Wedding Photos of Shore

The following “Shore” 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 “Shore” 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.

Wedding day bliss at Aragosta Deer Isle Maine, as the couple shares a joyous embrace on the rocky Maine shore, wrapped up in each other's arms and beaming with happiness.

Blissful Embrace: A Wedding Day at Aragosta Deer Isle Maine Shore

At Espiguette beach in Camargue, France, a couple is silhouetted against the setting sun. He lifts her up on the shore, the sun shines between their faces.

Sunset Silhouettes: Beach Love in Camargue, France

France France engagement photography Espiguette beach setting sun gentle waves Silhouetted couple Camargue

Romantic black and white aerial shot of a couple lying on their backs by the shore near their wedding venue in Forte dei Marmi.

Couple's Blissful Stargazing By Shore in Forte Dei Marmi Wedding Venue

Lucca Wedding Portrait drone camera together serene intimate love lying

A candid and spontaneous shot taken on the couple's wedding day at Emerald Lake in Crested Butte, Colorado, with the husband playfully giving his new wife a casual pat on the backside.

Emerald Lake Elation: Husband's Playful Pat on Bride's Backside Captured in Crested Butte Wedding

marriage wife candid backside Crested Butte pat wind

A joyous couple laughs during their lakeside ceremony in Lake Tekapo, New Zealand, framed by vibrant, beautiful flowers capturing a unique and charming moment on their wedding day.

Lakeside Laughter: Vibrant Flowers Frame Joyous Couple's Charming Lake Tekapo Wedding Moment

ceremony framed shore Lake Tekapo Elopement Ceremony groom laughing celebration

A creative couple portrait captured by a Maui wedding photographer in the fine art style, as the couple walks hand in hand on the sandy beach in Paia, Hawaii at sunrise with water washing up on shore.

Romantic Wanderers: Maui Fine Art Couple Portrait in Paia Sunrise

shore stroll on beach Maui sunrise Hawaii Maui engagement photographer Paia

Ravenna Wild Beach in Italy serves as a picturesque backdrop for a lifestyle couple portrait. The photographer captures an intimate pose as the couple shares a hug on the shore, their legs interlocked, resulting in a symmetrical composition.

Ravishing Ravenna: Intimate Elegance | A Symmetrical Couple Portrait on Wild Beach

sea hug sand beach intimate pose Ravenna Photography composition

A couple poses for artistic black and white photos in the water by the shore during their engagement portrait session at Anse Gaulette, La Digue, Seychelles

Engagement Portrait Session at Anse Gaulette, La Digue, Seychelles: Beautiful Black and White Water Photoshoot with a Couple

artistic engagement portrait Seychelles Seychelles Engagement Session bw portrait Anse Gaulette Beach Portrait La Digue

They had their engagement session at the beach in Anse Gaulette, La Digue, Seychelles, with the waves crashing at the shore and photographed from a high angle with a drone

Beach Engagement Session in Anse Gaulette, La Digue, Seychelles: Stunning Aerial Photos with Crashing Waves

La Digue beach engagement high angle drone shot Indian Ocean shore waves crashing

The couple posed for a prewedding photoshoot in Sonoma, California, where the photographer captured them against the stunning backdrop of nature, creating a beautiful black and white reflection

In Sonoma, California, the couple posed for a beautiful black and white image showing the reflection of their love

shore Sonoma Engagement Photography black and white reflection California nature Sonoma

The engaged couple enjoyed a leisurely stroll along the beach, with the ocean's waves lapping at the shore

Le Porge beach: Couple strolled, waves lapping shore

shore waves Gironde Engagement Photographer seaside engagement sand couple Strolling Gironde

The bride and groom were featured standing on the shore at Tunnel Beaches wedding venue in Devon, England, as the sun set over the horizon

England, Devon's Tunnel Beaches: Bride & Groom silhouetted at sunset walking in the water of the ocean

devon photographer Beach Portrait Devon England shore sun setting Tunnel Beaches

A Germany Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this creative, quiet portrait of this Dortmund couple standing on the shore of a lake in autumn

standing Dortmund couple Dortmund Autumn shore Germany engagement photographer Germany

Best Lake Tahoe documentary wedding photojournalism image of a Nevada Bride and groom waving to wedding guests on shore as they enjoy a wedding day cruise

lake CA couple water waving cruise CA

A top featured wedding image from Lake Tahoe showing Two flower girls stand on a rocky shoreline at the edge of a lake

beach shore kids rocky flower girls water

Adventurous, on location Silver Bay, Minnesota engagement photography in a white out blizzard on the shores of Lake Superior

MN Lake Superior Kelly Morin Minnesota white out shore blizzard

Adventurous, outdoor Twin Lakes, Colorado engagement image of a piggyback couple on mountain lake shore

Bonnie Sizer piggyback shore mountain lake Twin Lake Engagement Twin Lakes Colorado

A pre-wedding he Stockade, Schenectady, New York engagement session with a young couple embracing and looking at each other lovingly on the shore of a river as the sunsets behind them

Couple embracing sunset Schenectady Danielle Gardner river NY engagement session NY photographer

Lake Garda couple engagement portraits with a couple enjoying a Tender minute at the shore of the lake

IT couple shore Vicenza Italy IT Lake Garda engagement portrait

A creative Primorsko wedding detail picture in Bulgaria showing the Bridal dress getting dirty at the shore of the beach

bulgaria bride dirty water Bulgaria sand bridal dress Primorsko wedding picture

Tropea, italy environmental couple pre wedding image session while walking along the sea shore

walking beach ocean shore sea shore Pre Wedding Image Tropea

Netherlands wedding venue outdoor reception photography of the bride and groom walking back to the shore via this jetty After a small photo opportunity, this is a drone photo

drone photo Netherlands wedding venue bride and groom Reception Photography shore walking

Black and white Lugano wedding portrait at Castello di Morcote in Ticino showing the Switzerland bride and groom are embraced on the shore of the lake, the veil of her is supported by the wind occupying part of the frame

Lugano wedding portrait Lugano Castello di Morcote shore wind veil frame

Santa Cruz environmental engagement e-session showing Nothing feels better than strolling by her side

N CA Strolling beach CA cliffs walking

Port Aransas Beach environmental engagement e-session at Sunrise in Port Aransas, TX

Shannon Cain dress TX Port Aransas Beach sunrise shore water

French sea mini beach photography session before the wedding day of a couple on a beach

water ocean sea sand waves French Couple

French sea mini beach photography session before the wedding day of a couple kissing on a beach

shore sand water French couples ocean french weddings

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France mini beach photography session before the wedding day couple on the water's edge

silhouette lake shore beach FR artistic picture Lakeside

Marzamemi mini beach couple photography session before the wedding showing off their love in sicily

Sicily Sicily couple portraits sand shore Marzamemi engagement photo beach ocean

Couple pic shoot before the wedding day by the water

water beach sea ocean sand shore

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