Wedding Photos of Outdoors

The following “Outdoors” 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 “Outdoors” 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.

France engagement photoshoot & pre-wedding session in the Japonese garden at Toulouse, France with A couple kissing while spring blow

French wedding image of the father of the bride showing emotion during his speech

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GA engagement photoshoot & pre-wedding session at Smithgall Woods, Helen, GA of a Piggyback ride

GA forest georgia engagement piggyback ride nature woods Helen

CO engagement photo shoot from Lair O the Bear park, Idledale as a Couple poses on the far side of a bridge

outdoors Lair O the Bear park Stone Bridge Bonnie Sizer Colorado forest trees

Porto Alegre wedding portrait of a couple framed by a leaf

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Donnel Lake, Michigan bride and groom portrait amongst the tall grasses

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Outside Church Venue in France wedding image of the Family Virgin Marie's statue

France artistic wedding photo outside France church Family Virgin Marie Church Venue

Australia outdoor engagement portraits in Perth

Australia, artistic outdoor engagement portraits in Perth

Western Australia art Western Australia engagement session Jacob Gordon artistic outdoor outdoors pre wedding location Western Australia

Acadia National Park wedding photo of a man pinning his flower to his suit coat outdoors

Kate Crabtree flower pinning Acadia National Park grooms Acadia National Park groom pic outdoors Acadia National Park

Outdoor afternoon engagement picture session of couple in tall grasses backlit by beautiful golden light in Petworth Deer Park, Petworth, West Sussex, England

Outdoor afternoon couple engagement picture session in Petworth Deer Park, Petworth, West Sussex, England

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Domaine de Saint Michel, Giroussens, France wedding detail of the groom's reaction during his wife's speech

Domaine de Saint Michel grooms reaction wedding Giroussens artistic wedding photographer Giroussens artistic wedding photography brides speech

Agen, France wedding reportage photography of a big hug

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La Estancia Bella Bride with dad in a warm wedding photo

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Asbury Park, New Jersey wedding image of a Mother embracing daughter during bittersweet moment at Asbury Park

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Lyde Court, Hereford wedding reportage image of Aunts lost in emotion

outdoors Lyde Court bride Nick Brightman UK bw Herefordshire emotion

Megeve Portrait of the bride and groom in front of sparklers

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Waldhotel Laubach wedding day image of The first look for the bride and groom

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France couple kissing in a natural environment outdoors

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Engagement photo session with a young couple outdoors in the Countryside

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Engagement portraits in the afternoon sunshine outdoors

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Della Terra, Estes Park, Colorado wedding | bride tears up at seeing her husband-to-be looking so dashing in his suit.

Colorado wedding bride dashing husband to be tears up Lucy Schultz suit Estes Park

Engagement Photos | San Francisco, China Town Basketball Diary

Engagement Photo from the China Town Basketball Diary

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Istanbul, Turkey lovers posing for a symmetrical picture outdoors

engaged lovers posing for a symmetrical picture outdoors

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São Paulo - Joaquim Egidio couple kissing outdoors next to farm fence

couple kissing outdoors next to a farm cattle fence

São Paulo couples couple farm neck kissing São Paulo engagement cattle fence

Engagement shoot of a playful couple in the outdoors

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Pleinmont, Guernsey wedding venue photo | Cake at marquee reception under the tent

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Minas do Camaquá - Rio Grande do Sul portrait of a bride outdoors at sunset in her dress

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Flanders reception venue photography - The groom is in deep thoughts to plan his next move in this giant 4-in-a-row game

groom reception Outdoor Belgium Weddings outdoors antwerpen wedding photographer Fille Roelants

Zandvoort Safarilodge, reception venue photo of a young bridesmaid on swing

a young bridesmaid on swing at the outdoor, tented wedding reception party

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Private residence, Saratoga wedding photographer: Don't mind me and continue with your first dance

bride and groom share their first dance

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