Wedding Photos of Taking shots

The following “Taking shots” 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 “Taking shots” 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.

Bride, Groom, and Bride's parents toast with shots at Skyline Lodge Highlands, NC, celebrating the union and the start of a new family.

Toasting new beginnings: Bride, Groom, and Bride's parents celebrate at Skyline Lodge, Highlands, NC

An older woman wedding guest shares taking shots with a much younger couple at a wedding in Totteridge, London.

Generations Unite: A Wedding Celebration in Totteridge

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Bride and bridesmaids in line at the bar, taking shots together at Walcot Hall, Shropshire.

Spirited Moments: A Toast to Love at Walcot Hall

Walcot Hall bar Shropshire Bride and Bridesmaids Shropshire Documentary Wedding Photography drinking taking shots

Guests at a reception venue in London, England, are seen enjoying the party and sampling the menu, grimacing after taking shots in this lively photo

London's Party Revelers Capture Unforgettable Moments: Glimpses of Joy and Grimaces

taking shots London Documentary Wedding Photography London Guests Eating England party tent

The bride had a blast at the Southern Texas reception venue, taking shots straight from the bottle with her guests

At the bride's reception, friends toasted her with shots taken straight from the bottle

drinking bride Texas photographer bottle of liquor Texas - Southern taking shots

Big Sur, CA outdoor wedding image of Mother and grandmother of the groom taking shots of tequila

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Allegro Buffet wedding art image in Sao Paulo, Brazil showing toast details of the hands and shot glasses

Allegro Buffet toast hands Brazil Brazil Weddings shot glasses

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