Wedding Photos of Low light

The following “Low light” 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 “Low light” 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.

Mexico pre wedding portrait session with engaged lovers in low light at Now Amber Resort, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

France Couple in metro during their Paris engagement, pre-wed portrait session

engagement photos Paris Paris pre wedding portrait pedestrian metro Ronan Jégaden low light France

Guangdong Home Photography on Actual Wedding Day | Lighting the candles

Lighting the candles - Guangdong Home Photography on Actual Wedding Day

low light Guangdong lighting candles Guangdong wedding photographer Guangzhou wedding image Jinqi Tan

Engagement Photographer for Maryland at Client's Home with holi powder and dramatic lighting

lighting dusk low light Breanna Shaw Lights dramatic lighting Maryland engagement session

Engagement Photography for Turkey | istanbul pre wedding session at grand bazar

Engagement Photography Turkey Istanbul pre wedding session at grand bazar

lighting dusk Turkey Istanbul engagement grand bazar evening

Pré-wedding photo session with open fire, guitar and a couple in Caraíba.

Caraíba low light Brazil Lights Caraíba wedding couple lit portrait Night

Vik, Iceland Engagement Portraits | Nothing better than a hot tub under the northern lights!

northern lights Iceland low light lit portrait green lighting Vik

Using flash creatively in grand central stations vast walkway

Lights low light New York lighting Grand Central Station night portrait

Couple hugs each other in the sunset light

hugs lit portrait lampposts night portrait Romania engagement photographer blue hour

Washington DC National Gallery of Art - silhouette couple portraits at night for engagement

DC engagement session spotlight lighting lit portrait silhouette National Gallery of Art Night

DC National Gallery of Art Engagement Photo Session - A couple on the steps at night

steps DC night portrait Washington lit portrait Kenneth Clapp dusk

National Gallery of Art couple portrait on stairs

monument night portrait DC engagement photography blue hour DC evening lit

Duluth Engagement Photographer - Couple hanging out in the nocturnal room during portrait session

Night nocturnal room night portrait Duluth engagement photo Duluth pre wedding portrait lit portrait

Silhouette image of couple dancing funny at sunset

dusk lit portrait lighting Openau engagement photo low light evening

Engaged couple is standing in front of an amphitheater highlighted with colour orange at Bilkent University Main Campus, Ankara

Lights Bilkent University Main Campus Ankara pre wedding portrait Ankara Night evening

Couple is standing on a building highlighted with purple

dusk Bilkent University Main Campus low light Ankara lighting Ankara engagement photo lit portrait

Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha (Spain) Pre Wedding Photo shoot with atistic jars - universe with couple shilouette

lit portrait Toledo pre wedding portrait low light Toledo evening dusk Lights

Sunset loving couple shilouttes during engagement photo session

lit portrait stone wall Toledo low light Spain alley Castilla La Mancha

Shanghai City Reflections during Engagement Shoot with a Couple at Night

Night lit portrait Shanghai engagement photo Moana Wu lighting China Shanghai pre wedding portrait

Liberty State Park, NJ - Engaged couple standing for portraits

NJ pre wedding portrait Liberty State Park evening low light Night lit portrait Lights

Hradcanske Namesti, Prague Castle, Czech Republic Pre Wedding Portraits | A couple shares a late summer night kiss underneath the impressive gas lamps at Prague Castle

dusk lighting Prague engagement photo Night low light lit portrait

Fort Fisher, North Carolina Couple Portraits - Engagement photo of future couple with bride's son running in silhouette

sunset NC wedding couple Fort Fisher Lights NC engagement session NC pre wed dusk

Sunset silhouette engagement potrait in Melaka, Malaysia

Melaka pre wed low light lit portrait Melaka wedding couple Malaysia sunset

Using some available light to highlight the engaged couple against the Union Station in downtown Denver during a portrait session.

Colorado lighting Union Station Night Lights lit portrait

Discovery Park Engagement Photography - Couple walks on rocks near light house

Lights lighting blue hour Logan Westom wa wedding couple evening wa pre wed

Gers, South of France Engagement Portrait Shoot - Just before a big storm

sunset blue hour South of France Gers engagement session Lights lit portrait

Madrid, Spain Engagement Photographer - A couple smiling inside a kind of tent

Madridengagement session Madrid Madrid pre wed lit portrait lighting evening low light

This wedding photo captures a sweet, loving couple in a face-to-face portrait at Forte dei Marmi in low light

This portrait of a loving couple captures the sweet embrace they shared at Forte dei Marmi, illuminated by a subtle backlight

Forte dei Marmi embracin couple embracing embrace intimate moment newlyweds sunset couple outdoor wedding

walking on the edge of the river, with nice low light, made in February this year, with lovely couple | Fort Sabina Heijningen engagement photography

Couple walking on the edge of the river, with nice low light, made in February, with a lovely couple

low light February edge walking Fort Sabina Heijningen river

Orthodox Patriarchate Istanbul - Bride and Groom Doing The Ceremonial Walk

Orthodox Patriarchate Istanbul wedding image of the Bride and Groom Doing The Ceremonial Walk

church Ceremonial Walk Orthodox Patriarchate weddings Istanbul photographer low light bride and groom

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