Wedding Photos of Laying on backs

The following “Laying on backs” 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 “Laying on backs” 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.

Portrait of a Lyon couple during a session at the bride and groom's new residence,, they are on their backs on the carpet, high angle shot looking down on them.

Capturing Love from Above: Lyon Couple's Unique At-Home Engagement Portrait Session

Amidst laughter and joy, the couple lies on the grass at Evergreen Lake, forming a playful yin-yang puzzle piece pose, creating a whimsical and heartwarming scene captured in black and white from above.

Evergreen Lake's Whimsical Yin-Yang: A Playful Engagement Portrait in Monochrome

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At Blois, a couple cuddles while lying on their backs on the grass, embracing from opposite directions, resembling the yin yang symbol

Yin Yang Bliss: Blois Engagement Portrait Captures Couple's Serene Embrace on the Grass

Centre-Val de Loire Yin Yang pose laying on backs Blois cuddling couple grass opposite directions

In Montpellier, France, the couple playfully poses for their engagement photoshoot. They lie on their backs, facing opposite directions like a yin and yang symbol, symbolizing their beautiful connection.

Opposites Attract: A Montpellier Engagement Portrait Unveils a Stunning Yin and Yang Connection

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The happy couple posed for their save-the-date engagement announcement portrait, lying on their backs and laughing at the foot of a blooming magnolia in Lausanne

Lausanne: Engaged Couple Laughing at the Foot of a Blooming Magnolia

lausanne laying on backs magnolia tree blooming tree Lausanne Engagement Photography Switzerland

The couple posed for a save-the-date engagement announcement portrait in Budapest, Hungary, laying on their backs with a yin yang puzzle look fitting together for just a kiss

Budapest, Hungary: Engaged Couple Laying Down with Yin Yang Puzzle and Kiss

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At the end of fall in Boulder, Colorado, an almost married couple made beautiful autumn leaf angels on the crisp grass of the lawn as they lay on their backs

In Boulder, Colorado, during autumn, an engaged couple shared their love as they created leafy artworks on the frosty grass

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They were captured in a lifestyle engagement portrait lying in the grass on their backs at Thimougies in Belgium

At Thimougies Belgium, the couple in a BW lifestyle portrait lying in the grass on their backs

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A couple got engaged near Goreme, Nevsehir, Turkey and had an engagement photo session while laying down on their backs at a carpet vendor display area, shot from a high angle

A pre-wedding couple portrait session was photographed from a high angle, with the couple laying down on their backs on carpets

carpets Turkey Nevsehir Engagement Photographer Goreme high angle laying on backs carpet vendor display

This pre-wedding lifestyle couple portrait in Palo Alto, California featured the couple lying down on their backs, laughing, with harsh shadows in the sun

A couple is captured in a lifestyle engagement portrait, lying down on their backs and laughing in the harsh sunlight

Northern California sunlight and shadows Palo Alto Engagement Photographer harsh shadows wooden deck laughing Palo Alto

Fall portraits for a couple lying down on their backs

Germany North Rhine-Westphalia fall portrait laying on backs Haan germany photographer Patrycja Janik

At Prospect Park in Brooklyn, New York, the couple is lying down on their backs in leaves and whispering

At the Park, the couple is lying down on their backs in leaves and whispering

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Jaen lifestyle engagement photography of a couple on their backs at Nacimiento del Río San Juan, Castillo de Locubin

Jaén Nacimiento del Rio San Juan Spain laying on backs laying in grass Jaen photographer

A bird's eye view of a newlywed Bourges couple on their backs underneath a basketball hoop captures their special day

Bourges couple under basketball hoop captures the sporty newlyweds special day

Bourges Photographer basketball court basketball hoop Bourges overhead shot laying on backs

Izmir Pre-Wedding Photography portrait session on the pier of Cesme

This beautiful portrait session captures the couple on a massive wooden dock, with the couple laying on their backs and a drone shot from above the water

İzmir engagement photography pier of Cesme drone engagement shot laying on backs wooden dock Turkey

New York wedding engagement pictures in the park grass by a Long Island photographer

Laying on their backs, this couple savors the simple pleasures of life and each other's company in the park

New York - Long Island New York Long Island Long Island Engagement Photography laying on backs park engagement

Wedding engagement portrait in French Caribbean by drone photography

Engagement portrait taken by drone of couple laying in the sand on their backs by the ocean, capturing a unique and playful perspective

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engagement portrait session on the sandy beach in french caribbean

Engagement portrait session on the sandy beach with couple lying on their backs as the surf rises and wetting their feet

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Photography Engagement Session Outdoor Fall | Engaged couple relaxes in a deer bed

Engaged couple relaxes in a deer bed during Photo Session, lying down on their backs surrounded by nature

Madison Engagement Photography deer bed Relaxed laying in grass WI Madison laying on backs

In this snow engagement session, the couple is captured laying on their backs on a bed of fall leaves as the snow comes down, creating a cozy and intimate atmosphere

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