Wedding Photos of Civil ceremony

The following “Civil 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 “Civil 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.

Krumpak, Slovenia creatively framed wedding photo from the place of Civil ceremony in the castle of the Bride and groom being observed by the lady on the painting, while the gentleman on the painting is observing the photographer

Zurich home wedding photography showing The last recommendation before the civil ceremony

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Texas wedding photography from the 2nd District Court of Appeals, Fort Worth showing A bride waving to her friends and extended family members on zoom after her civil ceremony

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Fort Worth, TX wedding photography from the 2nd District Court of Appeals as A bride laughs during her civil ceremony

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Nord wedding photography at the Ceremony location of Bride and groom at the end of the civil ceremony when everybody goes to the exit

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Wedding photography from the steps of the City hall of Chapareillan, France with the Bride and groom under a rain of confetti at the end of the civil ceremony

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Bas-Rhin photo created Between city hall and home of the couple on their Way back home after the civil ceremony. Car honking and the groom celebrating his joy like a soccer World Cup

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Image of the bride and groom sharing their first kiss in the County Clerk's office after their civil ceremony in South Lake Tahoe, CA

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California wedding photography from the City Hall, San Diego as Paperwork is completed and then Off to the waiting room

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Chelsea Town Hall ceremony image capturing the bride and groom giving each other a loving look

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Sofia wedding photography from Bulgaria of The groom, right after the civil ceremony checking the feeling of his new ring on his finger

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Image showing the Bride and groom alone in the Town Hall during their civil wedding in Dinard, France

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Chapareillan city hall, Savoie, France Covid wedding image from a civil ceremony, bride and groom wearing masks look at each other

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The bride is so happy to discover the groom at the townhall

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Montreal Courthouse Wedding Photography | Reaction of the men during the wedding ceremony

Reaction of the men during the Courthouse wedding ceremony

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The first civil ceremony of Lebanon history at the Sursock Palace in Beirut.

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Kensihngton Town Hall wedding ceremony photography - Kids and confetti on the blue carpet runner

Kensihngton Town Hall wedding ceremony image of Kids and confetti on the blue carpet runner

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Cambridge, Massachusetts wedding photo from civil ceremony | MA black and white elopement wedding photography

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Chicago marriage court wedding photograph of a couple riding escalator - black and white wedding photography.

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San Francisco bride and groom at the elopement, civil, court ceremony | California wedding photojournalism

San Francisco bride and groom at the civil, court ceremony in California

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