Wedding Photos of Vows

The following “Vows” 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 “Vows” 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.

At Tunnels Beaches in Devon, England, the groom was filled with emotion as he said his wedding vows during an outdoor garden ceremony

At Tunnels Beaches, Devon, England, the groom was emotional saying his vows during an outdoor ceremony

The wedding photojournalist captured the beautiful and emotional moment of the Bride as she reads her heartfelt vows in the sunshine beneath the trees at Hardy Farm in Fryeburg, Maine

At Hardy Farm in Fryeburg, Maine an image captured the bride's emotional and beautiful moment of reading her heartfelt vows in the sunshine beneath the trees

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The photograph captured a beautiful and emotional moment as the bride held back tears while saying her vows outdoors at the Grand Geneva Resort & Spa in Lake Geneva, WI

At the Grand Geneva Resort & Spa in Lake Geneva, WI, the bride showed emotion as she held back tears while saying her vows

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The bride read her vows at Buccelletti Casali e Cantina in Tuscany, Italy while preparing to get married

The bride was reading her vows to herself in the moments leading up to her wedding

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As the happy bride and groom said their vows under the trees at Villa Correr Agazzi in Venezia, Italy, sunshine lit up the funny moment of the civil ceremony

As the happy bride and groom said their vows under the trees sunshine lit up the funny moment of the civil ceremony

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Vows reading are emotional for the groom at the Wequassett Resort and Golf Club, Cape Cod, MA

At the Golf Club wedding venue, the groom becomes emotional when the couple read their Vows

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A superb example of a wedding detail in this Parana picture in Brazil of the groom Writing the vows before the ceremony

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A tasteful Udine documentary wedding photography example from La Brunelde in Fagagna showing the Brides vows during ceremony

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A top California wedding photojournalism example from a beautiful Temecula, Lake Oak Meadows wedding ceremony outdoors as The groom gets overwhelmed as his bride reads her vow during their backyard wedding ceremony

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View this pivotal moment in Chicago wedding picture of the Couple saying their vows during their wedding ceremony in the outdoor sunshine

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A Rotterdam documentary wedding photographer captured this moment at Dudok in Het Park showing that the groom has a very long story, vows for the bride during the ceremony

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This UK wedding photojournalism picture is a prime example of what candid, nontraditional Sussex wedding photography looks like, as the groom kisses the bride's hand during the vows at Yoghurt Rooms

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This Colorado wedding photojournalism picture is a top quality example of what candid, nontraditional Estes Park wedding photography looks like, as the groom delivers his vows at an outdoor mountain ceremony at Black Canyon Inn

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View this dramatic Estes Park image of The bride and groom stating their vows during an outdoor wedding ceremony, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Colorado from the WPJA

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Millwick, Los Angeles marriage ceremony award-winning image showing The groom laughs hard while his bride reads her vows

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St. Jax Church, Montreal marriage ceremony award-winning image showing An emotional groom listening to his bride reading her vows

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Limburg outdoor marriage ceremony award-winning image showing the bored kids during the vows

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Aspen wedding venue outdoor ceremony photography showing bride and groom reading their vows during their micro wedding at the top of Aspen Mountain in the winter snow

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A wedding photographer at the Sunset Cliffs in San Diego created this image showing groom writes down vows during before sunset cliffs ceremony

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Colorado best wedding photography from Boulder showing a pic of A couple and their close family members shaing their vows in private at sunrise

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A top Ireland wedding reportage photographer at the CloughJordan House captured this picture showing Priest needs a little help reading the vows during the ceremony

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Tivoli Town Hall, Rome wedding moment image showing The bride dries groom's tears whilst he's reading his vow

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California outdoor beach wedding photo from Carpinteria as A groom laughs during his vows on his intimate beach ceremony

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French wedding photography from Castelneau le Lez Town Hall showing The bride and groom kiss after exchanging their vows and rings

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Topanga Canyon, CA wedding photo of The groom making last minute changes to his vows

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Nevada outdoor, remote wedding photography in New Washoe City, NV showing the The bride giggling, reacting to her fiance's vows

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Texas wedding photo from Terlingua showing The wedding party reacting to the couples' vows.

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Canada outdoor, garden wedding photo from Mount Royal park as the Groom was reading his vows at outdside wedding ceremony in park

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CO outdoor garden vows wedding photography from The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs where the wedding and receptions were held

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