Wedding Photos of Warm sunlight

The following “Warm 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 “Warm 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.

Engaged couple in Duino, Trieste, Italy, sitting at the edge of a forest, sharing genuine smiles as warm afternoon sunlight envelops them, captured by a talented Trieste wedding photographer.

Enchanted in Duino: A Captivating Engagement Portrait Amidst Trieste's Enchanting Forest, Bathed in Divine Sunlight by an Exquisite Trieste Wedding Photographer

A wedding couple walks up a staircase outside the droogdok in Hellevoetsluis. The warm sunlight creates a romantic atmosphere.

Romantic Staircase Ascend: Wedding Bliss Illuminates Hellevoetsluis' Droogdok

Zuid Holland Hellevoetsluis Hellevoetsluis Wedding Photography Voorne Putten staircase Warm sunlight Droogdok

A couple kisses outside a church in Sinsheim, Germany on their wedding day, under a bright blue sky and warm sunlight

Endless Love: Newlyweds Embrace in Enchanting Sinsheim, Germany Amidst Blissful Skies

old church Baden-Wurttemberg swooping veil kissing couple Sinsheim Germany blue sky

A couple stands in front of Hambacher Schloss on their wedding day in Neustadt an der Weinstrasse. The vineyards glow in the warm sunlight.

Love at the Castle: A Dreamy Wedding Day in Neustadt an der Weinstrasse

Warm sunlight Hambacher Schloss vineyards Rhineland-Palatinate Neustadt an der Weinstrasse glowing vineyard Neustadt Wedding Portrait

Lifestyle portrait of a couple embracing and sharing a kiss on top of a beautiful grass moorland at sunset in Cragg Vale, Yorkshire, UK. The warm sunlight casts a stunning backlight on them.

Sunset Embrace: A Stunning Engagement Portrait on Yorkshire's Moorland

sunset Backlight Warm sunlight Cragg Vale West Yorkshire West Yorkshire Engagement Photography share a kiss

Engaged couple embraces against a stunning lakeside backdrop in Laramie, Wyoming, basking in the warm sunlight as snow-dusted rocks add a touch of winter

Lakeside Love in Laramie: A Winter Wonderland Engagement

lakeside engagement touch of winter Wyoming Laramie Warm sunlight Laramie Engagement Photography snow dusted rocks

Engaged couple basks in warm sunlight amid majestic views of Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado's high alpine tundra

Captivated by Love: A Rocky Mountain Romance

Rocky Mountain National Park Colorado alpine tundra mountain engagement Warm sunlight Colorado engagement photography

Engaged couple sharing a joyful embrace at Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado, basking in the warm sunlight beside a cascading creek

A Rocky Mountain Romance: Love Awash in Warm Sunlight and Joy

Warm sunlight Colorado engagement photography rocks water cascading creek Colorado Rocky Mountain National Park

A loving couple at Duino, Trieste, Italy, embracing near the sea, basking in the warm sunlight at a scenic viewpoint

Captivating Love: Embracing the Sun-kissed Beauty of Duino, Trieste, Italy

Duino Trieste engagement session near the sea scenic view Warm sunlight Trieste ocean

Engaged couple gracefully dances amidst a stunning steel sculpture in Palo Alto, California. Warm sunlight enhances the sculpture's burgundy and rust tones, creating a timeless portrait.

A Captivating Symphony: Engaged Couple's Graceful Dance Embraces Palo Alto's Steel Sculpture Amidst a Sunlit Haven

timeless portrait Palo Alto Engagement Photography Palo Alto dancing sunlight and shadows Warm sunlight rust tones

A couple in Crete Senesi, Tuscany, took an engagement portrait at sunset, cuddling in a field with a warm glow and an overlooking view of a lake

Romantic Engagement Portrait in Crete Senesi, Tuscany: Sunset Cuddle in Field with Stunning Lake View

field Cuddling Crete Senesi Warm sunlight overlooking lake warm glow lake view

Portrait of a bride at Abbaye de Fontmorigny, with the back of her dress visible as she gazes over her shoulder, illuminated by natural warm sun light

Abbaye de Fontmorigny: Stunning Bride Portrait with Back of Dress, Basking in Natural Sunlight

Cher Abbaye de Fontmorigny Centre-Val de Loire natural sunlight illuminated bride Warm sunlight sunlit bride

The love between the engaged couple as they explore Baños de Popea, a beautiful forest setting in Córdoba, Spain, basking in the warm sunlight and playing with the captivating interplay of shadows

Baños de Popea: Engaged couple's love captured in a beautiful forest setting in Córdoba, Spain

Warm sunlight forest setting Cordoba Engagement Photography Spain Baños de Popea Córdoba sunlight and shadows

Delhi, India: Outdoor shot captures the details of the bride's dress hanging against a stunning backdrop, surrounded by warm sunlight in the hotel area

Outdoor Shot of Bride's Dress Hanging in Hotel Area in Delhi, India, Capturing Stunning Backdrop and Warm Sunlight

hotel area brides dress hanging India Delhi Wedding Photography Delhi Bridal Details Delhi

A beautiful couple was captured by a wedding photojournalist in a romantic portrait at the Hotel

Hotel De Russie Warm sunlight Rome Rome Wedding Couple romantic portrait Rome intimate portrait Italy

A lifestyle portrait session for a couple about to get married in Bangkok, Thailand in the sunlight with warm smiles, especially as the groom gives his bride a piggy back ride

The couple's engagement portrait captures their joy and anticipation of their upcoming nuptials in Bangkok, Thailand, with the groom giving his bride a piggy back ride in the warm sunlight

Bangkok Engagement Photography Warm sunlight Thailand warm smiles piggy back ride sunlight Bangkok

In Vejer de la Frontera, Cadiz, Spain, the newly engaged couple celebrated their love with a pre-wedding photo shoot, capturing a creative garden portrait as he planted a sweet kiss on her cheek in the warm sunlight

Vejer de la Frontera, Cadiz, Spain: Newly engaged couple celebrated love with pre-wedding photo shoot, capturing creative garden portrait and sweet kiss in warm sunlight

Cadiz Engagement Portrait fronds Vejer de la Frontera Cadiz garden portrait Warm sunlight Spain

A couple in Montpellier, France, were captured walking along a sand path lined with grasses in the warm sunlight, creating a beautiful lifestyle engagement portrait

In Montpellier, France, a couple strolled a sunlit sandy path amid grasses

montpellier engagement photography beach grasses Warm sunlight Montpellier sandy path

The couple smiled at each other in a lifestyle portrait session at the Mas de Peint during the golden hour, surrounded by warm sunlight and a tree-lined path

At Mas de Peint, the couple smiled during a golden hour lifestyle portrait session surrounded by a tree-lined path

Mas de Peint Arles tree lined path Provence Engagement Photography Provence golden hour Warm sunlight

The couple posed for a lifestyle engagement portrait in Stirling Gardens, Perth, Western Australia, standing in the warm sunlight with intimate smiles on their faces close together

At the famous Stirling Gardens of Perth, the engaged couple posed for a romantic portrait in the warm sunlight

perth engagement photography Warm sunlight perth smiles romantic portrait Western Australia Stirling Gardens

The couple from Le Porge were photographed in the sand dunes with warm sunlight, resulting in a light color palette in the lifestyle engagement portrait

Le Porge: Couple photographed in sand dunes, warm sunlight producing light color palette in engagement portrait

sand dunes Gironde Engagement Photography Le Porge Warm sunlight Gironde

On a foggy morning in Kananaskis, AB, Canada, the couple stands atop the world, illuminated by the warm sunlight glowing behind them as they hold hands

The couple stands hand-in-hand atop the world, illuminated by the warm sunlight shining through the foggy morning

Kananaskis Elopement Photographer Warm sunlight AB Canada foggy morning Kananaskis mountains

This is an intimate engagement portrait taken in the fall with fall colors in full bloom with the woman caressing man's face at Kenosha Pass, Colorado, United States

A prewedding couple portrait was taken in the fall with the warm sunlight making the fall colors glow

autumn engagement Kenosha Pass Colorado engagement photography fall colors Warm sunlight Colorado touching face

The bride glowed radiantly as she gracefully walked down the aisle, bathed in the warm sunlight

Gleaming with joy, the bride's father proudly escorted her down the aisle in a beam of sunlight

radiantly glowing Warm sunlight Virginia Virginia photographer

A playful couple embraces and shares kisses during their prewedding festivities in the warm sunlight of Chandigarh

The couple's love radiates in the warm sunlight, a joyful prelude to their upcoming union

Chandigarh Warm sunlight kiss on cheek Punjab Chandigarh Engagement Photography India

engagement portrait under the warmth of a sunset

Ravenna photographer Ravenna Ravenna Wild Sanctuary Caterina Errani sunset portrait Italy Warm sunlight

pre wedding photos of a couple in a desert field in warm sunlight

Dnipro Photographer Serhii Bilyi Ukraine desert engagement Dnipro Warm sunlight

The arrival of the bride in front of the church in the warm sunlight

arrival of bride Rome photographer Warm sunlight Santa Caterina Church Rome front of church

Agropoli engagement announcement couple photo session in Cilento, Salerno, Italy with an abundance of Beautiful warm sunset light

Warm sunlight Salerno Italy Salerno Photographer Agropoli Cilento sunset engagement

Fun Lac de Bouzey engagement announcement picture in nature for a warm Couple portrait at sunset

Vosges Warm sunlight Lac de Bouzey Vosges photographer sunset portrait

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