Wedding Photos of Gold

The following “Gold” 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 “Gold” 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 wedding detail at Villa Kerz's garden in Germany, featuring delicate gold and silver wedding bands elegantly placed on the bride's collarbone for a ring shot during a serene outdoor session.

Serene Ring Shot: Delicate Gold and Silver Bands Adorning Bride's Collarbone in Villa Kerz's Garden

View this elegant Zhengzhou wedding photo of the mother and daughter, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Henan, China from the WPJA

Zhengzhou wedding photo of the mother and daughter, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Henan, China

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Grumari, Rio de Janeiro silhouette pre-wedding session with The fire of love

Rio de Janeiro engagement photos Night silhouettes Rio de Janeiro Brazil gold

The couple stroll in Rocky Mountain National Park at sunrise, with hallet peak lit up gold with dawn's light

The couple stroll in Rocky Mountain hallet gold dawn Dream Lake Rocky Mountain National Park sunrise

Minnesota Capital Engagement Photography – Couple walking through the capital

Minnesota Capital Engagement Photography with a Couple walking through the capital

hall architecture engagement photos Minneapolis Minneapolis Minnesota

Longwood gardens engagement photographer: "We were there during golden hour so we went gold."

golden hour PA engagement photo Longwood Gardens scenic PA pre wedding portrait grass field

Portrait of the bride and groom in China

Portrait of the bride and groom seen through a chandelier in China

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A detail shot at a wedding in Gran Canaria, Spain, featuring a team bride wrist tattoo with a shiny gold finish

Gran Canaria, Spain was the venue of a wedding featured in a detail shot showing a glimmering gold team bride wrist tattoo

glimmering gold Gran Canaria Spain wedding wrist tattoo bride tattoo gold finish wedding detail shot wrist tattoos

A close-up wedding shot of gold rings was taken at a venue in Athens, Greece

A wedding ring photograph was shot at Athens, Greece venue

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rings gold plate color

Wedding Photographer in Zuid Holland | Image contains: bride, groom, gramophone, record player, dance, reception

gold Night music South Holland strobe tree portrait

gold diamond color rings

Hong Kong Wedding Photography | Image contains: portrait, indoors, bride, color, table, chairs, light

chairs portrait color chandelier bride gold

ivory rings gold color keys piano

Essex Wedding Photographer | Image contains: bride, color, orange, tradition, dark, indoors

getting ready yellow gold color bride dark

groom bride suspenders mirror cake gown reflection

chandelier artwork art gold color

sherwani lighting groom red horse

ceremony church crowns veil gold hands crown

reflection groom sari lighting bride poolhouse

Tacoma Wedding Photography | Image contains: mirror, painting, candles, ceremony, wall, reflection

gold painting reflection mirror wood artwork

gold blue barefoot

Golden confetti explosion in Brazil as the bride and groom cut their wedding cake at an evening reception in urban São Paulo

groom confetti bride gown cake cake cutting gold

bridesmaids gold hallway color groom portrait

An image of a Sacramento couple reflected in a gold filigree mirror as they joyously cut their beach themed wedding cake

frame gold reflection cake reflecting cake cutting excitement

kiss framed gold color bride groom

New York City wedding photographer captured this photo of a holy fire at a wedding ceremony

gold nyc hand jewelry fire hands detail

animal color drinks detail ice gold

New South Wales, Australia church wedding photography in documentary-style on a hot day with fans

crowns Sydney weather hot warm heat crown

dock water flowers champagne color heels gold

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