Wedding Photos of Chicago bride

The following “Chicago bride” 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 “Chicago bride” 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.

In this image captured by an Illinois wedding photographer at Firehouse Chicago, the mother of the bride and the bride share a heartfelt moment before the wedding ceremony, embracing and touching tenderly.

Firehouse Chicago: A Touching Moment between Mother and Bride

The photographer at the W Hotel in Chicago, IL captured a beautiful moment of the bride kissing her grandma right before walking down the aisle

At the W Hotel in Chicago, IL, the bride tenderly kissed her grandma right before her walk down the aisle

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The bride posed for portraits in a private home in Chicago, with a mirror flanked by bedroom furniture

In Chicago, the bride posed for portraits in a private home with a full mirror flanked by bedroom furniture

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In Illinois, Chicago, a creative photographer captured the bride in her mirrored dress, which was dazzling and futuristic, displaying the bride's creative style

A Chicago, Illinois bride with creative style is captured in her futuristic mirrored dress

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The bride on the dance floor with her terminally ill father, creating an emotional moment for all at the Chicago, Illinois reception

At the wedding reception, the bride shared an emotional moment with her terminally ill father by dancing together

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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

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Before an IL wedding in Chicago at a church, the grandma sees bride for first time in dress

The grandmother's face sparkled with emotion as she beheld her granddaughter for the first time in her wedding dress at the church

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Illinois wedding photo of the band playing drums at a Chicago hotel on the dance floor

At a hotel reception venue, a couple surrounded by their family and friends was dancing to the music of a band playing drums on the dance floor

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An exceptional Chicago wedding photojournalism sample by a professional Illinois photographer communicating the bride hugging friends at the IL hotel room during the getting ready

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Chicago bride and groom to be, back to back for a Grant Park pre-wedding engagement photo shoot in Illinois with full compression and shot from a lower angle to compress the towers in the background to show location

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Chicago bride and groom to be, posturing for an engagement image created while sharing a laugh to capture the ring to show the new rela

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Chicago bride and groom to be, posturing for an engagement image with a nighttime shoot on the La Salle St bridge using the streetlight behind me to light them, along with a flash behind them for rim light

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Chicago couple e-session on the urban streets with cars going by

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A wedding photographer in Chicago created this image of the Officiant and Brides best friend seeing her for the first time

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Humboldt Park, Chicago, IL fine art wedding couple portrait framed under the trees

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Chicago, Illinois creative wedding day portrait silhouetted against skyline with a draw bridge

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Illinois wedding photography from Ovation Chicago showing the bride getting ready

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Illinois wedding photo from the Thompson hotel Chicago showing the bride getting ready

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Illinois wedding photo of a Chicago bride opening a gift on a bed during the getting ready

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Chicago Bride puts on her earrings while her sister helps during this at-home wedding preparation photoshoot

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Chicago Illinois artistic wedding picture from the Transportation of the Bride waiting to leave in the limo

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Image of the bride opening a champagne bottle at the Hilton Chicago/Oak Brook Hills Resort & Conference Center

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Wabash Street Chicago couple picture - Rainy engagement shoot in Chicago

Rainy engagement shoot in an urban city

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Chicago limo bride portrait on wedding day | Creative black and white photography inside the bridal car

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Chicago bridesmaids see the bride | IL photography before the wedding ceremony

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Illinois Ceremony Photography at the Wedding | Bride entrance

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