Wedding Photos of Light

The following “Light” 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 “Light” 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.

The bride's lacy dress is illuminated in a portrait taken at Mas de Boutonnet, France, as she lifts her skirt to make the fabric stand out

The bride's luminous lacy dress is captured in an evocative portrait, showcasing the fabric's texture as she lifts her skirt

The newlyweds posed together at Schloss Vollrads, illuminated by the sun shining through the trees

At Schloss Vollrads, the sun shone through the trees as the newlyweds posed together

Germany Schloss Vollrads Oestrich Winkel light trees germany photographer Newlywed portrait

At Le Vescovane, Longare, Vicenza, Italy, a portrait of the groom against a backdrop of light, with BW tones

Italy, Longare, Le Vescovane: grayscale-toned portrait of groom against backdrop of light

grayscale BW tones Vicenza Groom Portrait Vicenza light Longare Artistic Photographer Longare

A Colorado couple poses during a Rocky Mountain National Park lifestyle Alpine photography session at sunset with a light

sunset Colorado couple Colorado dusk lit pose Rocky Mountain National Park lifestyle

Gracay lifestyle couples portrait photography in France at night with a light Under the Rain

France rain breath Gracay lifestyle couple bw portrait photography France

North Carolina lifestyle couples photography in the South End of Charlotte showing the light in their love

North Carolina North Carolina lifestyle Charlotte South End light love South End NC couple photography

A Terni Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this artistic, sweet portrait of this Spoleto couple almost kissing with a reflection of trees over them

kissing reflection Spoleto couple Spoleto embrace light

Great wedding photography of the bride and groom from Scotland at sunset with the light hitting her veil

veil Scotland bridal uk wedding photography sunset light Mike Cook bride and groom

Darmstadt stylish actual wedding day couple portrait in Germany showing off Light and shadows in BW

DE wedding couple portrait Darmstadt stylish wedding Germany couple Darmstadt light bw

Best France documentary wedding photography from Ferme Inharria during the The first dance under lanterns of light

light France documentary wedding photography France Ferme Inharria Ferme Inharria wedding venue first dance lanterns

Best Biarritz wedding photojournalism picture created while playing with the sun during the cocktail hour

bride Biarritz smoke dancing Biarritz wedding photojournalism France Charline Eberhardt

Great wedding photography of the groom and his groomsmen from Spruce Mountain Ranch in Larkspur, Colorado outdoors at night with a light smoking cigars

photography of the groom Colorado cigars smoke Night Colorado wedding

Scenic Val De La Mare, St Ouen, Jersey engagement image showing the couple embrace by the reservoir

light embrace Val De La Mare Jersey engagement St Ouen Jersey couple

Epic Cappadocia, Turkey engagement session with a light, formal clothes and hot air balloons

Hot air balloons light Turkey Cappadocia Cappadocia bride to be Turkey engagement session

A romantic Istanbul, Sultanahmet engagement picture with a light at the edge of the water at dusk before the city skyline

dusk Sultanahmet couple Istanbul city edge romantic

Epic East Matunuck State Beach engagement session in South Kingstown, RI with their dog connection and also showcasing the beautiful light and landscape of the beach location

connection ri Couple RI engagement dog Rhode Island landscape light

A first rate Chateau d'Auros wedding image from an on location Bordeaux bridal portrait session using the bathroom mirror, sink, and light

bathroom France light French bride image sink Elodie Ruelleux Dagorne Bordeaux bridal portrait session

Botanic Gardens, Singapore pre-wedding engagement photoshoot for a couple in a man-made cave with a waterfall and Added flash behind the couple to light up the textures of the cave

couple textures light man made cave Daniel Sim Singapore couple waterfall

World's most innovative and best Östringen wedding day portraits of the bride inside the church in light with stained glass

Germany Östringen light Östringen wedding portrait church inside

A first class Montegabbione wedding portrait of this Italy bride and groom at Agriturismo II Colombaio as they embrace in the light of a restaurant window

Montegabbione wedding portrait Montegabbione window restaurant window light Italy couple embrace

Cloudland Canyon State Park fun-loving couple modeling for a pre-wedding session with the huge Waterfall and a light

Cloudland Canyon State Park Georgia wedding photography Shannon Cain Georgia photographer light GA pre wedding session

World's most innovative and best Nanping wedding photography of The bridegrooms hand to get the ring and vows

shadows ring bridegrooms hand rings China written vows

Bangkok pre-wedding engagement session capturing the couple with a red light in the dark scene

Bangkok engagement session Bangkok couple Night Wasan Chirdchom Bangkok wedding photography light red light

World's most artistic and best wedding couple portraits from Switzerland during Sunset by the water with a light and dramatic clouds

Switzerland weddings dramatic clouds sunset Switzerland cloudy light Zurich wedding couple portraits

World's most artistic and best wedding couple portraits from Abbazia San Pietro in Valle in BW using a light and a vintage auto to frame the bride and groom kissing

bw Italy Valle light bride and groom Abbazia San Pietro

High quality Villa La Favorita wedding portrait session with this Mantua bride and groom with The engaged couples on the left amidst strong lights and shadows and behind bars the newlyweds toast in full light

shadows light toast Italy Villa La Favorita wedding portrait Engaged Couples Mantua bride and groom

View this significant moment wedding picture at the church showing The light of the stained glass comes to illuminate the veil of the bride during the consecration

Anne Russocki stained glass illuminate bride Grenoble Grenoble bride church

View this sensitive Dockside Guest Quarters wedding portrait of The couple taking in the last of the light which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in York, Maine from the WPJA

York light Maine couple York wedding photography Dockside Guest Quarters Maine Maine photographer

View this exquisite Arnhem wedding image showing The groom has his jacket off and is standing in the light as the bride is enjoying the minute, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography at Industriepark Kleefse Waard from the WPJA

standing light bride Arnhem wedding photography jacket Industriepark Kleefse Waard Arnhem wedding image

A digitally enhanced Sichuan wedding portrait of the China groom as the light forms a diagonal spot

spot dark tones Sichuan wedding portrait diagonal China China groom light form

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