Wedding Photos of Colorful

The following “Colorful” 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 “Colorful” 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 fashionable and chic couple from West End, Atlanta, poses against a stunning rainbow wall for a unique and colorful engagement portrait.

Vibrant Elegance: West End Atlanta Couple's Unique Rainbow Wall Engagement Portrait

A mesmerizing wedding photo taken at Samujana, Koh Samui. The couple stands together in a beautiful sunset setting with a colorful sky as their backdrop in this serene and elegant shot.

Elegant Sunset Romance: A Mesmerizing Wedding Moment at Samujana, Koh Samui

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A captivating wedding day portrait captured at Tenuta Carretta, showing the bride and groom holding colorful smoke grenades together as they share a romantic kiss surrounded by the swirling smoke.

Enchanting Kiss: Bride and Groom Embraced by Colorful Smoke at Tenuta Carretta Wedding

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A Washington DC wedding couple embraces in front of a vibrant rainbow wall, symbolizing beauty and love on their special day.

Vibrant Rainbow Wall Embrace: Washington DC Wedding Couple Symbolize Beauty and Love On Special Day

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Wedding day reunion at Mas Blanc in Barbentane, France, as team bride and team groom stroll through a sunlit field holding colorful smoke grenades in a captivating group portrait.

Sunlit Field Stroll: Team Bride and Team Groom’s Wedding Reunion at Mas Blanc, Barbentane, France

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A beautifully lit wedding portrait taken at Domaine de Kervallon à Caro captures a couple sharing a break together back to back, as they exhale smoke from their cigarettes against a colorful gel-lit backdrop.

Romantic Back-to-Back Moment: Couple Exhaling Smoke at Domaine de Kervallon à Caro Wedding Portrait

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A charming couple dances joyfully on their wedding day in the urban streets of Cazorla, Jaén, Spain, with a vibrant spray painted mural serving as a colorful backdrop. The couple exudes happiness and love in this lively image.

Charmed Couple's Street Dance: Vibrant Love in Cazorla, Jaén, Spain's Urban Mural Fête

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A newlywed couple begins to recess from their ceremony at The Belvedere in Baltimore, MD, with a flower girl running alongside them holding her bouquet, while guests cheer and wave colorful streamers in the air.

WEDDING WHIRLWIND: Flower Girl Sprint Sparks Cheery Chaos as Guests Reel in Streamers

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In a dimly lit room, a romantic couple in Nanning, China, embraces with the rainbow hues of light illuminating their faces in a captivating wedding shot.

Captivating Rainbow Embrace: A Glamorous Nanning Wedding Portrait Illuminated by Love

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A romantic portrait captured by a creative wedding photographer at the Venue at Malcom Hotel in Canmore, Canada. The couple is silhouetted against a backdrop of colorful lights, creating an award-winning image.

Canmore's Captivating Canvas: Illuminating Love Through Silhouetted Romance

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A couple embraces in a dip during a colorful wedding reception at Blue Venado in Tulum, Mexico. This image was captured by a documentary wedding photographer and has received an award from WPJA.

Tulum Dance Dip: Award-Winning Documentary Wedding Photo at Blue Venado, Mexico

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At Kohl Mansion in Burlingame, a documentary wedding photographer captured this award-winning image. It shows a charming dance between the groom and his granny, illuminated by vibrant DJ lights and surrounded by a misty fog.

Dancing with Grandma: A Captivating Moment at Kohn Mansion, Burlingame

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Milpitas wedding photojournalist captures the bride being playfully ambushed by friends and cousins, as they apply turmeric to her face and neck in preparation for her big day

Milpitas Melodies: A Colorful Wedding Ambush

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Wedding photographer captures a breathtaking bridal portrait at Mill City Ruins in MN. The image features a colorful atmosphere with a translucent rainbow flag gracefully enveloping the entire frame.

Rainbow Reflections: Bridal Bliss radiates amidst Mill City Ruins

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In Mifflintown, PA, at Laurel Rock Farm, a talented wedding photographer used creative lighting techniques to capture this stunning portrait. The couple is beautifully framed within a mirror's reflection, accentuated by colorful gels.

A Vibrant Portrait at Laurel Rock Farm

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Three flower girls having fun in tunnels and tents at wedding venue Shinningford Manor, Derbyshire, England

Flower Girl Frenzy: Tunnels and Tents at Shinningford Manor Wedding in Derbyshire

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At Crazy Diamond Campground in Ventucopa, CA, the bride and groom were joyfully "netted" in a festive celebration by guests wearing bright costumes

The bride and groom were joyfully netted in a festive celebration at Crazy Diamond Campground, Ventucopa, CA

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A couple stands in a scenic wooded area, embracing each other as the sun sets behind them on their special day

Enchanted Love: Embracing Forever beneath the Sunset Canopy

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A couple soon to be wed is lovingly captured in silhouette against a dreamy backdrop of light bokeh at Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts

The charmingly engaged couple, in love, are silhouetted against a romantic Whitaker Center wall of artistic bokeh

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The Harrisburg, PA couple is silhouetted against a door and framed by candles and reflected on a table

In Harrisburg, PA, the couple, illuminated by candlelight and mirrored on a table, are deeply in love and joyfully engaged

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This image shows a detail of the wedding rings atop a selection of wedding treats at Mt Rose Ski Resort

A meticulous attention to detail was demonstrated through the presentation of wedding rings atop a variety of wedding treats

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This multi-exposure, multi-colored portrait of the brides in a Minneapolis barn captures the pride and joy of the special day

This portrait captures the joyous spirit of the brides on their special day with an artistic combination of multiple exposures and colors

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The bride and groom, along with their dog, had colorful night portraits taken at a Joshua Tree, California Airbnb using neon lights

Joshua Tree, California: Colorful night portraits of bride, groom and dog with neon lights at Airbnb

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The couple beamed with joy as they were pelted with grains and colorful paper in the Iglesia de La Merced in Jaén, Spain, surrounded by their loved ones who cheered and celebrated, and couldn't stop laughing and smiling

A couple, surrounded by their loved ones, were all smiles and laughter as they showered each other with grains and colorful paper

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The wedding rings were set out in a row on a colorful reflective surface in Hampshire, England

In Hampshire, England, wedding rings were arranged in a row on a vibrant reflective surface

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This creative wedding day photograph captures the vibrant detail of a bride descending the colorful rainbow-painted stairs of a church in Toronto, Ontario

Toronto, Ontario: Bride descending colorful rainbow-painted stairs of church in wedding day photo

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At Domaine des Moures, the brides wedding dress hangs along with colorful artwork paintings

At Domaine des Moures, artwork paintings & a bride's wedding dress adorn the walls

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The ring bearers dad helps him get his shoes on before the ceremony at The Swift House - Middlebury, Vermont

The ring bearer's father helped him put on his vibrant and ornate suit shoes before the ceremony

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A pre wedding photoshoot from Positano, Amalfi Coast, Salerno with some genuine Smiles and hugs

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A San Francisco Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this artistic, urban portrait of this Los Gatos couple leaning against a colorful store while holding hands

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