Wedding Photos of Getting ready

The following “Getting ready” 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 “Getting ready” 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.

Fujian wedding art detail picture in China of the groom during the wedding getting ready

Beijing wedding photographer contest award winning image sample in BW from China of the Hotel Getting ready

getting ready hotel bw China bride Beijing beijing wedding photographer

London wedding reportage photography contest award winning candid moment at a Jewish Synagogue of the Bride with her parents getting ready for the ceremony

london bride Jewish Synagogue bride before ceremony UK photography London London wedding reportage

wedding photography showing Getting married in Rio is a mind-blowing immersion

window view Rio de Janeiro Brazil bathtub getting ready

Wedding photography from Wychmere Beach Club, Harwich, MA showing The bride gets her makeup done before the ceremony

makeup getting ready Harwich MA Wychmere Beach Club MA bride pre ceremony

A wedding photographer in Paris created this image of The couple during getting ready

bride and groom mirror Patrick Lombaert France Paris getting ready

A top wedding photographer at the Appleford Estate in Villanova, PA captured this picture showing the Bridesmaids helping the bride into her dress

Bridesmaids helping getting ready Appleford Estate dressing Villanova PA Johnny Shryock

Toulouse wedding reportage photography contest award winning candid moment at home of the bride surrounded by her family getting ready

Toulouse France family South of France South of France photography at home France Bride

A top wedding photographer in Utrecht captured this picture of the bride getting ready wearing a mask

veil masked bride bride Utrecht getting ready Leonard Walpot Netherlands

A top wedding photographer in Netherlands captured this picture of the bride showing her dress to guests while waiting for the groom to arrive

Netherlands Leonard Walpot NL bride pre ceremony getting ready

Best wedding photography from Vendee showing a pic showing a Slihouette of the Bride having her make up done

France Jeremie Sangare mirror Vendee makeup silhouette getting ready

A wedding photographer in Netherlands created this image showing getting ready with sister of the bride

Leonard Walpot Sisters Netherlands netherlands bride getting ready

Chicago wedding photography contest award winning gallery picture of the IL Bride popping champagne

popping bottle toast IL weddings champagne Chicago IL bride

Brno wedding photography contest award winning candid moment showing the Czech bride getting dressed with Finishing touches

finishing touches Czech Brno wedding photography Czech bride getting dressed getting ready at home

A Turkey wedding photographer at Mandarin Oriental in Bodrum created this image showing bride is getting ready

bride getting ready Bodrum bride makeup wedding preparations

A top wedding photographer in Noord Brabant captured this picture of the bride getting ready near a painting on the wall

bride Freek Nagtzaam getting ready Noord Brabant bride Noord Brabant wedding photographer wedding picture North Brabant

A San Diego wedding photographer at The Thursday Club created this image of The bride and her mother in a warm hug

bride San Diego wedding photography getting ready warm hug mother image The Thursday Club

Les Ormes wedding photography of the groom getting ready

groom wedding photography getting ready Les Ormes Les Ormes groom tent

A wedding photographer in Guangdong created this image of The brides makeup applied in BW

bw getting ready Guangdong bride bride Guangdong wedding photographer makeup

A top wedding photographer in Maassluis captured this picture of the Bride getting ready for her ride on a bike with the groom

bride Natalja van Ommeren Maassluis wedding photographer Maassluis getting ready bike groom Maassluis wedding couple

Best wedding photography from Vinsobres, France showing a pic illustrating Getting ready on two different sides of the home

France pic Vinsobres wedding groom France bride home

A France wedding photographer at Château du Croisillat in Caraman created this image showing Dad is getting ready with cologne

France wedding photography Château du Croisillat Cologne Sophie Stacino getting ready Caraman Caraman wedding

Fujian, Fuzhou artful style wedding detail picture of a Chinese wedding day game

Chinese wedding day game getting ready Fuzhou Fujian artful detail lipstick wedding detail picture

Lorca wedding art Portrait of the groom at home in Spain in a mirror

home mirror getting ready spain weddings Lorca wedding Lorca

Best wedding photography from Fujian showing a pic of the preparatory session, the children who are sorting out their costumes

Children getting ready Fujian preparatory Fujian wedding photography

A top France wedding photographer in Ardeche captured this picture of the brides preparations in BW

bw reflection bw brides preparations France wedding photography getting ready

A wedding photographer in Nar Nar Goon, Victoria created this image of groomsmen in Australia Getting ready putting on tall, long socks

Victoria wedding image australia photographer tall Victoria-AUS Victoria wedding photography Australia groomsmen

Spain photography of a Toledo - Castilla La Mancha wedding Real emotional crying family moment at getting ready

Toledo bw wedding family Spain getting ready Castilla La Mancha Castilla La Mancha wedding

Birmingham, UK Muslim bride getting ready in this creative wedding photo

The bride is captured in a wedding photo while sitting down and getting ready

Muslim bride getting ready Emil Boczek Birmingham Creative wedding photo UK

UK wedding reportage photograph from the Getting ready address in Yorkshire of The bridal party getting their shoes on

The wedding reportage photograph captures the bridal party getting their shoes on during the Getting Ready address

Patrick Mateer bridal party UK wedding reportage photography getting ready Yorkshire shoes

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