Wedding Photos of Ocean

The following “Ocean” 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 “Ocean” 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.

Santa Cruz engaged couple picture session with A kiss by the seaside

French sea mini beach photography session before the wedding day of a couple on a beach

french wedding photographer ocean French Couple shore waves sea

French sea mini beach photography session before the wedding day of a couple kissing on a beach

sea beach water sand shore ocean

Marzamemi mini beach couple photography session before the wedding showing off their love in sicily

water beach Marzamemi engagement photo Marzamemi sea waves

Couple pic shoot before the wedding day by the water

sea sand shore water beach ocean

A Richmond Foggy Morning Engagement Session by the rocks and water

rock Richmond engagement Morning Engagement Session Richmond water sea

Lago di Bolsena - Italy close up photo with an incredible sunset during engagement photo session

sand water beach shore Italy Lago di Bolsena embrace

Les Sables d'Olonne, Vendee, France Loving couple hugging over the ocean during pre-wed portrait photo shoot

Shoot Tight France details Filling the frame Vendee engagement photos hugging Les Sables dOlonne

Les Sables d'Olonne, Vendee, France Silhouette pre-wed shot of a couple kissing at sunset on a motorbike over the ocean

sunset warm light kissing Jeremie Sangare Les Sables dOlonne motorcycle sunshine

Portopiccolo, Trieste, Italy Sunset love engagement pre-wed photo session

Blue Sky Trieste beach shore Portopiccolo water

Aguilas Murcia Sunset at the beach pre-wed image session with palm trees

water waves contrast shore beach artistic picture creative portrait

La Trinité sur Mer - Britanny Foggy shooting for an artistic engagement portrait

foggy ocean sand sea Britanny shore water

Riverside park, new york sunset during a pre-wed picture session

silhouette New York sea ocean beach water sunset

chicago lincoln park engagement session with a couple walking during a pre-wed engagement photo session

ocean Chicago shore sea beach water

chicago lincoln park beach couple during a pre-wed engagement photo session

sea sun flare beach Lincoln Park lens flare afternoon shore

Sutro Baths. Lands End. San Francisco, California couple portrait shoot at the very edge of a continent where San Francisco meets the Pacific Ocean are the Sutro Baths

sunlight warm light water ocean San Francisco beach

Sintra, Lisboa, Portugal Couple in a beautiful hill of Sintra by the end of the day

ocean water overlook waves beach cliff

Parede beach, Lisbon Couple enjoying the the beach, when surprised with surfers that were about to enter the sea

shore Lisbon Lisbon engagement photography water waves surfers

Cascais beach, Lisbon Couple enjoying the view the beach during a pre-wed photo session

beach sea sand waves Lisbon engagement session ocean shore

Baker Beach, San Francisco, California couple sunset Run on the beach during a pre-wed photo shoot

bw San Francisco bw engagement portrait Baker Beach Black & White water black and white photo

Praia dos Hóspedes, Aracruz, Espírito Santo, Brazil engagement beach photoshoot - engaged couple piggyback-riding

beach water Espírito Santo waves Praia dos Hóspedes sand Kássio Silva

Praia dos Hóspedes, Aracruz, Espírito Santo, Brazil pre-wed photo - posed couple at beach

beach shore Espírito Santo ocean shoreline Praia dos Hóspedes espirito santo engagement photo

Tunel Guajataca, Isabela, Puerto Rico couple using love to divide the image in two while still creating a connection during a creative portrait session

sea shore beach ocean Isabela waves

Tunel Guajataca, Isabela, Puerto Rico couple with light and wind created the perfect shot for this one

water sea beach lit shore waves

Lighthouse Point Park, New Haven, Connecticut couple walks together holding hands over a black rocky formation as the sun sets behind them over the ocean

ocean water beach contrast CT engagement silhouettes sea silhouette

A couple stands together in the distance by the ocean with rocky formation and sand around them in Lighthouse Point Park, New Haven, Connecticut for pre-wed images

artistic picture waves ocean shore sand New Haven engagement silhouettes creative portrait

FL sunset engagement portrait with a posed couple at Fort Lauderdale Beach in Florida embracing on the beach

pre wedding image Florida waves water beach Fort Lauderdale Beach Florida engagement shoot

Virginia pre wedding and engagement photography of The couple sitting by the raging river at Great Falls

beach Virginia sand sea shore pre wedding image Great Falls waves

DC pre wedding portrait session with engaged lovers hanging out on the rocks by the water at Roosevelt Island- Washington DC

sea Roosevelt Island shore DC couple portrait shoot beach engagement image DC

Spain pre-wedding photo session with an engaged couple in Aguilas Murcia during a Sunset at the beach

Murcia water ocean sand Spain waves beach

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