Wedding Photos of Gaze

The following “Gaze” 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 “Gaze” 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 beautiful portrait captured at Garre' Vineyard & Winery in Livermore, CA, where a newlywed couple gazes lovingly at each other against a breathtaking sunset.

Sunset Love: Newlyweds Gaze Adoringly at Garre' Vineyard & Winery, Livermore, CA

A romantic wedding portrait captured in Venice, Italy. The newlyweds are mesmerized by the beauty of the Grand Canal as they gaze affectionately, her head resting on his shoulder. A dreamy image of love and connection on their special day.

Enchanted Love On the Grand Canal: Romantic Wedding Portrait in Venice, Italy

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A heartwarming moment captured during a wedding in Sprockhövel, Germany, as the couple's loyal dog lingers at the ceremony, fixating on the priest after delivering the rings.

Loyal Dog's Loving Gaze: Wedding Bliss in Sprockhövel, Germany captured as He Watches Priest

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Wedding day picture at Plage de Vendée, portraying the bride gazing at the ocean with an artistic feel reminiscent of a painting.

Bride's Serene Ocean Gaze: An Artistic Wedding Moment At Plage De Vendée Beach

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In Moselle, a couple lovingly gazes into each other's eyes amidst a bamboo forest on their wedding day portrait session in nature.

Romantic Moment: Couple in Love amidst Bamboo Forest, Moselle, Captured in Wedding Portrait Session

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A stunning wedding portrait capturing the bride and groom under the divine gaze at Paroquia Nossa Senhora do Montserrat. This enchanting image encapsulates the love and joy of their special day.

Divine Love: Bride and Groom at Paroquia Nossa Senhora do Montserrat in Enchanting Portrait

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A gorgeous lifestyle couple portrait in Shanghai, China at the Bund. The vertical frame captures the couple in a low angle, gazing upwards at a vibrant red lantern in the top corner.

GLAMOROUS ENGAGEMENT | Shanghai's Bund frames couple in stunning lantern gaze

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A couple walks through a vineyard in Seyssel, Haute-Savoie, as they share a gaze, captured in this beautifully composed image where the centered couple takes prominence and their eyes create an intimate connection

Seyssel, Haute-Savoie: Intimate Connection as Couple Walks through Vineyard in Beautifully Composed Image

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A beautiful Monticiano Resort couple portrait showing The bride and groom are tight in front of each other, her head is tilted towards his shoulder, in the intimacy of this snap the fire on her lips while her gaze hides behind him

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Wedding photo from Manoir de Corny France showing the brides father gaze

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Jaén - Casería de las Palmeras Wedding Photography | While the bride finished dressing, she received the visit of her grandmother, her gaze upon seeing her will be an eternal memory

While the bride finished dressing, she received the visit of her grandmother, her gaze upon seeing her will be an eternal memory

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In a captivating black and white image captured in Nea Ionia Attica, the groom's eyes are fixed on the delicate necklace resting in his palm, lost in the significance it holds

Lost in Time: Groom's Gaze on a Delicate Necklace in Nea Ionia

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Phuket, Thailand wedding photograph of a bride hugging her father and crying while mother looks on

Tears of Joy: A Bride's Emotional Farewell in Phuket

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France wedding photographer engagement portrait of a couple looking over water | Paris pre-wedding pictures

A couple shares a tender moment as they gaze out at the water, the woman wrapped in the man's arms in this romantic engagement portrait

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