Wedding Photos of Pose

The following “Pose” 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 “Pose” 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.

Tenuta Mocajo, Tuscany wedding Bride and Groom walking up the stairs of a country house while posing for a portrait

The bride and groom were walking up the stairs of a brightly painted country house as they posed for a portrait, celebrating their union

Venice, Italy young engaged couple pose for pre-wed portraits with a view Into the sky

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Münster, North Rhine Westphalia Bride and groom pose in ferns for green wedding day portraits

wedding portraits North Rhine Westphalia fine art wedding image bride and groom Patrycja Janik North Rhine Westphalia North Rhine Westphalia artistic weddings ferns

Hafen Stuttgart Engaged couple pose for a black and white, creative portrait

an Engaged couple pose for a black and white, creative portrait

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engaged couple pose for portraits Hidden in the leaves

Rosice engagement images Hidden leaves Rosice engagement photography Rosice pre wedding portrait pose

chicago couple pose in a field of flowers during their engagement portrait session

a young couple pose in a field of flowers during their engagement portrait session

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Illinois engaged couple pose under a shaft of light in chicago

an engaged couple pose under a shaft of light

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a young Chicago couple pose in the afternoon light for a warm engagement portrait

a young couple pose in the afternoon light for a warm engagement portrait

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We did part of the session on this road that we really liked

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Newly engaged couple pose for a portrait on the stairway of the San Jose City Hall Rotunda

Newly engaged couple pose for a portrait on the stairway of City Hall

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Fun couple pose beside an art poster for their engagement portrait session

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A couple shares a laugh as they pose during their engagement session at Gateway Natural Area in the Poudre Canyon near Fort Collins, Colorado.

A couple shares a laugh as they pose during their engagement session with reflections on the water

Poudre Canyon Fort Collins wedding photography shares Gateway Natural Area Fort Collins brides water laugh

Two engaged cuties and their dog pose during a snowstorm

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Campania engagement session at home - the couple pose in their home

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Two lovers in old Las Vegas pose for their engagement portrait

Two lovers in old Las Vegas by chain link fence with barbed wire pose for their engagement portrait

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Athletic Couple pose for an outdoor engagement portrait in the city

China outdoor engagement portrait Athletic Beijing engagement images couple Beijing

Gradina Lahovari wedding pictures - A guest with a unicorn head pose in front of the photo booth

wedding picture of A guest with a unicorn head pose in front of the photo booth

unicorn head photo booth Gradina Lahovari guest Wedding reception picture pose

A picture of a wedding at La Spezia featuring shoes in detail was taken with the heel-to-heel and back-to-back technique

A wedding photo taken at La Spezia, focusing on shoes, was composited with a heel-to-heel and back-to-back pose

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Washington DC couple Pose for engagement portraits - black-and-white In to triangles

The couple posed for beautiful black-and-white engagement portraits in front of an industrial background building, with the strong lines and triangular shapes adding a dramatic and modern touch to the image

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Shanxi bride and groom pose with some goats outside - China wedding photography

Shanxi bride and groom pose with some goats outside in this China wedding day portrait

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Bahia bride and groom pose in front of palm trees and the ocean at night | Brazil wedding photojournalism

Bahia bride and groom pose in front of palm trees and the ocean at night in Brazil

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