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The following “Joyous occasion” 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 “Joyous occasion” 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.

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A black and white image taken at the Chateau de Coudray Montpensier, Indre-et-Loire, capturing a guest congratulating the groom after the secular ceremony.
Moments of Joy at Chateau de Coudray Montpensier: A Wedding Celebration
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The wedding picture at Thorpe Garden, Thorpe Constantine, Staffordshire captures the newly married couple and their young son cutting the cake with funny faces
The wedding of the family at Thorpe Garden, Thorpe Constantine, Staffordshire is captured in a picture from cutting the cake with funny faces
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The couple exchanged rings and joyfully laughed at Oaks Farm wedding venue in Croydon, Surrey, England, as captured in this wedding image
At Oaks Farm in Croydon, Surrey, England, the couple laughed joyfully as they exchanged rings
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At the Beauport Hotel in Gloucester, Massachusetts, guests had a fun time at the wedding reception, with one guest doing the limbo beneath linked arms of other attendees
Guests had a fun time at the Beauport Hotel, Gloucester, MA, at the wedding reception, including a limbo game
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At a home in Florissant, Colorado, a beautiful image of the bride getting ready for her wedding day was captured while one of her bridesmaids shed tears of joy upon seeing her dressed for the ceremony
A picture of the bride in Florissant, Colorado preparing for her wedding brought tears of joy from a bridesmaid
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The bride and groom at Park-hotel Stratesh had their faces hidden by balloons with "Mr and Mrs" written on them in their wedding photo
The couple at Park-hotel Stratesh in Bulgaria had their wedding photo taken with balloons obscuring their faces
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A New York City church ceremony turns tearful and emotional for this groom
The bride and groom share an emotional and tearful moment during their New York City church wedding
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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.