Wedding Photos of Bride to be

The following “Bride to be” 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 to be” 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.

Sunlit Love: Urla Romance Captured | In Urla, İzmir, Turkey, this couple shoot features a soon-to-be bride and groom in the sunlight. The scene unfolds on the grass under tall palm trees, creating a picturesque and vibrant setting.

Urla Romance Captured: Sunlit Love in İzmir, Turkey

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A Córdoba groom-to-be can be seen jumping while the bride-to-be stands in a posed position against a vibrant and colorful wall in their engagement portrait

Jumping Groom and Posed Bride: Vibrant and Colorful Engagement Portrait in Córdoba

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Capture the enchanting beauty of Cappadocia, Turkey with stunning engagement photos of a bride-to-be in a captivating red dress, riding a horse while the groom-to-be proudly stands by

Cappadocia, Turkey: Enchanting Engagement Photos of Bride-to-Be in Captivating Red Dress, Riding Horse

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On the beautiful day in Ardeche, the bride-to-be joyfully readied her wedding shoes with the help of her family and friends, already in her bridal gown

The bride-to-be in Ardeche beamed as her family and friends assisted her with her wedding shoes while she was already dressed in her bridal gown

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The couple in Albi, Tarn, France, posing for a lifestyle portrait, with the groom whispering secrets into his soon-to-be wife's ear

In Albi, Tarn, France, a couple posed for a lifestyle portrait, groom-to-be was whispering secrets into his future bride's ear

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A Lake Tahoe Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this creative, sunset portrait of this California groom to be holding his bride to be in the countryside with dog at Pearson-Arastradero Preserve

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A Canada Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this artistic, adventurous portrait of this Banff couple posing at Moraine Lake with the bride to be in a red dress

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A pre-wedding session at Elvaston Castle in Derbyshire highlighting the Groom to be wrapping arms around bride to be in amazing light

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Alsace pre-wedding portrait-session at Lac du Forlet as the bride to be descends from the mountain on her man

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Toulouse home wedding photo of The mother of the bride-to-be shows her a photo on her phone and Bursts of laughter from the future bride

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Bas-Rhin wedding photographer captured a curious groom, breaking the forbidden entry to see his bride to be

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The Veneto kiss for a couple in venice

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A pre-wed portrait of a future bride to be looking at her fiance

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Prague future bride stands in the window as her fiance watches behind her in this engagement photo shoot

The future bride stands in the window as her fiance watches behind her in this engagement photo shoot

Czech Republic Prague bride to be glass reflection red dress Prague engagement photography

SiPH hospital, Bangkok, Thailand engagement session | a wedding ring and his bride-to-be

The groom-to-be held up the engagement ring as he posed with his bride-to-be during their engagement session, with a huge glass building serving as the backdrop as the low angle captured the love and excitement of the couple as they prepared for wedding

Thailand Bangkok wedding ring bride to be SiPH Thailand engagement session

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