Wedding Photos of Ceremony venue

The following “Ceremony venue” 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 “Ceremony venue” 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.

Bride, groom, and bridesmaid with a red umbrella leave bride's childhood home 'Wang Tao House' in Tai Po, Hong Kong, heading to the ceremony venue in sentimental image capturing a traditional moment on the wedding day.

Sentimental Moment: Bride, Groom, and Bridesmaid Leave Childhood Home 'Wang Tao House' in Tai Po

In a rustic Provence town hall, a bride gracefully gets ready surrounded by French flags and quaint decor, a shot of a serene moment before the wedding ceremony.

Graceful Bride Prepares Amid Rustic Provence Town Hall Décor and French Flags: Serene Moment Before Ceremony

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The newly married couple embraces in joy, hands raised in the air, following their first kiss at their wedding ceremony at New England Outdoor Center.

Nature's Nuptials: A Wedding Celebration at New England Outdoor Center

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Groom, surrounded by his best men, walks towards the ceremony venue at Castelvecchio in Sagrado, Gorizia, Italy, creating a timeless and elegant image of unity and friendship.

The Groom and His Best Men: A Sagrado Timeless Walk to Unity

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Bride and groom are positioned against a wall, their figures embraced by the soft, glowing bokeh of a tablecloth, creating an elegant, minimalist frame with warm hues.

Luxury Wedding in PA: Stunning Wall Embrace with Bokeh at a Beautiful Venue

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This wedding image captured in Fort Collins, reveals the flower dudes assisting the flower girl as she walks down the aisle of the Colorado ceremony location

The flower girl is escorted down the aisle of Fort Collins' Colorado ceremony venue by her Flower Dudes

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The bride, in the wedding car in Milan, Italy, fed her daughter before the wedding ceremony

The bride in Milan, Italy, fed her daughter before the ceremony at the venue

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The bride arrives at the wedding ceremony departing her vintage VW camper van caught in chiaroscuro light at the Leeds Town Hall Ceremony Venue, Leeds, England

The bride's arrival to the town hall, illuminated in dramatic light, was made memorable by her vintage VW camper van

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St Patrick & St Bridgid Rc Church, Glenarrif, Northern Ireland fine art urban wedding couple picture on the sea-front promenade near their ceremony venue

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England wedding photography showing a flower girl and bridesmaids waiting for the bride to arrive at the ceremony venue

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NL Wedding Photojournalism - The car battery of the Wedding Vehicle went down. It is being recharged while the groom just had a phone call with the ceremony venue. The bride stands with her hand in her hair.

The car battery of the Wedding Vehicle went down. It is being recharged while the groom just had a phone call with the ceremony venue. The bride stands with her hand in her hair.

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Bagni Marea, Savona - Photo of the bride waiting for her pickup to the ceremony venue

The Savona bride stood by an open door, leash in hand, eagerly awaiting her ride to the ceremony.

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Fantasy Island, Bali, Indonesia Wedding Venue Photos - The bride in the dressing room of the ceremony venue, the screen fixed the guests and the ceremony area in the window reflection, as well as the local service staff.

The bride in the dressing room of the ceremony venue, the screen fixed the guests and the ceremony

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The Ritz-Carlton, Krabi, Thailand Wedding Venue Photography - The bride and groom insisted on going to the wedding ceremony venue during the rainstorm.

Wedding Venue Photography of The bride and groom insisting on going to the wedding ceremony venue during the rainstorm

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A wedding photoshoot was held in the gardens of Rathsallagh House, a venue located in Wicklow, Ireland

A wedding photo of the bride and groom was taken at Rathsallagh House in Wicklow, Ireland at dusk

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