Wedding Photos of Wedding day joy

The following “Wedding day joy” 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 “Wedding day joy” 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 memorable wedding image was captured at The Barn, Tyrellspass, Ireland of the groom serving coffee in his red coffee van alongside his excited canine companion

The groom enjoyed his wedding day at The Barn, Tyrellspass, Ireland with his beloved canine companion, serving coffee from his red coffee van

At Villette Castle in Menestreau en Villette, this wedding photograph captures the special moment of the bride and her family getting ready together

The bride and family prepped at Villette Castle, Menestreau en Villette

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This joyful picture of two girls captures a special moment of the wedding day on California's Central Coast, showing them dancing and cartwheeling on the reception venue floor

Two girls danced and cartwheeled joyfully on the Central Coast, CA, wedding reception venue

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A beautiful wedding image of a priest taking a selfie with the couple in a Venetian church captures the joy of their special day.

The couple celebrated their special day with a joyous selfie taken in a Venetian church

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A photo taken on a wedding day at Burg Baesweiler depicts a young girl happily consuming a sprinkle-covered cake pop

The wedding day photo from Burg Baesweiler shows a girl joyfully eating a cake pop with candy sprinkles

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