Wedding Photos of Petals

The following “Petals” 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 “Petals” 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.

At the Westin Hotel in Southfield, Michigan, an enchanting Indian wedding ceremony unfolds as the bride and groom joyfully participate in the traditional ritual of blowing flower petals into each other's faces.

Indian Wedding Ritual at The Westin Hotel

A beautiful wedding photo taken at Bodrum ruins featuring a happy bride and groom exiting the outdoor ceremony amidst a shower of confetti and flower petals. The couple stands side by side, smiling, and surrounded by their guests.

Joyful Newlyweds: Bodrum Ruins Celebration with Confetti and Flower Petals Surrounding the Happy Couple

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A beautiful moment captured at a wedding venue, as the bride and groom smile while taking their first steps together amidst a cascade of petals thrown by joyful guests at the Hilton Hotel in Mersin.

Petal Path of Love: Newlyweds Embrace amid Flower Shower at Hilton Hotel Mersin

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A beautiful bride tosses rose petals as part of an Indian wedding tradition, captured in a candid moment at Mount Palomar Winery in Temecula, CA.

Indian Bride Tosses Rose Petals: Candid Moment at Mount Palomar Winery, Temecula, CA

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Captured at Schloss Herten, Germany, a moment of the bride and her girls toasting and playfully tossing white flower petals in the air in a luxurious hotel room on the wedding day.

Luxurious White Petal Toast: Bride and Girls Celebrate Wedding Day at Schloss Herten, Germany

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A candid moment at Drigstrup Kirke, Kerteminde, Denmark captured during a wedding, where flower girls gather in a secret council with baskets filled with flower petals, giving a glimpse of behind-the-scenes instructions.

Flower Girls' Secret Council: Candid Wedding Moment at Drigstrup Kirke, Kerteminde, Denmark

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Newlyweds sharing a sweet kiss outside Eglise de Saint Clar in Gers, France, with the beautiful church as the backdrop on their special day.

Eglise de Saint Clar: Newlyweds' Whimsical Kiss Under Gers Church's Charming Backdrop

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Bride and groom joyfully exit Domaine Segondignac in Saint-Germain-d'Esteuil, France, surrounded by fluttering petals and beaming guests on their wedding day.

Newlyweds Leave Domaine Segondignac in France Amid Cheers, Petals, and Smiles

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Newlyweds Leave Domaine Segondignac in France Amid Cheers, Petals, and Smiles

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Newlywed couple at a wedding at Chateau de la Ripaille in Haute Savoie, with flower petals swirling elegantly around them as they exit.

Elegant Elopement: A Chateau de la Ripaille Romance

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Newlyweds emerge from the beautiful Rhône church, joyfully enveloped by a shower of delicate flower petals as they begin their married life together.

Petals of Happiness: A Rhône Church Wedding

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Bride and groom exiting Lisbon church, shielded under veil from rain of petals and rice, captured by a WPJA wedding photographer.

Blooming Love: A Lisbon Church Exit

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An award-winning image captured by a creative wedding photographer showcases the intricate details of wedding rings set against the vibrant backdrop of La ferme du moulin, highlighting the deep, rich hues of the autumnal scene.

Autumn Elegance: Rings Sparkle at La ferme du moulin

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A talented wedding photographer captured a detail image in Udine, Italy, featuring an intricate composition of wedding and engagement rings adorned with vibrant flowers, beautifully filling the entire frame.

Udine Elegance: Rings and Flowers Unite in Mesmerizing Matrimony

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In Rhone, France, at the Cour Dorée Event Venue, a wedding photo captures a couple in a sunflower field, with the groom hugging and kissing the bride from behind.

Golden Romance: A Captivating Rhone Wedding Photo in a Sunflower Field

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A stunning wedding photo taken at Schloss Walbeck in Germany. The image features delicate rings gracefully placed on a beautiful flower in shades of soft pink.

Schloss Walbeck Serenade: Rings Dance on Soft Pink Blossoms

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A documentary wedding photographer captures the vibrant moment at a private home in Loveland, CO, as the flower man, dressed in a floral suit, joyfully showers petals during the wedding ceremony.

Vibrant Moment: Flower Man's Petal Shower at a Loveland Colorado Wedding

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This is a wedding photo taken in Foggia, Apulia. It captures a beautiful ceremony under the shade of walnut trees, with the couple joyfully emerging as confetti and petals rain down on them.

A Captivating Ceremony: Love Blossoms in Foggia, Apulia, as Confetti and Petals Shower the Joyful Couple

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The bride playfully throws petals on the groom in Mumbai, India

During the traditional ceremony rituals, the bride joyfully tosses petals at the groom

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Best Constanța, Romania documentary wedding photography from Ego Ballroom Mamaia of a little girl happily playing with the petals that fell from the bouquet after being tossed by the bride

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View this fine example of the best in the world wedding photography from Littleton, Colorado at Ashley Ridge by Wedgewood showing a Bridesman serves as flower guy tossing petals down the aisle

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A top Sichuan documentary wedding photographer created this image showing the The newlyweds went to the stage, and The little girl threw the petals into the sky, Family and friends watched them

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This France wedding photojournalism picture is a prime example of what candid, nontraditional Loire Atlantique wedding photography looks like, as the bride and groom get showered with petals at the end of the ceremony at Le Manoir de la Johotiere

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Quinta Real, Oaxaca nuptial day award-winning image of the Flower blessing at the end of the Zapotec ceremony

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The China WPJA is proud to award this non traditional Sichuan wedding image showing The moment the bride got in the car, the little girl throwing petals to celebrate

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Chengdu, Sichuan creative wedding detail image showing the bride's wedding dress is very beautiful, the pattern on the skirt is dynamic, and the petals on the ground are a good imagination

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Lyon church wedding photo from Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes after the ceremony bride and groom kiss at the end of the church with the hand of a little girl who throws petals

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Shaanxi wedding photo showing Petals and newcomers are beautiful at this outdoor marriage ceremony under the clouds

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Cork, Ireland Outdoor wedding ceremony image of the flower girls walking the aisle while dropping petals

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