Wedding Photos of Detail

The following “Detail” 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 “Detail” 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.

Wedding Day Detail in Fujian showing a sliver of the bride and groom through a door

wedding ring detail image

ring detail art mural detail Joy Qin Fujian Fujian fine art wedding photo Fujian artistic wedding photography

A photograph of a bouquet of flowers was taken in the Jersey Channel Islands for a bridal detail shot

A bridal detail shot was taken at a Jersey Channel Island location using a bouquet of flowers with their shadow

brides flowers bridal wedding flowers bouquet shadow Channel Islands wedding flowers

wedding detail of the married couple holding hands

detail holding hands China China fine art wedding photo groom China fine art wedding photographer

This high-angle shot captured in South Yorkshire, is an exquisite detail of the bride, showcasing her immaculate makeup application; vibrant red lipstick adorns her lips, adding a touch of elegance to her enchanting beauty

Exquisite Detail of the Bride: Immaculate Makeup Application with Vibrant Red Lipstick

enchanting South Yorkshire photographer beauty South Yorkshire detail application Elegance

This high-angle black and white detail captures the innocence of a baby crawling on the ground amidst a scattered trail of flower petals and the flowing veil at this beautiful wedding in Antwerpen

Innocence Unveiled: Baby Crawling Amongst Flower Petals at Beautiful Antwerpen Wedding

trail petals flower high angle Belgium photographer captures wedding

Wedding pictures by Algarve, Portugal photographer of the groom smoking while his groomsmen figure out the buttons on a shirt

Unraveling Elegance: The Groom's Smoking Break

Algarve groom Algarve Fashion groomsmen fashion groom groomsmen wedding party

wedding ring detail surrounded in striking blue

detail blue roses De Zhou artistic wedding detail De Zhou artistic wedding photographer De Zhou De Zhou fine art wedding photo ring

bride portrait in black and white

De Zhou fine art wedding photo De Zhou artistic wedding photographer necklace De Zhou De Zhou artistic wedding portrait bride

Photo of woman holding a candle as the wax melts onto her hand

Romania Slatina detail candle

Wedding Photographer Chris Volpe of Connecticut, United States

Photo by: Chris Volpe - New Haven Connecticut

tie detail purple Connecticut flag suit Color

Noord Holland Documentary Wedding Photographer | Image contains: garter, flowergirls, shoes, dress, color

bride girls North Holland kid Color floor garter

Wedding Photojournalism in Boston | Image contains: detail, dress, stone, cut, blood, feet

dress gown detail feet stone

Boston Wedding Photographer | Image contains: wedding dress, high heel, bride, stairs, detail

dress shoe color gown drip puddle

Playa del Carmen wedding photographer captured this black and white photo of the wedding rings being blessed

ring Playa del Carmen black and white rings detail water

water color detail champagne glasses gold

Wedding Photography in New Jersey | Image contains: makeup, bride, face, jewelry, color, getting ready

New Jersey bride face details Color detail

Altar blessings in Australia as the bride and groom confirm the sacrament of marriage in a black and white image from behind

shoes black and white gown ceremony detail

Madrid Wedding Photography | Image contains: groom, getting ready, black and white, hotel room, suit

groom shirt detail black and white

New York City wedding photographer captured this photo of a holy fire at a wedding ceremony

gold fire hand jewelry hands nyc

face flowers boutineer black and white hands preparation

Taranto Wedding Photographer | Image contains: detail, getting ready, color, indoors, flowers, soda, refrigerator

detail flower flowers refrigerator color

Hong Kong bride wearing red and groom kneel in an image focusing on the the bottom of their wedding shoes and the tiled floor

detail shoe shoes floor color dress

New South Wales, Australia wedding photographer crafted this detail shot of the brides skirt surrounded by flower petals

Australia dress detail Color flowers flower petals New South Wales

Phoenix wedding photographer captured this black and white detail photo of the brides arms adorned with bangles and henna tattoos

henna bracelet Phoenix black and white Arizona jewelry AZ

dresses color balcony blue deck detail veil

Documentary Wedding Photograph in California - Northern | Image contains: reception, detail flowers, strung lights

flowers reception flower detail color decorations

Image of a groom's wedding shoe soles reading game over from Krakow Malopolskie

detail shoes color feet rug carpet

Detail photo of of girls' corsages with bubbles floating around them. Captured by a documentary-style Tianjin, China wedding photographer

Tianjin fine art wedding photographer China teal Tianjin fine art wedding photo flowers Tianjin

ceiling detail hands color

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