Wedding Photos of Holds

The following “Holds” 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 “Holds” 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.

World's most innovative and best Chengdu wedding photography from the moment of the ceremony When the bride comes out, the brides parents hold the skirt for her, the brides mother holds the brides hand, and the bride holds her fathers arm

Picture of a Schenectady, NY bride wearing her wedding gown holds her sleeping baby while a little flower girls straightens her train.

NY sleeping baby Danielle Gardner bride wearing train straightens flower girls

The bride's dad holds his daughter's hand during the first dance with her husband at Masseria San Lorenzo, Lecce

husband Masseria San Lorenzo venue Daniele Panareo daughter holds hand Lecce

Wedding Photography from New Jersey | Bride being escorted to a car before ceremony, mom holds veil behind bride too tightly, bride gives a look

Wedding Photo from New Jersey of the Bride being escorted to a car before ceremony, mom holds veil behind bride too tightly, bride gives a look

a car veil look New Jersey Wedding Photography from New Jersey holds escorted

A young girl scoffs as another holds the bride's bouquet in the air

Bella Eventos Goiás wedding photographer air bouquet Goiás weddings bride goias wedding venues

A woman in Edmonton holds a frog as she and her fiance kiss in this black and white engagement portrait by an Alberta, Canada photographer.

Black & White Edmonton engagement photos Alberta tightly cropped frog black and white

In Vitoria, a woman holds her fiance's hand as he stands behind her in this black and white pre-wedding portrait by a Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil photographer.

Black & White stands woman fiance bw engagement portrait black and white photo

A couple holds up a Queen of Hearts and King of Hearts as they kiss beneath a tree in Bolano during their pre-wedding session by a Liguria photographer.

deck of cards cards tree Bolano King of Hearts holds

A man carries his fiance on his back as she holds onto a tree branch in the woods of San Felice Circeo in this engagement session by a Latina, Lazio photographer.

carries Tyler Nardone tree branch woods back holds piggy back

A couple holds a small light as they stand together at night in London during their pre-wedding shoot by an England photographer.

London stand together small light Night holds England

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