Wedding Photos of Dress

The following “Dress” 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 “Dress” 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.

Temecula, California bride getting help putting her dress on

a CA bride getting help putting her dress on

Kildare, Ireland bridesmaids smile with the bride in her dress in this pre-ceremony image

dress Dublin Ireland bride County Kildare bridesmaids Kildare

Kildare, Ireland bride finishing getting ready for the wedding in this reportage-style picture

Kildare County Kildare bride mirror getting ready Dublin dress

New Jersey wedding photographer captured the dress getting buttoned up on this bride

the dress getting buttoned up on the bride

bride getting ready New Jersey dress

a Bride exits the limousine into the bright sun as her husband helps with the dress

bride car groom dress

orange county, california Wedding Photo of bride getting into her gown at the hotel

picture of a bride getting into her gown at the hotel

bride Orange County dress gown hotel san diego wedding photographer California

flower girls looking at the bride in her dress before the wedding

Los Angeles dress California bride flower girls flowergirls

bride reading a letter from her fiancé before the wedding with her dress in the background

getting ready laughing New Jersey letter gown dress NJ

Goiania bride with her baby before the wedding while in her dress

the bride with her baby before the wedding while in her dress

Goiania baby dress bride nursing

Sydney, Australia bridesmaid helping the bride with her dress before the wedding ceremony

a bridesmaid is helping the bride with her dress before the wedding ceremony

bride Sydney Australia dress getting ready bridesmaid

Guernsey bride getting into the vintage wedding car while holding her dress - black-and-white photography

a bride getting into the vintage wedding car while holding her dress

bride Guernsey car vintage UK dress

Moscow bride jumps into the water while in her dress

a bride jumps into the water while in her dress

pool Russia dress moscow bride

Winnipeg, Manitoba brides father gets emotional as he sees her in her wedding dress

father dress bride Canada Winnipeg Manitoba

Kildare, Ireland bride looking into the mirror while getting her dress ready before the wedding ceremony in this documentary-style photo

Dublin Ireland bride Kildare County Kildare dress getting ready

Marche bride has her dress hung up with her father looking at it before the wedding

the bride has her dress hung up with her father looking at it before the wedding

Marche dress Italy getting ready father

Colorful dramatic sky. Silhouette couple at sunset by Hangzhou City Engagement Photographer

Colorful dramatic sky Silhouette couple portrait at sunset by Hangzhou City Engagement Photographer

Hangzhou pre wedding locations CN silhouette dress China CN engagement photos

Abruzzo brides father gives a thumbs up at the bride in her dress

the father of the bride gives a thumbs up at the bride in her dress

getting ready Italy bride dress father Abruzzo

England bride gets excited when everyone sees her in her dress

a bride gets excited when everyone sees her in her dress

getting ready dress UK England United Kingdom bride

Dublin guests hold up part of the brides dress while the groom is underneath it

the guests hold up part of the brides dress while the groom is underneath it

dress groom Leinster bride Dublin dance floor Ireland

image of the bride getting assistance putting on her dress

getting ready bride North Holland dress NL

Italy bride trying to fix her dress over equestrian boots outside at the wedding

a bride trying to fix her dress over equestrian boots outside at the wedding

dress bride black and white Italy boots

Detail photo of a woman in a blue dress with a red glove holding a small clutch. Taken by a Warsaw wedding photographer.

woman dress Blue red glove Warsaw

The bride sits with her feet and dress in a pool as the groom dives into the water

bride sits Felix Chan Guangdong China actual day wedding dress China Asia

The bridesmaids look at the bride in awe of her wedding dress

bridesmaid Jersey City bridesmaids window flowers NJ

photo of the bride's dress on the floor ready for her to step into as a woman hands the bride her heels

dressing high heels dress getting ready SC shoes bride

a woman jumping in the air to hang the bride's gown above a doorway

Black doorway jumping brick dress Color SC

A woman helps the bride with her dress while a man checks his watch in this image created by a Warsaw award-winning wedding photographer.

In this image, a woman is assisting the bride with her dress while a man is glancing at his watch

Warsaw dress Warsaw bride bride getting ready

Two women help the bride with her dress before the ceremony

bucharest bride dress romania bride women Romania before ceremony Romania wedding photographer

flowergirl gown pews dress basket black and white

bride dress color ocean lighting

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