Wedding Photos of Profiles

The following “Profiles” 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 “Profiles” 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.

Rocky Mountain Romance | Fall Foliage Frames Love Story Amidst Majestic Colorado Peaks

Saint-Pardoux, France couple gracefully pose face to face during a lifestyle portrait session, while the serene water behind them beautifully reflects the bright sky. A truly captivating image captured expertly by the photographer.

SAINT-PARDOUX, FRANCE | An Exquisitely Captivating Portrait Session

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A professional wedding photographer captured this award-winning portrait of the newlyweds at the stunning Domaine de Chaillauroy in Indre. The image perfectly captures the couple's joyful and loving connection on their special day.

Capturing Joy and Connection at Domaine de Chaillauroy

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A Passionate Profile: A Pre-Wedding Engagement Kiss in Baeza, Jaén

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A wedding photographer artistically capture a beautiful portrait of a couple in Bar le Duc, Meuse. The captivating black and white silhouette showcases their love, surrounded by enchanting Chinese shadows.

Enchanting Shadows: Bar le Duc's Captivating Black and White Silhouette

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Photographer captures an award-winning image at Alchimy restaurant in Tarn, France. The bride and groom's faces appear as Chinese shadows against a striking backdrop of masks.

Shadows Dance: Masks Frame Bride and Groom in Award-Winning French Wedding Photo

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A wedding photo, taken at the heart of Albi town center in Tarn, France, capturing a tender embrace with the couple kissing, framed by a red barrier.

Captivating Kiss in Red: Love Imprisoned in Albi's Historic Embrace

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Under the supermarket drive carport - Captured beneath the carport of a supermarket in Tilloy les Cambrai, France, this engagement portrait showcases the couple in an unassuming yet intimate setting, radiating a sense of connection.

Beneath the Supermarket Drive Carport: A Radiant Portrait of Connection and Intimacy

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A couple in São Caetano do Sul, São Paulo had a portrait session with a wedding photographer from WPJA, capturing their engagement using the beautiful warm light of the sunset highlighting their profiles

Unveiling Love's Embrace: A Mesmerizing Sunset Engagement Portrait in São Caetano do Sul

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In a breathtaking location at San Francisco, California, the engaged couple stands by the shore at sunset. Their profiles face each other as they hold hands on the rocky terrain, with mesmerizing reflections.

Unforgettable Love: Engaged Couple's Enchanting Sunset Stroll in San Francisco's Serene Shore

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A romantic couple in Milwaukee, WI, gazes lovingly at each other during sunset, capturing their profiles in an enchanting silhouetted shot against a vibrant, electric-colored sky

Milwaukee Magic: Enchanting Sunset Silhouette Captures Love's Electric Glow

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Silhouettes of Love: A Stunning Profile Pose at Villa Magi in Arezzo, Italy as the Sun Sets

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Bergamo, Italy: Intimate Black and White Portrait of Couple Standing in Profile

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Unique engagement photography session at Lake Garda, where a couple stands facing each other, while a bird gracefully soars above them among tall buildings

Lake Garda Engagement Photography Session: Couple Stands Among Tall Buildings as Bird Soars Gracefully

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During a couple session on their wedding day at Carus Cappadocia in Nevsehir, Turkey, a portrait was captured with the groom appearing as a silhouette while the bride's face was illuminated by soft light.

IN THE SHADOWS OF LOVE: A Radiant Bride and a Silhouetted Groom at Carus Cappadocia

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Profile Posing in Istanbul: Bride's Radiance and Groom's Silhouette at Six Senses Kocatas Mansions

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A couple posed for an engagement pre-wedding announcement picture on the beach near Maceió, Brazil, with a crucifix in a blue sky backdrop

Maceió, Brazil: Couple Engagement Pre-Wedding Picture with Crucifix in Blue Sky

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A silhouetted couple poses for an engagement announcement portrait in Positano in Napoli, Italy

Positano, Italy: Engagement Announcement Silhouette Portrait of Couple

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Escazú, San José: Engagement Announcement - Creative, Artistic Profile Shot with Reflection

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A portrait of couple during a pre-wedding session shows them in Princeton, smiling in the sunshine while holding a sprig between their faces

In Princeton's sunshine, a couple smiles while holding a sprig between their faces in a lifestyle portrait

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The couple's profiles were silhouetted by the warm sunlight in a Princeton lifestyle portrait in the tall grass

Princeton's tall grass framed a warm, sun-lit portrait of the couple

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The couple's engagement was celebrated with a sunrise portrait, hot air balloons flying over the valleys and Goreme Village in Nevsehir, Turkey, her face lit from the side

At Goreme Village in Nevsehir, the couple's engagement was celebrated with hot air balloons and a sunrise portrait

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A bold black and white outdoor portrait of the grooms in profile is an iconic image from the wedding day

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The couple are captured in black and white in the tranquil forest of Airlie, Virginia, USA on their special wedding day

The couple are captured in a tranquil forest in a beautiful black and white profile picture

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A lifestyle engagement portrait of a couple facing each other was captured through a barn window

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This timelessly elegant Berlin, Germany engagement picture captures the bold green lighting and the couple in profile

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The newlyweds at Palazzo Monaldeschi in Orvieto, Italy had their couple portrait taken under the rain at night, with their rim-lit profiles the only element visible in a completely dark frame

The couple posed for a night-time, rim-lit portrait in the rain at Palazzo Monaldeschi, Orvieto, Italy

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Tarn et Garonne engagement announcement couple photo session in BW with Low key and face to face profiles

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An extreme Segovia wedding image from a Madrid couple at sunset with reflected or double exposed clouds

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Piece of history portrait of the bride and groom

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