Wedding Photos of Just married

The following “Just married” 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 “Just married” 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.

A wedding photo taken in Gelderland, Netherlands, capturing the couple driving away in their car after the ceremony, with a blurred background due to the show shutter effect.

Newlyweds in Gelderland: Just Married Couple Speeds Away in Car, Blurred Background Romance

Bride and Groom riding in a vibrant mini red car with the sunroof open, heading to their wedding reception in Rodano, Millepini, Italy.

Just Married: Italian Escape in a Red Mini, Groom and Bride Off to Reception

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The bride and groom, leaving their wedding reception in Kansas City, Missouri, were captured in a documentary-style photograph, sitting in a car covered in rain water with "Just Married" written on the window behind them

In Kansas City, Missouri, a documentary-style photograph captured the newly married couple in a car covered in rain water with "Just Married" written on the window

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The bride and groom said "I do" in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, in their military dress clothing and were thrilled to have exchanged rings at the ceremony

The bride and groom said "I do" in military dress, exchanging rings to seal the joyous ceremony

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At their wedding in Mumbai, the couple experiences a moment of pure joy as the feeling of just being married has yet to sink in, captured in a beautiful moment by the photographer

As the couple cuddles up and embraces, they experience a moment of pure joy at their just-married status, surrounded by a colorful and festive scene

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World-class documentary wedding image from the Netherlands capturing the bride and groom celebrating right after the ceremony

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A top Hertfordshire wedding photojournalist at The Vic in Hitchin created this image during A love parade through the streets

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Saint Cast, France indoor marriage ceremony award-winning image showing the couple in the church Just married

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Colorado outdoor marriage ceremony award-winning image showing the Bride and groom just married

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San Demetrio Church area, Cesena, Italy wedding couple artistic image session with the bride and groom, just married, in their renewed old vintage grandpa italian car Cinquecento

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Ireland wedding reportage photo from the Gloster House, Offaly showing the Bride and Groom celebrate being just married

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Sofia, Bulgaria artistic wedding detail shot taken while the bride's make up was done

A detail shot of artistic wedding decorations, featuring balloons on the ground, was taken while the bride was having her makeup done

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Agriturismo il Rigo bride and groom posing during a portrait session as the couple walks leaving behind the farm and the countryside

The bride and groom are captured in a portrait session as they walk down the hill away from the farm and countryside

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Villa Litta Modigliani, Affori, Milano couple posing for a wedding portrait of the newlyweds in a natural tent under the tree canopy

A low angle black and white wedding portrait of the newlyweds under an illuminated tree canopy

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A guest is mounting the "just married" writing before cake cutting in Italy

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Wisconsin wedding photo from Madison of a couple Just married outside

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Siracusa wedding photo from Sicily at the ceremony showing the couple just married

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De Lutte, Jan Wesselinkhoes Outdoor Wedding Ceremony Photography - The traces of being just married

Outdoor Ceremony with The traces of being just married

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At the end of the day, the bride and groom posed for a romantic wedding portrait in Fort Tryon Park

The couple shared a romantic moment in Fort Tryon Park for their wedding portrait

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Photo of the Bride & Groom living in their own little world just moments after the ceremony

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Jacksonville guests throw rice as the bride and groom kiss

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Minas Gérais bride and groom celebrate after just getting married

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