Wedding Photos of Son

The following “Son” 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 “Son” 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.

A heartwarming moment is immortalized as a bride affectionately kisses her son during a first look at a private home in Newport, RI USA on her wedding day.

Emotional First Look: Bride Tenderly Kisses Son at Private Home in Newport, RI USA

A candid hug shot of a heartfelt moment between mother and son at Offley Place in Hertfordshire on the day of the wedding ceremony.

Mother-Son Embrace: Touching Moment Captured at Offley Place in Hertfordshire During Wedding Celebration

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A touching moment unfolds as the bride's son lovingly assists her with her shoes in a nostalgic black and white wedding day photograph taken at the venue in Milano.

Bride's Son Helps with Shoes: Tender Moment Captured in Milan Wedding Venue, Vintage Style

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A heartfelt moment shared between a father and his son on the wedding day in the United Kingdom, captured from a unique birds-eye perspective.

Father-Son Embrace: Heartfelt UK Wedding Moment from Above

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A heartfelt moment captured at a Saratoga Springs wedding in Saratoga, California as the groom's mother joyfully embraces her son during their dance.

Saratoga Springs Sweetness: Groom's Mom's Love in California Wedding Waltz

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In Paris, Île-de-France, the groom, the bride, and their son step out of the ceremony under streamers held by guests

Parisian Wedding Steppers: Streamers and Smiles

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Son of the bride plays with the wedding dress in Wierden, Netherlands, as the family observes

Wierden Wedding: Son Expresses Joy through the Bride's Wedding Dress

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The groom's mother finds her son before the wedding ceremony in Ardeche. This heartfelt moment captured by the award-winning wedding photographer showcases their expertise in capturing meaningful and emotional moments on the big day.

Ardeche: Mother Embraces Groom, WPJA Accolade - Unforgettable Pre-Ceremony Connection

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Award-winning wedding detail: A creative photographer captures a close-up shot at an Airbnb in Black Forest, CO. The picture shows the bride's son playing with her pearl necklace during the preparation for the wedding.

Black Forest Bliss: Pearls and Playfulness at Colorado Airbnb Wedding

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In Lyon, Rhône, at a reception venue, this WPJA Honor Award-winning image captured the bride's reaction as she discovered her makeup, with her son and nephew patiently looking on in admiration.

Bride's Astonishment: A WPJA Honor Award-Winning Lyon Wedding Photo Unveiling Makeup

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A documentary wedding photographer captured this award-winning image of a priest giving a speech in front of the couple and their son at Verdelais Church in Gironde, France.

Sacred Wedding Ceremony Moments: Priest's Speech at Verdelais Church - Gironde, France

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This image shows the son of the bride and groom leaving the Church with his hair filled with confetti, shot from an overhead angle

This overhead shot displays the joyful departure of the son of the newly married couple, his hair filled with celebratory confetti

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The son of the wedding couple reaches for his mother before the wedding ceremony at Shangri La Farm. Starksboro, VT

The couple's toddler son reached for his mother before their wedding ceremony

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The bride's son squeezes and kisses her after her wedding ceremony at Saint Bernadette's Church, Belfast, Northern Ireland

After her wedding ceremony at church, the bride's son affectionately squeezed and kissed her outside

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The bride hugs her step son after giving an emotional speech at The River Cafe, Brooklyn NY

At the wedding reception venue, the bride emotionally embraced her step son after giving a heartfelt speech

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A top Occitanie wedding photographer captured this picture of the son crying because he did not want his father groom pick up and wear a ring

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Best New Jersey documentary wedding picture from Brant Beach Yacht Club in LBI showing the bride greeted at the altar with dog and son at the pearl street pavilion

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Tiffauges wedding reportage photojournalist created this image showing A dad with his son during the cocktail hour

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A top Taiwan wedding photojournalism example from a Taipei wedding event with The groom drinking juice from a baby bottle of his son during door game ceremony

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A Occitanie documentary wedding photographer captured this moment of The bride breastfeeding her son

An Occitanie documentary wedding photographer captured this moment of The bride breastfeeding her son

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Brittany indoor marriage ceremony award-winning image showing the bride and grooms son when the couple sign

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A wedding photographer in Taipei created this image of The couple kissing at the ceremony holding their son

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Gatlinburg, Tennessee wedding photography contest award winning gallery picture at the Little Log Wedding Chapel outdoor wedding venue showing the bride arrives at the ceremony location, and encountered her son and gave him a kiss

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Siena, Italy wedding reportage image of the mother of the groom full of joy for her son who is getting married

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Sofia wedding reportage image of the godmother kissing her son during the wedding party

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Maysville, Georgia documentary wedding image of a mom hugging her son after ceremony

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IT wedding moment photo from Trieste, Italy of the Mother and son's love

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The Venue at Lenoir City wedding day moment of love image from TN created as The mother of the groom gets emotional after a dance with her son at the wedding reception

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Wedding photo from a New Jersey ceremony showing the father prayerful embrace with son and brother

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Belgium wedding photographer captures the groom's mom fixing the knobs of her son's shirt

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