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The following “Silhouettes” 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 “Silhouettes” 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.

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In New York City, a couple took an engagement photos in Dumbo during the afternoon, standing in front of the city skyline, for a silhouette portrait.
Afternoon Silhouette: NYC Couple's Stunning Dumbo Engagement Portrait Against City Skyline Backdrop
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At Philadelphia City Hall, a couple poses for their engagement portraits in the afternoon light, creating a stunning silhouette against the ancient stone columns, showcasing their love in the city.
Philadelphia City Hall Engagement: Romantic Silhouette Portraits Against Ancient Stone Columns at Sunset
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In Arvada, CO, USA, the soon-to-be-married couple sat on the grass in the park at sunset, gazing at each other with their silhouettes captured in a romantic photo.
Spectacular Sunset Silhouettes: Engaged Couple Embracing Love in Arvada, CO Park Photo Shoot
sitting in grasssilhouettespark engagementromanticArvada Engagement PortraitArvadaColorado
In Philadelphia, PA, a silhouette photo of a couple stands out against a beautiful mosaic wall, capturing their excitement before their upcoming wedding.
Philadelphia Silhouette Engagement Portrait: Couple Poses Against Stunning Mosaic Wall in Preparation for Wedding
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At the Galata Bridge in Turkey, a couple in love poses for pictures, dancing with the striking view of the Galata Tower behind them.
Romantic Engagement Portrait: Couple Dancing at Galata Bridge with Stunning Galata Tower Backdrop in Turkey
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At a picturesque wedding reception in Phuket, the bride and groom stood before majestic palm trees and read their vows at the ocean, with their seated wedding guests also silhouetted against the beautiful blue sky.
Scenic Oceanfront Ceremony Unites Bride and Groom Surrounded by Loving Guests in Phuket
Phuket Wedding photographyblue skyreading vowssilhouettespalm treesPhuket
A romantic image was captured at Fort Adams in Newport, RI, as a newlywed couple poses for a portrait session in the tunnel entrance. Silhouetted against the light, they hold hands in an intimate pose.
Intimate Tunnel Entrance Portrait Captured of Newlywed Couple at Fort Adams in RI
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At Rotterdam, the Netherlands, a newlywed couple are hand in hand during their sunset wedding shoot. As they dance and twirl against a backdrop of cloud-filled skies, the silhouettes of the bride and groom are captured low in the frame.
Dutch Couple Dances Against Scenic Horizon in Romantic Wedding Photoshoot
silhouettesHand in handRotterdam wedding portraitdancingRotterdamsunsetNetherlands
At Samujana Thailand, the couple posed for an engagement portrait session, their silhouettes capturing the love and anticipation of their upcoming wedding, set against the sunset below the plant leaf art installation outside.
Silhouetted Couple at Samujana Thailand Embracing Anticipation for Their Wedding Sunset
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During their engagement portrait session at Valence, France, the loving couple sits in an old car at sunset, exchanging kisses with the romantic sky as their backdrop.
Romance in Valence captured as engaged couple kisses in vintage car
DrômeValence Engagement Photographyromanticcarexchange kissessilhouettesValence FR
In St Albans city centre, Hertfordshire, the bride & groom-to-be, found refuge in a tudor alley, their silhouettes capturing a romantic scene amidst a sudden downpour during their engagement shoot.
Romantic Rainy Day Love: Engaged Couple Embracing in St Albans Tudor Alley Silhouette
alleybw portraitsilhouettesHertfordshireromanticSt AlbansSt Albans Engagement Portrait
In Labenne, France, silhouettes on the dune captured in a minimalist black and white shot show the couple in a tender embrace, preparing for their upcoming wedding.
Silhouettes on the Dune: A Minimalist Black and White Engagement in Labenne, France
black and whiteNouvelle-AquitaineLabenneMinimalisticsilhouettesDuneLandes
In Cappadocia, Turkey, the couple swayed in the sunlight, their outlines blending into partial silhouettes, capturing the essence of their upcoming nuptials.
A Mesmerizing Engagement Portrait in Cappadocia, Turkey's Sunlit Beauty
swayingCappadociasunlightdancingTurkeysilhouettesCappadocia engagement photography
Under the dim lighting, a dramatic shot captured the bride and groom to be, on the train tracks next to an abandoned factory at Santa Fe, Argentina, providing a glimpse of the love that will soon lead them down the aisle.
Romantic Union: Love on the Tracks - Santa Fe's Abandoned Factory Engagement Portrait
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During their engagement portrait session at the Sydney Opera House, the couple stood beneath the arching architecture, with clouds overhead in a minimalist frame of love in Sydney.
A Minimalist Engagement Portrait at the Sydney Opera House
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The engagement portrait captures a romantic pose as the couple's silhouettes touch noses at sunset in Castello di Gorizia Village, Italy. A relaxed and picturesque setting.
Romantic Silhouettes Embrace at Sunset in Castello di Gorizia Village
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At the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, a couple, silhouetted near a statue in front of a museum window, is captured in a monochromatic engagement portrait session, emitting a vintage elegance.
Monochromatic Elegance: Couple Silhouetted Near Museum Window in Brussels
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At Port Grat in Guernsey, the bride and groom bask in the warmth of the sunset under an orange sky, accompanied by the graceful flight of birds, embracing the beauty of the moment.
Eternal Love in the Sunset Glow: A Romantic Wedding at Port Grat, Guernsey
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A newlywed couple on their wedding day is seen toasting with their friends on another boat at Prince Island. The happy couple raises their glasses in a celebratory gesture while enjoying their special day with loved ones.
Seaside Celebration: Newlyweds and Friends Toast on Boat at Prince Island Wedding
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A bride and groom stand in a mountain setting, their silhouettes blending with a vivid sunset against a smoky sky, creating a unique and unforgettable image of their wedding day at Tom Blake Trailhead in Snowmass, Colorado.
Silhouetted Sunset Love: A Magical Wedding Moment at Tom Blake Trailhead in Snowmass, Colorado
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Captured in Bourne, Massachusetts, this engagement portrait showcases a couple in a joyful mid-air jump in their backyard, with nature enhancing their energy.
Backyard Bliss: Bourne's Delightful Duo Dances in Mid-Air Joy
Bourne Engagement PhotographyjumpsunsetMassachusettsBackyardtreesBourne
A romantic wedding portrait taken at night in Houtmaat, Hengelo, The Netherlands, shows two beautiful women in love, with their silhouettes reflecting on the water.
Silhouettes of Love: Nighttime Wedding Portrait at Houtmaat, Hengelo, The Netherlands, with Two Brides
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In Phalsbourg, France, a couple stands in front of a small castle, their silhouettes capturing the romance of their upcoming wedding engagement.
Romantic Silhouettes: Couple's Love Blooms in Castle's Shadow
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Caught in the enchanting twilight, this couple embraces in silhouette against the backdrop of tree trunks at La Roche d'Ajoux, Poules les Echarmaux, France.
Twilight Tryst: Couple Captured in Silhouette at La Roche d'Ajoux
tree trunkstwilightPoules les EcharmauxLa Roche d Ajouxsilhouettesblue skyRhone Engagement Photographer
Capturing their love, this portrait features a couple sharing a kiss at sunset against the backdrop of Burning Man in Black Rock City, Nevada.
Burning Love: Couple Kisses at Sunset in Black Rock City
Black Rock Citysunset backdropsilhouettesleapingjumpingBurning ManNevada
A whimsical engagement portrait captured at Paris-Orsay Museum, with a vintage aesthetic. Their premonitory photo taken before their wedding ceremony adds a charming twist to their love story.
Timeless Love: Paris Pre-Wedding Portraits at Orsay Museum
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A groom tenderly dips his bride inside a dark chapel, creating a striking play of light and shadow on their wedding day at Ruines du Château à Salt-en-Donzy, Romain et Laurie.
Light and Shadow Dance: Groom Dips Bride in Dark Chapel at Ruines du Château à Salt-en-Donzy
Chateaushadowlight playRomainLoirechapelstriking
Creative couple portrait at Pennsylvania City Hall Philadelphia with a dusk urban city skyline silhouette on Broad Street, captured by a Pennsylvania wedding photographer.
LOVE IN SHADOWS: DUSK SKYLINE ENGAGEMENT PORTRAIT AT PENNSYLVANIA CITY HALL PHILADELPHIA
Philadelphia City HallPhiladelphia engagement photographersilhouettesurban portraitcity skyline PhiladelphiaPennsylvaniadusk
A creative portrait captured by a French wedding photographer in Villette d’Anthon, featuring a couple kissing in a scenic setting with a plane flying overhead, with their silhouettes against the light from the blue sky.
Couple's Kiss in Villette d'Anthon - French Engagement Portrait with Flying Plane
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Golden hour union captured at Independence Harbor in Freetown, MA – A couple exchanging vows against the radiant sun, their silhouettes etched against the sky in a serene wedding ceremony.
Golden Hour Romance: Vows Underneath the Radiant Sun at Independence Harbor, Freetown, MA
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