Wedding Photos of Glow

The following “Glow” 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 “Glow” 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 photographer captured a beautiful image at The Secret Tower in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. The bride is seen holding her bouquet inside the tower in this wedding photo.

Stunning Wedding Moment: Bride Glows at The Secret Tower in Newcastle, UK

The photographer captured a romantic image at a wedding session in Carcans, Gironde, France. The couple is standing under an umbrella in the rain with a light shining.

Romantic Wedding Moment: Couple in Carcans, Gironde, France, Captured Under Rainy Umbrella Glow

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In the heart of Old Town, Fort Collins, Colorado, this couple basks in the charming glow of downtown twinkling bokeh lights. A relaxed and romantic engagement portrait session.

Charming Glow: A Captivating Engagement Portrait in Old Town Fort Collins

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A beautiful portrait taken on a wedding day at Pembroke Lodge in London, England. The image features a bride and groom sitting in the back of a vintage car, bathed in soft, romantic light captured by the photographer.

Romantic Bride and Groom in Vintage Car at Pembroke Lodge, London: Wedding Day Glow

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In Roussillon, France, a couple stands beneath two towering trees, the beautiful Provence landscape stretching out before them in the glow of sunlight.

Love Blossoms in Provence: A Couple's Portrait in Roussillon, France

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A romantic wedding portrait captured at Moschee in Stäfa, Switzerland, as a couple walks hand in hand down a narrow path, heading into the golden glow of the sunset.

Golden Sunset Romance: A Wedding Portrait at Moschee in Stäfa, Switzerland, with Hand in Hand stroll

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Bridal party getting ready in the golden morning light at Shanghai Aman Resort, China, bridesmaids illuminated in a soft glow, a serene and elegant scene captured on a wedding day.

Golden Morning Glow: Bridal Party Primping at Shanghai Aman Resort, China

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Black and white image capturing a beautifully choreographed dance at Chateau de Vair in Vair sur Loire, France, featuring glow sticks and glasses.

Groovy Glow and Sway: Dazzling Dance at Chateau de Vair in Vair sur Loire

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A captivating scene captured as the newlyweds dance in the enchanting glow of festoon lighting at Elsecar Heritage Centre, creating a perfect blend of romance, artistry, and nostalgia.

Enchanting Dance: Nostalgic Romance in Elsecar's Festooned Glow

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Capturing the essence of love amidst the beauty of nature, this award-winning black and white portrait at Villa Bonomo in Trieste, Italy showcases a couple embracing amidst a backdrop of olive trees, bathed in the romantic glow of the sunset.

Enchanting Embrace: Love amidst Olive Trees at Villa Bonomo, Trieste

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Groom and his brother share a heartfelt moment during the preparation at Summit County, Colorado, as a shaft of light from a high window illuminates and adds a glow to the scene

Colorado's Illuminated Love: A Tender Brotherhood in Summit County

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A photographer captured a romantic embrace on a beach in Brittany, France. Despite the rain, the couple embraced as sunlight gave a golden glow to the grasses surrounding them.

Golden Grasses Embrace: Artistic Wedding Photo on Brittany Beach

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In Moselle, the engaged couple is bathed in warm sunlight, creating a beautiful glow that highlights the architectural details of the building behind them

Sunlit Serenade: Engaged Couple Embraces Amidst Architectural Splendor in Moselle

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In a stunning field at Bartholomew Barn, a wedding venue in West Sussex, England, a couple embraces, kissed by the glow of golden sunlight.

Golden Love Kiss: A Radiant Wedding Embrace at Bartholomew Barn in West Sussex, England

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In Atlanta, Georgia, an enchanting scene unfolds as warm chandeliers hang overhead, casting a soft glow on the framed bride and groom in the distance.

ATLANTA WEDDING GLAMOUR: Capturing Timeless Beauty Amidst Twinkling Chandeliers and Awe-Inspiring Romance

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A couple embraces during the golden hour on Montpellier Beach. The bride gets tenderly kissed by her partner as the warm sunlight envelops them in a glow.

GLAMOROUS WEDDING PORTRAIT: Embraced in Golden Hour Splendor, Love Awakens on Montpellier Beach

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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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On their special day, newlyweds were captured posing beneath a white umbrella with a glow emanating around them outside 2nd Bank of the US in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The newlyweds glowed beneath a white umbrella outside the big buildings on their wedding day

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Scenic Indian Peaks, Wilderness, Colorado engagement picture with the Engaged couple embracing in the glow of the setting sun

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A romantic Colorado pre wedding session created in a grass field as a Sunset glow surrounds the kneeling groom to be and his bride

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Gronez, St Ouen, Jersey pre-wedding photo-session with The couple sitting amongst the heather in the glow of sunset

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Montrose Point couple e-session in Chicago showing their post-proposal glow

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True Love Pre-Wedding Portrait Session at Moss Beach in California capturing a couple with that glow in their eyes

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Hamilton, Ontario couple pre-wed portrait at Shorty's Pizza displaying a young couple celebrating the end of their engagement session with a few slices of pizza by the glow of the neon lights

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wedding day images - The sunset glow in an aspen grove. Bride and groom on wedding day.

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Couple enjoying a romantic sunset in Los Angeles | Romantic Los Angeles Sunset Pre Wedding Portraits

The couple enjoys a romantic sunset as they pose for their pre-wedding portraits, with warm sunlight casting a glow over the skyline

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A stunning CA wedding portrait captures the groom, resplendent in traditional attire, the ethereal glow of his embroidered details accentuated by the gleam of the sword resting gently at his feet

Enchanting CA Groom: A Wedding Portrait in Traditional Attire with Gleaming Sword

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Great Oak Manor, Chestertown, Maryland | Wedding reception photos of guests seated during dancing

Stillness in Motion: A Closer Look at Guests Seated in the Dancing Glow at Great Oak Manor

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Khao Lak, Thailand wedding getting ready photos of the bride.

Golden Hour Glow: A Bride's Prep in Khao Lak

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Wedding pictures from a well lit reception dance party by Paris photographer - Île-de-France wedding photography

Dancing in the Glow: A Parisian Wedding Celebration Through the Lens of Île-de-France

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