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The following “Playful couple” 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 “Playful couple” 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.

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In the picturesque city of Sainte Agnès, Isère, France, a joyful couple plays together in a sweet engagement portrait, with her riding piggyback on him in a grassy area surrounded by trees.
Galloping Through Sainte Agnès: Euphoric Couple's Pre-Wedding Frolic
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Engagement portrait by a LA wedding photographer, The Grove, Los Angeles, CA - The couple plays amidst whimsical candy-themed decor in a playful portrait session.
Whimsical Candy Delight: LA Engagement Portrait at The Grove, Los Angeles
playful coupleThe GroveLos Angeles engagement photographerlollipopscandy themedLos AngelesCalifornia - Southern
A modern wedding portrait captured at Tourterelle Inn in New Haven, Vermont. The award-winning image showcases the couple's playful and contemporary love, with the sunset blasting behind them as he playfully wraps his arms around her from behind.
New Haven, Vermont: A Contemporary Sunset Love Wrapped in Arms.
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At Malopolskie Reception Venue, a playful couple reenacts a bullfighting scene, captured by a wedding photojournalist
Malopolskie Matrimony: A Playful Bullfighting Romance
playful couplereception venuedance floormatrimonybullfightingdancingMalopolskie
On the Bund in Shanghai, China, this delightful portrait captures unhidden happiness. The playful couple enjoys each other at a table outdoors on a sidewalk cafe, radiating joy and having fun. - Unhidden Joy: Bund Delightful
Unhidden Joy: Bund Delightful - A Playful Couple Radiating Happiness on the Sidewalk Cafe in Shanghai, China
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Engagement portrait captured by a talented Baeza wedding photographer, shows a joyful couple, with the stunning backdrop of Jaén, Spain, as she lovingly embraces him from behind during a playful piggyback ride.
Jaén's Joyful Embrace: Captivating Engagement Portrait by Talented Baeza Wedding Photographer
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A joyful couple having a blast as they playfully pretend to smash food in a vintage kitchen on their wedding day in San Jose, California
Joyful Couple Playfully Smash Food in Vintage Kitchen on Wedding Day in San Jose
vintage kitchenplayful coupleSan Jose wedding photographySan JoseCalifornia - Northern
Wedding couple playfully enjoy their photoshoot at Korenmolen de Hoop in Bavel. The groom leaps off a wall, behind the bride.
Leap of Love: Groom's Playful Dive Steals the Show in Stunning Korenmolen de Hoop Wedding Photoshoot
Baveljumping off wallplayful coupleBavel Wedding PortraitBredaKorenMolen de Hoopgroom leaping
A wedding couple enjoying a playful run along the sunlit road at Acadia National Park in Maine
Running into Forever: A Whimsical Chase Through Sunlit Acadia
playful coupleMaine wedding photographyAcadia National Parkroadtreessunlit
A playful portrait of a bride and groom at the beautiful Tourterelle Inn in New Haven, Vermont. They imitate the iconic pose from the "How I Met Your Mother" TV show.
Romantic Recreation: A Charming Couple Channels 'How I Met Your Mother' at the Enchanting Tourterelle Inn in Vermont
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A bride-to-be joyfully carries her boyfriend on her back as they walk through the water at Plage de la Madrague, Presqu'île de Giens in Hyères, Var, France during their engagement photo shoot
Bride-to-be's Playful Delight: Symbolic Engagement Photos Capture the Fullness of Love at Plage de la Madrague, Presqu'île de Giens
HyèresVarplayful couplePlage de la MadraguePresqu île de GienswaterVar Engagement Session
A playful couple embraces each other amidst the vibrant autumn colors of the Forest of Senlis, France
Autumn's Amorous Symphony: A Romantic Embrace Amidst the Vibrant Forest of Senlis, France
Hauts-de-FranceOiseplayful coupleSenlis Engagement Photographyautumn leavesSenlisforest engagement
A couple in île du Grand Gaou, Six-Four-les-Plages, Var, France, was captured playing on the cliff during a stunning sunset for their engagement portrait
Stunning Sunset Engagement Portrait: Couple's Cliffside Play in île du Grand Gaou, Six-Four-les-Plages, Var, France
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The engagement portrait was taken in Bidart, France, as the couple joyfully played in the waves of the Atlantic Ocean in the Basque Country
Capturing Joyful Moments: A Stunning Engagement Portrait in Bidart, France, as the Couple Play in the Waves of the Atlantic Ocean in the Basque Country
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During the engagement shoot in Decatur Square, Georgia, a candid moment was captured when the couple playfully pushed each other
Playful Engagement Shoot in Decatur Square, Georgia: Capturing Candid Moments as Couple Pushes Each Other
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The couple posed in traditional red clothing in front of the Yu Long Temple in Taipei, with the bride playfully pretending to hit the groom with a bench
Taipei: Couple playfully poses in traditional red clothing at Yu Long Temple, bride pretends to hit groom
Taipei PreWedding Portraitplayful coupletraditional clothingYu Long TempleTaipei
A couple in San Francisco, California, are captured in a playful and joyful engagement session as they stroll hand in hand on a city street
San Francisco Engagement Session: Playful and Joyful Stroll for a Couple in California
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At their wedding in Darmstadt, the playful couple created a memorable image with the bride getting ready with her hair, assisted by a humorous groom
The couple in Darmstadt wedding created a whimsical moment as the groom helped the bride with her hair
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The couple in Ardèche, France enjoyed splashing each other in a shallow stream for their engagement portrait
The couple in France had fun splashing each other for their engagement photo
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Shelley Lake in Raleigh, NC provides a beautiful backdrop for a unique lifestyle portrait session of a couple about to get married, with silhouetted shots of them being playful and in love
The romantic engagement portrait captures the couple's joy and love, set against the stunning backdrop of Shelley Lake in Raleigh, NC
Raleigh Engagement PhotographyNCShelley LakeRaleighplayful coupleSilhouetted portrait
This fun couple enjoyed their engagement photos in the pristine desert of Cappadocia, Turkey, making the most of their memorable time with playful jumps and captivating surroundings
The couple's engagement portrait captured their joy and love in the stunning Cappadocia desert, immortalizing their playful jumps and special moment
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At the Georgia Botanical Gardens, a bride and groom were captured in an expressive portrait while playfully running and laughing at the camera
A wedding photographer captured a playful, running, laughing couple in an expressive portrait
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At Point Reyes, the couple shared laughs and playful times while capturing the beauty of their engagement in an amazing portrait
The beautiful Point Reyes backdrop brought out the couple's joy in a professional photo capturing their happy memories
Happy coupleCalifornialaughingPoint ReyesPoint Reyes Engagementplayful couple
A playful couple having fun cutting their wedding cake at Istanbul, Turkey was captured in a beautiful BW image
In Istanbul, Turkey, a beautiful BW image captured a playful couple cutting their wedding cake
Istanbulbw momentcutting cakeplayful coupleIstanbul wedding photographyTurkey
The couple posed for their save-the-date engagement announcement portrait, laughing and playing in the snow at Chateau d'Oex
Chateau d'Oex: Engagement Announcement Portrait of Couple Laughing & Playing in Snow
playful couplewinter engagementsnowy sceneSwitzerlandVaud Engagement PhotographyVaudChateau d Oex
The couple in Vejer de la Frontera, Cadiz, Spain, were playfully enjoying their creative portrait session, when he picked her up on the sand at the beach beneath the cloudy sky
The couple in Spain, Vejer de la Frontera, playfully posed on the beach beneath the cloudy sky
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A couple soon to be married, pose at Storymill Park by the fiancé lifted his bride-to-be onto his shoulders to capture a happy engagement photo
At Storymill Park, an engaged couple in love posed for a blissful photo, with the fiancé lifting his beloved onto his shoulders
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The playful young couple mimicked the layers of a rock formation at Red Rocks Park for their lifestyle pre wedding portrait in Morrison, Colorado
In Morrison, Colorado, a lifestyle engagement portrait featured a playful couple mimicking the lean of Red Rocks Park's rocks
playful coupleMorrison Engagement PhotographerMorrisonRed Rocks parkColorado
At the Place D'Youville, Montreal, Quebec, a woman tugs on the ear lobe of her fiancé as he grins
A woman tugs on the ear lobe of her fiancé as he grins
Montreal photographergrinningtug on earPlace DYouvilleQuebecMontreal
The couple is tossing leaves at each other in the forest in Maryland State Park
The couple is tossing leaves at each other in the forest in Maryland State Park
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