Wedding Photos of Garden setting

The following “Garden setting” 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 “Garden setting” 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.

Aerial view of the first dance taking place in a charming garden setting at the Bride's parents private house in St Ives, UK, beautifully showcasing the outdoor wooden deck dance floor during a lovely wedding celebration.

Enchanting First Dance in Lush Garden Setting at Private House in St Ives, UK

During a rainy engagement session at the Boston Arnold Arboretum, a couple about to get married is captured in a deep, dark foliage-filled setting, beautifully framing their loving embrace

Enveloped in Foliage: Capturing Love's Embrace in a Rainy Boston Engagement Portrait

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Wedding day portrait at Jardin A Vivre, Lake Maggiore, Italy. The bride and groom share a tender kiss in the warm glow of the sunset.

A Magical Moment: Wedding Day Bliss at Jardin A Vivre, Lake Maggiore, Italy

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A picture of a couple in love surrounded by beautiful hydrangeas at Wollam Gardens in Jeffersonton, VA

Romantic Rhapsody: Enamored Couple Embraces amidst Lush Hydrangeas at Wollam Gardens in Jeffersonton, VA

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In Rothesay, Isle of Bute, the bride elegantly sways her dress while walking down the path with her groom on her wedding day

An Elegant Stroll Down the Path: A Breathtaking Wedding in Rothesay, Isle of Bute

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A couple in Jaén, Spain poses for their engagement photo shoot in a beautiful garden setting, accompanied by their adorable puppy

Love Blossoms in Jaén: Capturing the Wonder of a Couple's Engagement amidst a Garden Extravaganza, Enhanced by their Lovable Furry Companion

Spain intimate portrait Jaen Engagement Photography flowers garden setting puppy Jaén

An engagement portrait of a couple at Monserrate Palace in Sintra, Portugal, was framed beautifully under an arch

Captivating Engagement Portrait of a Couple at Monserrate Palace in Sintra, Portugal, Framed under a Stunning Arch

Sintra Lisbon archway couple framed in arch garden setting Portugal engagement photography Monserrate Palace

The engagement portrait in Kientzheim, Alsace, France captures the bride-to-be praying in a beautiful garden setting with her husband to be admiring her, surrounded by captivating old architecture

Captivating Engagement Portrait: Bride-to-Be Praying in a Beautiful Garden in Kientzheim, Alsace, France

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The couple leans back against a wooden fence in the Arnold Arboretum of Boston, MA, gazing lovingly into each other's eyes

Boston's Arnold Arboretum: A Loving Gaze between the Couple Leaning on the Wooden Fence

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The newlyweds had their portrait taken at the Domaine de Fon de Rey in Hérault walking outdoors in joy

A creative wedding photographer captured the newlyweds holding hands in joy outdoors in a garden setting

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In Granada, Spain, a pre-wedding color lit portrait session for a couple, sitting on a concrete bench in a tropical garden setting, was captured in a stunningly beautiful way

Granada's tropical garden provided a stunningly beautiful backdrop for a pre-wedding color lit portrait session of a couple on a concrete bench

lit portrait garden engagement La Alhambra Granada Engagement Session garden setting concrete bench Granada

The engaged couple can be seen laughing amongst the wild flowers at the outskirts of London during their pre-wedding portrait session

At the outskirts of London, the engaged couple laughed during their lifestyle portrait session in a field of wild flowers

London Lifestyle Engagement Photo garden setting London wild flowers

Parco dei Cimini, the reception location, was the garden backdrop for the wedding rings, which were placed in the center of a large-leaved plant

At Parco dei Cimini, the wedding rings were placed in the center of a large-leaved plant amidst a dark backdrop

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The bride and groom shared a romantic kiss under the great sunlight outdoors in the beautiful garden setting of Fort Bij Vechten in the Netherlands, as the guests showered them with paper planes

The beautiful garden setting provided the backdrop as the bride and groom shared a kiss, while the guests showered them with paper planes of love

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The couple lifestyle engagement photo was taken in a garden setting with a red brick wall as a backdrop

The timeless quality of a Parisian garden setting shines through in a couple's beaming engagement picture against a red brick wall

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Córdoba, Spain couple e-shoot in a tropical, garden setting with soft light

Córdoba Spain couple soft light Spain brides tropical garden setting

True Love Engagement Picture Session in Rennes showing a couple enjoying the soft light in the garden setting

Patrick Lombaert garden setting trees Rennes soft light couple Engagement Picture Session

Richmond, Virginia outside forest picture session before the wedding day in the Early Morning Light looking like a garden setting

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La LLagonne, Pyrénées Orientales, France mini couple photo session before the wedding day with their dog in the garden setting

Pyrénées Orientales couple France France photo session France pre wedding dogs

Lincoln Park Nature Boardwalk mini couple photo session before the wedding day while Laughing Together in the garden setting

Lincoln Park garden setting Lincoln Park pre wedding laughing Nature Boardwalk Lincoln Park couple photo session

The newlyweds posed for a romantic portrait in the beautiful Jardin Etnobotanico de Oaxaca on their wedding day

The happy couple celebrated their love amid the lush beauty of the Jardin Etnobotanico de Oaxaca

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Turkey wedding photo - İncek Garden | Couple standing in front of the small house and kissing

A couple are captured kissing in front of a small house in a garden in a wedding photo

Incek garden setting Turkey bride and groom portrait standing on stairs turkey wedding photographer

The happy couple celebrated their special day at the Martra Centre in the UK, embracing each other from behind in a beautiful Japanese archway

The couple embraced in a Japanese archway to celebrate their wedding day

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A garden full of nature's colors surround the bride in the wedding image in Sri Lanka.

The bride is surrounded by an artistic array of vibrant hues in the garden

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