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.

Montpellier France Couple kissing at the waters edge during a creative pre-wed session

Tunel Guajataca, Isabela, Puerto Rico couple using love to divide the image in two while still creating a connection during a creative portrait session

shore Puerto Rico couple image beach waves sea Puerto Rico

Tunel Guajataca, Isabela, Puerto Rico couple with light and wind created the perfect shot for this one

sand light sea beach Isabela shadows

Puerto Rico couple playing with sand at the beach in Tunel Guajataca, Isabela for a prewedding session

Isabela Puerto Rico shore Puerto Rico wedding photographer Tunel Guajataca beach

Lighthouse Point Park, New Haven, Connecticut couple walks together holding hands over a black rocky formation as the sun sets behind them over the ocean

shore artistic picture beach waves sea contrast Danielle Gardner

A couple stands together in the distance by the ocean with rocky formation and sand around them in Lighthouse Point Park, New Haven, Connecticut for pre-wed images

waves shore Connecticut creative portrait New Haven engagement silhouettes water contrast

FL sunset engagement portrait with a posed couple at Fort Lauderdale Beach in Florida embracing on the beach

FL pre wedding image Florida ocean sand water beach

Virginia water engagement photo shoot as A couple embraces at Great Falls

Brittany Diliberto shore Virginia couple portrait shoot beach creek river Virginia

Virginia engagement photo shoot of The couple embracing on a high cliff at Great Falls

Brittany Diliberto virginia engagement photography river shore beach couple portrait session Virginia Great Falls

Virginia pre wedding and engagement photography of The couple sitting by the raging river at Great Falls

waves Great Falls beach Brittany Diliberto water pre wedding image Great Falls shore

Water engagement photo shoot at Lake Placid with a Lake side shot of couple

Lake Placid couple portrait session FL beach shore Florida Lakeside lake

FL pre wedding and engagement photography using a Lake Placid Florida Boathouse Shot of the Couple

Florida engagement session Lake Placid lake Lakeside FL shore

DC pre wedding portrait session with engaged lovers hanging out on the rocks by the water at Roosevelt Island- Washington DC

shore Roosevelt Island Washington DC DC couple portrait shoot ocean water beach

Brazil engagement artistic photo shoot with a couple walking below their reflected image in Anápolis

shore water Lakeside Anápolis engagement photography Anápolis couple portrait session Anápolis

Spain pre-wedding photo session with an engaged couple in Aguilas Murcia during a Sunset at the beach

Murcia beach sand Black Sea ocean waves water

Spain engagement photo shoot by the waters of Aguilas Murcia with some Love and beach

sea waves Spain beach Aguilas ocean

IT engagement photoshoot & pre-wedding session from Portopiccolo, Trieste, Italy showing the lovers Sunset walking on the boardwalk

Trieste shore boardwalk walking path water Italy

Lago del Predil, Udine, Italy pre-wedding photo session with an engaged couple doing some Sunset walking

Lago del Predil waves sand ocean shore sunlight

IT engagement photoshoot & pre-wedding session from Venice, Italy with plenty of Laughs

ocean venice couple portrait shore Italy beach water laughing

Turkey engagement portrait with a posed couple at the water of karakoy, istanbul

Istanbul shore sea water Turkey ocean karakoy

California pre-wedding photo session with an engaged couple and The cats with Dancing feet reacting to the beautiful lake view

beach Lakeside California dancing dock lake

Brazilian engagement portrait with a posed couple standing on the beach sands of Niteroi - RJ Brazil When the sun kisses a backlit image

water beach RJ waves Niterói backlit image

Brazil engagement photo shoot of a couple xxploring all the rocks around the beach in Niteroi, RJ, Brazil

beach ocean rocks waves water shore

Windy City pre-wedding photo session with an engaged couple at North Avenue Beach Chicago

sea waves water Chicago shore ocean

California engagement photo shoot of a couple laughing together in Santa Clara, CA

adventure Lakeside water beach Santa Clara laughing river

MA pre-wedding photo session with an engaged couple in Cohasset, Massachusetts with the ocean

MA shore water adventure river Cohasset

IT pre-wedding photo session with an engaged couple embracing at the water in Venice

shore Venice IT water sunset portrait venice engagement portrait

BR engagement photoshoot & pre-wedding session at Niteroi - RJ - Just enjoy this amazing sky with your love, you deserve this

amazing sky clouds Brazil beach Niterói shore sea

BR pre wedding portrait session with engaged lovers in Niteroi RJ Just feeling the peace

RJ black & white pics shore sea water black and white waves

Georgia pre-wedding photo session with an engaged couple at Virginia Beach with the notebook recreation

beach waves Virginia Beach ocean shore water sea

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