Wedding Photos of Pointing

The following “Pointing” 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 “Pointing” 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.

In Tennessee, a candid moment at a Gatlinburg wedding venue as a child and a bride both point excitedly at the wedding cake, symbolizing anticipation and joy.

Excitement Captured: Child and Bride Pointing at Wedding Cake in Gatlinburg, Tennessee Venue

Outside Paris City Hall, covered in lavender toss remnants, town hall staff cleans with a large blower after the wedding ceremony.

Lavender Cleanup: A Day in the Life of Paris City Hall Staff

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At Domaine de Fillières in Avril, Meurthe et Moselle, a nighttime wedding portrait captures the bride and groom; groom's silhouette is seen checking his watch while a blue flash separates him from the background, as the bride signals him with her finger.

AVRIL AFTER DARK: Wedding Time Warp at Domaine de Fillières

colored lights checking watch Domaine de Fillières pointing Avril silhouettes Meurthe et Moselle Artistic Portrait

The bride and groom sat laughing and pointing in the direction of the officiant during their wedding ceremony at Rhederoord, Netherlands

The bride and groom joyfully laughed, pointing at the officiant throughout their heartfelt wedding ceremony

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At the Saltmarshe Hall reception venue, East Yorkshire, England, the hands of wedding guests coming out of the nighttime darkness as they point at pizzas, deciding on which slide to choose

At East Yorkshire, England's Saltmarshe Hall reception venue, wedding guests point at pizzas in the nighttime darkness to decide which slice to choose

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The Ballroom at Ellis Preserve Wedding Photography capturing the Dad dancing with his daughter. Getting emotional and pointing up to the sky for his recent loss of his mom.

Wedding Photography capturing the Dad dancing with his daughter. Getting emotional and pointing up to the sky for his recent loss of his mom

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Braga, Portugal Church ceremony photograph - the bride and groom Point at guests in the audience

Church ceremony image of the bride and groom Pointing at guests in the audience

Portugal guests ceremony image pointing audience church

Only one way for this red dress - DC pre-wedding engagement portraits

Only one way for this red dress in this DC pre-wedding engagement portrait session

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Bali wedding photogrpaher captured this image of the bride getting assistance from all angles to lace up her wedding dress

girl bride getting ready child black and white Bali

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