Wedding Photos of Looking upwards

The following “Looking upwards” 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 “Looking upwards” 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 Fort Collins, CO, USA, a couple getting married got their picture taken with sunglasses on, standing in front of a colorful geometric mural on a block wall.

Fort Collins Couple Embrace Cool Style in Engagement Portrait Against Colorful Geometric Mural Backdrop

During a photo session at Korineum Hotel in Kyrenia, Cyprus, the couple poses in a symmetrical shot with trees surrounding them, looking up towards the sky from a low position in the frame.

Symmetrical Engagement Portrait at Korineum Hotel in Kyrenia, Cyprus with Tree-Lined Backdrop

Kyrenia forest symmetrical portrait Cyprus looking upwards center framed low position

At the Cenote Complex Dos Ojos Tulum Mexico, a couple looking upwards had their pictures taken before their wedding in the beautiful cave setting.

Posing at Cenote Complex Dos Ojos Tulum Mexico, Pre-Wedding Bliss in Stunning Cave

Tulum Engagement Session looking upwards Cenote Dos Ojos Tulum cave setting Tulum rocks

Aerial view of the couple embracing at Chateau de Kergrist in Ploubezre, Lannion, Brittany, France, surrounded by beautiful stone walls and a pathway

Embracing Love: Aerial View of Couple's Enchantment at Chateau de Kergrist in Ploubezre, Lannion, Brittany, France

Brittany France overhead shot Brittany Wedding Portrait stone pathway Ploubezre Couple embracing

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