Wedding Photos of Witness

The following “Witness” 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 “Witness” 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 black and white shot at a civil ceremony in Rhône, the bride and groom carefully oversee as their witness signs the marriage certificate in the correct spot.

Capturing Love in Monochrome: Witnessing the Union in Rhône

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Charente-Maritime domaine de Puyrigaud: A heartwarming moment captured during the outdoor marriage certificate signing ceremony, as the couple embraces witnesses.

Charente-Maritime Domaine de Puyrigaud: Embrace of Love at Wedding Ceremony

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At a church in Haute-Marne, the bride and a witness hold hands after a reading, capturing the profound connection between them

The Sacred Bond: A Captivating Moment Between Bride and Witness at a Church in Haute-Marne

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World's most innovative and best Gonzaga wedding photography in Mantova, Italy showing The witness awaits his turn to read the front of the booklet

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Le moulin d'Epouville artful style wedding detail picture showing the witness hanging a ribbon on the panties of the bride

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Lyon wedding photo from Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes of getting ready with a witness of the groom with a stupor expression on the face

Lyon wedding photo getting ready Sebastien Clavel witness Auvergne Rhône Alpes groom face

Indoor wedding photography from Bas-Rhin At the church during the ceremony from the moment to give the rings, the groom's witness just told a secret joke

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Wedding photography from Pibrac in Haute-Garonne in Occitanie of the Church exit of the bride - Contrast between her white dress and the black outfit of her witness. One in white without mask and umbrella, the other with white mask, dressed in black

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The boy looks as witnesses sign the papers

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the bride and the witness write their speeches

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A wedding image taken from Budapest, Hungary depicts a bride's bare feet during the wedding party in a warm spotlight

A warm spotlight illuminated a bride's feet at a wedding event in Budapest, Hungary

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Bridesmaids react to bride in her dress at The Grove, Hertfordshire

Clutching Bouquets and Teary-Eyed: Bridesmaids Witness the Bride's Unveiling at The Grove, Hertfordshire

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