Wedding Photos of Portrait couple

The following “Portrait 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 “Portrait 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.

A classic Americana-style portrait of a couple on their wedding day at Ships Of The Sea Maritime Museum in Savannah, Georgia, featuring stiff poses and symmetrical framing accented by greenery.

Symmetrical Americana Romance: Wedding Day at Ships Of The Sea in Savannah, Georgia

A romantic wedding portrait captured at Moschee in Stäfa, Switzerland, as a couple walks hand in hand down a narrow path, heading into the golden glow of the sunset.

Golden Sunset Romance: A Wedding Portrait at Moschee in Stäfa, Switzerland, with Hand in Hand stroll

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A romantic wedding portrait of a couple in Málaga, Spain, captured at the beach as they kneel in the surf near sunset. The bride is in a beautiful wedding dress, and the groom is in a tuxedo.

Sunset Splendor: Bride in Beautiful Dress and Groom in Tux Kneeling in Málaga Surf

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Donner Lake on location portrait e shoot of a couple walking along the beach holding hands

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Artistic Off camera flash portrait of the couple capturing the beauty

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A picture of the bride and groom at Hotel Wailea featured a top-down view of the beach showcasing its diverse colors and textures

The portrait of the couple at Hotel Wailea showcased the beach's colors and textures

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