Wedding Photos of Friends

The following “Friends” 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 “Friends” 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.

An extraordinary Harome wedding picture by a pro UK photographer at The Starr Inn in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire revealing The Bride is surrounded by happy guests beckoning her on a packed dance floor

Best Paris documentary wedding picture of the bride dancing with her friends

dance dancing Paris documentary weddings fog DJ lights Paris friends

An exceptional Town Hall Vidauban wedding image by a pro Var photographer exhibiting The bride and groom embrace their friends

Var embrace Var photographer Town Hall Vidauban Var bride and groom friends Ludovic Lieffrig

An exceptional Buitenplaats Amerongen wedding photojournalism sample by a professional Netherlands photographer communicating the Friends laughing, dancing and toasting with the bride

Netherlands dancing laughing friends Netherlands photographer drinks

An extraordinary Jaen wedding image by a professional Spain photographer at Restaurante Cueva de los Majuelos showing friends of the groom lifting him overhead as he is wrapped in plastic

Cueva de los Majuelos wedding venue Spain groom lifting Spain photographer Jaen wedding image overhead

An exceptional Netherlands wedding image by a pro Utrecht photographer at Buitenplaats Amerongen exhibiting Friends admiring wedding ring of bride

Netherlands Utrecht photographer wedding ring NL bride showing ring admiring

An exceptional Denver wedding image by a pro Colorado photographer exhibiting the Bride getting her dress on with help of friends

bridesmaids Colorado photographer bathroom Denver Colorado friends

An exceptional Chicago wedding photojournalism sample by a professional Illinois photographer communicating the bride hugging friends at the IL hotel room during the getting ready

Chicago hugging Illinois photographer IL getting ready Illinois

Best France documentary wedding photojournalism image from Domaine du Fohet of the groom and his close friends having fun on the dance floor

friends Domaine du Fohet France wedding photojournalism fun dance floor Oliver Saillard France

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

ceremony Spoleto Villa Pianciani wedding venue crying Umbria Italy Spoleto wedding image

A first rate wedding detail picture from a West Yorkshire marriage event at Thwaite Mills wedding venue showing the UK bride and her friends shoes and feet as they walk in the rain

feet United Kingdom UK wedding picture sidewalk walk wet West Yorkshire

World's best creative wedding photography from Sichuan, China at banquet time The newlyweds are ready to propose a toast to their relatives and friends When the newlyweds are ready to pick up their glasses

toast China Chengdu glasses China banquet Cheng Gu newlyweds

World's most visionary and best wedding photography from Chengdu, Sichuan as the bride goes out, her friends hold the skirt for her, a beautiful walking dynamic, and the lines of the skirt are also very beautiful

China holding the skirt bridesmaids gown bride friends Chengdu

World's best creative wedding portrait photography from Marsala, Sicily resulting in a Picture of the newlyweds with their friends holding their phones and using their own lights

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World's best creative wedding photography from Chateau des Chézeaux, Indre showing The bride, helped by her friends, is getting ready

sunlight shadows hands getting ready Indre bride Chateau des Chézezaux shoes

A Blue Hill, Maine documentary wedding photographer captured this moment showing The bride dancing with her friends and family

ME wedding photographer family Blue Hill Kate Crabtree dancing bride moment

A top documentary wedding photographer from New Hampshire created this image at the Omni Mount Washington Resort in Bretton Woods of The newlyweds announced to their family and friends at the end of the Indian wedding ceremony

Bretton Woods friends Omni Mount Washington Resort family Sarah V Martinez indian NH photographer

A California documentary wedding photographer captured this moment at The Mountain Terrace in Woodside showing that is Nothing happier than a bride dancing and singing with buddies

Woodside buddies dancing California friends California documentary weddings

A Netherlands documentary wedding photographer at Markiezenhof in Bergen op Zoom captured this picture of the bride with her friends after the ceremony

friends Markiezenhof Bergen op Zoom NL wedding photographer Leonard Walpot bride Netherlands documentary wedding

View this important moment in Hyderabad wedding picture of The brides reaction caught in the moment as water is being splashed on her by her family and friends during her Mangalsnanam ceremony

splashing water Hyderabad wedding photographer water Mangalsnanam ceremony friends Hyderabad Mohamed Jameer

An Oxford wedding reportage photographer captured this moment at The Perch of The groom lifted up by his friends at the end of the night

Oxford wedding reportage friends lifted up groom Oxford photographer Oxford

A top wedding photojournalist from France created this image of a young girl being lifted with her dad by his crazy friends

purple lights flower girl friends France wedding image France wedding photojournalist young Girl french weddings

A top Colorado Springs wedding photojournalism example from a beautiful Pinery at the HIll wedding venue showcasing the CO bride dancing with friends

The Pinery at the Hill Colorado Springs wedding photojournalism friends CO bride Colorado Colorado Springs

A Pune documentary wedding photographer in India captured this moment showing grooms friends lift him high up so that the bride cannot reach him for the garland exchange all in good fun of course

Pune documentary wedding photographer garland exchange India groom groom India friends

A Jaen documentary style wedding image showing a moment at the Restaurante Majestic in Arjona illustrating that Sharing your big day with your friends is unforgettable

Jaén Arjona photographer big day friends Jaen bride image Arjona

This Missouri wedding photojournalism picture is a first rate example of what candid, nontraditional Kansas City wedding photography looks like, as the Groom dancing with friends

dancing Kansas City Missouri wedding photojournalism friends MO Groom Deanna Johnson Kansas City wedding photography

A top documentary wedding photographer from Colorado created this image during Cocktail hour as the Bride walks up to friends

Colorado wedding image Larkspur Colorado CO documentary wedding photographer cocktail hour outdoor Cocktails

A Sichuan documentary wedding photographer captured this moment showing us When the newlyweds go out, their friends celebrate for them, The next second, fireworks are about to spray out

Sichuan documentary wedding photographer Sichuan weddings newlyweds fireworks celebrate friends confetti cannons

A top Sichuan documentary wedding photographer created this image showing the The newlyweds went to the stage, and The little girl threw the petals into the sky, Family and friends watched them

friends family Sichuan Sky petals China photography little girl

This Bulgaria wedding photojournalism picture is a top quality example of what candid, nontraditional Varna wedding photography looks like, as the newlyweds accept warm greetings from family and friends at Euxinograd Palace

Euxinograd Palace Bulgaria newlyweds family Varna wedding photography bulgaria bride

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