Wedding Photos of Reflections

The following “Reflections” 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 “Reflections” 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.

Intense black and white portrait of the bride and groom at a private villa in the Crete Senesi region of Siena, with a beautiful reflection in the foreground

A creative wedding photographer captured a special BW portrait of the newlyweds in a private villa reflection

The couple pose for their save-the-date engagement announcement portrait near a window in the National Portrait Gallery, DC, surrounded by a colorful painting and reflections on the mirror-like floor

DC National Portrait Gallery: Engagement Announcement Portrait with Colorful Painting & Reflections

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A documentary-style wedding picture at Charlecombe Church, Bath UK captures the reflections and the stained glass and the bride walking outside

At Charlecombe Church, Bath UK, a documentary wedding picture captures the bride walking outside, with reflections and stained glass

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The reflections of the city of Boston glimmered off the reception table scene setter, creating a beautiful and romantic atmosphere

The wedding photographer captured the reflections of the city glimmering off the reception table for a romantic atmosphere

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Couple stands on rocks near a river at Watson Lake in this Bellvue engagement session

At Watson Lake, a couple stands on rocks in a Bellvue engagement session

Bellvue Engagement Photography Watson Lake lakeside engagement Colorado Bellvue CO rocks reflections

A couple in Lisbon, Portugal are looking forward to their upcoming nuptials as they enjoy the view

Lisbon, Portugal: A couple eagerly anticipates their wedding, admiring the scenery

Lisbon engagement photography water Lisbon palm tree Portugal reflections

A couple in Banff, Alberta, Canada are looking forward to their wedding day, surrounded by the beautiful blue hour forest and reflections

An engaged couple in Banff, Alberta, Canada eagerly anticipate their nuptials, surrounded by a picturesque, twilight forest and a shimmering reflection

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An engaged couple in Banff, Alberta, Canada will be tying the knot soon, as they were recently captured walking along the frozen Minnewanka Lake with the majestic mountain reflections in perfect symmetry

Banff's Minnewanka Lake saw a blissful engaged couple posing for portraits with snow-capped mountains

reflections symmetry Banff Engagement Photography Minnewanka Lake Banff Canada snowy landscape

A beautiful bride in Delhi, India, seen in a mirror while getting ready for her wedding

Reflections of Love: A Mesmerizing Bride in Delhi, India

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They embrace as they kiss in a romantic embrace captured in a lifestyle engagement couple portrait, set against the backdrop of Bellvue, Colorado

In Bellvue, Colorado, a romantic couple embrace and kiss in a lifestyle engagement portrait

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The couple shared a romantic kiss in front of the glowing sunlight and yellow fall foliage of Bellvue, Colorado during a lifestyle engagement portrait session

In Bellvue, Colorado, a couple enjoyed a romantic kiss amid glowing sunlight and fall foliage during a lifestyle portrait session

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The engaged couple can be seen in silhouette against the backdrop of El Castillo Country Club, San Rafael - Heredia, Costa Rica in a pre wedding portrait

At El Castillo Country Club, San Rafael - Heredia, Costa Rica, a lifestyle portrait of the engaged couple in silhouette

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An engaged couple in Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France captured in a unique pre-wedding portrait, embracing and kissing in the middle of a lake with full reflections below them

In Lyon, France, an engaged couple embraced and kissed in a lake, reflected below in a lifestyle portrait

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The couple captured in a beautiful lifestyle engagement image, heading out on their boat in Nantucket Sound on Nantucket Island and playing with reflections

Nantucket Island: Couple in lifestyle engagement image on boat playing with reflections of Nantucket Sound

Nantucket boat Nantucket Sound Massachusetts reflections sunset portrait Nantucket Engagement Photographer

The couple posed in the Garfield Park Conservatory in Chicago, IL, while graphic repeating patterns were reflected below them in a lifestyle engagement portrait

Chicago, IL: Couple posed in Garfield Park Conservatory for lifestyle engagement portrait with reflections

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The couple enjoyed a lunch in a cafe in Hanover, NH during their lifestyle engagement portrait session, seated at a round table with urban window reflections

Hanover, NH: Lunch at a round table with urban window reflections during lifestyle engagement portrait session

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A lovely engaged couple had a lifestyle session outside of town in Tempe, Arizona, with a fantastic point of view and a reflection below them

The happy couple stands at the edge of a reflected scene, taking in the fantastic view before their upcoming wedding

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The couple pose together in Breckenridge, Colorado, surrounded by a picturesque landscape of blue sky, fluffy clouds, and tranquil water that mirrors the sky above

The couple are pictured in a serene setting, with a mirrored reflection of the sky in the tranquil water below

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As the bridal party walked through the streets of St Helier, the flags were proudly displaying the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Jersey from the Germans and the Queen's Platinum Jubliee which added to the celebration of their special day

In St Helier, flags celebrating the 75th anniversary of Jersey's liberation and the Queen's Platinum Jubilee added to the joyous atmosphere of the wedding day walk

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The bride and groom are walking along a causeway between two bodies of water, with their reflections visible in the glass of a building in Florence, Tuscany, the venue of their wedding reception

The bride and groom can be seen gracefully walking along a causeway between two bodies of water, their reflections visible in the reflective glass of the venue

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Portrait at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, AZ with the couple and the bride's reflection in an art installation

The couple are depicted in an artistic installation, with the bride's reflection completing the composition

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At Restaurant Swan in Sofia, Bulgaria, a high-angle portrait of the couple on a concrete pier with the clouds and sky reflected in the water below them

In Sofia, Bulgaria, Restaurant Swan, a high-angle portrait of the couple on a pier with the water reflecting the clouds and sky

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The reflection in the glass window of The Athenee Hotel provided a reflective skyline scene as the bride prepared for the early stages of her wedding day

The bride gets ready with makeup and hair as the reflection glass window of the Hotel offers a stunning view of the city skyline

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The bride and groom are reflected in two wall-hung mirrors in Brescia, Lombardy, with beams providing leading lines into the frame

The mirrors reflect the newlyweds, with beams overhead creating a dynamic composition

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couple posing with reflections making all the difference in a beautiful photographic composition

Rio Grande do Sul lakeside engagement RS Photographer Sao Jeronimo reflections Rogerio Frota dos Santos

BW couple portrait from Borgo Scopeto, Siena, Italy showing reflections and transparencies around a great love

BW couple portrait showing reflections and transparencies around a great love

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A North Cadbury, England wedding photographer has captured an idyllic scene of a bride and groom on a stairway, with reflections, illuminated by window lighting

North Cadbury Court stairways and reflections wedding photo of the bride

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A Bangkok wedding photographer captured a stunning photo of a newlywed couple and their reflections surrounded by the bridal party

Four Season, Bangkok photo of the couple and their reflections during the ceremony

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At sunset in Sansepolcro, Villa Cungi, an embracing couple touching foreheads was captured with a beautiful reflection and lens flare

A embracing couple at sunset in Sansepolcro was captured in Villa Cungi with a beautiful reflection and lens flare

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Artistic couple portrait with rim lighting and reflections

A couple posed for a portrait with dark tones, rim lighting and reflections in black and white

BEIJING photographer Beijing artistic couple portrait reflections rim lighting

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