Wedding Photos of Holding hands

The following “Holding hands” 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 “Holding hands” 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.

sunset couple walking and holding hands during engagement portraits

Engagement shoot at Kamondo Stairs, Galata, Istanbul | A couple holding hands and smiling

Engagement shoot at the Stairs with A couple holding hands and smiling

Kamondo Stairs Galata engagement images Galata Galata engagement photography Istanbul smiling Salih Ustundag

University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada - holding the hands - Engagement Photography - Portrait contains: brick, wall, bushes, ivy, holding, hands, urban

holding hands Engagement Photography Portrait with a brick wall, bushes, ivy, holding, hands, and an urban setting

Canada pre wedding shoot University of Alberta bricks University of Alberta engagement photographers University of Alberta AB

Milano, Italy engagement photo session - Ring detail with the couple

engagement photo session using a Ring detail with the couple

holding hands couple Italy Milano engagement photographers pre wedding shoot Milano Milano

Parque Lage - RJ - Rio de Janeiro Pre-Wedding Portraits - Good symmetry, beautiful reflection and connection.

Pre-Wedding Portrait with Good symmetry, beautiful reflection and connection

Brazil pre wedding session Parque Lage Parque Lage engagement photos RJ tunnel cave

Cassis France Couple in love - Outdoor Engagement Photo Session - Portrait contains: sunset, blue, orange, sky, silhouette, holding hands

Couple in love at their Outdoor Engagement Photo Session

engagement photo Cassis silhouette Cassis holding hands orange Colas Declercq Cassis pre wedding portraits

Darver Castle, Louth, Ireland - Two brides celebrate end of ceremony

ceremony Darver Castle holding hands Ireland Dublin Louth bride

Anápolis sunset portrait session with engaged couple

Anápolis Anápolis engagement session silhouette pre wedding location Anápolis orange sunset

Mainz engaged Couple walking during portrait session for prewedding images

holding hands Mainz pre wedding locations Mainz stairs walking Mainz engagement photos

engagement session while walking the dog

holding hands pre wedding locations Columbia trees Columbia engagement photos dog Columbia

Couple wandering down alley at sunset in DTLA during engagement portrait session

streets pre wedding locations Los Angeles DTLA holding hands Los Angeles walking

Naples wedding photographer image of an engaged couple holding hands by a lake

holding hands water Naples engagement session lake pre wedding location Naples Naples

Hagnau Bodensee silhouettes of love - engagement photography at sunset with young couple.

Hagnau Bodensee silhouettes of love in some engagement photos at sunset with young couple

sihouette walking pre wedding locations Hagnau Bodensee Hagnau Bodensee engagement photos Hagnau Bodensee holding hands

Le grazie - La Spezia Engagement session with a couple holding hands at the water

ocean pre wedding locations Le Grazie Le Grazie engagement photos Le Grazie holding hands water

Pico do Areeiro, MAdeira Island, Portugal pre wedding session | Future groom telling his bride to come and explore

Pico do Areeiro, MAdeira Island, Portugal pre wedding session with the Future groom telling his bride to come and explore

Portugal Madeira Island holding hands pre wedding locations Madeira Island Madeira Island engagement photos clouds Pico do Areeiro

Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C Engagement Shoot - Dancing until the big storm comes during Sunset

Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C Engagement Shoot of Dancing until the big storm comes during Sunset

Lincoln Memorial holding hands pre wedding location Washington DC Washington DC engagement session sihouette sunset

Apulia walking in the Apulian hills during wedding portrait session

walking couple in the hills during wedding portrait session

grass hills walking couple holding hands dry Apulia wedding portrait session Apulian hills

Wedding Photography at The Merchant Hotel, Belfast, Northern Ireland. | The bride and groom pictured emerging from an industrial-looking area in the city centre.

The bride and groom pictured emerging from an industrial-looking area in the city centre.

Belfast Ireland walking Northern Ireland hotel emerging bride and groom

Vicosa Brazil Couple running together during prewedding portrait shoot against a brick wall

holding hands running Vicosa engagement picture brick wall Brazil pre wedding portraits Vicosa

Séance couple at PACS - France Oise engagement photography

France couple portrait session France France engagement photography trees PACS couple

Montreal, Quebec Engagement photo of couple holding hands and sitting on front steps

Montreal engagement photography couple portrait session Montreal Quebec sitting on steps Montreal holding hands

Cyprus engaged couple walking in the road during portrait session

path holding hands pre wedding portraits Cyprus Cyprus engagement picture Cyprus

Engagement Photographer for Romania | session on the streets of Amsterdam Netherlands

Engagement Photographer for Romania with a session on the streets of Amsterdam Netherlands

holding hands Netherlands e session Amsterdam Amsterdam engagement portrait Netherlands

France details portrait of two men in matching suits holding hands

holding hands portrait France two men two men suits matching suits details

Engagement Photographer for Nanping - Image contains: couple, trees, green, portrait, holding hands, profiles

Engagement Photographer for Nanping with a couple, trees, green, portrait, holding hands, and nice profiles

Nanping e shoot trees portrait Nanping engagement photos couple holding hands

bride, groom holding hands with elderly guests watching

De Seterse Hoeve wedding photography Freek Nagtzaam elderly guests De Seterse Hoeve holding hands bride De Seterse Hoeve intimate wedding

Lovely couple in Bangkok busy street

city portraits city photos Thailand bangkok engagement photo street photography city scene

Shanghai Pre-Wedding Portrait Session with Engaged Couple Walking in the Streets

Shanghai streets urban environment walking Moana Wu city scene street photography

Photo Portrait Session Outdoors | Walking in Matching Suits, Holding Hands

matching suits Gard wedding portrait holding hands Gard taking a walk Comptoir Saint Hilaire

Portrait of a couple at the vineyards at the sunset during pre wedding photo session

hills siena engagement photo holding hands Siena pre wedding portrait countryside grass field rural

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