Wedding Photos of Prayer

The following “Prayer” 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 “Prayer” 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 heartwarming moment captured during a wedding ceremony at Stone Manor Country Club in Middletown, MD, as a grandmother using a walker attempts to photograph her beloved niece amidst the prayer time.

Grandmother's Tender Moment: Beloved Niece on Wedding Day at Stone Manor Country Club

At the Pretty Place Chapel Ceremony, the bride and groom's families come together for a heartfelt prayer. This picture captures the beautiful open back church and its breathtaking view of the valley and mountains.

Pretty Place Chapel Ceremony: Bringing Families Together in Prayer

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An award-winning wedding photographer captured the intricate moment of a priest's hand reaching out towards a couple during a prayer at a ceremony in São Caetano do Sul. The image highlights the priest's hand with a shallow depth of field.

Graceful Hand Embraces Couple's Unbreakable Bond in São Caetano

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The groom and his roommates gathered in the rented home in Paso Robles, CA to join in prayer before the wedding

The groom and his roommates gathered in the rented home to unite in prayerful solidarity before the special day of his wedding

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In Kitchener, Ontario, the bride and groom shared a prayer surrounded by their parents in a beautiful outdoor ceremony, with the forest as their backdrop as they bowed their heads

The bride and groom prayed in a picturesque outdoor ceremony, with their parents in attendance and a forest as the backdrop

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A spiritual black and white Asheville, NC documentary wedding picture showing Bridesmaids supporting the bride during a prayer before the ceremony

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An exceptional Purcellville wedding image by a pro Virginia photographer at Sylvanside Farm exhibiting the Bride sharing a prayer with mom and dad

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Grass Range, Montana outdoor marriage ceremony award-winning image showing men putting hands on couple during prayer

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Mt. Woodson Castle indoor marriage ceremony award-winning image showing The minister says a prayer with the bride and groom just prior to their wedding ceremony

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A top wedding photographer in Belgrade, Montana captured this picture of a groom sneaking a look during prayer

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A San Antonio wedding photographer at The Argyle created this image of The groom with his back to the camera holds a prayer with groomsmen

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A top wedding photographer in Summit County, CO captured this picture of a blowing veil while in Prayer during the outdoor ceremony

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Mercer Island Washington authentic wedding image of bridesmaids saying a prayer over bride before the wedding ceremony

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A Brittany wedding photographer captured this prayer moment at Brissac-Quincé, France of the Bride and groom during the ceremony

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A Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes groom's mother has a strong emotional moment and finalizes a prayer with the groom's sisters on the side

An Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes groom's mother has a strong emotional moment and finalizes a prayer with the groom's sisters on the side

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Wedding day pray time image at the Bride's house, Samutprakarn

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Victoria, Australia wedding photographer in Melbourne: Before the prayer, the bridesmaid helped the bride to arrange the skirt.

Before the prayer in church the bridesmaid helped the bride

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Ramada Hotel, Wolverhampton, UK Wedding photo of the Morning prayer before the ceremony

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Meath, Ireland wedding reportage image from the church of the brothers in prayer

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Hualien County engaged couple wearing ethnic clothing served as a symbol of the unity

The picture session of an engaged couple wearing ethnic clothing served as a symbol of the unity and devotion they share, as they silently reflected in prayer, seated across and facing each other

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France Wedding Photographer | Image contains: church, black, white, ceremony, pastor, bridesmaids, couple, groomsmen, pray, praying

Photo by: Matt Guegan - Saint Maurice

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Minas Gerais Documentary Wedding Photographer | Image contains: bride, groom, hands, black, white, table, papers

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