Wedding Photos of Woman

The following “Woman” 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 “Woman” 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.

Engagement Photo Sessions | Rio de Janeiro / RJ / Brazil - Details about a very happy woman. André was very happy for everything, this is evident. But she was overjoyed with her new ring.

Engagement Photo Session with a woman who was overjoyed with her new ring

Rhode Island Couple Engagement Photo Session - Portrait contains: man, woman, sand, ocean, sitting on beach

Rhode Island Couple Engagement Portrait of a man, woman, sand, ocean, sitting on beach

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Moselle Getting Ready Photography at the Bride's home | Brides holds the hand of a woman

Bride holds the hand of a woman

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The beautiful red-dressed woman in the London wedding photo proudly displayed her sparkling wrist bracelet

The woman in the Wolverhampton wedding photo wore a beautiful red dress and showed off her glimmering bracelet

red Wolverhampton woman wrist bracelet

a woman doing the limbo

Aspen Colorado Aspen wedding party Auberge Resorts Collection Aspen bridal party Hotel Jerome limbo

Gujarat India Wedding emotion photography | woman wiping tears away.

emotion photography showing a woman wiping tears away

Gujarat wedding image photography Donatella Barbera India Gujarat photographer emotion Gujarat photography

A woman holds onto a red baseball bat while she lays on the floor

London photography woman London wedding image red baseball bat London London photographer England

In Vitoria, a woman holds her fiance's hand as he stands behind her in this black and white pre-wedding portrait by a Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil photographer.

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In Vitoria, half of a woman's face can be seen as her fiance stands in the foreground in this black and white engagement photo by a Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil photographer.

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A woman tries to climb up onto the bar with other guests

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A man twirls a woman as they stand among tall trees in San Francisco in this black and white engagement photo by a Sacramento, CA photographer.

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A woman stands holding the large shadow of a man's chin on Orgigia Island during their engagement photoshoot by a Syracuse, Sicily photographer.

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Guangdong - woman teases her future groom as they sit in the middle of a tree lined road in this pre-wedding portrait session

A woman teases her future groom as they sit in the middle of a tree lined road in this pre-wedding portrait session

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San Francisco Engagement photo session - woman in a bright red dress holds hands with her future husband as they stand in the tide on the beach

Beach Engagement photo session with a woman in a bright red dress holding hands with her future husband as they stand in the tide on the shoreline

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Black and white photo of a woman carrying the bride's wedding gown upstairs over her shoulder

shoulder brides wedding gown italy wedding photographer carrying upstairs Marche woman

beijing wedding day photography - Woman magnified in glass for make up

Beijing wedding day photography of a Woman magnified in glass for make up

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Otaki Rose Garden weddings - Love from the back. Photo of the bride hugging a Woman holding a photograph of a man

Otaki Rose Garden weddings image of Love from the back of the bride hugging a Woman holding a photograph of a man

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France engagement portrait with a woman closing her eyes as she is kissed on the neck by her fiancé

Loving engagement portrait with a woman closing her eyes as she is kissed on the neck by her fiancé

France e session woman closing her eyes kissed on the neck fiance france engagement portrait France

Mont Du Soleil, Kalista, Australia wedding photograph of the bride holding and the hand of a woman seated in her wheelchair

australia wedding Mont Du Soleil wedding woman seated Gaelle Le Berre Australia Kalista

Boston wedding photography of woman steaming veil during the getting ready before the ceremony

Kate McElwee Boston wedding veil Steaming Boston Commonwealth Hotel Boston getting ready

Wedding reception photography of guests with umbrellas in the rain | Norfolk weddings

Wedding reception photography of guests with umbrellas in the rain of Norfolk

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Lazio wedding photograph from Rome | wedding reception during emotional speech

Lazio wedding photograph from Rome at the reception during emotional speech

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image of Krakow guests kissing during a wedding reception party

seated venue location Guests kiss Poland reception wedding guests party guests Krakow wedding

France wedding photographer engagement portrait of a couple looking over water | Paris pre-wedding pictures

A couple shares a tender moment as they gaze out at the water, the woman wrapped in the man's arms in this romantic engagement portrait

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A young woman grabs the collar of her fiancé has she is reflected in the sunglasses hanging from his coat pocket in China

image of A young woman grabbing the collar of her fiancé has she is reflected in the sunglasses hanging from his coat pocket in China

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Romania bride gets a hug and a kiss from her mother after the wedding ceremony

the bride gets a hug and a kiss from a woman in a hat

Romania woman Mihai Zaharia kiss hat hug romania bride

a woman crying while a man is trying to comfort her

Lisbon bride outdoors hat comfort cry woman tears

Detail photo of a woman in a blue dress with a red glove holding a small clutch. Taken by a Warsaw wedding photographer.

glove red Warsaw Blue woman dress

Black and white photo of the bride getting her makeup done reflected in a picture of a young boy and girl

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Black and white photo of a woman congratulating the bride as other guests watch by a Warsaw wedding photographer.

A photo in black and white of a woman giving her congratulations to the bride while other guests look on

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