Wedding Photos of Smoke

The following “Smoke” 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 “Smoke” 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.

Photograph taken at a wedding in Jaén, Spain. Couples' Wedding dance at Hotel HO Ciudad de Jaén with fireworks and smoke.

Fireworks and Romance: Couples' Magical Wedding Dance at Hotel HO Ciudad de Jaén

Photographer captures a wedding couple holding smoke grenades surrounded by their family at Horton Grange in Northumberland, UK.

Enchanting Moment: Wedding Couple Embraced by Smoke Grenades at Horton Grange, Northumberland, UK

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Bride in Chalon-sur-Saône, France, takes a smoke breather on her apartment's balcony after her wedding ceremony, showcasing a serene moment of reflection in a picturesque setting.

Bride's Balcony Breather: Serene Reflection in Chalon-sur-Saône, France After Wedding Ceremony

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A captivating wedding day portrait captured at Tenuta Carretta, showing the bride and groom holding colorful smoke grenades together as they share a romantic kiss surrounded by the swirling smoke.

Enchanting Kiss: Bride and Groom Embraced by Colorful Smoke at Tenuta Carretta Wedding

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Wedding day reunion at Mas Blanc in Barbentane, France, as team bride and team groom stroll through a sunlit field holding colorful smoke grenades in a captivating group portrait.

Sunlit Field Stroll: Team Bride and Team Groom’s Wedding Reunion at Mas Blanc, Barbentane, France

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A beautifully lit wedding portrait taken at Domaine de Kervallon à Caro captures a couple sharing a break together back to back, as they exhale smoke from their cigarettes against a colorful gel-lit backdrop.

Romantic Back-to-Back Moment: Couple Exhaling Smoke at Domaine de Kervallon à Caro Wedding Portrait

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A romantic black and white portrait of a couple on their wedding day at Hospital de Santiago in Úbeda, Jaén, Spain. The historic building provides a beautiful backdrop as the couple shares a joyful embrace, with a smoke grenade adding a touch of whimsy.

Joyful Embrace: Romantic Wedding Portrait at Hospital de Santiago, Úbeda, Jaén, Spain

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Bride and groom share a romantic dance on a smoke-filled dance floor surrounded by sparklers at Morrison Amphitheater in Colorado, resembling a slot cave under the open sky.

SPARKLING DANCE IN THE CAVE OF LOVE: BRIDE AND GROOM SWAY IN COLORADO AMPHITHEATER

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Snake Dance with smoke and warm DJ lighting on the dance floor at lujo hotel-bodrum. A stunning photo capturing women dancing, adding to the enchanting atmosphere of this wedding day.

Lujo Hotel-Bodrum: Smoke, Warm DJ Lights, and an Enchanting Dance

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The groom and his witnesses pose for a nighttime portrait at Les Tourelles de Fonville, Eure-et-Loir. The photo is filled with vibrant lights and wisps of smoke.

TWILIGHT ILLUMINATION: Groom's Wedding Day Portrait at Les Tourelles de Fonville

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The groom in Flamm Bodrum, Turkey, is smoking, and the smoke in the air is backlit by the light of the off camera flash

In Flamm Bodrum, Turkey, the groom is smoking, lit by an off camera flash

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The couple, lit from behind with blue and pink lights, are enjoying their cigars after saying "Yes, I do!" at their reception in Las Vegas, Nevada, with smoke overhead

In Las Vegas, Nevada, the bride and groom enjoyed their cigars with smoke overhead at their reception venue

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Coupled with the backlit smoke filling the frame, the romantic atmosphere of a Farmhouse Hotel in Guernsey is enhanced by the presence of rally cars and smoke bombs in the night

The presence of rally cars and smoke bombs illuminated by backlit smoke creates a romantic atmosphere in the night

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At the beginning of their journey as husband and wife, the couple celebrated their love with a memorable wedding portrait session at Joshua Tree, California, skillfully illuminated by a creative photographer's use of green lights and smoke

Joshua Tree, California: Couple celebrated love with memorable wedding portrait session, skillfully illuminated by photographer's green lights, smoke

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Smoke rising from flares on the cake while the bride and groom kiss at Hotel Bursztynowy Pałac, Koszalin

At Koszalin's Hotel Bursztynowy Pałac, a bride & groom's kiss amid smoke from flares

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The stillness of the Zug, Switzerland hotel room is broken by the wafting smoke, which encircles the white delivery pillow for the rings

Smoke wafts in the Zug, Switzerland hotel room, encircling the white delivery pillow for the rings

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A pre wedding photoshoot from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania of a future bride and groom going in for a kiss surrounded by smoke

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A Philadelphia couple portrait at the Merion Tribute House happened because the Groom had a mobile cigar bar brought in for the reception so photographer took the couple outside and did some cigar smoke shots

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Great night wedding photography from Estes Park, Colorado showing The grooms son enjoys a cigar during the reception

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Best Biarritz wedding photojournalism picture created while playing with the sun during the cocktail hour

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A most creative BW daytime wedding photo from The Pinery at the Hill in Colorado Springs showing the groom and groomsmen smoking cigars

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Great wedding photography of the groom and his groomsmen from Spruce Mountain Ranch in Larkspur, Colorado outdoors at night with a light smoking cigars

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A Mexico documentary style wedding image showing a moment at Cenote Cristalino Puerto Aventura Riviera Maya during a Mayan wedding ceremony at the cenote

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High quality Circus Equestrian Zoroana wedding portrait session with this France bride and groom surrounded by fire and red smoke

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This France wedding photojournalism picture is a first rate example of what candid, nontraditional Pau wedding photography looks like, as a Make up session and smoke fills the room

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Pre-wedding photo-session at Perpignan beach in France with black smoke at the beach

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Chateau d'Allogny photo with Fire and smoke bombs, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in France

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Cajueiro bride and groom to be, sitting for a Brazil pre-wedding engagement session of the couple together on the grass and beside a fire, lighting up the night

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The Spain WPJA is the alternative to traditional wedding images and is pleased to present this inspiring wedding photography example from Hotel HO Ciudad de Jaen showing the bride and groom walking away under yellow smoke grenades

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Villa Caroli Zanchi, Italy wedding bridal party artistic image session with the group of the grooms friends made unique by a play of lights that enhances the smoke of the cigars

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