Wedding Photos of Heading to ceremony

The following “Heading to ceremony” 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 “Heading to ceremony” 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.

At Cottingham Church, East Yorkshire, England, the bride and her uncle, followed by the bridesmaids, are captured walking towards the ceremony

At Cottingham Church, England, the bride and her entourage are en route to the ceremony

A bride in a beautiful white gown walks down a grand staircase in Thicket Priory, UK, heading towards the ceremony room where her eagerly waiting husband-to-be stands

Stairway to Forever: A Captivating Bridal Path at Thicket Priory

Thorganby heading to ceremony North Yorkshire Thorganby Artistic Wedding Image descending stairs Thicket Priory grand staircase

At the foot of the church, father and bride are about to climb the steps, the symbol explains the meaning of the cyclical continuity of life - Entrance to the Church of Santa Maria di Camini, Reggio Calabria

The father and bride are about to ascend the steps to the Church entrance

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From an East Flanders home of the bride, the bridal party, guests and family are going to church

The bridal party, guests, and family are walking in echelon shape formation on the streets to the church after leaving the bride's home

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Outside the Hammond Castle, Gloucester, Massachusetts, the bride and bridesmaid are about to leave for ceremony

The bride and bridesmaids are all on the porch of the castle, ready to leave for the ceremony

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Istanbul editorial style wedding photography at the Hilton Kozyatağı as the couple are giong to the ceremony area being led by musicians with brass instruments

couple are giong to the ceremony area being led by musicians with brass instruments

Hilton Kozyatagi musicians brass instruments Istanbul Istanbul photographer heading to ceremony

At the Face Factory, Frankfurt, Germany, the couple is leaving from the hair salon to the ceremony

The couple is packing up their items and leaving the hair salon to head to their ceremony in a car parked on the street

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Catania bride walks with friend to the ceremony

Sicily wedding photography Catania bride walking Sicily heading to ceremony bride and friend

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