Wedding Photos of Flash

The following “Flash” 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 “Flash” 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.

Off-site location near the reception. Fort Collins, CO artistic wedding day portraits at dusk by the lake

Church Ranch Event Center, Westminster, CO sunset photo taken with the bride and groom during the wedding reception

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A sunset photo of the bride and the groom during the wedding day reception at Black Canyon Inn, Estes Park

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Mountain lake engagement image of the couple reflected in the lake in Frisco, CO

Frisco engagement photos CO flash pre wedding locations Frisco reflection Night Frisco CO

Party wedding photography from a Private place at La Romieu, Gers, France as A man is drinking while the other drinks reversed

drinking Gers flash La Romieu reception Gers wedding image Gers photographer

Lit stairs couple engagement photography in Florence, Italy

Florence Italy flash Florence engagement photos pre wedding locations Florence architecture

Kizilcahamam, Ankara, Turkey wedding image of the bride is inviting the groom to the table

Turkey reception Kizilcahamam bridal image bride Kizilcahamam wedding photographer COVID

A cappadocia pre wedding session at sunrise during the launch of many hot air balloons

pre wedding session sunrise Launching Hot air balloons Turkey flash

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes sci-fi engagement portrait in black, blue and green

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Higgs Beach, Key West, Florida wedding portrait | One of the biggest draws for couples is the sunset in Key West. I set up flash, waited till afterglow

Higgs Beach, Key West, Florida wedding portrait for a couple in the sunset in Key West with a flash, waited till afterglow

afterglow beach Key West artistic wedding photographer Higgs Beach Key West fine art wedding photo couple

Engagement Photo Sessions | Matelandia, Paraná, Brazil - Illuminates

Engagement Photo Sessions of the night Illuminates

Engagement photo session Night Brazil flash Parana Matelandia

Caribbean El Morro, San Juan PreWedding Photographer: Ying Yang Method, using sunlight on man and flash on lady.

PreWedding Photography with the Ying Yang Method, using sunlight on man and flash on lady

El Morro brides flash Caribbean Method Ying Yang man El Morro wedding images

Lancaster, PA engagement photo shoot | Photographer "We had to move this session indoors due to the weather so we turned a parking garage into something a little different with flash and colored gels."

engagement photo shoot - We had to move this session indoors due to the weather so we turned a parking garage into something a little different with flash and colored gels

Lancaster brides flash Lancaster pre wedding PA Scott Josuweit indoors weather

Photographer: "This gazebo is on the backside of the Art Museum and we lucked out with some great colors in the sky that morning. I used a flash behind the couple to give them a slight rim light so they would pop against the background.

This gazebo is on the backside of the Art Museum and we lucked out with some great colors in the sky that morning. I used a flash behind the couple to give them a slight rim light so they would pop against the background

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Photographer:"This rock formation is the staple of this park and the sky always has some incredible color around sunset. My assistant held a flash to help brighten the couple so I could darken down the rest of the scene and pull out the drama in the sky."

This rock formation is the staple of this park and the sky always has some incredible color around sunset. My assistant held a flash to help brighten the couple so I could darken down the rest of the scene and pull out the drama in the sky

Scott Josuweit park Sky flash Harrisburg brides rock formation Color

Clipper Mill Engagement | Photographer: "This building is part of a massive industrial area. I loved the texture, tones, and leading lines so I used a flash to silhouette the couple and bring attention to them."

This building is part of a massive industrial area. I loved the texture, tones, and leading lines so I used a flash to silhouette the couple and bring attention to them

flash industrial tones area texture engagement photo of a couple silhouetted against a purple sky and a palm tree leading lines

Zakynthos, Greece Wedding Couple | Night portraits

Zakynthos, Greece Wedding Couple - Night portrait of the bride and groom under blue

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Fuzhou Fujian Wedding day Picture of Makeup

Fuzhou Fujian Wedding day Picture of face Makeup application

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Meadowlark Botanical Gardens, Virginia wedding venue photo | Night portrait during Winter Walk of Lights

Night flash Meadowlark Botanical Gardens bride Lights Anastasiia Polyakov Virginia portrait image

Alsace wedding photographer at the temple with the bride and groom at night

Alsace bridal Night groom Marck Yvan bride alsace wedding photographer gazebo

Reception Venue Photo from Brazil | The Bride showing her dirty feet after party.

The brazil Bride showing her dirty feet

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Barn at Upcote Portrait in the rain of the bride and groom

Barn at Upcote wedding day Portrait in the rain of the bride and groom

Bristol wedding photographer groom Night Barn at Upcote bride Bristol marriage photo portrait

Yosemite National Park wedding venue photography | Couple with mountains in the background.

Yosemite National Park wedding Couple portrait with mountains in the background

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Denver Colorado Wedding Ceremony Photograph | Couple on ski lift at sunset

Denver Wedding Ceremony Photo at the ski lifts

Colorado dusk Denver Denver wedding portrait flash Denver portrait image skiing

Navacerrada, Madrid (Spain) pre wedding portrait - A couple with last lights beautiful sky

pre wedding portrait for A couple with last lights beautiful sky

Sky flash Madrid Spain Madrid engagement photographers clouds

Forest Lake Camp (Upstate New York) Wedding Portait Session at Night. | Bride and groom under the stars

Upstate New York Wedding Portrait Session of the couple at Night

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Aspen Meadows Resort (Aspen, CO) Wedding Photos | Military wedding groomsmen portrait

Aspen, CO Wedding Military wedding groomsmen portrait

military portrait clouds Boulder wedding photographer Aspen Aspen Meadows Resort

Ironworks (Denver, CO) Bride and groom silhouette portrait in the lit trees at night

Ironworks Bride and groom silhouette portrait at night

Ironworks Denver portrait image trees flash black and white Denver

Engagement photoshoot with a couple at the edge of the forest with tall trees

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Florida Reception Portrait - Couple picture during the wedding night after the rain.

Florida Couple portrait during the wedding night rain

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