Wedding Photos of Unique image

The following “Unique image” 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 “Unique image” 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.

Restaurant Lebed Wedding Day Portrait | Photo of the Bride and groom descending the stairs

A skilled wedding photographer captured an artistic, unique image: the bride and groom elegantly descending cliff stairs in black and white

An artistically unique silhoutted image in BW of the bride from Baden-Wurttemberg shone in gentle glow amidst her dress

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The darkened image showed two women standing, each wearing high-heeled shoes, with one of the shoes standing alone of her foot

This unique BW image in Utrecht, Netherlands captures two women in high-heels with one shoe alone on one foot

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Even though a Tuscany wedding pic shows their faces are hidden via masks, there is plenty behind them

The wall-hung painting behind them creates a beautiful and unique image for the wedding photograph

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A Finland couple in a playful wedding image at the hotel

The unique and artistic image captures the couple's joyful celebration of their union

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Backseat inside a car as a Madrid couple lean in for the kiss during a wedding photo.

The romantic backseat kiss of a wedding portrait session creates a unique and genuine image

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Taiwan newlyweds let the mountains take over their outdoor wedding photo.

The mountains provided the perfect backdrop as the newlyweds posed for a unique and artful image

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A photographer shoots a bride in Tuscany overhead lounging outdoor in a boat.

The photographer captures a unique image of the bride lounging in a boat outdoors from an aerial viewpoint

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