Wedding Photos of Shoe

The following “Shoe” 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 “Shoe” 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.

In Manchester, Vermont at the Equinox Resort and Spa, laughter ensues as the bride giggles while her sister attempts to buckle her shoe, capturing a heartwarming moment of sisterly love.

Sisterly Shoe Buckling: Heartwarming Laughter at Equinox Resort Wedding in Manchester, Vermont

At Peufeilhoux's Castle in France, a touching detail is frozen in time as the groom gallantly helps the bride free her shoe caught in the wooden planks of a quaint bridge on their wedding day, symbolizing care and support in marriage.

Groom's Gentle Gesture: Bride's Shoe Rescue At Peufeilhoux's Castle In France's Enchanting Setting

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In a quiet room at the wedding venue Ristorante Al Botto in Almenno San Bartolomeo, Italy, the bride is pictured alone, sitting on a bed, fastening her shoe.

Bride Prepares in Serenity at Ristorante Al Botto: Almenno San Bartolomeo, Italy

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A candid moment from a wedding at Esseborne Manor Hotel in Andover, Hampshire, UK, where the bride attentively checks on arriving guests as her friend helps her with her shoe, captured in a behind-the-scenes documentary style.

The Bride's Thoughtful Act: A Candid Wedding Moment at Esseborne Manor Hotel, Andover, Hampshire

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In Simignano, Siena, the bride, with a young girl, tenderly helps her put on her shoes in a beautiful black and white shot during the getting ready process.

Bridal Elegance: A Touching Moment in Simignano

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Bride flaunts her stylish custom Jordan shoes amidst the backdrop of Sterling Ridge Resort in Vermont, captured by the award-winning artistic wedding day photographer.

Sterling Ridge Resort in Vermont: Artistic Wedding Day Visions Unveiled

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Image captures the arrival of bride and her father at Skipton Church in Skipton, England, as they step out of a car, revealing their shoes on rain-soaked cobblestone.

Elegant Wedding: Radiant Bride and Father Gracefully Step onto Rain-Soaked Cobblestone at Skipton Church

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At Tacaro Estate, an artistic wedding photographer captured the intricate scene when the bride gracefully slips into her heels, framed by a collection of vintage typewriters. A stunning black and white image full of elegant details.

Graceful Steps: Vintage Typewriters Frame Bride's Heel Switch at Tacaro Estate

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An artistic wedding photographer captures a close-up shot at Smallshaw Farm, Sheffield, UK. The image showcases the bride and groom standing close to each other, highlighting their striking and distinct shoe selection.

"Step in Love": A Captivating Wedding Photo at Smallshaw Farm

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A stunning black and white photo captures the groom's meticulous attention as he ties his shoes at a wedding in the French Riviera.

The Meticulous Groom: Capturing Elegance at a French Riviera Wedding

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Taken by an artistic wedding photographer at Careys Manor in Hampshire, image displays the stunning gold shoes worn by bridesmaids, alongside the bride. The warm tones and tight composition showcase the intricate details of the dresses and shoes.

Golden elegance: Bridesmaids' gilded shoes shine in Hampshire's Careys Manor

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In an impressive display of artistry, the talented photographer captured a close-up shot at Thelma Hut in Silverton, CO. The image reveals the bride as she carefully prepares her snowboard boots for her unique backcountry wedding ceremony.

Snowy Vows: A Bride's Artful Preparation at Thelma Hut, CO

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In this award-winning capture in Gorizia, Italy, an artistic wedding photographer focuses on the bride's shoes hanging on the headboard. The intricate details of the painting on the wall and the golden lamp add depth and beauty to the image.

Golden Lamp Illuminates Bride's Shoes Hanging on Italian Headboard

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The award-winning wedding photographer captures a special scene at Domaine de Réputé in Sainte Cécile, France. The image shows the bride, groom, and their children wearing vintage-style shoes that perfectly complement the venue's charm.

Charming Vintage Style: A Family Wedding Portrait at Domaine de Réputé

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An artistic wedding photographer captures a close-up image of the bride's bleeding feet, as the groom lovingly helps her buckle her white wedding shoe on the vibrant green grass in Edmonton, Canada.

Soothing Love: Bride's Bleeding Feet, Edmonton's Grass Represents Resilience

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Bosphorus Palace İstanbul sets the stage for an award-winning wedding day detail - meticulously capturing the bride's shoes and their enchanting reflection, beautifully framed by warm tones and elegant white window curtains.

Bosphorus Bliss: Capturing Enchanting Reflections of the Bride's Shoes

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An award-winning wedding day detail picture captures the intricate beauty of a bride stepping into her gown in Rome. The black and white image showcases the patterned layers of the dress curving around the shoe, creating a mesmerizing composition.

Roman Elegance: A Captivating Portrait of a Bride's Dress Layers

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In Melbourne, Australia, during a wedding, the best man surprises onlookers by drinking beer from his shoe, captured by a documentary wedding photographer and awarded by WPJA.

The Shocking Shoe Beer: A Melbourne Wedding Photo Awarded by WPJA

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A beautiful bride in a white gown gracefully slips on her elegant wedding shoes, ready to embark on a journey of love in Saint-André-lez-Lille, Nord, France

The Enchanting Footsteps of Love: A Bride's Journey in Saint-André-lez-Lille

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A groom helps the maid of honor put on her shoe at the Hotel Monaco in Baltimore, Maryland

At the Hotel, the Groom helped the Maid of Honor put on her vibrant Red Shoe

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An extraordinary Paris wedding image from a France outdoor wedding venue created when a girl in red just caught the bouquet but lost her shoe

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An exceptional Paris wedding image by a pro France photographer exhibiting bridesmaids helping the bride by adjusting her shoe

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Estes Park, Colorado nuptial day award-winning image of Groom blowing on his shoe to clean it after changing out of his motorcycle boots

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France getting ready wedding photo in Paris of a girls shoe dilemma

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Alessandria wedding photography from Piedmont, Close to the reception location as the bride and groom were about to get into the car when the bride lost a shoe

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Fujian Home wedding image showing The bridesmaid hid the bride's wedding shoes on her leg during the groomsmen door games

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Wedding detail image of a the bottom of a bride's shoe as she walks

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A Noord Brabant wedding image of the groom getting ready at home before the ceremony

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Shaanxi outdoor wedding photo | When the groom gets off the wedding bus.

Shaanxi outdoor wedding photo | When the groom and his shoe as he gets off the wedding bus

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Oakley Hall Hotel, Basingstoke, UK wedding photography - Bride on Swing - Shot from below, brides dress swirls & shoe detail

Wedding image of a Bride on Swing - Shot from below, brides dress swirls & shoe detail

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