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The following “Running” 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 “Running” 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.

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During their engagement photo shoot in Diamantina, MG, the couple was captured running together in front of a beautiful house with a blurred effect using a slow shutter.
Couple's Joyful Run Captured in Engagement Portrait with Dreamy Shutter Effect
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In the beautiful setting of Lac de Petichet, France, a couple holds hands and joyfully runs across the frozen lake, creating a stunning symmetrical frame for their upcoming wedding.
Love's Winter Dance: A Glacial Embrace - Engaged Couple frolics on Lac de Petichet
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Wedding photo capturing a groom running to pick up the bride while holding a bouquet, taken at The Westin Xi'an, China.
Groom sprints to bride with bouquet at The Westin Xi'an, China
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This engagement portrait captures a couple running towards the camera in a field of dry grass, bathed in sunlight with Mont Brouilly in the distance.
Running To Forever: Basking in Love with Mont Brouilly Glow
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A beautiful wedding photo of a newlywed couple running hand in hand on the sandy beach at Plage de Ploemeur, captured against the backdrop of the sea and blue sky.
Romantic Run on Plage de Ploemeur: Newlyweds Holding Hands on Sandy Beach by Sea
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A romantic winter engagement portrait of a couple running through deep fresh snow in Schwendelberg, Horw, Switzerland. The snowy backdrop enhances their love.
Snowy Serenade: Couple's Chilly Chase Captured in Stunning Swiss Setting
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On wedding day, a group of men relax on a couch with devices while a playful child runs around, all captured in a nostalgic black and white photograph taken at the venue in Guangxi, Nanning.
Joyful Men Lounge on Couch, Child Plays: Wedding Bliss in Black and White, Guangxi Nanning
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Young girl running with a balloon on a string during the cocktail hour in the outdoor venue of Domaine de Messenas in Maissenas, Roissard (Isère)
Maissenas Moments: Balloon in the Breezy Domaine de Messenas Wedding
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In Banff, Canada, a couple deeply in love holds hands, runs, and shares laughter amidst a snowy mountain scene, beautifully captured in black and white. - Snowy Bliss: Love's Playful Dance
Banff Bliss: Love's Playful Dance in Snowy Canada
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At Cape Cod Airfield, Marstons Mills, Massachusetts, this dynamic engagement photo captures the couple in a playful chase behind a small airplane. The image embodies a sense of adventure and freedom, showcasing their spontaneous run, filled with laughter
Cape Cod Airfield Romance: A Playful Chase in the Skies
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A beautiful pre-wedding portrait of a couple in the enchanting night of Canakkale, Turkey. The photographer skillfully captures their joy as they playfully splash in the shallow waters, creating a truly artistic image.
Enchanting Night in Canakkale: A Captivating Pre-Wedding Portrait of a Joyful Couple
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In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the ceremony location, the grooms joyfully run away moments after exchanging vows
The Grooms' Joyful Escape: A Whimsical Wedding in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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In this WPJA Blue award-winning picture taken at Kew Gardens in London, two boys and a girl frolic on the grass, chasing after a man with bubble guns, as the warm backlighting from the low sun illuminates the scene
Sunlit Delight: Children's Playtime Ignites Joyful Chase at Kew Gardens
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In Montpellier, France, an engaged couple embraces the overcast day as they playfully run on the dunes. The soft sky fills the frame as they lovingly hold hands.
Dancing Amongst the Clouds: A Delightful Engagement Portrait in Montpellier, France
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A group of people in Toulouse are engaged in a spirited game of Draw drinking, while a young girl enthusiastically runs around in the background
Capturing the Joyful Chaos: Candid Shot of Spirited Draw Drinking Game Unveiled in Quirky Documentary Wedding Photo, as Enthusiastic Young Girl Adds a Touch of Delightful Frenzy in Toulouse
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A couple running on the plateau of Bom Jardim, Santa Catarina during sunset for their engagement portrait
Beautiful Engagement Portraits: Couples Run at Sunset on Bom Jardim Plateau, Santa Catarina
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Portrait of running newlyweds at a wedding venue near Tours
Wedding Venue near Tours Features Stunning Portrait of Running Newlyweds
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At the Georgia Botanical Gardens, a bride and groom were captured in an expressive portrait while playfully running and laughing at the camera
A wedding photographer captured a playful, running, laughing couple in an expressive portrait
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The couple in white ran and laughed in the sunshine on the beach sand in Maceió, Brazil, capturing their love and movement in a save-the-date engagement pre-wedding announcement picture
Maceió, Brazil - Couple in White Running and Laughing on Beach Sand for Engagement Pre-Wedding Announcement
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A minimalist couple posed for their save-the-date engagement announcement portrait in an urban concrete setting, with the woman frozen and the man running and blurred
Lyon Urban Concrete Engagement: Minimalist Couple in Motion
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A couple soon to be married is running hand-in-hand through an amusement park in Bangkok, Thailand at Asiatique
At Asiatique, Bangkok, Thailand, a couple runs hand-in-hand through an amusement park
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The couple were captured running around a park in Waddesdon, Buckinghamshire, UK during their pre-wedding shoot, with massive trees overhead
The couple ran around Waddesdon, Buckinghamshire with massive trees overhead during an engagement photo session
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The Bangkok streetscape provided the perfect backdrop for the couple's intimate picture session, as they ran through a narrow back alleyway, exercising together
The engaged couple ran and posed in a streetscape backdrop of a narrow back alleyway, exercising their love for one another
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Spain couple running a dirt pathway while holding hands at Carmen de los Martires, Granada
Spain couple running a dirt pathway while holding hands at Carmen de los Martires, Granada
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In Agen, France, a couple is running while holding hands for a pre wedding photo with their reflections in water
In Agen, France, a couple is running while holding hands for a pre wedding photo with their reflections in water
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Running from the car to the building in the rain at Tinakilly Country House Hotel, Rathnew, County Wicklow, Ireland
The couple ran quickly under an umbrella from the car to the wedding venue building in the rain
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Montpellier lifestyle couples portrait session in France created as the fun couple are running and holding hands against the sky
Montpellier lifestyle couples portrait session in France created as the fun couple are running and holding hands against the sky
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Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden lifestyle portrait photography for a North Carolina couple who are engaged and enjoying running on the path under the water fountain streams in the park
Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden lifestyle portrait photography for a North Carolina couple who are engaged and enjoying running on the path under the water fountain streams in the park
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A France Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this adventurous, beach portrait of this Cap Ferret couple running in the sand
A France Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this adventurous, beach portrait of this Cap Ferret couple running in the sand
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Best Monroe, Nebraska wedding photojournalism picture showing a Boy running down the hill from ceremony site
Best Monroe, Nebraska wedding photojournalism picture showing a Boy running down the hill from ceremony site
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