Wedding Photos of Guests

The following “Guests” 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 “Guests” 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.

Urban wedding photo showcases guests walking down steps at Ashridge House in Hertfordshire, England, with a unique focus on beautiful, varied shoe colors.

Steps of Style: A Vibrant Journey at Ashridge House, Hertfordshire

This documentary-style wedding picture captured a high-level jump during the outdoor reception in Ardeche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, as guests competed for the bouquet

In Ardeche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, guests competed for the bouquet at the outdoor reception

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes guests Ardeche wedding photography jumping Ardeche bouquet toss

At Segrave Barns, the wedding guests enjoyed a unique experience as they were serenaded by a singing waiter during dinner

At Segrave Barns, a singing waiter serenaded wedding guests during dinner

Segrave Barns singing waiter guests Louth Wedding Photography reception dinner Louth Family and Friends County Louth

At Avon Hill Lodge in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA, the bride was captured on the dance floor playing air guitar, surrounded by guests pointing at her

At Avon Hill Lodge in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA, the bride danced with air guitar surrounded by cheering guests

Virginia Avon Hill Lodge dance floor cheering guests Charlottesville guests hands

The bride's beautiful reaction to seeing her special best man seated in the front row was captured by the photographer at Chácara Caiambá - Pedro Leopoldo - Minas Gerais

At Chácara Caiambá, Pedro Leopoldo, Minas Gerais, the photographer captured the bride's beautiful reaction to seeing her special best man seated in the front row

Minas Gerais wedding photography walking down aisle black and white Chácara Caiambá guests best man Minas Gerais

Amidst the Shanghai wedding ceremony, the guests in their white dress shirts, ties, and vests applauded in celebration of the couple's love

The guests at the wedding celebrated the couple's union with enthusiastic applause, dressed in their formal attire

Shanghai formal attire men Shanghai Artistic Photographer suits China applause

At the Oaxaca City ceremony, the wedding guests' hats were in perfect harmony against the sky

The hats of the wedding guests created a pleasing contrast against the backdrop of the sky

hats Oaxaca Sky Oaxaca photographer guests Oaxaca City

A wedding ceremony taking place at the ancient nymphaeum in Botanical Garden, Balchik, Bulgaria is captured from behind of the last row of guests

At Balchik, Bulgaria's Botanical Garden, a wedding ceremony at the ancient nymphaeum is filmed from the back of the last row of guests

ancient nymphaeum Bulgaria Balchik Photographer Balchik Outdoor Ceremony Balchik guests Botanical garden

As the young flowergirl passed out high fives to the guests in the pews of St. Joseph Chapel in Falmouth MA, it was a truly memorable moment of the ceremony

The flowergirl delighted guests at the Chapel ceremony with a high-five as she passed them in the pews

pews St Joseph Chapel Falmouth flowergirl chapel ceremony high fives guests

The excited bride had a blast passing her body over the heads of guests seated on the dance floor at Domaine de la Fauconnie

At the wild reception party, the bride's body was seen crowd surfing above her guests' heads

Campsegret crowd surfing over heads excited bride body surfing Dordogne Photographer Dordogne

The groom ceremoniously took off the garter from the bride's leg as she sat in a chair surrounded by guests, all eagerly anticipating the start of the Belite skali in Bulgaria

At the reception, the groom ceremoniously took off the garter from the bride's leg as she was seated in a chair

Belite Skali Bulgaria photographer Blagoevgrad garter chair leg bride

The bride, her daughters and the guests playing the ribbon game to win the bouquet in Aix Les Bains

At the wedding, the bride's daughters and guests competed in the ribbon game to win the bouquet of flowers

Savoie Photographer bridal bouquet bride daughters guests Savoie ribbon games

At the reception party at Villa La Gioiosa in Italy, the bride was seen flying over the heads of the guests on the dancefloor

The wedding reception at Villa saw the bride crowd surfing, flying over the heads of the guests on the dancefloor

crowd surfing bride flying italy bride Villa La Gioiosa over the heads reception party Rimini

The grand facade of the Chiesa di San Camillo served as a perfect backdrop for the newlyweds' joyous exit, ready to be showered with tossed rice by the enthusiastic cheers of their guests

The newlyweds exited to loud cheers and a shower of tossed rice from their excited guests

cheers Chiesa di San Camillo exit showered in rice guest cheers newlyweds showered

At Hove van Herpelgem, Ruien, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium, a wedding photo showing men waving from an inside upper room to guests outside below

Men in an upper room waved to guests outside near the ceremony location on the grass

Ruien waving Ruien Wedding Photographer guests window Hove van Herpelgem Oost Vlaanderen

People talking to each other at NY wedding reception

Guests laughed together merrily at the festive family wedding reception dinner party

NY family and friends New York laughing NYC wedding photographer guests

The newlywed couple stopped to seal the night with a romantic kiss and dip while the guests lined up the walking lane with sparklers in the backyard of the bride's parents

The couple celebrated their special night with a romantic kiss and a sparkler-lit walk down the backyard lane

Atlanta Newlywed couple walking lane GA Night Backyard sparklers

After the wedding ceremony in Chengdu, Sichuan, the newlyweds and their parents are toasting the guests at the venue

At the venue in Chengdu, Sichuan, the newlyweds and their parents are toasting the guests

newlyweds Sichuan Chengdu parents guests Chengdu Photographer toasting

At the Hodsock Priory Wedding Venue in Nottinghamshire, England, the bride and her brightly attired guests were framed in a beautiful image captured of the bride's dress and garter

Nottinghamshire, England: Bride and guests in bright attire, beautifully framed in a captured image of the bride's dress and garter at Hodsock Priory Wedding Venue

guests Hodsock Priory brides dress England low angle Nottinghamshire Photographer garter

a dog resting his head on top of the edge of a water barrel

England Hollie Mateer East Yorkshire Barns guests East Yorkshire Photographer east yorkshire Flaxfleet

Best Northamptonshire reportage style wedding photography award at the Dodmoor House in Weedon showing a high angle of Guests, food and a baby, shot from a mezzanine level

a high angle of Guests, food and a baby, shot from a mezzanine level

overhead shot high angle guests Northamptonshire Northamptonshire Photographer Weedon food

A wedding photo from Lake Mary - Truckee, CA of the rings being passed around ceremony to be blessed

At the outdoor ceremony, the guests blessed the wedding rings as they were passed around

guests Lake Mary Dining Truckee California - Northern rings truckee wedding photographer

A street wedding photo from Mexico in Oaxaca City during a calenda parade with wedding guests

A wedding parade with giant Monos de Calenda paper mache puppets and wedding guests made for a unique street photography opportunity

calenda parade Oaxaca paper mache puppets Monos de Calenda Oaxaca City guests oaxaca wedding photographer

A France wedding photographer captured the End of the ceremony as the newlyweds cross the guard of honour

The newlyweds celebrated their union with a joyful ceremony, captured by a candid wedding photographer, as they walked across the grass under the trees to their cheering guests

family France photographer End of ceremony France guests guard of honor trees

Best wedding venue photography at Shustoke Barn in Warwickshire illustrating Three guests crossing legs and fold their hands in unison - an artistic, but naturally found detail

Warwickshire guests Patrick Mateer Warwickshire Photographer crossed legs Shustoke Barn

Best wedding photography from a Gers venue, Chartreuse de Dane showing the bride cries, as the dog and the guests are moved at outdoor garden ceremony

Chartreuse de Dane outdoor garden ceremony Gers Bride crying guests dog

Kent, UK wedding reportage photographer captured this moment at The Vines showing an Old Lady drinking every other guests wedding favor from the tables

Kent, UK wedding reportage photographer captured this moment at The Vines showing an Old Lady drinking every other guests wedding favor from tables

tables The Vines The Vines venue drinking Old Lady UK

A top Denver wedding photographer captured this picture of guests dancing at reception

denver wedding photographer Shea McGrath Denver reception guests Colorado dancing

Best Washington DC wedding photojournalism picture from The Mayflower as the groom is lifted in the air during the wedding reception party as guests laugh all around

guests Mayflower air The Mayflower Hotel lifted laugh wedding reception party

Best Maryland documentary wedding picture from the Patapsco Female Institute in Ellicott City showing A father daughter dance in a magical setting in front of their guests Best Maryland documentary wedding picture from the Patapsco Female Institute in E

Patapsco Female Institute guests Patapsco Female Institute weddings Patapsco Maryland documentary wedding Female Institute magical

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