Wedding Photos of Shadow

The following “Shadow” 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 “Shadow” 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 Tunis, Tunisia, the shadow of the singer adds an artistic touch to the reception, infusing the atmosphere with rhythm and melody as guests revel in the celebration.

Melodic Shadows: A Tunisian Wedding Celebration

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

Chateau du Donzy tender groom Romain Loire Chateau shadow

A couple on their wedding day in Baeza, Jaén, Spain, standing against a stone wall. The groom is bathed in sunlight while the bride is in shadow. A contrasting and captivating image of love and light in a historic Spanish setting.

Love Illuminated: A Sunlit Groom and Shaded Bride in Baeza, Jaén, Spain. Pose by Wall

couple historic Jaén spanish captivating image shadow light

A couple about to wed had their engagement portrait session in Albi, France, posing in front of vibrant red windows. The photographer skillfully played with shadows, light, and captured the man's silhouette.

Engaging Elegance | Vibrant Red Windows in Albi Frame Their Love

couple portrait photography Tarn windows Albi portrait session shadow red Albi

A wedding photographer artistically capture a beautiful portrait of a couple in Bar le Duc, Meuse. The captivating black and white silhouette showcases their love, surrounded by enchanting Chinese shadows.

Enchanting Shadows: Bar le Duc's Captivating Black and White Silhouette

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The portrait was taken of the couple in their Taiwan home, with the bride-to-be holding the groom's hand

Taiwan Home Couple Portrait: Bride-to-Be Holds Groom's Hand

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Creative wedding couple portrait in Cour Dorée showcasing a playful interplay of light and shadow on their faces

Cour Dorée Creative Wedding Couple Portrait: Playful Interplay of Light and Shadow on Faces

Rhône light shadow faces Rhone Creative Portrait playful interplay Cour Dorée

couple poses against a brick wall with a spot light on them

red brick wall El Paso shadow spot light Babak Sadri downtown engagement El Paso Photographer

At IMS, São Paulo, Brazil, a shadow of a kiss during a couple portrait session

couple kiss sao paulo photographer shadow Thiago Gimenes IMS São Paulo

Aniane, France contest award winning documentary wedding photography in black and white capturing a Difficult speech

silhouette France Aniane wedding speech shadow Aniane Photographer

The photographer at Playa Largo Resort, Key Largo, Florida scouted the lobby for a wedding photo, and decided to use the chandelier and the groom's shadow for an element

Key Largo, Florida photographer captures wedding photo with chandelier and groom's shadow

Key Largo shadow stairway chandelier Key Largo Photographer Playa Largo Resort hotel lobby

Engagement Photos Guanajuato. A Mexico couple pose while positioned at a different level of distance, And with an external flash to make that type of shadow that is striking

Jorge Alcala Goded Guanajuato Photographer Guanajuato Mexico posed couple shadow

A Fujian stylish wedding day detail picture showing The shadow of the bride on the grooms suit

Fujian stylish wedding shadow Fujian China grooms suit bride

Haltern am See couple engagement portraits with a couple at the beach in the sunlight on the sand

sandy beach haltern am see engagement engagement by the sea shadow Haltern am See

World's most innovative and best Chengdu wedding photography of The groom writing down his wedding vows, from under the glass table The words on the white paper are clearly visible, We can see the shadow left by the nib on the paper

shadow Sichuan China Chengdu white paper bw writing

World's best creative wedding portrait photography from Nanning showing the bride posing near a wall with a shadow from a window sign

Nanning wedding portrait photography Color Song shadow sign posing Nanning bride wall

Pre-wedding engagement image-session at Calle del Chorro in San Miguel de Allende showing the red color of the streets and the shadow of the sun to make this dramatic photograph

Dramatic sun Calle del Chorro Pre wedding Ritrae Studio streets shadow San Miguel de Allende

Sancerre pre-wedding photo-session with an urban shadow on the street walls in the afternoon

cher photographer Sancerre prewedding photo Piranga Studio afternoon street Sancerre

View this decorative Landgut Stüttem Wipperfürth wedding image of a handkerchief for tears of joy, which was distributed to the guests, in the shadow of the grape arch, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography from the WPJA

Landgut Stüttem Wipperfürth wedding image of a handkerchief for tears of joy, which was distributed to the guests, in the shadow of the grape arch, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography

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View this dramatic La Spezia wedding image of the bride, using a shadow portrait of the groom, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Teller, Lerici from the WPJA

dramatic La Spezia wedding image of the bride, using a shadow portrait of the groom, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Teller, Lerici

Teller wedding photography La Spezia wedding warm tones Dramatic lerici Teller shadow

View this imaginative Bozouls wedding image showing Groom is getting ready, as photographer played with light and shadow, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography at Les Terrasses de Majorac from the WPJA

Bozouls wedding image showing Groom is getting ready, as photographer played with light and shadow, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography at Les Terrasses de Majorac

Bozouls wedding image shadow Les Terrasses de Majorac getting ready albi wedding photography Bozouls groom

Arrowhead Golf Course, Littleton, CO marriage reception party award-winning photo that has recorded the Kids are poised to jump for the garter, with the grooms shadow on the wall

Littleton wedding photography Colorado photographer Littleton kids groom garter shadow

Sichuan wedding bridal party artistic image session near the ceremony site as bridegroom and his brothers are rushing to the ceremony area and The sun shines on their front, forming a high light shadow contrast

rushing ceremony area high light Brothers Sichuan Cheng Guo shadow

Guanajuato couple e-shoot in Calle de Hernandez Macias for a photo with no type of flash was used, the photo is in natural light and the trees made this shadow on the wall, take advantage of that

Guanajuato engagement portrait natural light Guanajuato couple shadow flash Jorge Alcala Goded trees

Black and white California - Northern wedding portrait at Half Moon Bay in San Mateo County using a nice shadow created by the windows after signing marriage certificate

San Mateo County bride and groom created by the windows Tyler Vu Half Moon Bay couple after signing marriage certificate California - Northern

La Badia, Orvieto portrait e-session - the couple divided by the shadow

La Badia, Orvieto portrait e session of the couple divided by the shadow

Umbria bw La Badia couple divided Italy e session La Badia Italy

Shanghai Artful Engagement Picture showing There is a shadow of the couple's shade

shadow silhouette Will Tee umbrella shanghai couple Shanghai

Red brick art gallery Love during an engagement portrait shoot under light and shadow

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Erice, Sicily artistic image of the bride getting ready at the Hotel Carmine

A picture of the bride having her hair done at the Hotel Venue was taken before the event

shadow Hotel Carmine Sicily hotel venue bride braid picture

Zhejiang bride and her father were ready to finish the ceremony at the hotel venue

Zhejiang Zhejiang actual day wedding hotel venue FOB Hao Pan shadow bride

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