Wedding Photos of Back lit

The following “Back 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 “Back 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 couple lovingly gazes at each other, standing before silhouette trees and a deep blue sky, in a beautifully composed lifestyle portrait by the photographer at Pont de l'Isch - Wolfskirchen.

ENCHANTING ENGAGEMENT | LOVING GAZE | SILHOUETTE TREES | PONT DE L'ISCH

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

Back lit shadow newlyweds bw Bar le Duc contrast creative portrait

Engagement Photography Session | Back lighted image in Key West

Engagement Photography Session with Back lighted couple

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The newlyweds, a bride and groom, stood in silhouette against the backdrop of the Atlanta city skyline at nightfall, their contours illuminated by the contrast of the red inner city lights and the darkness of the night at the Upstairs Atlanta

The bride and groom, newly married, were framed by the Atlanta skyline at night, lit up by the red city lights against the dark sky

Night Atlanta evening shape bride and groom shade dusk

Union League Club, NYC wedding venue photography | A Bride & Groom portrait using light and shadows

Capture the special day at the Union League Club in NYC with a bride and groom portrait featuring light and shadows

silhouette Manhattan Humorous nyc bright light light and shadows day

The beautiful silhouette of the bride and groom at the DUMBO Loft in Brooklyn made for a perfect wedding portrait

The joyous union of the bride and groom, beautifully captured in the magical skyline of the DUMBO Loft in Brooklyn, created a romantic portrait on their special day

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New York Couple back lit under the hudson brigde for engagement portrait

Back lit Night city scene city photos skyline New York

A back lit photo shoot at night of an engaged couple about to kiss

Udaipur Night India Back lit Udaipur Engagement Photography kiss

Grand Ankara Hotel wedding photos | Magic in the air - back lit spray behind the bride getting ready

wedding photos illustrating love in the air with a back lit spray behind the bride getting ready

spray Ankara bride Back lit bride getting ready Turkey Çankaya wedding

Back lit silhouette portrait of a couple at the beach in black-and-white

black and white silhouette Back lit San Francisco pre wedding photo beach CA SF e session

Wedding engagement portrait of a couple near dusk with statues

statues silhouette Chicago Chicago engagement photography dusk Back lit

Bride enjoys a drink before the wedding ceremony in Rio de Janeiro

the Bride enjoys a drink

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Back lit Spain engagement portrait photography in the park with a red spot light

red light Silhouette portrait Spain park photography Spain couple portrait shoot Back lit

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