' photobooth at Whiteface Hollow, Tamworth NH, United States, capturing unique and fun wedding memories.

Funky '77 VW Bus' Photobooth Fun: Bride and Groom's Quirky Wedding Memories at Whiteface Hollow

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Bride and groom share a romantic dance on a smoke-filled dance floor surrounded by sparklers at Morrison Amphitheater in Colorado, resembling a slot cave under the open sky.

SPARKLING DANCE IN THE CAVE OF LOVE: BRIDE AND GROOM SWAY IN COLORADO AMPHITHEATER

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Breathtaking image capturing the couple's recessional at 2 Penguins in Centennial, CO, USA, as confetti canons surprise and delight them.

Bride and Groom Soar as Confetti Cannons Cap Off I Do's at 2 Penguins

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Bride and groom emerge from Percy Town Hall in Normandy, France, surrounded by floating bubbles, after a beautiful civil ceremony.

Bubbly Newlyweds: Percy Town Hall Wedding in Normandy, France, With Floating Bubbles

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Newly married Bride and Groom at Hazel Gap Barn in Nottinghamshire, surrounded by joyous guests throwing confetti as they walk back down the aisle.

Joy-Filled Exit: Newlyweds at Hazel Gap Barn, Nottinghamshire, Celebrated by Confetti-Wielding Guests

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Bride, Groom, and Bride's parents toast with shots at Skyline Lodge Highlands, NC, celebrating the union and the start of a new family.

Toasting new beginnings: Bride, Groom, and Bride's parents celebrate at Skyline Lodge, Highlands, NC

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Bride and groom exiting the town hall in Soucht, France, with the groom looking adoringly at his new wife, lost in a bubble of love.

French Town Hall Newlyweds: Groom's Adoration Captured as they Emerge from Ceremony

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Bride and Groom riding in a vibrant mini red car with the sunroof open, heading to their wedding reception in Rodano, Millepini, Italy.

Just Married: Italian Escape in a Red Mini, Groom and Bride Off to Reception

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A beautiful kiss captured at the Badia Nuova - Trapani Church in Sicily, during the religious wedding ceremony of the bride and groom, surrounded by their loved ones, in a picturesque setting.

SICILIAN SWEET NUPTIAL KISS UNDER TRAPANI CHURCH'S HISTORIC ROOF

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A joyful moment captured at Don Carlos Beach club in Marbella, Spain as the bride and groom share their first dance, with the groom dipping the beaming bride in a show of pure happiness and energy.

DIPPED IN DELIGHT: Bride and Groom's First Dance at Marbella Beach Club Wedding

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At Casa de los Bates in Motril, Spain, the groom, holding a long sword, delicately feeds his bride a piece of cake during the symbolic cutting ceremony.

Spanish Villa: Groom's Swordplay Steals the Show in Cake-Cutting at Wedding

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Bride wipes a tear from her cheek during an emotional exchange of rings at a beautiful indoor wedding in Grand-Sommartel, Switzerland.

Whispers of Love: Emotional Exchange in Grand-Sommartel

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Newlywed couple at a wedding at Chateau de la Ripaille in Haute Savoie, with flower petals swirling elegantly around them as they exit.

Elegant Elopement: A Chateau de la Ripaille Romance

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Bride and groom exit the Cholet Church in Vendée, France, surrounded by a shower of petals, captured in a romantic wedding photography image.

Petal Path: A Romantic Wedding in Vendée

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Newlyweds exiting the stunning Antibes Church on the French Riviera as tossed flower petals and rice rain down from above.

Riviera Radiance: Newlyweds Embrace in Antibes

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A newlywed couple celebrate their marriage in Grado, Gorizia, Italy as they are showered with rice at the exit of the ceremony against a dark background.

Rice Rain: A Grado Wedding Celebration

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Bride and groom exiting Lisbon church, shielded under veil from rain of petals and rice, captured by a WPJA wedding photographer.

Blooming Love: A Lisbon Church Exit

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At Domaine de Belfonds, the wedding photographer creates a beautiful image as the groom playfully dips and kisses his bride, accentuated by the warm golden hour light, evoking joy and love

Domaine de Belfonds: Embracing Love in the Golden Hour

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Amidst the picturesque surroundings of Valhalla Tahoe in South Lake Tahoe, California, a modern and stylish bride and groom share a tender embrace during their portrait session at dusk.

Valhalla Vows: A Modern Romance in South Lake Tahoe Twilight

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This award-winning image showcases the bride and groom in a stylish and contemporary manner. The drone shot reveals their love, framed by the empty chairs of the ceremony area at the beautiful Hacienda Sitio de Mata, Pavones-Turrialba, Cartago, Costa Rica

Hacienda Sitio de Mata: Love Takes Flight in Costa Rica

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Image captures the arrival of bride and her father at Skipton Church in Skipton, England, as they step out of a car, revealing their shoes on rain-soaked cobblestone.

Elegant Wedding: Radiant Bride and Father Gracefully Step onto Rain-Soaked Cobblestone at Skipton Church

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An award-winning image captured by an artistic wedding photographer on the British Pullman train in England. The bride and groom playfully hide their faces behind folded paper menus or programs at the head table.

Enigmatic Love: Bride and Groom Concealed on British Pullman Train

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