Wedding Photos of Outside

The following “Outside” 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 “Outside” 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.

Courchevel outside forest picture session before the wedding day of a couple in a wintery forest

LI NY wedding photography as A bride shows her hair to her friends as they all prepare for her wedding ceremony. They are all outside in the backyard of a private residence on a sunny fall day

LI Danielle Gardner prepare Backyard Private residence fall outside

Wedding photo from Flanders - bride and groom take a selfie with isolated friends outside the town hall right before the ceremony

outside friends selfie Town Hall Wedding photo Flanders Fille Roelants bride and groom

Outdoor wedding photography of the bride walking outside in the rain with help from the men and clear umbrellas

Utrecht umbrella Leonard Walpot Utrecht Outdoor wedding photo rain men rainy

An Ardeche wedding photographer captured this Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Couple Kiss in front of the church

Ardeche wedding photo Jerome Villard Ardeche couple kiss bubbles outside outdoors

Hangzhou City artistic Bride and groom house portrait on wedding day

A photo of the bride and groom's house taken from the outside on their wedding day, adorned with streamers

wedding day Hangzhou City China wedding photo outside streamers bride and groom house house

A Dublin wedding photographer created this image outside the Kilternan Church, Dublin, Ireland of the Groom greeting his dog after the ceremony

Kilternan Church Ireland outside dublin weddings Dublin wedding photo Dublin wedding image

St. Sofia Golf Club artistic wedding photo of the wedding dress hanging by reflective glass windows

A wedding dress hangs in front of reflective glass windows, with pine trees outside, creating an artistic wedding photo

Sofia glass windows detail of dress sofia wedding photographer reflective Bulgaria wedding dress hangs

French garden wedding photo from Warluis, Oise, Hauts-de-France of the guys hanging out with drinks outside

Hauts de France guys drinks outside Warluis french weddings French wedding image

Napa engagement portrait of the lovers spotted outside from the store window

Napa outside Napa engagement photos pre wedding locations Napa store window CA

Gers wedding photo from a Private place at Saint-Leonard, France showing the Groom with his best friends outside having a party

outside France Gers wedding photo Best friends Gers Private place at Saint Leonard

Wisconsin wedding photo from Madison of a couple Just married outside

outside ceremony just married Madison outdoor wedding Wisconsin COVID WI

Hertford College Chapel, Oxford University wedding photographer, "Confetti outside the chapel. I got in really close with my 35mm for this shot to immerse myself in the moment"

Nathan Walker chapel 35mm Hertford College Chapel really close confetti Oxford University

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

France artistic wedding photo France church outdoors France fine art wedding picture Family Virgin Marie

Baltimore Inner Harbor Getting Ready wedding photo of the groom dressing outside of a car

car outside Baltimore Inner Harbor Baltimore grooms MD Baltimore Wedding photo

Strassoldo Castle, Cervignano, Udine, Italy wedding photo of the bride heading down some stairs outside

Strassoldo Castle wedding couples Italy Italy wedding photo Cervignano Strassoldo Castle bride with groom Strassoldo Castle

fine art wedding portrait image under a string of lights outside at night

Photo under lights Chianalea wedding outdoor wedding photography Wedding portrait image Fine art portrait Lighted outdoor image Night outdoor wedding

fine art wedding portrait image from outside

fine art wedding photography wedding venue photography Wedding portrait image Italy couple outside artistic wedding photography Campania

Sofia, Bulgaria Pre wedding portrait during blue hour

Sofia dusk Sofia engagement session Bulgaria outside pre wedding location Sofia

Central Park, New York City engagement photographer - I want to hold your hand

New York City Central Park engagement photos Central Park NY posing sitting Casey Fatchett outside

They said YES in the mountains of Chamonix, France

France outside Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes vows Chamonix France Bride altar

Couple Engagement Photos | Rosewood Farms. This photo is taken outside by a fire pit at the couple's wedding venue. They wanted to do their engagement session at the same place where they'd be getting married so we wanted to make something unique for them

This photo is taken outside by a fire pit at the couple's wedding venue. They wanted to do their engagement session at the same place where they'd be getting married so we wanted to make something unique for them

MD couple image MD engagement outside Rosewood Farms MD couple photo unique photo

Florence - Antico Vinaio engagement picture - Outside the Antico Vinaio, with the couple have fun eating a typical tuscan sandwiche

engagement picture from Outside with the couple have fun eating a typical tuscan sandwiche

have fun Siena e session couple sandwich Siena wedding photography eating outside

Portrait of the couple After the dinner on Bovendonk, Hoeven - Outside, with lovely evening light, at the wedding venue location

venue light portrait dinner Bovendonk Hoeven wedding image

Ferme Saint-Pierre, France wedding venue | Photo shoot of the couple outside the dinner room during their wedding day.

wedding venue portrait

wedding day outside sunset Ferme Saint Pierre wedding photographer couple photo shoot Ferme Saint Pierre France wedding venue

Wedding Photo Detail of the Dress Hanging Outside

California fine art wedding image california wedding photographer California artistic weddings at Home Wedding Photo Dress hanging Southern California gown

St Antonin-Noble-Val (France) wedding photography | Going outside the town hall

wedding photography of the bride outside the town hall

bride France wedding photography St Antonin Noble Val bw outside Town Hall

Notre-Dame de Guadalupe, Montreal wedding photos - The bride and groom in their limousine right after the ceremony while it's raining outside

wedding photos of The bride and groom in their limousine right after the ceremony while it's raining outside

Notre Dame de Guadalupe Montreal raining after ceremony outside limousine Montreal wedding photo

Place of wedding ceremony: Theater in Foggia. Pictures Shot from the stage while groom and bride are lit by sun rays outside the theater.

In a Theater some Pictures Shot from the stage while groom and bride are lit by sun rays outside the theater

Foggia stage theater Sun rays Theater in Foggia inside lit

Resort Salinda silhouettle love portrait for a romantic couple

city Resort Salinda Phu Quoc Island Night outside Phu Quoc Island engagement photography

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