Wedding Photos of Newlyweds

The following “Newlyweds” 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 “Newlyweds” 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.

Rome wedding detail image of the bride's veil while covering the kissing newlyweds in black and white at the Giardino Degli Aranci

Wedding photo from the steps of the Church of St Mary of the Assumption, Gavardo (Bs) showing the Throwing of confetti on the newlyweds

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Varna Airport, Varna, Bulgaria Newlyweds Wedding Portrait on a passenger airplane

A wedding portrait taken of the newlyweds on a passenger airplane with a blue toned color palette

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St. Nedelya Church, Sofia bride and groom posing during a portrait session next to the church during the blue hour

The bride and groom posed for a portrait next to the church during the blue hour, standing side by side

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Sofia outdoor wedding photo from a Bulgaria event as the newlyweds leave the church

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FR wedding photography from the Nimes Town Hall South of France showing All the guests singing a song to the newlyweds

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Villa Litta Modigliani, Affori, Milano couple posing for a wedding portrait of the newlyweds in a natural tent under the tree canopy

A low angle black and white wedding portrait of the newlyweds under an illuminated tree canopy

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The newlyweds interlock arms as they drink their champagne after their ceremony, mirrored by their witnesses (also husband and wife), who are doing the same thing at The Merchant Hotel in Belfast

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China newlyweds have finished the wedding ceremony. They are ready to leave the ceremony. There are many military training students around the ceremony. They also celebrate the wedding for the bride. This is unexpected. They greet the bride happily.

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The newlyweds walked into the wedding venue and gave high fives to congratulate each other one by one at the wedding banquet in Taiwan

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Sichuan wedding photographer, "I observed that this is a blue and yellow contrast environment, the bride on the left is making up, the bride's family is waiting in the room on the right, and the group photo of the newlyweds is on the right"

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The newlyweds riding the sky lift after there ceremony at the Sky Bridge Park in Gatlinburg, TN

The newlyweds riding the sky lift after their ceremony at the Sky Bridge Park in Gatlinburg, TN

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The priest places the cross on the heads of the newlyweds at the ceremony location in Tsarsko

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Artistic wedding photo from California, Napa - Finally a relaxing time for the newlywed

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val d'Orcia - Italy fine art wedding portrait image showing the incredible sky covered with clouds and only a ray of light with illuminates the newlyweds

wedding portrait image showing the incredible sky covered with clouds and only a ray of light with illuminates the newlyweds

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Momin prohod wedding photography of Newlyweds waiting for the rain to stop

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West Sussex newlyweds pose for this portrait at their home in the UK

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The newlyweds are walking near the beach in Cape Cod

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Cloughjordan House, Tipperary, Ireland wedding venue image: Confetti toss at the newlyweds

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wedding photography of Cyclist passing the newlyweds

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wedding day portrait of the newlyweds having fun under the trees with flowers

Mexico Oaxaca City Oaxaca trees newlyweds Oaxaca wedding day portrait Jardin Etnobotanico

wedding day portrait silhouette of newlyweds spotlighted against a building

Bulgaria Sofia newlyweds wedding portrait silhouette Bulgaria wedding photography spotlighted

wedding portrait of the newlywed couple within the trees and the sun spotlighting them.

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A portrait of the wedding couple walking through a field of lupine shortly after their wedding ceremony

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The newlyweds, bride and groom, posed for a beautiful Pirenópolis wedding image outside in nature at Estalagem Alter Real, Pirenópolis, celebrating their marriage as a married couple

The bride and groom posed for a stunning outdoor photo to mark their union as husband and wife

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The newlyweds, a bride and groom, stood in silhouette against the backdrop of the Atlanta city skyline at nightfall, their contours illuminated by the contrast of the red inner city lights and the darkness of the night at the Upstairs Atlanta

The bride and groom, newly married, were framed by the Atlanta skyline at night, lit up by the red city lights against the dark sky

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The newlyweds, a bride and groom, posed for a beautiful wedding photo in the backwoods of Bremerton, Washington, surrounded by the natural beauty of the woods, trees, and wilderness at the Brown Family Homestead

The bride and groom posed for a stunning wedding photo in Bremerton, WA, surrounded by nature's beauty

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The newlyweds posed for a beautiful wedding photo outside a rural chapel in the countryside of Madrid, surrounded by the stunning natural landscape and scenery, celebrating their union at the Hacienda San Rafael

The couple celebrated their marriage in a rural chapel in Madrid, taking a photo in the beautiful countryside scenery

Madrid landscape Sanctuary outdoors rural newlyweds countryside

The newlyweds, a married couple from Hacienda de San Rafael, Spain posed for a beautiful wedding photo outside in nature at sunset, just as the late afternoon turned to dusk and nightfall

The couple, wed in Wolverhampton, smiled for a stunning photo outdoors as the sun set and night began

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The bride and groom were married in a beautiful rural Hacienda de San Rafael, Spain countryside, surrounded by nature and stunning scenery. As the ceremony ended, confetti was thrown to celebrate the married couple

The couple wed in the rural Wolverhampton countryside, surrounded by nature's beauty. As the ceremony finished, confetti was thrown to mark the joyous occasion

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