Wedding Photos of Ceremony

The following “Ceremony” 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” 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.

The guests at the Franklin Commons wedding ceremony in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania were delighted to witness the groom and groomsmen laughing out loud together

Guests at the wedding ceremony were delighted to see the groom and groomsmen laughing heartily together

The newlyweds in Mumbai, Maharashtra enjoyed the fun ring finding games being played between them during the wedding ceremony

Couples are adding a fun twist to wedding traditions with ring finding games during the ceremony

finding games India wedding traditions fun ring fishing ring Mumbai photographer ceremony

The bride and groom lovingly met in their Apulian Church, touching their foreheads in a tender embrace

A couple shared a tender embrace, touching their foreheads lovingly, ahead of their church ceremony

tender foreheads Apulia couple loving groom Apulian Church embrace ceremony

The South Asian bride had a big smile on her face as she was honoured with a traditional water pouring ceremony at her house before the wedding

The bride beamed with joy as she endured the traditional water pouring ceremony at her residence

South Asian Bride ceremony San Francisco house big smile face water pouring

The bride and groom were laughing uncontrollably with their officiant in Chicago, Illinois during their ceremony after the groom read a funny story

The bride and groom laughed with the officiant during their ceremony after the groom read a humorous tale

officiant ceremony funny story reaction Chicago photographer Chicago humorous officiant laughing

The wedding of two newlyweds captured by a Fujian photographer was made complete with an image of the hands of the groom and best men at the hotel ceremony

At a Fujian hotel, the hands of the best man at the ceremony

groomsmen hands ceremony fujian hotel Fujian photographer Fujian

Under the trees at Chateau de Croisillat near by Toulouse, France, the bride and groom are leaving the ceremony

The bride and groom, beaming with joy, are departing the ceremony beneath the trees in the BW wedding picture

bw moment ceremony Chateau de Croisillat Sophie Stacino Toulouse photographer France Toulouse

Inside a small room at the Lambeth Town Hall of London, the bride and groom after being announced husband and wife

Inside the Town Hall, after being pronounced husband and wife, the newlyweds celebrate with their seated guests behind them

Lambeth Town Hall London photographer Lambeth newly married London ceremony Lyndsey Goddard

Terrasson wedding children trying to be quiet during the indoor ceremony

The children at the wedding tried to be quiet during the indoor ceremony, making shhh gestures with their fingers

Dordogne Children ceremony Terrasson Dordogne Photographer

In Corgirnon, Haute-Marne, guests were tying colored knots after the ceremony under a blue sky

Corgirnon, Haute-Marne: Colored knots tied after wedding ceremony under blue sky

low angle blue sky colored knots Haute-Marne ceremony Corgirnon Photographer Corgirnon

At the couple's home in Vermont, a CEREMONY sign was visible under a tree, with shoes kicked off to the side in anticipation of the party

In Vermont, a CEREMONY sign was visible under a tree at the couple's home, shoes kicked off nearby

shoes guiding sign ceremony sign Vermont Artistic Photographer Vermont

Best documentary wedding photo from The Millhouse Slane in Ireland of the Groom sweating in ceremony

Groom sweating during ceremony

The Millhouse Slane Ireland photographer ceremony Ireland groom sweating

the ceremony at the moment the bride and groom say yes

ceremony Netherlands Freek Nagtzaam just married Netherlands photographer

Guests look at the wedding programs during the ceremony at The Grafton Inn

Family and friends can be seen looking at the wedding programs during the ceremony from a high camera angle

Vermont VT family and friends vermont wedding photographer The Grafton Inn high camera angle wedding programs ceremony

Biarritz winning image from the best documentary style wedding photography contest in the world capturing the nephew who wants to catch the dreamcatcher more than listen to the ceremony

ceremony Charline Eberhardt French outdoor ceremony Biarritz Photographer dreamcatcher Biarritz

Documentary style photography from a Lille wedding in France capturing in BW the entrance of the couple with the music men in black

Estelle Carlier ceremony Lille photographer bw moment France dancing down aisle Lille

World class documentary wedding photography in Siena, Italy at the Chiesa di Colle Ciupi of the groom kissing his wife on the cheek during the ceremony

kiss on cheek Italy Siena photographer groom kissing bride Chiesa di Colle Ciupi ceremony

bride groom ceremony during storm

outdoor ceremony bay ceremony Canada photographer storm clouds Frances Morency ceremony Canada

Siena, Italy documentary-style wedding image from Castello di San Fabiano capturing the child who brought the rings enchanted to look at the bride

Castello di San Fabiano Italy Siena photographer Siena ring bearer ceremony

San Francisco candid documentary wedding photography in Northern California of the groom sweeping the bride from her feet with a passionate kiss

couple kissing California - Northern ceremony San Francisco Tyler Vu San Francisco photographer

World class documentary wedding photography at the Polo Club in Boca Raton in Florida of the bride & grooms excited response after being announced as husband and wife

Polo Club black and white ceremony newlywed excitement Boca Raton Photographer Florida

a mirror reflection of the bride during the ceremony

ceremony Italy photographer mirror reflection Italy

Emotional photography from the La Hacienda wedding venue in Rio Grande do Sul capturing the Groom cant hold back crying

Rio Grande do Sul Photographer La Hacienda crying Rio Grande do Sul ceremony emotional groom

Best wedding photography from a Rugby venue, Bourton Hall of Tired flower girls during the ceremony

Rugby UK ceremony Emil Boczek Bourton Hall UK Photographer tired flower girls

A superb example of a wedding detail in this Istanbul picture at Fener Rum Patriarchate in Turkey showing the hands during the ceremony with the brides bouquet of flowers

ceremony Turkey Turkey marriage Fener Rum Patriarchate weddings flowers Fener Rum Patrikhanesi brides bouquet

A striking Synagogue des Tournelles wedding picture of a Paris Bride and groom during Jewish ceremony

Synagogue des Tournelles weddings Paris bride and groom jewish France ceremony Jean Baptiste Chauvin Jewish ceremony

An exceptional Paris wedding image by a pro French photographer exhibiting the Bride checking that the groom signs well during the ceremony

ceremony french bride bride groom Paris Paris wedding image Lea Torrieri

A natural Boston documentary wedding photography example from MA of a band playing bride and groom out of ceremony

band playing Massachusetts Andy Madea ceremony MA boston wedding photography Boston

A top Washington DC wedding photographer captured this picture at the Dahlgren Chapel showing Grandmothers muted emotional moment on a video phone call during the ceremony

emotional Dahlgren Chapel wedding ceremony Washington DC grandmothers Dahlgren Chapel

Best Virginia wedding photojournalism picture from the Stone Tower Winery showing The fathers of the bride and groom share words of wisdom before the ceremony

groom words of wisdom bride ceremony Virginia Virginia wedding photojournalism winery

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