Wedding Photos of Crying

The following “Crying” 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 “Crying” 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 young girl wipes tears from her eyes at the emotional wedding ceremony of her aunt, held at Iglesia de Santa María in Arjona, Jaén, Spain.

Tears of Joy: A Young Girl's Emotional Journey at Iglesia de Santa María

A skilled wedding photographer in Shanghai captures a moving moment during a ceremony. The groom, visibly emotional, wipes away tears while holding a microphone at the altar.

Shanghai Unveiled: Emotional Groom's Tearful Vow, Captured by Skilled Wedding Photographer

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At Domaine de Koukano, an outdoor wedding image was captured of the young son of the bride and groom crying into his mother's arm

The bride's son tearfully embraced his mother at Domaine de Koukano

France outdoor wedding tearful embrace Domaine de Koukano Maurens Scopont France crying Tarn

In Gatlinburg, Tennessee, the newlywed's twin daughters have an emotional breakdown after the ceremony and they hug each other and cry of happiness

In Gatlinburg, Tennessee, twin daughters of newlyweds hug and cry happily after ceremony

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The picture captures a moment of joy and emotion as the bride and bridesmaids laugh and cry while reading a heart-warming card in Buckinghamshire, England

In Buckinghamshire, England, the bride and bridesmaids laughed and cried over a heart-warming card

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The mother of the bride cries during some emotional speeches at the Highfield House in Driffield, UK

At the estate house wedding reception venue, the mother of the bride was visibly emotional and hid her face with a napkin during some of the speeches

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A Tarn wedding photographer at Cordes sur Ciel Town Hall captured the groom's parents as they cry in reaction to seeing the bride

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Emotional photography from the La Hacienda wedding venue in Rio Grande do Sul capturing the Groom cant hold back crying

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This authentic and emotional wedding day moment from the Allan House in Austin, Texas was recorded by a documentary wedding photographer showing Wedding guests crying after speech at the outdoor reception venue

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An emotional UK documentary wedding photography example from Soughton Hall of the Groom crying as his bride walks down the aisle

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Best Beijing documentary wedding photojournalism image from Getting ready as The bride is making up and her mother is crying

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A top Occitanie wedding photographer captured this picture of the son crying because he did not want his father groom pick up and wear a ring

Children France kids ring groom Marion Pomes trees

Birmingham, UK wedding documentary photographer created this image of a Muslim bride saying goodbye to her family, crying father in the background

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Colorado wedding documentary photographer created this image at the Copper Mountain Resort showing A bridesmaid crying as the bride comforts her before the wedding ceremony

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An extraordinary Spoleto wedding image by a professional Umbria photographer at Villa Pianciani showing The bride was crying during the ceremony held by her friends

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A top Beijing wedding photojournalism example from an outdoor China wedding event as The brides wedding car had just left, and the brides mother was crying

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This Massachusetts wedding photojournalism picture is a prime example of what candid, nontraditional Snowmass wedding photography looks like, as the bride is laughing and crying as her new husband faceplants onto the table during a toast

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A top Vail wedding photojournalist created this image in the backcountry of a groomsman crying during ceremony

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Saint Cast, France nuptial day award-winning image of The bride crying with her mother

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Haiphong, Vietnam indoor marriage award-winning image showing bride and groom During the ceremony

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Auvergne outdoor marriage ceremony award-winning image showing the Groom crying during the ceremony

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Delamere Manor nuptial day award-winning image of Brides mum crying as the bride sees her grandad

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An Italian wedding photographer at Palazzo Chigi in Ariccia created this image showing The bride couldn't stop crying while hugging her cousin

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Estes Park wedding photographer contest award winning image sample at Black Canyon Inn wedding venue in CO showing wedding guests crying during ceremony

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Camp Katur, North Yorkshire, wedding reportage image of the groom as he sees his bride for the first time during the ceremony and he breaks down - a beautiful moment

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İstanbul Turkey documentary wedding moment of thebride and her crying brother with their father watching them

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Spain photography of a Toledo - Castilla La Mancha wedding Real emotional crying family moment at getting ready

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Seacoast Science Center, NH wedding photo showing While the bride was walking down the aisle while her father was almost crying

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Quimper, France wedding reception pic of the bridemaid crying

bridesmaid France wedding reception pic crying Patrick Lombaert Quimper

Wedding photo from Aglika Palace, Zhrebchevo, Bulgaria of the Groom crying tears of happiness to see the Bride

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