Wedding Photos of Makeup

The following “Makeup” 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 “Makeup” 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.

Pictures of bride getting makeup by a top Zuid Holland wedding photographer

Bride's make-up while Dad is eating | France wedding photographer

Artistry in Motion: Capturing the Bride's Make-Up and Dad's Delight

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Khao Lak, Thailand wedding getting ready photos of the bride.

Golden Hour Glow: A Bride's Prep in Khao Lak

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aix en provence wedding photo of bride checking makeup in mirror | getting ready wedding photography

Reflections of Love: A Bride's Aix En Provence Wedding Day

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Romania getting ready with makeup documentary wedding photography at Bucharest

Bride in Bucharest: A Raw and Real Wedding Day Preparation

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Bruisyard Hall, Suffolk, UK | Bride and her party getting ready

Unveiling Elegance: A Bride's Journey at Bruisyard Hall

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Provence - France documentary wedding photo of bride getting help with makeup

Elegance in Provence: Capturing the Bride's Makeup Moment

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Ho Chi Minh wedding photography of eye makeup getting applied to bride in Vietnam

Beauty Blooms in Ho Chi Minh: A Bride's Eye Makeup Ritual

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Mythe Barn, Atherstone, UK wedding day photography of the girls getting ready.

The Bride Tribe: Behind the Scenes at Mythe Barn

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A beautiful bride in Vermont, the image captures her reflection in a mirror while the elegant wedding dress is softly illuminated in the corner

Reflections of Love: Getting Ready in Barnard

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Hotel Rita Hoppner - Gramado - Rio Grande do Sul wedding photography of bride getting makeup job.

Beauty Unveiled: Bride's Glam Transformation at Hotel Rita Hoppner

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Venice makeup getting ready overhead Italy Enzo Masella

Documentary wedding photography in Somerset UK of a bride having her makeup applied at the hotel

Capturing Glamour: A Camera's Glimpse into Bridal Beauty in the UK

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Wedding photo shoot in Fujian with the bride having her makeup applied and the bridesmaids retrieving their hanging dresses

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Documentary wedding photograph in Fujian of a bride receiving facial treatment and makeup with her dress lying on the bed

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United Arab Emirates bride getting ready image from makeup session

Photo by: Geeshan Bandara - Dubai

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The beautiful Bulgarian bride carefully applied her lipstick, admiring her reflection in the mirror as she prepared for her special wedding day

The bride's creative pre-wedding image captured her beauty as she prepared her makeup

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Sanming Wedding Photojournalist | magnification helps when finishing the brides eyes

Photo showing that Sanming magnification helps when finishing the brides eyes

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Fuzhou Wedding Photojournalist | the bride has her makeup applied next to the hotel window

Fuzhou bride has her makeup applied next to the hotel window

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kids at making-of | WPJA wedding photography contest winning image

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Bride getting make-up before the wedding in Campinas

the Bride getting make-up applied

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the bride getting ready as seen from inside her dress

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Bucurestui bride waiting before the wedding ceremony

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Bride enjoys a drink before the wedding ceremony in Rio de Janeiro

the Bride enjoys a drink

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Flower girl watches as the bride gets ready before the wedding ceremony in Spring Branch, Texas

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Wedding photography in Montalcino - getting ready picture of the father gesturing at the brides hair and makeup

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Bride doing her makeup before the wedding ceremony with her dress hanging behind her in Ubeda

Bride doing her makeup before the ceremony with her dress hanging behind her

Ubeda bridal Preparations Ubeda makeup bride Aurora Lechuga getting ready

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Bride getting her make up done before the wedding

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