Wedding Photos of Chapel

The following “Chapel” 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 “Chapel” 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 couple stands in a seaside chapel in Maceió, Brazil, with the reflection of the sky in the background, creating a picturesque and romantic engagement portrait.

Romantic Seaside Chapel Engagement in Maceió, Brazil

Stunning wedding portrait captured in Colorado at the picturesque Chapel on the Rocks. The couple stands in front of the charming church, the bride's veil billowing in the mountain breeze, creating a beautiful and romantic image.

Eternal Love at Chapel on the Rocks: A Breathtaking Colorado Wedding Portrait

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A picture taken at Hacienda Zorita in Salamanca, Spain, showcasing the wedding staff cleaning up confetti outside the chapel on the couple's special day, a charming scene of post-ceremony hustle and bustle.

Chapel Cleanup Charm: Wedding Staff at Hacienda Zorita, Salamanca, Spain After the Ceremony

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A captivating image of a newlywed couple walking hand in hand away from a charming mountain chapel at l'Auberge Nordique in Haute-Savoie, France on their wedding day.

Charming Newlyweds Walking Away from Mountain Chapel at l'Auberge Nordique in Haute-Savoie, France

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A groom tenderly dips his bride inside a dark chapel, creating a striking play of light and shadow on their wedding day at Ruines du Château à Salt-en-Donzy, Romain et Laurie.

Light and Shadow Dance: Groom Dips Bride in Dark Chapel at Ruines du Château à Salt-en-Donzy

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A low angle image captured at Convento de Penedo, as the bride and groom's hands touch beneath the ancient fresco of the chapel on their wedding day.

Tender Touch at Convento de Penedo: Bride and Groom's Hands Beneath Ancient Fresco

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A wedding party at Nestldown in Los Gatos, California, gazes up the stairs of the Chapel as the bride and her father make their grand entrance to the outdoor, wooded ceremony.

Nifty Nestldown Nuptials: Staircase Steppin' to Say "I Do"

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The bride gracefully walks herself down the aisle at Heinz Chapel in Pittsburgh, PA. The historic church serves as a grand backdrop for this beautiful wedding ceremony.

Capturing Love's Journey: A Bride's Graceful Walk at Heinz Chapel

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Photographer captures a stunning black and white portrait of the bride, groom, and priest at the Church of Beaulon, Allier, France, as they face towards Christ, creating an award-winning wedding day image.

Church of Beaulon Unites Trio Before Christ with Award-Winning Black-and-White

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During the wedding portrait session at the reception venue's chapel, the bride and groom stand face to face, with their foreheads touching, in a chapel adorned with orange hues at the top and illuminated by a blue flash behind them at the bottom.

Eternal Vows: The Sacred Wedding Chapel Unites in a Vibrant Blend of Love and Light

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At Villa Nobel, Sanremo, a wedding picture captured the moment of a little girl throwing rice on the groom outside of the chapel

At Villa Nobel, Sanremo a wedding picture captured a little girl throwing rice on the groom

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Maceio engagement portraits lifestyle session with a silhouette of a couple inside a chapel

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A top wedding reportage photographer captured this picture at the Asylum Church in London as the Bride enters the chapel with her father the chapel was bombed in WWII

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Sintra Pre Wedding Photoshoot w Fine Art Style in Lisbon, PT of a Couple being framed in front of a ruin chapel

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Siena, Tuscany Fine Art Engagement Session at the church and their wedding was six months after this session

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E-shoot of a couple standing at the sunset with the chapel of vitaleta on their background

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Hertford College Chapel, Oxford University wedding photographer, "Confetti outside the chapel. I got in really close with my 35mm for this shot to immerse myself in the moment"

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Zelená Hora wedding portrait of the couple walking by the Santini's chapel

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Sint-truiden Coupleshoot in black and white in a split firewood chapel building

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Rosice engagement image of couple standing by the chapel on the hill

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Bride leaving for the chapel in Detroit, Michigan

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Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, United Kingdom - Crazy Confetti at Sidney Sidney Sussex Chapel

Crazy Confetti at Sidney Sussex Chapel

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The newlyweds posed for a beautiful wedding photo outside a rural chapel in the countryside of Madrid, surrounded by the stunning natural landscape and scenery, celebrating their union at the Hacienda San Rafael

The couple celebrated their marriage in a rural chapel in Madrid, taking a photo in the beautiful countryside scenery

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St Salvators Chapel, St Andrews Wedding Photo - Groom and groomsmen praying before the ceremony

Wedding Photo of the Groom and groomsmen praying before the ceremony

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St Salvators Chapel, St Andrews wedding photography | Entrance of the bride with her father in black-and-white

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Victoria-AU wedding photography at the church - Bride's father has a cry during the ceremony

wedding photography at the church as the Bride's father has a cry during the ceremony

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Chapel Wedding Photo before the Ceremony

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Engagement portraits at Pchelina Dam, Chapel St. Joan Letni, Bulgaria | The Chapel 2 pre-wedding photography

Engagement portraits at the Chapel during an outdoor pre-wedding photography shoot at the ruins

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