Wedding Photos of Closed eyes

The following “Closed eyes” 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 “Closed eyes” 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.

At Giardini La Pergola in Alessandria, a wedding photo captures the bride moments before the ceremony. The vertical image features half of her face in shadow, with closed eyes.

Shadowed Elegance: A Captivating Glimpse of Pre-Ceremony Tranquility at Giardini La Pergola

A Budapest, Hungary couple cuddled close, with eyes closed, for their black and white save-the-date engagement announcement portrait

Budapest, Hungary couple's black & white save-the-date engagement announcement portrait with eyes closed cuddling close

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The couple was snuggling in a Pine Lake, GA pre-wedding portrait session with their eyes closed against a dark toned background

In Pine Lake, GA, the couple closed their eyes during a lifestyle portrait session in nature

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The bride closed her eyes as she felt the intensity of the moment while being primped and prepped for her special day in Trieste, Italy, as her attendants helped her slip into her wedding gown

Closing her eyes, the bride savoured the anticipation of her big day as her bridesmaids lovingly dressed her in her stunning wedding gown

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World's best creative wedding portrait photography from Monticiano resort in Italy as the bridegroom looks ahead, the dense forest opens in the background as the bride clasps with him leaning her face on his shoulder, closes her eyes, feeling protected

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Athens, Greece couple engagement pictures - surprise, close eyes

Greek couple engagement pictures with a surprise and closed eyes

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