Wedding Photos of Couple portrait session

The following “Couple portrait session” 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 “Couple portrait session” 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.

Lifestyle couple portrait at Haughley Park, Suffolk. An engagement shoot in the early summer evening. The couple stands facing each other, embracing gently. She playfully lifts one leg, captured by the photographer.

Engaging Elegance | Haughley Park Couple's Enchanting Early Summer Shoot

A couple stands at the vibrant Victoria Street in Edinburgh, Scotland, for a lifestyle portrait. They face each other, their love beautifully highlighted by the photographer, amidst the bustling cityscape.

Glamorous Edinburgh: Urban Love Elegantly Captured on Vibrant Victoria Street

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Cappadocia, Turkey: A captivating lifestyle couple portrait in a cave, where the couple gazes upwards through a crack in the rocks, bathed in a shaft of light, skillfully captured by the photographer.

CAPTIVATING CAVE: Gazing upwards in Cappadocia | Lifestyle Couple Portrait

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Ravenna Wild Beach in Italy serves as a picturesque backdrop for a lifestyle couple portrait. The photographer captures an intimate pose as the couple shares a hug on the shore, their legs interlocked, resulting in a symmetrical composition.

Ravishing Ravenna: Intimate Elegance | A Symmetrical Couple Portrait on Wild Beach

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A romantic black and white engagement portrait captured at Ravenna Wild Beach in Italy. The photograph showcases a session with a couple cuddling, with a high camera angle and a tight shot of their lips about to touch.

Ravenna Wild Beach: A Romantic Black and White Engagment Portrait

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Lifestyle couple portrait at Ravenna Wild Beach in Italy captures a hug amidst the serene evening backdrop. The symmetrical center-framed couple, minimalist aesthetic, and expansive sky add to its allure.

Ravishing Romance: Italy's Ravenna Wild Beach Serenades a Stylish Couple

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A romantic pre-wedding engagement portrait captures a loving pose at the Bund in Shanghai, China. The tender embrace of a couple is beautifully highlighted as she affectionately hugs him from behind, her warm smile shining towards the camera.

ENGAGEMENT PORTRAIT CAPTURES ROMANTIC BUND EMBRACE | SHANGHAI, CHINA

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Lifestyle couple portrait at Bevano River Mouth Sanctuary, Ravenna, Italy. Beautifully highlighted by the photographer, the image captures a sweet candid cuddle in the windy nature sanctuary. It features a tight shot of him hugging her from behind.

Stunning Photo Session: Italian Elegance in Ravenna | Bevano Romance

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Finca Vikingos in Santa Barbara, Heredia, Costa Rica serves as the backdrop for a captivating lifestyle couple portrait. Bathed in warm, golden hour light, the couple sits before a charming wooden door.

CAPTIVATING LIFESTYLE COUPLE PORTRAIT | Finca Vikingos: A Costa Rican Love Story

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Lifestyle couple portrait at Finca Vikingos, Santa Barbara, Heredia, Costa Rica. Couple in the midst of a picturesque coffee plantation during golden hour, beautifully highlighted by the photographer. Face to face pose with sunlight softly streaming in.

Finca Vikingos Romance | A Stunning Portrait Session in Costa Rica

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A captivating lifestyle couple portrait, set amidst the serene beauty of Huairou, Beijing, China. This family of three, accompanied by their beloved dog, share a picturesque session by the tranquil waters of a green forest.

Huairou Haven | A Captivating Engagement Session For A Glamorous Family

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Engaging black and white lifestyle couple portrait taken in the town of Albi, France. The photo showcases the couple sitting on steps, framed symmetrically, amidst repeating lines, expertly captured by the photographer.

ALBI, FRANCE | Engaging Portrait: Symmetry, Lines and Black & White Glamour

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$A couple's lifestyle portrait at Albi, France, showcases their connection as they peer through a fractured window. The photographer's use of blue lighting beautifully highlights the intricate web of cracks.$

Romantic Engagement Session | Albi, France | Peering Through Fractured Beauty

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ALBI, FRANCE | A Captivating Engagement Portrait: Mesmerizing Silhouette with Wall Lamp

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Albi, France: An enchanting lifestyle couple portrait showcases a reflection of a kissing couple in the water. The focal point is on their dark pant legs and white shoes, while their faces are seen in a puddle in the foreground.

BLISSFUL IN ALBI: A captivating juxtaposition of love and reflection

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A couple about to wed had their engagement portrait session in Albi, France, posing in front of vibrant red windows. The photographer skillfully played with shadows, light, and captured the man's silhouette.

Engaging Elegance | Vibrant Red Windows in Albi Frame Their Love

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Lifestyle couple portrait at Goreme, Nevsehir, Turkey captures a pre-wedding photo session in Cappadocia. The couple poses like statues in a historic arched foyer, with the woman's flowing yellow dress cascading down to the man below.

Captivating Cappadocian Couple: Timeless Tale of Love and History

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A creatively composed lifestyle couple portrait captured in Cappadocia, Turkey. Lost in their affection, the couple embraces amidst a horse stampede within a dry corral, creating a captivating image.

CAPTIVATING COUPLE EMBRACE AMIDST HORSE STAMPEDE IN CAPPADOCIA, TURKEY

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A couple effortlessly poses on a rooftop picnic scene overlooking the sprawling cityscape of Istanbul. Birds gracefully soar through the sky, adding an air of tranquility to the beautifully captured scene.

ROOFTOP ROMANCE | A breathtaking engagement portrait capturing Istanbul's majestic skyline

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Lifestyle couple portrait at Ashridge, Hertfordshire. This beautifully composed pre-wedding engagement portrait captures the couple during golden hour in an orchard, holding hands amidst a backdrop of yellow flowers and lush green grass.

ELEGANT ENGAGEMENT: Ashridge Orchard Stuns with Golden Hour Romance

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Lifestyle couple portrait at Rough Ridge in North Carolina capturing an engagement session for a couple daringly posing on a cliff at sunset, offering breathtaking views of the mountains below.

Breathtaking North Carolina Engagement | Daring Couple Poses at Sunset

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A couple beautifully composed in a black-and-white foliage scene at Rough Ridge in North Carolina. This engagement portrait captures a kiss between the couple against a wooden picket fence in Raleigh, NC.

A Romantic Kiss | A Stunning Black-and-White Foliage Engagement Portrait

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A couple on their wedding day shares a joyous laugh as they bask in the warm sunlight, with the scenic Poudre Canyon in Laporte, Colorado as their backdrop.

Laporte's Luminous Love: A Blissful Laugh in Poudre Canyon

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Arapaho National Forest, CO: A beautifully composed lifestyle couple portrait captures a romantic scene as a blizzard blankets a frozen alpine lake. The couple shares a kiss on a small rock island amidst the snowy landscape.

LOVERS IN WHITE | ROMANCE BLOSSOMS AMIDST A SNOWY WINTER WONDERLAND

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At Domaine de Belfonds, the wedding photographer creates a beautiful image as the groom playfully dips and kisses his bride, accentuated by the warm golden hour light, evoking joy and love

Domaine de Belfonds: Embracing Love in the Golden Hour

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Award-Winning Portrait: In the beautiful Guadeloupe, the bride and groom embrace with joy and smiles, as the wind tousles their hair. The groom wraps his arms around her, giving a tender kiss on her cheek, evoking a radiant smile.

Guadeloupe's Blissful Embrace: A Radiant Kiss in the Wind's Caress

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A skillfully composed lifestyle portrait of a couple in front of a deep blue sky at the picturesque Château du Haut Barr in Saverne.

DREAMY ENGAGEMENT ENSEMBLE: Deep Blue Sky & Château du Haut Barr

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A couple lovingly gazes at each other, standing before silhouette trees and a deep blue sky, in a beautifully composed lifestyle portrait by the photographer at Pont de l'Isch - Wolfskirchen.

ENCHANTING ENGAGEMENT | LOVING GAZE | SILHOUETTE TREES | PONT DE L'ISCH

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Lifestyle couple portrait beautifully composed by the photographer at Phon D Sutton Mesa, Arizona. The warm soft tones enhance the couple's embrace during their engagement session, capturing their love.

ROMANTIC EMBRACE | MESMERIZING ENGAGEMENT SESSION AT PHON D SUTTON

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Amidst the picturesque surroundings of Valhalla Tahoe in South Lake Tahoe, California, a modern and stylish bride and groom share a tender embrace during their portrait session at dusk.

Valhalla Vows: A Modern Romance in South Lake Tahoe Twilight

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