Wedding Photos of Highlights

The following “Highlights” 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 “Highlights” 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.

$A couple's lifestyle portrait at Albi, France, showcases their connection as they peer through a fractured window. The photographer's use of blue lighting beautifully highlights the intricate web of cracks.$

Romantic Engagement Session | Albi, France | Peering Through Fractured Beauty

Lifestyle couple portrait captured at Castello Sforzesco Milano. The soon-to-be bride and groom stroll in the park, accompanied by their dog. Sunlight filtering through trees brings out vibrant green highlights in the scene.

CASTELLO SFORZESCO MILANO | LIFESTYLE COUPLE PORTRAIT: PARK STROLL, DOG, SUNLIGHT HIGHLIGHTS

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Award-winning wedding photographer captures a stunning bridal portrait at The Fennes in Essex, UK. Utilizing natural window light, the artist expertly positions the bride, creating a captivating play of shadows and highlights that highlights her face.

Bridal Beauty: Illuminating Shadows and Highlights at The Fennes, Essex

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Engagement portrait of a couple in Lombardy, Brescia, showcasing their proximity and connection. The black and white image highlights the couple amidst stunning historic architecture, expertly captured by a talented Lombardy wedding photographer.

Lombardy, Brescia: Proximity & Connection - Capturing the Couple Amidst Stunning Historic Architecture

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A sophisticated Mexico wedding portrait of the couple at Hacienda Acamilpa standing in the center of a large tree with red highlights

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Engagement Photographer | fort point highlights

Engagement Photography at fort point with shadows and highlights

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