Wedding Photos of Emotional ceremony

The following “Emotional ceremony” 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 “Emotional ceremony” 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 touching moment captured at the Southern Bleachery wedding venue in Taylors, SC, as the groom is moved to turn away briefly to compose himself during the emotional ceremony.

Emotional Groom's Brief Intermission Steals Spotlight in Taylors, SC Southern Bleachery Wedding

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

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In this image captured by a Lyon wedding photographer, the bride, groom, witnesses, and mother are visibly moved as the ceremony celebrant delivers a heartfelt tribute to the deceased.

Heartfelt Tribute: Lyon's Emotional Wedding Ceremony Unites Grieving Hearts

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A powerful moment captured by a talented wedding photographer at The Refinery, Perona Farms in Andover, New Jersey. The maid of honor and the bride both wiping away tears during the outdoor ceremony amidst a beautiful backdrop of green foliage.

Emotions Unveiled: Maid of Honor and Bride in Tears at The Refinery, Perona Farms

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In Xi'an, China, the groom becomes emotional, shedding tears as he reads his vows during the wedding ceremony

Touching Tears: Emotional Groom's Vow Reading Captures Hearts in Xi'an

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Vows reading are emotional for the groom at the Wequassett Resort and Golf Club, Cape Cod, MA

At the Golf Club wedding venue, the groom becomes emotional when the couple read their Vows

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An emotional ceremony outside Noord Brabant was the perfect location for the bride and groom to exchange rings and exchange their everlasting love

At an emotional ceremony, the bride and groom exchanged rings, and gave hugs

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The bride and groom shared an emotional ceremony by the lake in Glacier National Park, surrounded by the majestic glaciers

The bride and groom were surrounded by glaciers at an emotional ceremony in the National Park

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Udaipur, India Wedding Photography | Always by your side. Weddings are an emotional time.

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Udaipur emotional ceremony India wedding photography moment

Outdoor venue photography during Emotional ceremony

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An emotional outdoor ceremony in Terres des Etoiles Marrakech

An emotional outdoor small ceremony in the desert

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Wedding shoot with piracicaba couple during emotional ceremony

Eternal Love Among the Sunflowers: A Piracicaba Couple's Emotional Wedding Day

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Emotional ceremony photography - Château du Plessis Bourré

Emotional ceremony photo from outdoor ceremony

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Bride and groom getting emotional during the wedding ceremony

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