Wedding Photos of Indoors

The following “Indoors” 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 “Indoors” 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.

In a serene Aix les Bains location, this engagement portrait captures a couple deeply in love, framed by interior building elements, holding each other close, radiating relaxed energy.

Serene Love in Aix les Bains: An Intimate Engagement Portrait Captured in Interior Elegance

Capturing a scene of intimacy through a glass window in Beijing's Wudaoying Hutong, this portrait shows a couple kissing indoors, surrounded by reflections.

Whispers of Love in the Hutong: Beijing Pre-Wedding Kiss

Beijing PreWedding Photographer indoors reflections glass window Wudaoying Hutong Beijing intimate portrait

Beautiful wedding day moment as the bride's mother plays piano at the dinner party in Saint Martin de Ré, France.

Elegant Piano Serenade: Bride's Mother Performs at Dinner Party in Saint Martin de Ré

Serenade France Saint Martin de Ré Wedding Moment dinner party Saint Martin de Ré wedding photography memory

A romantic engagement portrait in Lyon, capturing the couple indoors with a warm light illuminating their intertwined hands and showcasing the engagement ring.

Love Illuminated: Intertwined Hands Glowing in Lyon Engagement Portrait

Lyon engagement ring low angle Lyon engagement session indoors intertwined hands warm light

At Valleybrook Country Club, a wedding photographer captured an award-winning, and detailed image of the couple's rings delicately placed on the stem of a wine glass, with the fire pit in the background.

Valleybrook Country Club: Rings atop wine glass, fire pit backdrop.

nightfall indoors Artful in a building artistic wedding detail shots fire pit darkness

Chicago, Illinois-based wedding photographer captures a stunning and modern image during a bride's preparation at home. The photograph showcases the bride's dress hanging in the background, creating a stylistic composition with dual mirror reflections.

Chicago Bride's Stylistic Dress: Modern Reflections in Dual Mirrors

indoor gown mirror artistic wedding detail shots palm frond Chicago Artistic Details bride clothes

An award-winning image captured by an artistic wedding photographer on the British Pullman train in England. The bride and groom playfully hide their faces behind folded paper menus or programs at the head table.

Enigmatic Love: Bride and Groom Concealed on British Pullman Train

head table wedding couple England Artistic Details bride and groom programs artistic wedding detail shots indoors

Capturing timeless elegance, this award-winning portrait showcases the bride gracefully reclining on a vintage sofa at Lincoln's Cottage, Washington DC, showcasing her bouquet in a stunning black and white composition.

Vintage Sophistication: A Timeless Bride at Lincoln's Cottage, Washington DC

Artful monochrome indoors creative portrait bride wife artistic portrait sessions

An award-winning image captures the scene at Richmond Hill Hotel, Surrey, England, where a bridesmaid in a green dress lovingly helps the bride put on her shoes, emphasizing the close bond and attention to detail.

Enchanting Union: Bridesmaid's Green Dress Highlights Bond at Richmond Hill

attention to detail tight shot indoors Surrey Artistic Details bride bridal artistic wedding detail shots

In the city of Poitiers, France, the elegant wedding gown patiently awaits the bride.

Exquisite Elegance: Behind the Scenes of a Glamorous Wedding in Poitiers

Poitiers framed in doorway gown artistic wedding detail shots bridal gown indoors Artful

The artistic wedding day image showcases the bride and groom's back view, while they stand entranced by the mesmerizing stained glass arches of Église Saint-Sauveur du Petit-Andely in Les Andelys, Eure, France.

Enchanted by Stained Glass: A Breathtaking Wedding Day in France

bride and groom married couple Artful indoor France stained glass Artsy

In this award-winning capture in Gorizia, Italy, an artistic wedding photographer focuses on the bride's shoes hanging on the headboard. The intricate details of the painting on the wall and the golden lamp add depth and beauty to the image.

Golden Lamp Illuminates Bride's Shoes Hanging on Italian Headboard

headboard Artful artistic wedding detail shots lamp Gorizia Artistic Details vertical format Gorizia

In an award-winning photo captured by an artistic wedding photographer at Trieste, Italy, the bride's hand delicately touches her necklace, beautifully illuminated by the sunlight, creating a mesmerizing and detailed image.

Trieste Illumination: A Mesmerizing Image of a Delicate Bridal Touch

wife necklace brides hand artistic wedding detail shots illuminated bride indoors

In Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, at the bride's home, a wedding detail shot of the backside details, showcasing her full back tattoo of foliage beautifully framed by her white dress.

Framed Elegance: Bride's Flora-tastic Tattoo Steals the Spotlight in German Affair

Germany in a building tattoo detail Baden-Wurttemberg Artful tight shot indoors

A wedding photo at Seigneurie d'Alleray, Loir-et-Cher where the bride is captured in a serene scene adjusting her dress strap, illuminated by the gentle rays of sunlight.

Bride Radiates Elegance, Captivating Gown Detail at Seigneurie d'Alleray, Loir-et-Cher

Artsy indoor Seigneurie dAlleray indoors in a building creative portrait artistic portrait sessions

A wedding photographer captured the bride and groom sharing a romantic kiss in front of the symmetrical windows at Feriye Palace Istanbul. The venue provided the wonderful backdrop for this award-winning artistic portrait.

Symmetrical Windows: An Artistic Wedding Kiss at Feriye Palace Istanbul

portrait photography shadows Istanbul wedding photography artistic wedding Istanbul bride and groom Newlywed portrait

A stunning wedding day portrait captures the bride in a heavenly pose, surrounded by the white, billowy layers of her dress, as she lies on a bed at the beautiful Bosphorus Palace in Istanbul.

An Ethereal Vision: Bosphorus Palace Bride Embraces Heavenly Serenity

bridal Artsy Istanbul artistic portrait sessions Artful in a building bride

Wedding photo captured at Ciragan Palace Kempinski Hotel İstanbul, showcasing an artistic detail shot of the rings illuminated by the light streaming in through a window.

Sunlit Splendor: Rings at Ciragan Palace Kempinski Hotel İstanbul

wedding details Artful couples rings Detail Wedding Picture tight shot indoor shafts of light

A talented wedding photographer captures a stunning black and white portrait at Angelbachtal, Baden-Württemberg. The couple strikes a separated pose in front of a large cross, creating a dramatic and artistic image.

Dramatic Angelbachtal: A Separated Pose Creates Artistic Black and White

religious symbol Angelbachtal wedding bw cross Angelbachtal bride and groom portrait dramatic wedding photography

A wedding photo taken at Cork Factory Hotel in Lancaster, PA. The couple is elegantly posed in the ballroom, beautifully lit by the photographer.

SOPHISTICATED SPLENDOUR: Elegant Couple Shines in Lancaster Ballroom

Pennsylvania Cork Factory Hotel indoors romantic couple poses bride and groom portraits pennsylvania wedding venue elegant wedding photography

The Indre wedding photographer captured the bride and groom in a stunning family salon at their wedding reception venue. The image is a work of art and has won an award.

Indre Wedding: Capturing Artistry at a Stunning Reception Salon

salon portrait Newlywed portrait Artful newlyweds artistic wedding photographer artistic portrait sessions Indre

In La Foce, Chianciano Terme, Siena, a wedding detail shot captures the rings placed delicately on old books during the getting ready process.

Captivating Love: Vintage Rings Rest Peacefully on Aged Pages in La Foce

Chianciano Terme Siena indoor indoors Siena Artistic Details wedding ring Detail Shot

Groom, at a Sikh ceremony in Asheville, North Carolina, strikes a symmetrical pose by window panes indoors, framed against a dark blue sky.

ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA WEDDING: Sikh Groom Captivates Against Dark Blue Sky in Symmetrical Portrait

North Carolina dark blue sky traditions NC wedding Asheville wedding groom pose

A California Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this creative, black and white portrait of this Davenport couple indoors with love

California Engagement Photographer bw black and white California Northern love Davenport

A sweet and serene Cappadocia engagement session indoors in a comfortable setting

indoors comfortable Turkey Turkey couple Cappadocia bride Cappadocia engagement session

A first class Washington DC wedding portrait of this bride and groom at the Ritz Carlton resulting in a Beautiful window lit portrait

dress lit portrait Ritz Carlton weddings veil gown window indoors

World's most artistic and best wedding portraits from Koc Museum in Istanbul during bridal shooting before the ceremony indoors

Koc Museum indoors Istanbul wedding portrait before ceremony Koc Museum wedding venue Istanbul

Bavaria, Traunstein picture session using a Silhouette of a couple with a red light

silhouette indoors Germany red light Bavaria wedding photographer Bavaria Traunstein picture session

World's top and most original wedding photography from Chateau des Chézeaux, Indre as the Women prepare for the floor out of sight

floor Indre weddings Indre Indre wedding photography stairs France indoors

A top France wedding photojournalism example from a beautiful Belle Île home wedding location showing Kids playing outside during evening reception party happening indoors

Kids playing France wedding photojournalism outside Henri Deroche indoors Belle île reception party

Pages

WPJA contest judges have been recognized by their industry peers, winning top awards as staff picture editors, staff photojournalists, and newsroom mentors while working for these and other leading publications and journalism organizations.