Wedding Photos of Smiling

The following “Smiling” 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 “Smiling” 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.

Metz couple walking and looking at each other smiling for some fun portraits to announce their Jardin Botanique engagement

A Save the Date in Pigeon Forge. Tennessee portrait of a couple smiling at each other as they stand at the top of the mountain next to some trees and grass

smiling top of mountain Bryan Aleman trees Pigeon Forge Tennessee Pigeon Forge Photographer

Documentary wedding photographer at The Farmhouse event venue in Hampton, New Jersey captured Maid of honor looking back to bridesmaid and smiling

bridesmaids maid of honor Hampton NJ The Farmhouse new jersey photographer New Jersey

She said yes, post marriage proposal picture session in Vieux, Lyon with the couple facing away from each other but looking at each other

Vieux Lyon photographer smiling Lyon Castille Alma bw engagement

Maceio beach portrait lifestyle session with the couple smiling at the sunset

sunset sea ocean Maceio lifestyle session Brazil wind Renner Boldrino

A Lisbon couple poses during a Sintra City Center lifestyle portrait photography session as they are on the steps and smiling to each other

steps Sintra City Center lifestyle portrait Lisbon photography session pose Sintra city center smiling

An Alagoas Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this artistic, adventurous portrait of this Brazilian couple at Praia do Francês depicting Couple smiling while standing on a beach

Renner Boldrino alagoas couple Brazilian couple smiling beach Praia do Francês standing

A Poland Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this creative, sweet portrait of this Mlochow couple smiling in the trees at the Palace and Park Complex

Poland Mlochow Palace and Park Complex Tomasz Budzynski smiling Poland Engagement Photographer trees

A Mexico Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this creative, urban portrait of this San Miguel de Allende couple at Calle Aldama capturing them smiling

San Miguel de Allende couple Calle Aldama portraits Jorge Alcala Goded Calle Aldama shadows smiling urban

An Illinois Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this artistic, lovely portrait of this Chicago couple smiling in the autumn colors

Chicago couple Chicago Illinois engagement photographer Illinois autumn colors smiling

Epic Downtown Denver, Colorado photo session with The couple smiling as they admire their engagement ring

downtown Denver Colorado couple engagement ring Colorado smiling colorado photo

Scenic Sirmione, Garda Lake pre wedding photo shoot in Italy for A smiling couple against the sunset

Verona couple Lucio Zogno Benaco sunset Dolomites water

World's most artistic and best wedding couple portraits from Isola di Ortigia, Siracusa in a small alley where very little light enters

Sicily sun ray Isola di Ortigia Siracusa wedding couple Syracuse Italy wedding portraits

A top Virginia wedding photojournalism example from a beautiful Charlottesville, Common House wedding venue showing the Couple and guests smiling towards flower girl during toasts

VA couple flower girl guests smiling Charlottesville bride Virginia wedding photojournalism Common House wedding venue

View this emotional wedding image in Montclair, New Jersey of the mother of groom smiling and hugging groom while dancing

emotional wedding image smiling New Jersey mother of groom nj photographer groom Montclair

The Elgin, London indoor wedding reception party award-winning picture showing the Groom giving his speech whilst holding his smiling wifes hand

hand uk wedding reportage Lyndsey Goddard speech The Elgin Documentary Wedding Photographers London indoor Wedding Reception

Muggia, Trieste couple e-session in BW at the beach with a Happy hug

hug Trieste couple beach smiling Muggia laughing happy

Fallen Leaf Lake, California couple e-session smiling at each other in the fall

California couple smiling fall Fallen Leaf Lake portraits Fallen Leaf Lake

True Love Engagement Posed Portrait in Trieste capturing a couple hanging out together and enjoying the time

Trieste couple black and white smiling Trieste bride to be Trieste Engagement Posed Portrait Trieste

Maceió, Alagoas portrait e-session with a man and woman at a country house, sitting on a swing and smiling

Alagoas portrait e session Maceió photographer Monica Guimaraes smiling sitting country house man and woman

Maceió, Alagoas environmental engagement e-session with a Man and woman smiling and dancing on the beach

Maceió photographer smiling hair man and woman Maceió dance Monica Guimaraes

Cascavel portrait e-session of couple hugging and smiling

Cascavel Photographer Parana smiling Heloisa Todescatt Cascavel Couple hugging

Maceió Artful Engagement Picture with the couple embraced and smiling at the sea

embraced couple smiling black and white Maceió Monica Guimaraes crashing waves Alagoas

National Gallery of Art, East Building, DC urban pic shoot before the wedding day with a couple dressed in formal clothes and smiling

smiling Johnny Shryock DC National Gallery East Building DC couple National Gallery of Art

Maceió evening couple portrait of them smiling at sunset

An evening couple portrait of them smiling at sunset near a car

eye contact evening portrait session Maceió car Renner Boldrino Maceio engagement photographer smiling

Maceió pre wedding photo shoot of couple smiling while standing against a brick wall

Leading lines bring us into a pre wedding photo shoot of couple smiling while standing against a brick wall

Maceio engagement photographer brick wall Maceió Red brick leading lines smiling Renner Boldrino

Toulouse Metro wedding photo of the bride and groom smiling under their masks

masks smiling bride and groom Toulouse Metro wedding photo

Australia engagement portrait with a posed couple in Perth who are Always laughing and smiling

perth Australia lovers Jacob Gordon laughing intimate Tenderness

HK wedding photo from the Dear Lilly, Hong Kong Reception as The groom was taking a shot at once while he was competing with the guests with The smiling bride holding his hand and watching

hand Ronnie Szeto bride smiling reception The groom Hong Kong

UK engagement photo shoot at Selwicks Bay, Flamborough Point with a Couple smiling in front of a white cliff

embrace uk engagement photography smiling Selwicks Bay hugs love

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