Wedding Photos of Warm

The following “Warm” 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 “Warm” 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.

In a picturesque moment at Chateau de Balarin in Gers, France, the bride gazes out the window, bathed in a cascading stream of warm sunlight as she prepares for her wedding day.

Bathed in Warm Sunlight: Bride's Moment at Chateau de Balarin in Gers, France

A picturesque wedding ceremony at Willowdale Estate in Topsfield, Massachusetts, in warm sunlight against a beautiful blue sky, with guests seated and watching the enchanting scene unfold.

Enchanted Wedding Vows under Topsfield Sky: Willowdale Estate Promises Forever in Picturesque Setting

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A candid documentary-style photo of a bride and groom sharing a tender minute together in Hyderabad, India, captured in a beautifully backlit scene with warm lamp lighting.

Tender Moment in Hyderabad: Bride and Groom Embrace in Warmly Lit Documentary Shot

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At Menton City Hall in Alpes-Maritimes, a beautiful bride shares a sweet kiss with her witnesses, while her friend looks on with a warm and loving gaze.

In Menton: Alpes-Maritimes Wedding Witnesses Share Sweet Smooch

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Lively engagement portrait featuring a couple in the vibrant city center of Toulouse, France. The iconic red bricks create an enchanting backdrop as the warm sunlight casts their dancing shadows in the alleyway.

Mesmerizing Engagement Portrait | Dancing Lovers in France

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Beautifully highlighted by the photographer, a lifestyle couple portrait unfolds at Jaun. The future newlyweds embrace in a warm and joyful manner, basking in sunlight, with majestic mountains as the backdrop.

A ROMANTIC ENGAGEMENT PORTRAIT SESSION AT JAUN

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Finca Vikingos in Santa Barbara, Heredia, Costa Rica serves as the backdrop for a captivating lifestyle couple portrait. Bathed in warm, golden hour light, the couple sits before a charming wooden door.

CAPTIVATING LIFESTYLE COUPLE PORTRAIT | Finca Vikingos: A Costa Rican Love Story

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Albi, France: Lifestyle couple portrait featuring a graphic location with warm tones, curving lines, and minimalist decor. Tea-type lights beautifully highlight the scene and couple as they pose for the photographer.

ALBI, FRANCE | Warm Tones, Curving Lines: Intimate Wedding Portrait Glam

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Lifestyle couple portrait showcasing a creative and artistically shot pre-wedding engagement in Albi, France. The image features a couple posing indoors, with golden tones and the man walking past a window.

GLAMOROUS ALBI AFFAIR | Artistically Captured Engagement Shoot Showcasing a Stylish Couple

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Lifestyle couple portrait beautifully composed by the photographer at Phon D Sutton Mesa, Arizona. The warm soft tones enhance the couple's embrace during their engagement session, capturing their love.

ROMANTIC EMBRACE | MESMERIZING ENGAGEMENT SESSION AT PHON D SUTTON

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In Atlanta, Georgia, an enchanting scene unfolds as warm chandeliers hang overhead, casting a soft glow on the framed bride and groom in the distance.

ATLANTA WEDDING GLAMOUR: Capturing Timeless Beauty Amidst Twinkling Chandeliers and Awe-Inspiring Romance

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A couple embraces in a warm, golden-hued setting at Les Hauts de la Frégate, Lot-et-Garonne, for an enchanting shot in perfect harmony with the setting sun.

GLISTENING ROMANCE: WEDDING PORTRAIT UNVEILS GOLDEN-HUED EMBRACE BY SETTING SUN

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Newlyweds embrace in the warm, backlit glow of the sunset at Villa Corsini Mezzo Monte, with the gentle rays of the sun illuminating the bride's face, creating an intimate and serene moment in Florence, Italy

Florence, Italy: Newlyweds Embrace in Serene Sunset Glow at Villa Corsini Mezzo Monte

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The couple kissed in a sunlit field in nature in Montpellier, France, for a warm and engaging lifestyle portrait

In Montpellier, France, the couple kissed in a sunlit field for a lifestyle portrait

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A Terni Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this creative, romantic portrait of this Val D'orcia couple embracing in the warm sunlight

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A Brazil Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this romantic, beach portrait of this Rio de Janeiro couple sitting in the warm sunlight on a beach

A Brazil Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this romantic, beach portrait of this Rio de Janeiro couple standing in the warm sunlight on a beach

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A Parana Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this artistic, playful portrait of this Brazilian couple in Assis Chateaubriand embracing in the warm afternoon sunlight

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A beautiful Cambury engagement photo for a Brazilian couple seeking the warm rays of the sun

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A pre-wedding session in The Stockade, Schenectady, New York highlighting A young couple lovingly embraced under a beautiful rose trellis outside on a warm summer day

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Pre-wedding engagement image-session in Venice, Italy resulting in a warm Sunset portrait

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Pre-wedding Perth couple photo-session with some warm Laughing together at sunset

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Perth pre-wedding engagement photo-session in beautiful warm sunlight in the trees of the forest

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Pre-wedding engagement image-session in Pistoia, Tuscany with a warm early summer sunset

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Atacama Desert environmental couple pre wedding image session against the warm rocks in the sunshine

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Dillon, Colorado couple e-shoot in BW for some warm Summer Love

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Haras Albar couple e-session against the warm red bricks and in the warm afternoon sunlight

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True Love Engagement Picture Session in Assis Chateaubriand showing a PR couple basking in the sun that warms

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New York City True Love Pre-Wedding Portrait Session at Central Park, NYC illustrating a couple trying to stay warm together

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Santa Cruz Artful Engagement Photography showing Lovers walking through a flower field on a warm, lovely day in Spring

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Caumsett State Park portrait session under the warm rays of sunlight and in the tall grass

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