Wedding Photos of Picture

The following “Picture” 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 “Picture” 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.

fine art wedding detail photography picture showing the brides veil at the Reception Venue

creative wedding day portrait using the reflection from a window

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Glencoe, Scotland engagement portrait photographer: "In the amazing light at golden hour, we saw the chance to capture a moment at the cliffs edge."

engagement portrait photography In the amazing light at golden hour with the chance to capture a picture at the cliffs edge

Scotland wedding image Scotland wedding photo picture chance Scotland cliffs edge Tim Wong

Engagement Photography Session from Burg Lichtenberg - A drone shot engagement shooting at a castle

A drone picture engagement shooting at a castle

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Maleiha Desert, Dubai pre wedding pictures - Dune Wandering couple

Desert pre wedding pictures of a Dune Wandering couple

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Russia couple portrait picture inside the home - Chelyabinsk engagement shoot

Indoor couple portrait picture inside the home

Gleb Savin Russia brides portrait Chelyabinsk couple Russia wedding images home

Miraflores - Lima - Peru | Picture of joy and love in the grass

Picture of joy and love in the grass with a young engaged couple

Lima pre wedding joy love Steve Baldeon Lima brides grass Peru

Estate Picture of a couple walking on yard

NY couple photo NY bride NY couple image picture yard Castle Hill Estate

Black and white picture Session in a wild park

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Pre Wedding Picture from Sunset with a Palm Tree

Lima brides Lima Dante Ceccon Lima pre wedding sunset Lima wedding photography Peru pre wedding

Royal Gorge Bridge couple picture on bridge

lit Bridge couple picture on bridge

CO brides couple bridge co pre wedding Royal Gorge Bridge picture

Ile d'Oléron France Couple hugging picture

Couple hugging picture for pre-wed images

Couple hugging France wedding images pre wed Ile d Oléron France pre wedding France brides France

Ile d'Oléron France Couple picture in the village

French Couple posing for a picture in the village

French Couple village french bride picture French wedding photography posing Ile d Oléron

Istanbul, Turkey lovers posing for a symmetrical picture outdoors

engaged lovers posing for a symmetrical picture outdoors

engaged lovers outdoors picture Nilufer Nalbantoglu Istanbul wedding photography symmetrical posing

Sugarland, TX Engaged Couple Portrait | OCF lit picture at night

Engaged Couple Portrait and it's an OCF lit picture at night

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Ilhabella Engaged Couple At the water with a wave splash in black and white picture

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Lionsgate Event Center (Lafayette, CO) wedding venue picture | Portrait of the Bride and groom by fountain at night | OCF Lit Portrait

wedding venue picture of the Bride and groom by fountain at night

CO Lionsgate Event Center Night wedding venue portrait bride picture

Picture of the bride's dress through a window reflection in Vail

Vail bride dress Vail Colorado bride Colorado bride dress picture window reflection colorado bride brides dress

getting ready picture of the Bride

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Manoir de Corny wedding venue - very close getting ready picture

a split getting ready picture

France Frenelles en Vexin wedding photography split Frenelles en Vexin frame Frenelles en Vexin bride

A photograph of the happy couple beaming on their special day inside the historic Stanley Hotel

A picture of the couple's joy was taken by a professional photographer at the Stanley Hotel

Stanley Hotel picture professional photographer historic Stanley Hotel Colorado wedding joy special day

Children play around outside the Servolex Castle in this black and white wedding picture created by a Savoie wedding photographer.

Children play around outside the Castle in this black and white wedding picture

La Motte Servolex La Motte Servolex photography wedding Children play around outside the Castle picture Servolex Castle Jonathan Sylvoz

The newlyweds were celebrating their special day by holding hands and standing amidst a cloud of smoke, took place in Oaxaca City, Oaxaca, Mexico

A picture of the newlyweds holding hands was taken during their smoke-filled wedding in Oaxaca City, Mexico

Oaxaca City groom memories holding hands Cloud of Smoke picture Mexico

A photograph of a bride exiting a vehicle with the help of someone outside of Saint James Church was taken at a wedding in Tuscany

A BW image of the bride leaving a car, aided by a helper, was taken at the Saint James Church wedding in Tuscany

car aided helper Tuscany bride Bride leaving Tuscany wedding photograph Saint James Church

Black and white photo of the bride getting her makeup done reflected in a picture of a young boy and girl

picture silhouettes makeup Preparations reflecting glass

dress lighting color picture blue

DJ light black and white picture music

picture man polaroid black and white

A wedding photographer captured this black and white photo of wedding guests taking a selfie during the reception

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mother color picture bride

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