Wedding Photos of Silhouettes

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.

A wedding day picture taken at the ceremony location in Fort Collins, Colorado. The bride and groom sharing a romantic and intimate embrace

Love in the Rockies: A Fort Collins Wedding Day Embrace

A breathtaking sunset in Hangzhou, China, sets the sky ablaze with shades of orange while a newlywed couple, in silhouette, stands together, embracing the beginning of their journey as a married couple

Serenading Love: Embracing Forever amid Hangzhou's Blazing Sunset

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A romantic couple in Milwaukee, WI, gazes lovingly at each other during sunset, capturing their profiles in an enchanting silhouetted shot against a vibrant, electric-colored sky

Milwaukee Magic: Enchanting Sunset Silhouette Captures Love's Electric Glow

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A couple is dancing in silhouette, surrounded by glittering lights and gold decorations, on their wedding day at Hotel in Shenzhen, Guangdong

Golden Love: A Mesmerizing Wedding Dance Illuminates Shenzhen's Glamorous Hotel

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Lifestyle portrait of a couple in Strasbourg, France, before their wedding. The image showcases their intimate embrace under the beautifully arched stones, captured in black and white.

Lovingly entwined under Strasbourg's Stone Arches: A Stunning Engagement Portrait

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An engaged couple in silhouette walks hand in hand, symbolizing their journey together, at Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts

Journey of Love: Engaged Couple Embrace at Serene Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts

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The soon-to-wed couple stands at Duino, Trieste, Italy, their silhouettes outlined by the enchanting golden sunset, lost in an intimate connection

Lost in the Golden Sunset: A Captivating Connection in Duino, Trieste

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A romantic couple in love embraces by a serene lake, creating a mesmerizing silhouette during their enchanting engagement photo shoot at sunset

Captivated by Love: A Breathtaking Silhouette of Romance at Sunset

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A romantic couple, silhouetted against a hotel window in Phoenix, AZ, captures the magic of their engagement photo session

Enchanting Lovebirds Embrace Against Phoenix Sunset

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In Chartres, a couple embraces during the golden hour for their engagement portrait

Capturing Love in Chartres: Enchanting Engagement Portrait Embraces the Golden Hour

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Vittorio and Emily had an engagement portrait session in Cortona, Italy, following Vittorio's proposal

Capturing Love in Cortona: Vittorio and Emily's Stunning Engagement Portrait Session in Italy

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In the engagement portrait, a Crete Senesi couple stands between two trees, creating a striking silhouette against the beautiful landscape

Captivating Engagement Portrait: Crete Senesi Couple Embraces Stunning Silhouette Amongst Majestic Trees and Landscape

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This engagement portrait was taken at Baker Beach in San Francisco, California. The couple included their first dog, who holds great significance in their lives

Breathtaking Engagement Portrait at Baker Beach, San Francisco, featuring Beloved First Dog

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A couple from Anglet, France were captured in an engagement portrait, laughing on the beach at sunset, their figures beautifully silhouetted against a black and white backdrop

Romantic Anglet Engagement Portrait: Couple Laughing on Beach at Stunning Sunset

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A Fontainebleau couple was photographed in a forest during their engagement shoot, with the image depicting them as silhouettes against the natural backdrop

Captivating Forest Engagement Shoot: Fontainebleau Couple Embraces Nature as Striking Silhouettes

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The happy couple posed for a breathtaking silhouette shot in Lake Como, Italy in front of Villa Olmo's arch, with the sky behind them

Lake Como, Italy: Breathtaking Silhouette Shot of Happy Couple in front of Villa Olmo's Arch

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The newly engaged couple stands in near silhouette at sunset against the backdrop of the Sea, lit up by a single lamp post, creating the romantic scene in Pirano, Slovenia

Engaged couple shares romantic sunset moment in Pirano, Slovenia against backdrop of the Sea

Slovenia Engagement Session silhouettes by the sea lamp post Slovenia sunset Pirano

Unique engagement photography session at Lake Garda, where a couple stands facing each other, while a bird gracefully soars above them among tall buildings

Lake Garda Engagement Photography Session: Couple Stands Among Tall Buildings as Bird Soars Gracefully

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Old Town Alexandria at The Morrison House - Hotel: A stylish duo poses in front of a captivating book collage

The Morrison House - Hotel in Old Town Alexandria: A stylish duo in front of a captivating book collage

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At a church in Roswell, Georgia, the bride and groom stood before the photographers' flash gel, resulting in a beautifully lit, off-center framed portrait session with an artistic touch.

ROSWELL REVERIE: A Wedding Photo Illuminated, Captured, and Composed in Harmony

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The bride and groom at Hilton Frontenac had a stunningly beautiful portrait session, with the sun softly coming through the window, creating a romantic silhouette.

Wedding at Hilton Frontenac: Radiant Love in Silhouette

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This is a stunning engagement photograph capturing a couple in Bournemouth Pier, Dorset UK, with a visually striking high contrast silhouette effect created by the pier framing them

Engagement Photography: Bournemouth Pier, Dorset UK captures couple in stunning contrast silhouette

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During their portrait session at the Hotel in Isere Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, the couple leaned towards each other, illuminated in warm tones, capturing the end-of-party atmosphere.

HOTEL HUG: Capturing Love's Glow - A Wedding Photo in Isere Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

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Baeza, Jaén, Spain: A creative couple's portrait in Baeza, Jaén, Spain showcases the silhouettes of the couple against a massive building, with a striking purple spotlight adding to the ambiance of the scene

Baeza, Jaén, Spain: Creative Couple's Portrait with Striking Purple Spotlight against Massive Building

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At Domaine de Fillières in Avril, Meurthe et Moselle, a nighttime wedding portrait captures the bride and groom; groom's silhouette is seen checking his watch while a blue flash separates him from the background, as the bride signals him with her finger.

AVRIL AFTER DARK: Wedding Time Warp at Domaine de Fillières

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The wedding day portrait captured at Castello Canevaro Zoagli Genoa showcases the bride and groom in a session, reflecting their love in a room adorned with a breathtaking sunset ocean view.

THE CANEVARO I-DO'S: A Wedding Portrait with an Ocean-Sunset Love Reflection

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The love and connection between the couple is shown in this stunning engagement photography session at Knox College in Toronto, ON, Canada, with a photo showing them gazing into each other's eyes.

Toronto Engagement Photography Session at Knox College showcasing love and connection between a couple in Canada

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The photo captured a romantic moment between the couple, taken at sunset in Biebersee, Cham, with a silhouette by the water, where the man is lifting the woman off the ground

Romantic Sunset Silhouette Photo in Biebersee, Cham - Man Lifts Woman off Ground by Water

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The photo features a silhouette of the couple in Bangkok, Thailand, set against a breathtaking sunset sky with warm and cool tones, providing a minimalistic, sky-filled frame

Bangkok, Thailand: Silhouette of Couple Against a Breathtaking Sunset Sky in Minimalistic Frame

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The couple poses at their first date location under a bridge in Budapest, Hungary, holding hands while facing each other and admiring the peaceful water

Budapest, Hungary: Couple Poses Hand-in-Hand Admiring Peaceful Water Under Bridge on First Date.

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