Wedding Photos of Father of the bride

The following “Father of the bride” 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 “Father of the bride” 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.

Jump Off Rock, Laurel Park, NC: A heartwarming moment as the mother of the groom and the father of the bride participate in a ring warming ritual at a Western NC wedding

Jump Off Rock: A Heartwarming Ring Warming Ritual at a Western NC Wedding

Reception venue in Paris, Île-de-France - the father of the bride giving a speech, captured in a minimalist shot with palm trees silhouetted in the background

Parisian Palms: A Father's Wedding Speech

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Father of the bride kisses her daughter's hand at a private residence on Nantucket, MA, before heading to the wedding ceremony

Nantucket's Tender Affection: Father's Kiss at Daughter's Wedding Prelude

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At the bride's family home in West Sussex, England, a pre-ceremony wedding image was created with the father of the bride expressing his joy and love as he saw his daughter in her bridal dress

The father of the bride proudly shared his love and joy at the West Sussex, England family home as he saw his daughter in her wedding dress

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Three hands, decorated in delicate wedding rings, are clasped together - the groom's, the bride's, and the father of the bride's - creating a heartwarming moment filled with love and emotion at the Stockport Registry Office in Lancashire, United Kingdom

Unbreakable Bonds: A Trio of Love at Stockport Registry Office

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Unbreakable Bonds: A Trio of Love at Stockport Registry Office

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Best Bodrum, Turkey wedding venue photography depicting Bride and her father and a picture on the wall

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Geelong, Victoria BW wedding image from Grammar Church in Australia showing The father of the bride is covering her daughters face with the veil

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A genuine wedding moment from Avington Park, Winchester, Hampshire captured by a wedding reportage photographer showing the Father of the bride struggling to find the words during a reception toast under the tent

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Parkland, Florida wedding reportage photographer captured this moment at the Parkland Golf and Country Club as the Father of the bride is wiping away a tear from his daughters eye as they walk down the aisle together

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Best Leicestershire documentary wedding photography from the Kilworth House showing The father of the brides response upon seeing his daughter in her dress

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A top Lewes, UK wedding photographer captured this picture at The Royal Oak Pub showing the Father of the bride speech

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World's top and most original Cortona wedding portrait photography with a generation in comparison, on the first floor the father of the bride waiting for his daughter for the first look, while inside the house, the groom looking out waiting

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A Sao Paulo documentary wedding photographer captured this moment showing the father of the bride watching her entrance

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A top Colorado wedding photojournalist at the Crooked Willow Farms created this image showing the groom and father of the bride wiping tears from their eyes at the beginning of the wedding ceremony

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A top Illinois wedding photojournalism example from a beautiful Chicago wedding venue, Revolution Brewing showcasing the father of the brides speech

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A Truckee documentary wedding photographer captured this moment as the Father of the bride hugs his daughter upon seeing her on her wedding day

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Castle Cammingha in Bunnik marriage preparation time award-winning picture capturing The father of the bride reading his newspaper while the wedding dress is hanging in the window

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The Netherlands WPJA is proud to award this non traditional and modern Alblasserdam wedding image showing the father of the bride checking the pen before placing his autograph

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Whitchurch, UK marriage preparation time award-winning picture capturing the father of the bride sees his daughter in her wedding dress

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Lille, Hauts-de-France fine art wedding flowers picture showing The father of the bride making a hug to the groom

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Kasteel Wijenburg Echteld wedding photo of the father of the bride giving a pleasant look

Kasteel Wijenburg Echteld wedding photo Peter Kos father of the bride pleasant look

New York wedding image of two little flower girls and the father of the bride adjusting their medical masks while waiting outside for the trolley in Saratoga Springs

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California outdoor, lakeside wedding photo from the Tahoe Ceremony Location showing Father of the bride walking her down the aisle while guests wear masks during Covid-19

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Rio Grande do Sul outdoor ceremony wedding photo at the grooms house showing the Father of the bride asking the child to be silent

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Maine outside wedding photo from Cliff House, Neddick, ME as The father of the bride gives a toast

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Chengdu wedding photography from Sichuan of The bride and her parents are waiting for the ceremony to begin. On the left, the bride's sister is tidying up her wedding dress. On the right, the father of the bride spits out smoke. On the far

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French wedding image of the father of the bride showing emotion during his speech

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The Groom gives great reaction to Bride at top of aisle at a church in County Meath, Ireland

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French wedding photo from a Private reception venue at Saint-Leonard, Gers as the Father of the bride is making a speech

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