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The following “Sun rays” 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 “Sun rays” 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.

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An Award-Winning Artistic Wedding Day Portrait captures the stunning beauty of a Pittsburgh PA wedding couple, with the ethereal ambiance of smokey sun rays shining through a window.
Pittsburgh's Ethereal Sunlit Splendor: Award-Winning Artistic Wedding Day Portrait
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A couple in Paxton, Massachusetts found a beautiful spot at the Pleasant View Nursery to share a romantic embrace, with the sun's rays creating a stunning backdrop as they kissed among the bushes
Romantic Embrace amidst the Radiant Gardens of Pleasant View Nursery, Paxton, Massachusetts
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In a serene forest in Genesee, Colorado, this couple shares a kiss as the sun rays filter through the trees, illuminating the vibrant green grass beneath them.
COLORADO COUPLE EMBRACES IN IDYLLIC FOREST WEDDING KISS
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The happy couple shared a warm embrace and kiss, basking in the sun's rays while posing next to the flat harbor waters of Trieste, Italy
Trieste, Italy: Couple share warm embrace and kiss next to flat harbor waters
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Newlyweds embrace in the warm, backlit glow of the sunset at Villa Corsini Mezzo Monte, with the gentle rays of the sun illuminating the bride's face, creating an intimate and serene moment in Florence, Italy
Florence, Italy: Newlyweds Embrace in Serene Sunset Glow at Villa Corsini Mezzo Monte
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A couple in Saratoga is joyfully embracing in the sunshine as they look forward to their upcoming wedding
Saratoga's loving couple joyfully embrace in sun rays
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A couple in Port Saint Louis, Guadeloupe, can be seen in a lifestyle portrait reaching out to each other underwater
The couple in the picture are reaching out to each other underwater, reminiscent of the famous painting of God and Man
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A Thailand couple had a lifestyle portrait taken on a beach in Phuket with a dramatic sky featuring sun rays peeling through the clouds at harsh angles from the low sun
The couple poses for their pre-wedding photo on the beach, with a dramatic backdrop of sun rays peeking through the clouds
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The couple enjoys a vibrant embrace in the forest of Shenandoah National Park on their wedding day, illuminated by the sun's glorious rays
The couple passionately embraces in the sun-drenched forest, face to face
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The couple embraced and shared a romantic kiss surrounded by sun rays filtering through the trees of a forest in Biarritz, Pyrénées-Atlantiques
The couple posed for a serene portrait, illuminated by the golden light of the forest
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Montefiascone, Bolsena Lake Couple Portrait | The silhouettes of an engaged couple on the shore of the lake with the background of the sun's rays filtering through the clouds
Bolsena Lake engagement shoot with the couple in silhouette and the rays of the sun coming through the clouds
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Tiong Bahru couple photography in Singapore during a pre wedding engagement shoot showing the Man gave his lady a kiss under a beautiful backdrop of trees and sun rays
Tiong Bahru couple photography in Singapore during a pre wedding engagement shoot showing the Man gave his lady a kiss under a beautiful backdrop of trees and sun rays
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Boston pre-wedding photo-session of A couple embraced in golden sunlight while framed by a pine tree
Boston pre-wedding photo-session of A couple embraced in golden sunlight while framed by a pine tree
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A sophisticated France wedding portrait of the Dordogne couple at Domaine de Beaufort with bursting sun rays from a low sun
A sophisticated France wedding portrait of the Dordogne couple at Domaine de Beaufort with bursting sun rays from a low sun
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Camp Hale, Red Cliff, CO portrait of bride and groom on mountaintop
Camp Hale, Red Cliff, CO portrait of bride and groom on mountaintop
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A couple about to marry is Walking on-route to Taft Point for their wedding ceremony in Yosemite National Park, California
image of A couple about to marry is Walking on-route to Taft Point for their wedding ceremony in Yosemite National Park, California
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Engagement Photography | Da Lat, Vietnam Sun Kissing Couple
Engagement Photography with a Sun Kissing Couple
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Place of wedding ceremony: Theater in Foggia. Pictures Shot from the stage while groom and bride are lit by sun rays outside the theater.
In a Theater some Pictures Shot from the stage while groom and bride are lit by sun rays outside the theater
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Arabia Mountain, Georgia | Sun rays break through the clouds for this creative engagement portrait
Arabia Mountain, Georgia | Sun rays break through the clouds for this creative engagement portrait
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Arabia Mountain, Georgia | Sun rays break through the clouds for this creative engagement portrait
Arabia Mountain, Georgia | Sun rays break through the clouds for this creative engagement portrait
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Kapalua, Hawaii Engagement Photography - Couple in the jungle with sun rays coming through the trees
Engagement Photo of the Couple in the jungle with sun rays coming through the trees
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In this image, an engaged couple basks in the warmth of their love and the sun's rays in Utrecht, symbolizing a bright future under the canopy of black and white trees
The newly engaged couple basked in the warmth of their love and the sun's rays, symbolizing a bright future under the canopy of black and white trees
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Sunlight shining during this engagement picture of a kissing couple | Rio de Janeiro photographer pre-wedding shoot with photographer
Sunlight shining during this engagement picture of a kissing couple under rays of sun
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Italian Engagement Photographer. Sunlight streams through the high windows during this indoor portrait in black-and-white.
Italian Sunlight streams through the high windows during this indoor portrait in black-and-white
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