Wedding Photos of Sunlight

The following “Sunlight” 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 “Sunlight” 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.

Sicily ceremony wedding photo of the bride and groom saying, yes i do

A Devils Thumb, AB, Canada Sunrise madness pre-wed picture session

sunlight AB warm light Canada view mountain lens flare

Les Sables d'Olonne, Vendee, France Backlit photo of a loving couple touching heads at sunset in the woods

afternoon Jeremie Sangare sunshine trees lens flare sun flare Vendee

Les Sables d'Olonne, Vendee, France Silhouette pre-wed shot of a couple kissing at sunset on a motorbike over the ocean

Les Sables dOlonne sunset kissing sun flare motorcycle warm light ocean

The Farm Al Barari, Dubai Couple with sun as backlight for their pre-wed photography session

Farm Al Barari sunshine Backlight sun flare sun lens flare

LaSalle Street Bridge Running in the streets during a sunset creative pre-wedding photo shoot

urban running afternoon lens flare LaSalle Street sun flare

Aguilas Murcia Car and sunset pre-wed image session with a clear sky

car Aguilas Murcia Sky sunlight sunshine

Washoe Lake, NV couple walking with their pups in the sand during a pre-wed image shoot

sunset Washoe Lake sunlight sun flare dog sunshine

Marciac, Gers, France couple kissing with the sunset for a creative engagement portrait

sunlight Gers France sunshine afternoon sun flare

Erice Mount - Italy Sunshine caresses the couple for an artistic and warm engagement portrait

sunshine lens flare sunset sunlight sun flare afternoon Erice Mount

Alameda FIgueira, Cachoeirinha, Brazil wedding photo of the bride and groom during the outdoor ceremony

Brazil wedding photo garden bride and groom sunlight Alameda FIgueira outdoor ceremony

Acreage by Stem Ciders, Lafayette, CO couple silhouetted in front of sunset during an engagement pre-wed photography session

CO artistic picture creative portrait Lafayette CO sunlight sunshine silhouette

Versailles gardens, France Pre-wedding engagement at sunset with a warm kiss

kiss afternoon sunlight Versailles Gardens sunshine Versailles France

Houston, TX Couple having their romantic moment under a sunset hour at Herman Park during a creative pre-wed portrait shoot

afternoon warm light Si Vo TX sunlight Herman Park sunset hour

chicago downtown engagement session on the bridge with warm afternoon sunlight

sunlight sun flare bridge afternoon sunshine Chicago IL

chicago lincoln park engagement session in warm sunlight

Warm sunlight IL Chicago sunlight sunshine lens flare bridge

chicago lincoln park beach couple during a pre-wed engagement photo session

ocean Lincoln Park afternoon sand sunshine Chicago

Sutro Baths. Lands End. San Francisco, California couple portrait shoot at the very edge of a continent where San Francisco meets the Pacific Ocean are the Sutro Baths

afternoon Sutro Baths beach San Francisco California water

Taft Point adventure engagement session in Yosemite National Park

warm light cliffs rocks Taft Point sunset sun flare Yosemite National Park

Graça, Lisbon Couple taking the last sun rays available in the wonderful sunset during a pre-wed engagement photo shoot

warm light artistic picture Graça contrast creative portrait afternoon sunshine

Charles River Engagement Session with couple dancing at sunset on the dock by the water

water dock afternoon dancing sun flare beach Lakeside

Tunel Guajataca, Isabela, Puerto Rico couple with The small shapes of sunlight plus one light during a creative pre-wed portrait shoot

Isabela Puerto Rico couple image nature outdoors trees Tunel Guajataca

Lincoln Park Zoo pre-wed image session with some warm Cuddling at Sunset

sunshine Lincoln Park Zoo warm light IL afternoon lens flare sun flare

Madrid pre wedding and engagement photography from Ponferrada Spain with a couple under tree leaves

Spain engagement shoot sunlight ponferrada ponferrada engagement photography pre wedding image Spain trees

IT engagement photoshoot & pre-wedding session of a Rome, Italy couple with sun flares

Italy Nilufer Nalbantoglu sun flare sunlight lens flares Rome sunshine

Lago del Predil, Udine, Italy pre-wedding photo session with an engaged couple doing some Sunset walking

sand afternoon ocean Italy beach sunlight

FR pre wedding and engagement photography at sunset below the cliffs of Marseille France

sun flare France cliffs kissing Marseille sunshine afternoon

ES engagement photo shoot in the afternoon sun of Águilas - Spain with some soft Love and horses

sunlight Spain horse afternoon warm light horses sunshine

Bay Area engagement photoshoot & pre-wedding session from San Francisco with An affectionate kiss in the sun flare

kiss afternoon kissing lens flare California sunshine

Wine Country pre wedding portrait session with engaged lovers

CA Wine Country castle kissing SF afternoon Light

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