Wedding Photos of Lit

The following “Lit” 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 “Lit” 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 romantic wedding photo at Castello Galli featuring a couple lit by glowing Light Sabers in a nod to 'Star Wars' at night.

Enchanting Wedding Portrait at Castello Galli with Glowing Light Sabers Under Starlit Sky

A beautifully lit wedding portrait taken at Domaine de Kervallon à Caro captures a couple sharing a break together back to back, as they exhale smoke from their cigarettes against a colorful gel-lit backdrop.

Romantic Back-to-Back Moment: Couple Exhaling Smoke at Domaine de Kervallon à Caro Wedding Portrait

romantic exhaling sharing couple Morbihan Caro together

A captivating wedding portrait taken in Beaujolais, France, showcasing the bride against a beautifully lit Lyon skyline during the blue hour.

Bride's Radiance: Lyon Skyline Backdrop in Beaujolais at Blue Hour Wedding Portrait

photographer lit memories Lyon Bride Beaujolais bride Beaujolais Bridal Portrait wedding portrait

This award-winning image showcases the couple and a picturesque fountain at Cornhill Castle. The photographer skillfully illuminates the scene near a single lamp post, creating a mesmerizingly enchanting atmosphere.

Enchanted at Cornhill Castle: A Mesmerizing Wedding Fountain Shot

Scotland romantic castle setting fountain lamp post Scotland wedding photography ocf South Lanarkshire

Istanbul couples portraits lifestyle session at the Galata Bridge with a lit dancing dip against the blue sky over the water

dip Istanbul couple portrait Galata Bridge lit water Galata Bridge portraits Turkey

Calle Recreo lifestyle portrait photography for a San Miguel de Allende couple who are engaged and make the kiss in a magical way and captured with a 300mm lens and taken from far away

kiss Mexico Calle Recreo 300mm lens city San Miguel de Allende urban

A Colorado couple poses during a Rocky Mountain National Park lifestyle Alpine photography session at sunset with a light

light Colorado couple pose lit Colorado sunset

An outstanding South Lake Tahoe wedding picture with this California bride and groom at a Private House with lights overhead

dark background Private house Lake Tahoe South Lake Tahoe wedding picture lights overhead South Lake Tahoe

Dramatic Dockmaster's Building wedding image of this Washington DC bride and groom as they embrace in front of city scenery at night

city scenery water Washington DC lit building Night embrace

A beautiful Filemore, Minnesota bridal portrait of her dress and veil lit up by neon signs

Filemore wedding venue dress veil Minnesota bridal portrait lit Minnesota neon signs

Colorado scene setter wedding day photography image of the couple embracing at The Barn at Raccoon Creek

Colorado wedding photography Colorado couple co couple Raccoon Creek scene setter Lights

A beautiful rainy day Zeist portrait as The couple is standing in the rain during A typical winter wedding in december, But they are keeping each other warm

standing Thomas Jongbloed lit december rainy Netherlands rain

A beautiful Scotland bride and groom portrait backlit in a lit hallway

backlit scotland bride lit couple portrait Mike Cook Scotland hall

An impressive Scotland wedding image of the couple that was lit by off camera flash

Scotland Couple lit Mike Cook off camera flash fence kissing Scotland

Cappadocia lit wedding day couple portrait at the Museum Hotel with a camera flash

hotel Cappadocia wedding lit camera flash Museum Cappadocia

Top, and timeless wedding photography from lacuna lofts in Chicago during a portrait session for a couple in the snow at night

LACUNA LOFTS wedding venue cultural arts center lit events venue Night Lacuna Lofts umbrealla

Dramatic Cueva los Majuelos wedding image of this Pegalajar, Jaen bride and groom in Spain in a cave lit with red lighting

Cueva los Majuelos Pegalajar lit Jaén bride and groom Dramatic Spain Cueva los Majuelos weddings

An extreme Stonebrook Manor wedding image from a Thornton couple in Colorado showing a Backlit couple posing under alter lit with pink lights

Stonebrook Manor Thornton CO lit Thornton couple Colorado posing pink lights

A picturesque setting for an Estes Park Wedding Ceremony photo at Black Canyon Inn, Colorado using off camera flash to show the mountains

Estes Park Black Canyon inn Estes Park Wedding Ceremony picturesque Colorado bride and groom Colorado

A Nevada Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this creative, adventurous portrait of this Las Vegas couple embracing in the canyon

NV Wedding Photographer Las Vegas couple Las Vegas embracing canyon rocks

A Colorado Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this artistic, lit portrait of this Breckenridge couple getting cozy after a snowy afternoon

lit Breckenridge Couple colorado engagement photographer snow cozy rim light

Top, and timeless wedding photography from Castle Pines, Colorado during a portrait session for The bride and groom during a dance privately after the ceremony

Colorado CO wedding photography dance Castle Pines blue sky private

A Colorado Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this romantic, Garden of the Gods portrait of this Colorado Springs couple embracing each other in the garden

garden lit colorado wedding photographer Garden of the Gods Colorado Springs couple garden rocks

A Colorado Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this creative, evening portrait of this CO couple at the Garden of the Gods at dusk

colorado engagement photographer Autumn Parry Colorado Springs Garden of the Gods rocks garden co couple

An extreme Segovia wedding image from a Madrid couple at sunset with reflected or double exposed clouds

reflected Sky sunset clouds Madrid couple double exposed Segovia

A Devon bridal portrait at Tunnels Beach in the UK embracing by the sea, surrounding by cliffs lit by a beautiful sunset

lit Tunnels Beach portraits Devon Jenny Rutterford cliffs embracing UK couple

A Eure et Loir couple portrait at Chateau de Courtalain under a lit umbrella for the Bride and groom at night

Chateau de Courtalain lit Night Eure et Loir Eure et Loir Bride and groom Chateau de Courtalain couple Eure et Loir couple portrait

A great wedding day portrait from Vail Village showing the couple all Alone in love outside the venue

lit Vail Vail couple alone CO venue Vail wedding portrait Vail Village

An outstanding Château de Beaujeu wedding picture with this Sens-Beaujeu, France bride and groom at the castle

stairs French couple portrait Gaelle Caré castle Sens Beaujeu Chateau de Beaujeu france bride and groom

Dramatic Zurich wedding image of this Switzerland bride and groom at the Ceremony Location during Sunset picture session with a dip

lit Switzerland bride and groom Mischa Baettig dip Zurich ZH picture session Ceremony Location portraits

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