Wedding Photos of Pier

The following “Pier” 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 “Pier” 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.

An original Lyon wedding couple portrait from Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes as they stand on the wooden pier at the water with a white sky

Malcesine couple e-shoot at Lake Garda, Italy for a Sunset engagement portrait on a pier over the lake

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Lake Garda couple e-shoot for an Engagement portrait on a pier with the view of the little town of Malcesine and the mountains

lake garda engagement portrait mountains view little town pier

Bodrum Turkey wedding couple artistic drone picture session with a couple lying on the pier

drone picture Bodrum creative portrait pier artistic Couple lying Bodrum

Portorož, Slovenia artistic wedding portrait of a couple standing at the pier at sunset with a reflection from the sea water

sea water pier Slovenia wedding portrait Slovenia couple sunset Dejan Zagar

Hluboké wedding portrait of the bride and groom walking on the pier Hluboké wedding portrait of the bride and groom walking on the pier

bride and groom Hluboké wedding portrait walking pier Hluboké

Lake Tahoe, CA wedding bride and groom dance on a private waterfront pier during an outdoor portrait session under the clouds

The bride and groom danced on a private waterfront pier during an outdoor portrait session under the clouds, in a vertical image, for their wedding

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San Francisco engagement photoshoot & pre-wedding session at night in California with a Walk on Pier 5

night portrait pier SF couple portraits SF city view cityscape SF Tyler Vu

Ocean loving couple engagement photos under the pier at Capitola Beach, California

pier Beach Portrait pre wedding location California California California engagement session Tyler Vu Capitola Beach

Worthing Pier, West Sussex, UK | Couple embracing on Pier with lifebouy ring in foreground

a Couple embracing on Pier with lifebuoy ring in foreground

West Sussex engagement photos foreground lifebuoy West Sussex pre wedding portraits Jenny Rutterford ring Worthing Pier

An embrace under the pier during an engagement shoot

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A couple walks together on the pier

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Nouvelle-Aquitaine couple picture - Running on the boardwalk pier having fun.

engagement couple picture of them Running on the boardwalk pier having fun

Engagement Nouvelle Aquitaine Nouvelle Aquitaine couple photo couple running pier boardwalk Nouvelle Aquitaine couple image

On Worthing Pier, Worthing, West Sussex, UK engagement photographer: Silhouette of couple with starburst at sunset on Worthing Pier

engagement photography with a Silhouette of couple with starburst at sunset on the Pier

sunset Jenny Rutterford Worthing wedding photographer UK starburst Worthing Worthing couples

Santa Monica, Los Angeles Engagement Photography | Couple by the sea in the evening.

Engagement Photography of a Couple by the sea in the evening by the pier and boardwalk

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Perth Western Australia - A nice picture at the beach. | Engagement Session Photography - Portrait contains: water, sun, sunset, pier

A nice picture at the beach during an Engagement Session

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Worthing Pier, West Sussex Photography - An engaged couple on a Stroll along the pier

Worthing Pier, West Sussex engaged couple on a Stroll along the pier

pre wedding location West Sussex Annamarie Stepney lamppost stroll West Sussex Worthing Pier pier

Cherry Street Pier in Philly Engagement Photography in PA

Philadelphia engagement photography couple portrait session Philadelphia Philly pier Philadelphia black and white portrait

Engagement Photos from Fujian, China - Image contains: pier, beach, sunset, couple, silhouette

Fujian, China engagement portrait at the beach under a pier at sunset

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Engagement Portrait from Whitstable Harbour, Kent, UK | The couple embrase at the end of the pier at sunset

Engagement Portrait from Whitstable Harbour, Kent, UK as The couple embrases at the end of the pier at sunset

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Engagement Portrait from Duxbury Beach, Massachusetts | Couple kissing under boardwalk

Massachusetts water couple kissing Duxbury Beach boardwalk Simi Rabinowitz beach

A couple on a pier looking at the camera during engagement portrait shoot at Lacanau, south west of France

lacanau engagement image water sea beach Lacanau pier

Seattle, Washington Couple Portraits - holding hands under dock

Washington pier bw Black & White bw engagement portrait beach monochrome

A Venice engagement photographer caught this photo of a couple embracing on a pier at sunset near Porto Caleri

Venice pier Couple embracing sunset Porto Caleri

Orbetello, Tuscany engagement portrait shoot - couples silhouettes are captured as they stand on a long pier in the ocean as the sun sets behind them

Romantic engagement portrait shoot with the couples silhouettes captured as they stand on a long pier in the ocean as the sun sets behind them

sun sets pier long pier Orbetello Engagement Photography Tuscany ocean silhouettes

Marseille engagement portraits | afternoon session on the boardwalk Pier

The engagement portrait featured the couple kissing and holding hands as they stood on the boardwalk Pier, the water and blue sky adding to the beauty of the shot during the afternoon session

Marseille pier Marseille Engagement Photography couple kissing Marseille engagement portrait afternoon boardwalk

Höfnerhäuser, Austria pre-wedding Photos | a couple Kissing on the pier as seen from above

The couple shared a tender kiss on the pier as seen from above in a stunning pre-wedding photo taken by a drone, with the wood boat dock serving as the perfect backdrop as they celebrated their love and commitment to each other

Austria pier couple kissing Höfnerhäuser Austria pre wedding Photo from above

Photograph captured at sunset on a beautiful pier - Murcia Engagement Photos

The photograph was captured at sunset on a beautiful pier with an arched opening and blue sky in the background near an iron balcony railing

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Los Angeles, CA | West coast love at the beach with a pier at sunset | Engagement Photographer

Engagement Photo showing West coast love at the beach with a pier at sunset

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Zhejiang Engagement Photography session under streetlamps in the rain on a pier

Couple embraces under streetlamps in the rain during this engagement photography session on a pier at night

black and white portrait Zhejiang Zhejiang PreWedding Photography pier night portrait China street lamps

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