Wedding Photos of Love captured

The following “Love captured” 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 “Love captured” 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.

Wedding photo taken featuring a couple illuminated by sunlight between olive trees in Italy

Romantic Italian Olive Grove Wedding: Stunning Sunlight Captures Couple's Love Amidst Nature's Beauty

In the peaceful setting of Crefelder Ruderclub in Krefeld, Germany, a couple embraces, their faces close together, while surrounded by a backdrop of lush greenery.

GERMANY'S GRAND WEDDING VENUE: Love Captured Amidst Greenery at Crefelder Ruderclub

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In the enchanting Château de Vallery in the picturesque region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, a couple shares a captivating evening under a tunnel of vibrant green foliage, striking a pose that captures their love.

CAPTIVATING WEDDING PORTRAIT: Mesmerizing Love Woven Through Château de Vallery's Enchanted Foliage Tunnel

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Botanical garden Wedding Gibraltar | Antwerpen wedding photographer for black and white images

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Quintana Roo wedding couple on the dance floor | Wedding Photography for Mexico

Wedding Photography for Mexico of a Quintana Roo couple on the dance floor

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Montana couple let the water and surrounding nature tell their love story.

The romantic mountain scenery captures a couple's love in this captivating black and white image

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Outdoor picture in Germany near the water displaying a hint of love.

A rustic union of nature and industry is captured in this creative image of the wedding couple

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