Wedding Photos of Moment

The following “Moment” 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 “Moment” 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 photojournalist at the Ritz Carlton in Washington DC captured this moment showing The band joining the dance floor

A London wedding photojournalist at the Greenwich Tavern captured this moment from A busy scene during the speeches

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A documentary wedding photographer at Timberlock Camp in Indian Lake, NY captured this picture of A joyful moment exiting the ceremony

A documentary wedding photographer at Timberlock Camp in Indian Lake, NY captured this picture of A joyful moment of brides exiting the ceremony

Indian Lake ny wedding photographer NY wedding picture exiting ceremony Timberlock Camp joyful

An Indian Lake NY documentary-style wedding image at Timberlock Camp showing a moment as Guests react to an emotional moment in the ceremony

NY documentary weddings NY wedding Image emotional react guests Timberlock Camp

An Italy wedding photojournalist at Castelvecchio Sagrado in Gorizia captured this moment of the Wedding games with bride and groom holding shoes

outdoors Gorizia wedding photojournalist moment Gorizia Italy bride and groom Night

A France documentary wedding photographer captured this moment at city hall of the Groom starring at his wedding ring

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A Pennsylvania wedding reportage photographer captured this moment in BW showing the Groomsmen working together to figure out their pocket square situation

Pennsylvania groomsmen men JD Land bw pocket square PA Weddings

A Netherlands documentary wedding photographer captured this moment at the reception dinner venue toast

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A North Brabant wedding reportage photographer captured this moment at the outdoor reception venue during the bride tossing of the bouquet

North Brabant wedding reportage Freek Nagtzaam moment bouquet lawn NB photographer tossing

A Netherlands wedding photojournalist captured this moment at home getting ready for the bride in her dress

Netherlands wedding photojournalist Freek Nagtzaam dress at home Netherlands getting ready moment

A top Izmir documentary wedding photographer at Maja Luxury Cesme Hotel created this image from a virtual wedding ceremony moment

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View this emotional Jaen wedding image in Cerro Puerto in Spain showing us that the first dance is always a special and romantic moment

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Zhejiang nuptial day award-winning image of the moment of Respect to parents

parents Zhejiang bride and groom Zhejiang wedding image respect China photographer

Best wedding photography from Milan showing The mother and the best man helping him fix the tie but at that moment the tension is felt and the groom cant take it anymore

Milan groom bw best man tension Milan moment

Cave Castle, South Cave, East Yorkshire wedding reportage image of the bride getting out of her wedding carriage, while her mum and dad have a kiss together in the foreground. A lovely and unexpected moment

kiss moment South Cave mum East Yorkshire wedding reportage unexpected Hollie Mateer

Camp Katur, North Yorkshire, wedding reportage image of the groom as he sees his bride for the first time during the ceremony and he breaks down - a beautiful moment

Camp Katur wedding reportage tears North Yorkshire Camp Katur United Kingdom sees bride bw

Lugano (CH) wedding reportage moment of a first look for the bride and groom

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Castello di Cernusco Lombardone real wedding moment captured of the promises in the eyes of the bride you can see all the love she feels for what after a few moments will be her husband

Castello di Cernusco Lombardone love Lecco husband Lombardy Cernusco Lombardone

Arette, Pyrénées, France wedding ceremony moment created as The groom embraces his bride with emotion

Arette indoor wedding France wedding ceremony Pyrenees groom Arette embraces Pyrénées bride and groom

Golden Gardens Seattle Washington wedding photography moment from when the Bride kisses grandma on her forehead

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Spain photography of a Toledo - Castilla La Mancha wedding Real emotional crying family moment at getting ready

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Black and white photo of a Fairfax wedding moment showing the Mom savoring her moment at the mother-son dance

black and white California photographer California - Northern Marin County dancing bw

Black and white photo of a Fairfax wedding moment showing the Mom savoring her moment at the mother-son dance

California wedding photo Mother Son Dance bw Fairfax CA California - Northern moment

Trieste, Italy wedding photography moment showing the Father's love

Trieste father Udiine bride Italy moment Friuli Venezia Giulia wedding trieste photographer

Renaissance Event Centre, Kingston wedding reception moment photo from Canada created as Bride and groom cry and holds hands while listening to after dinner speeches

Kingston wedding reception moment dinner Canada Bride and groom speeches cry holds hands

Domaine des Charmilles wedding day moment of emotion picture showing the France Bride and her sister so touched before the wedding

moment France Bride Domaine des Charmilles Charente Maritime wedding Saint Laurent de la Prée sister before wedding

Punto de Vista, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica emotional ceremony moment pic created as bride wipes tear from her soon to be wife

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Udine wedding ceremony moment photography from IT of A sweet kiss on the hand just after having put the wedding ring on her finger

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Northern Virginia backyard wedding moment image showing some Sisterly love - There is nothing more beautiful then the love of a sister

love touch bw moment Virginia backyard wedding image hugs

Grey's Crossing, Truckee wedding day moment photo from CA created as The bride and groom embrace a tearful sister of the bride following her emotional speech at an outdoor reception venue

Truckee wedding speech emotional outside California - Northern sister embrace

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