Wedding Photos of Hug

The following “Hug” 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 “Hug” 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.

groom door embrace child Color hug dress

embrace aisle black and white bride pews hug hands

embrace light color lamp couch hug

San Francisco wedding photography in black and white of the bride being embraced by her mother before the ceremony

veil getting ready embrace black and white hug San Francisco hugging

women embrace hands arms black and white hug

Charleston wedding photographer captured this black and white photo of the bride embracing her bridesmaid before the ceremony

hug white Charleston embrace hugging black and white bride

cry hair tear crying tears embrace

Bahia wedding photographer captured this bride giving a bridesmaid a hug as her groom tries to pull her to the dancefloor

hug hands reception Bahia colors embrace bride

Toronto Documentary Wedding Photographer | Image contains: laughing, crying, traditions, hug, bride

jewelry embrace hair emotion color hug

tiara color veil mother hug bride

Hartford Wedding Photography | Image contains: hugs, crying, indoors, color, wedding guests

embracing embrace Color emotion Connecticut hug

Paris Wedding Photography | Image contains: bride, hug, brothers, family, love

bride smile color arms hand embrace hug

hug gown black and white video veil bride

Documentary Wedding Photography in Madrid | Image contains: bride, kiss, indoors, black, white, getting ready

kiss black and white smile emotion bride embrace

Documentary Wedding Photographer | Image contains: bride, father, tree, glasses, hug, black, white

black and white bride embrace smiling smile white

lighting bride mother bw hug bouquet

Victoria, Australia Wedding Photographer | Image contains: hug, bride, outdoors, black, white

Victoria, Australia Wedding Photo showing a hug for the bride, outdoors, black, white

kiss Australia embrace Victoria-AUS outdoors hug bride

Derbyshire Wedding Reportage Photography | Image contains: father, bride, crying, hug, window, black, white

black and white hug hold embrace bride hands

gown bride mother hug

Paris Wedding Photographer Image contains: father, veil, getting ready, hug, black, white

eyeglasses veil paris bride paris weddings black and white bride hug

Picture of a blonde Santa Catarina bride in Brazil with fuchsia flowers in her hair hugs her wedding cake in delight with cake knife in hand

hands hug flowers arms cake hugging color

Guangdong bride and her mother hug before the wedding

China Guangdong mob mother Guangdong brides mother Guangdong bride and mother Guangdong hug

Rotterdam bride and groom hug during a portrait on wedding day as workers paint behind them

workers painting bride and groom Rotterdam wedding hug Rotterdam wedding portrait Rotterdam

Braga bride and father hug at the reception

Braga wedding photography Braga Reception Portugal Braga Bride and father hug

Victoria bride and maid of honor hug over little boy at the reception | British Columbia wedding photography

Victoria bride and maid of honor hug over little boy at the reception in British Columbia

Victoria bride hug Victoria little boy british columbia weddings maid of honor reception in British Columbia

Phoenix bride and father hug each other at the wedding | Arizona wedding photo

Phoenix bride and father hug each other at the outdoor wedding in Arizona

AZ Arizona Phoenix hug father outdoor wedding in Arizona Phoenix bride

Baden Wurttemberg bride an Groom hug each other at the reception | Germany wedding photography

Baden Wurttemberg bride an Groom hug each other at the reception party of a Germany wedding

germany weddings hug Germany Baden Wurttemberg bride and Groom Baden Wurttemberg reception party

Mielec bride an groom hug in the snow | Podkarpackie wedding photo

Mielec bride an groom hug in the snow for a portrait in Podkarpackie

winter wedding hug snow winter Mielec Mielec bride and groom portrait in Podkarpackie

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