Wedding Photos of Backlit

The following “Backlit” 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 “Backlit” 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.

Mumbai slow-shutter engagement portrait at night | Back Light and Lens Zoom!

slow-shutter engagement portrait at night with a Back Light and Lens Zoom

Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park Engagement Photo | Couple backlit by the sun

Redwoods State Park Engagement Photo of a Couple backlit by the sun

Redwoods State Park e session engagement photo sunlight Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park Redwoods State Park engagement images Redwoods State Park pre wedding portrait backlit

Wedding photo of backlit spray on the bride

bride getting ready France wedding photo France Luminous Softness spray Art Wedding Photo France fine art wedding picture Luminous

Gladbeck, DE Engagement Couple Portrait - Image contains: sunset, backlit, rimlit, silhouette

Gladbeck, DE Engagement Couple Portrait at sunset

sunset rimlit Germany engagement photographers DE Gladbeck Patrycja Janik backlit

Madrid Sunset at the temple Engagement photo with a light

Spain pre wedding locations Madrid backlit architecture Madrid Madrid engagement photos

Miraflores Lima Backlight couple portrait at night with lights

Lima Miraflores engagement session pre wedding location Miraflores black and white Night Dante Ceccon backlit

Miraflores sesion at Malecon with the lighthouse at sunset

Dante Ceccon backlit Miraflores pre wedding portrait Lima sunset portrait engagement photos Miraflores Miraflores

Key West engagement photos - Underwater lights at night

Key West engagement photos with Underwater lights at night

Night backlit FL pre wedding session Key West Key West lanterns Key West engagement photographers

Florida engagement shoot in Key West Portrait of Love under the lamppost

backlit street lamp Key West engagement session Key West Night

Florida Key West pre wedding engagement session - Up Close and Personal

Florida Key West pre wedding engagement session getting Up Close and Personal

palm tree backlit pre wedding locations Key West Night Key West engagement photos FL

Key West Florida Portrait Couple Session with a Red Brick night sky

Key West Key West pre wedding portrait Night engagement photos Key West FL bricks

New York City couple portrait with natural rim light and a kiss

engagement photos New York City couple kiss New York City pre wedding portrait New York City Emin Kuliyev backlit portrait

Ilha de Paquetá, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil pre-wedding shoot | They love Paqueta Island, the place they chose for their engagement. Nightfall left a mood of romance in the air!

Ilha de Paquetá, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil pre-wedding shoot showing They love Paqueta Island, the place they chose for their engagement

Rio de Janeiro engagement photos pre wedding locations Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro Ilha de Paquetá Night Brazil

National Aquarium, Baltimore, MD silhouette couple portrait.

Baltimore engagement photos Baltimore sihouette National Aquarium pre wedding locations Baltimore sharks

At Venue in Madrid - kissing all over candle lights

wedding portrait from a Venue of the couple kissing all over candle lights

wedding candle lights Madrid couple backlit almost kissing Madrid

Piece of history portrait of the bride and groom

silhouette bride and groom backlit history portrait Chateau Valeč profiles Piece of history

Backlit couple portrait during engagement session

Steinway Mansion NY Engagement Photography backlit about to kiss light and shadows

Rome, Georgia - Creative backlit engagement portrait

Georgia GA Engagement Portrait Rome Georgia backlit creative

Pre-wedding portraits backlit by the sun in Hoi An Vietnam

The couple's pre-wedding portraits were backlit by the sun, creating bursts of light that streamed through the images, adding a dreamy and romantic touch to the photos

sun Hoi An Vietnam backlit

Champéry Swiss wedding Photo showing the bride and groom getting sprayed by guests

sprayed guests sunlight outdoors Swiss Valais

Brazil wedding photography - Pirenópolis couple portrait session

The couple portrait session took place on steps in front of a doorway, with the entrance backlit to create a silhouette effect

Pirenopolis doorway entrance Silhouette portrait backlit Brazil Pirenopolis engagement photography

A WA engagement photographer captures a night view of the skyline, with the couple backlit from behind and their profiles adding depth and interest to the scene

An engagement photographer captures a night view of the skyline, with the couple backlit from behind and their profiles adding depth and interest to the scene

Washington Engagement Photography skyline backlit profiles WA engagement photographer wa Couple night view

Silhouetted engaged couple at dusk backlit inside doorway in Hessen Germany

Silhouetted engaged couple at dusk backlit inside a doorway

backlit Hessen Engagement Photography Hessen Germany Silhouetted couple framed inside doorway dusk engagement

Bride getting ready wedding pictures by Anaheim, California photographer

California - Southern backlit bw pictures Anaheim wedding getting ready

Red Hot Prague Engagement Couple Photos | Kurt Vinion Prague Photographer

Bold and dynamic urban engagement photos of a couple in red light, backlit by streetlights

urban Prague engagement photo bold Prague dynamic backlit red light

Sydney engagement images of a couple near the Opera House | NSW photographer pre-wedding session for portraits

The couple's love shone brightly in the backlit engagement image, illuminated against the dark night sky and majestic Opera House, with the still waters of the harbor stretching out in the background

Sydney night sky shone brightly love NSW engagement image still waters Opera House

Prewedding Photograph of a couple with a statue and backlit with red

Ho Chi Minh Ho Chi Minh PreWedding Photography red light backlit

East Midlands couple portraits at night during a pre-wedding session in the UK

silhouette pre wed shoot location UK East Midlands coloseum uk engagement session backlit

Perugia lit Photo shoot at night for a newly engaged couple | silhouette portrait with a light shining on the rocks at the beach

Perugia lit Photo shoot at night for a newly engaged couple creating a silhouette portrait with a light shining on the rocks at the beach

city silhouette dusk pre wedding location Perugia backlit Perugia

Los Angeles engagement photographer - couple is silhouetted below a Brooklyn sign

Los Angeles engagement photo of a couple silhouetted below a Brooklyn sign

engagement photos Los Angeles silhouette Los Angeles backlit brooklyn sign Los Angeles prewedding portrait

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