Wedding Photos of Glowing

The following “Glowing” 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 “Glowing” 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 romantic wedding photo at Castello Galli featuring a couple lit by glowing Light Sabers in a nod to 'Star Wars' at night.

Enchanting Wedding Portrait at Castello Galli with Glowing Light Sabers Under Starlit Sky

A gorgeous lifestyle couple portrait in Shanghai, China at the Bund. The vertical frame captures the couple in a low angle, gazing upwards at a vibrant red lantern in the top corner.

GLAMOROUS ENGAGEMENT | Shanghai's Bund frames couple in stunning lantern gaze

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A bride in Nanning is illuminated by a bright light, casting her silhouette in a captivating image

Nanning bride glows in captivating silhouette, illuminated by a bright light

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The bride and groom in Siena, Tuscany were captured in a stunning portrait glowing in the afternoon light with beautiful camera effects

The bride and groom in Siena, Tuscany were stunningly captured in the afternoon light

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Brewery Gulch Inn, Mendocino, CA wedding couple posed portrait session in a glowing sunset light

The wedding couple posed for a portrait session in the beautiful light of a glowing sunset

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Estes Park Condos, Estes Park, Colorado creative wedding day portrait of The couple in complete darkness with glowing twinkle lights all around them

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Louvre pyramid engagement photo shoot of a couple with a water fountain glowing behind them

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The bride and groom were radiantly beaming in the sunny room of Puerta De Jeronimos, the light streaming through the glass

The bride and groom glowed in the sun-filled Puerta De Jeronimos, basking in the warm light

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Da Lat, Vietnam pre-wedding photos | A glowing kiss amidst the trees

Pre-wedding photos showcase a glowing kiss amidst the trees, the image framed by foliage at the top and bottom

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Wedding image of the bride and groom glowing after the ceremony at spring ranch mendocino

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Detail photo of the reception table set with wine glasses and glowing glass candle holders

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