Wedding Photos of Windy

The following “Windy” 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 “Windy” 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 La Ferme d'Armenon in Paris, France, the gentle wind delicately caresses the bride's veil, creating a captivating dance of fabric moments before the ceremony, adding a touch of ethereal beauty to the enchanting scene.

Veiled in Love at La Ferme d'Armenon, Paris

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A beautiful wedding image taken at Perkins Cove, Ogunquit Maine, showcasing the newlyweds beaming with joy against the picturesque backdrop of the Atlantic Ocean as the wind gently blows through their hair and boat sails.

Newlywed Joy at Perkins Cove: A Stunning Moment by the Atlantic Ocean in Maine

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In Gorizia, Italy, a bride is gracefully exiting a black car on her wedding day, her veil elegantly caught by the wind, adding a touch of sophistication and style to this glamorous moment.

Elegant Bride Exiting Black Car in Gorizia, Italy, Veil Caught By Wind on Wedding Day

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A candid and spontaneous shot taken on the couple's wedding day at Emerald Lake in Crested Butte, Colorado, with the husband playfully giving his new wife a casual pat on the backside.

Emerald Lake Elation: Husband's Playful Pat on Bride's Backside Captured in Crested Butte Wedding

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During the outdoor ceremony at Samoset Resort in Rockport, Maine, the bride's veil elegantly dances in the blue sky.

Veiled Elegance: A Wedding at Samoset Resort

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Bride's veil caught by the wind as she exits the church in Lyon.

Whispers of Lyon: The Unforgettable Windblown Bride

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Lifestyle couple portrait showcasing an affectionate embrace at the beach in Maceió, Brazil. The couple embraces as the wind blows, standing in a shallow tidal pool, while being captured slightly off-center.

Romantic Embrace: Beachside Love in Maceió, Brazil

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A pre-wedding engagement portrait captures a couple in San Francisco, Northern California, embracing against the backdrop of the iconic Golden Gate Bridge. The image also features wind-swept flat ocean waters.

An Embrace Among Giants | A Golden Gate Engagement Session in Northern California

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Lifestyle couple portrait at Bevano River Mouth Sanctuary, Ravenna, Italy. Beautifully highlighted by the photographer, the image captures a sweet candid cuddle in the windy nature sanctuary. It features a tight shot of him hugging her from behind.

Stunning Photo Session: Italian Elegance in Ravenna | Bevano Romance

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Bride's dress gracefully billowing in the wind during an outdoor ceremony in the Green Mountains of Vermont, at Jeffersonville

Jeffersonville's Graceful Breeze: Candid Moments in Vermont's Green Mountains

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In Budir, Iceland, a wedding photographer captured this image of a bride and groom walking away from the camera amidst strong winds, just as a storm loomed in the distance.

Budir breeze: Newlyweds embrace as stormy inspiration blows in Iceland

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During their engagement picture session in Vik, Iceland, the couple sought refuge from the strong wind and rain inside their camper van, where they cuddled under a blanket and shared laughter, amused by the extreme weather conditions

Love Shelters in Storm: Capturing the Magic of Iceland's Gales and Rain with Our Engaged Hearts

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Romantic portrait of a couple at Falésias de Torres, Rio Grande do Sul. They stand and kiss on a rocky outcropping overlooking the wind tossed water, with beautiful Lobo Island in the background. Captured by an artistic Rio Grande do Sul wedding photog.

Falésias de Torres Enchantment: A Stunning Engagement Portrait at the Edge of Romance

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A bride in Newark, Nottinghamshire, UK, prepares for her wedding day as her veil dances in the wind, ready to gracefully envelop some of the bridal party

Whimsical Winds: The Veiled Bride of Newark, Nottinghamshire

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In this moment captured at Limavady County Derry, the wind takes hold of the bride's wedding veil as she stands outdoors of the church, adding a whimsical touch to her special day

Limavady's Whimsical Wedding: Documentary Photo Dazzles as Wind Swirls Bride's Veil

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In the streets of Paris, Île-de-France, the bride's determined grandmother tries to adorn her hair with a veil, battling against the relentless wind. A heartwarming moment captured during a bustling Parisian wedding.

Capturing Love Against the Wind: A Heartwarming Moment of a Parisian Wedding

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The couple's engagement portrait was taken in San Francisco, CA, with a windy atmosphere and the iconic Golden Gate Bridge as the picturesque backdrop

Capturing Love: Stunning Engagement Portrait with Windy San Francisco Atmosphere and Iconic Golden Gate Bridge Backdrop

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The couple braved the windy weather to have their romantic engagement portrait taken against the gorgeous backdrop of Horsetooth Reservoir in Fort Collins, Colorado

The couple braved windy weather for a romantic engagement portrait at Horsetooth Reservoir, Fort Collins, CO

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The celebrant is captured in a wedding picture at the outdoor wedding ceremony of Relais du Moulin Neuf, Barbaste, France, as they hold back the wind-blown curtain

At Relais du Moulin Neuf, Barbaste, France, the celebrant is captured in a wedding picture holding back a wind-blown curtain

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The couple posed for a romantic save-the-date engagement announcement portrait on private land in Florissant, CO, despite the windy and foggy conditions

Florissant, CO: Engagement Announcement Portrait of a Couple in Windy Fog

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Outside the Thomas Jefferson Memorial in Washington, DC, the couple hops up on the ledge across from the Jefferson Memorial just as the wind blew and the light changed

A couple posed for a lifestyle engagement portrait, hopping up on a ledge as the wind blew and the light changed

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The couple exchanged a tender gaze in a downtown parking lot, as the wind tussled their hair and the blue sky formed a romantic backdrop for their engagement shoot

The sweet couple shared an affectionate look with blue sky and wind in their hair in their engagement picture in San Francisco's parking lot

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A Nanping wedding photographer captured the wind blowing the bride's veil away after a picturesque park ceremony

Under the blue sky at a Nanping park, the brides veil is blown away by the wind at the ceremony location

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Ravenna Wild Beach, Italy pre wedding photography couple portrait at the windy ocean

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Montpellier nontraditional lifestyle engagement portrait of a French couple embracing at sunset in the wind by the water

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Documentary style photography from an Ireland wedding at the Wilton Castle showing it is very Windy outside the church

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Barwon Heads, Victoria, Australia bridal party having fun in the wind on a boardwalk

The bridal party was enjoying themselves on the boardwalk in the wind

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Canyon du Diable post proposal portrait session with a Saint Saturnin de Lucian engagement photographer of a France couple on a red and windy land

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A pre-wedding session in Cesme, Izmir highlighting the fun that they are having in the sun and wind

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