Wedding Photos of Peaceful setting

The following “Peaceful setting” 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 “Peaceful setting” 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 couple embraces in the beautiful natural surroundings of Rambouillet, while enjoying a peaceful session sitting on a rock

Embraced in Nature's Beauty: A Peaceful Engagement Session in Rambouillet

In the serene woods of Oakland, this lovely couple holds hands, captured beautifully by a top Northern California engagement photographer. A peaceful setting for a soon-to-be-married pair.

Enchanting Woods of Oakland: An Idyllic Haven for the Eternally Joined Souls

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In the peaceful setting of Crefelder Ruderclub in Krefeld, Germany, a couple embraces, their faces close together, while surrounded by a backdrop of lush greenery.

GERMANY'S GRAND WEDDING VENUE: Love Captured Amidst Greenery at Crefelder Ruderclub

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Cottonwood Lake engagement session in Buena Vista, CO - pre-wedding portraits at the water

The couple posed for stunning pre-wedding portraits at the lake in the mountains, surrounded by the beauty of the water and the natural surroundings as they celebrated their love and commitment to each other in the romantic and peaceful setting

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yosemite falls Engagement Photo session with couple and waterfall

The couple embraces in front of a waterfall during their engagement photo session, with the natural surroundings adding a beautiful and peaceful element to the scene

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CO destination wedding photographer for mountain engagement sessions

Engagement portrait of a couple at a small waterfall, framed in a small opening amid the mountains, creating a peaceful and romantic setting

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