Wedding Photos of Lit portrait

The following “Lit portrait” 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 “Lit portrait” 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.

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A fine art silhouette of a couple kissing, with a church steeple in the background, captured by a France wedding photographer in La Petite Pierre.
Love's Embrace: French Romance in La Petite Pierre - Engagement Portrait at Dusk
A pre-wedding shoot by a Hertfordshire wedding photographer in Kimpton Woods, England. A creative portrait of a couple sitting on logs in the woods, captured with an off-camera flash for a beautifully lit and stunning image.
Enchanted Woods: Capturing Love - A Pre-Wedding Portrait in Kimpton Woods, Hertfordshire
A skillfully composed lifestyle portrait of a couple in front of a deep blue sky at the picturesque Château du Haut Barr in Saverne.
DREAMY ENGAGEMENT ENSEMBLE: Deep Blue Sky & Château du Haut Barr
Capturing the love and nostalgia of their special day, the bride and groom exchange a tender kiss inside a classic Beetle car, illuminated by the photographer's creative lighting techniques. Award-winning wedding day artistry at Villa Resta Mari, Milano.
Vintage Romance: A Classic Beetle Car Kiss at Villa Resta Mari
Lifestyle couple portrait at Piney River Ranch, CO. The sun sets on the mountain range as a couple embraces in red attire that complements the mountains. They are prominently positioned left of the center of the frame, bathed in the photographer's light.
Mountain Sunset Love: A Stunning Engagement Portrait at Piney River Ranch, CO
Wedding photo captured in Paris, France, featuring a couple illuminated by the photographer's light against the stunning backdrop of the city's architecture.
Parisian Splendor: Luminous Love Shines Amidst Architectural Grandeur for Wedded Couple
In Cappadocia, Turkey, during a pre-wedding photo session, the couple is embraced with a dramatic sky filled with hot air balloons overhead, capturing a romantic pose illuminated by the photographer's lighting.
Cappadocia's Enchanting Sky: Capturing Romance in a Pre-Wedding Portrait
In Cappadocia, Turkey, the couple stands side by side against a dramatic blue sky filled with hot air balloons. Her scarf flows in the wind, creating a picturesque scene, beautifully lit by the photographer.
Beautifully Lit: A Cappadocian Love Story with Hot Air Balloons
In Baeza, Jaén, Spain, a pre-wedding walking portrait captures the couple at night, bathed in the glow of a photographer's light, creating an intimate and romantic atmosphere.  - Night Stroll: Love Illuminated Brightly
Baeza, Jaén: Night Stroll – Love Illuminated Brightly
In Montagne du Sancy, Auvergne, France, this portrait captures a couple in the mountain during the blue hour. The couple in the snow is illuminated by a photographer's light, enhancing the embrace of the lovers in the enchanting setting.
Enchanting Blue Hour Embrace: A Snowy Couple's Portrait in Montagne du Sancy, Auvergne, France
In Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, a couple kisses at sunset while a wedding photographer captures the session using minimalistic framing and posing techniques
Love in the Limelight: A Captivating Twilight Engagement in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
A romantic engagement photo was taken by a wedding photographer in Budapest, Hungary, capturing a couple embracing under the beautifully lit and arched tunnel at Budapest BME
Lovers Embracing in the Enchanting Budapest BME Tunnel: A Captivating Engagement in Hungary's Most Romantic City!
Romantic portrait of a couple, beautifully captured during their pre-wedding shoot in the enchanting Ulvenhout, the Netherlands. Lit by a talented NL wedding photographer, they stand under towering trees by the serene water.
Enchanting Ulvenhout, the Netherlands: A Captivating Pre-Wedding Shoot Showcasing the Romance of Two Souls, Expertly Immortalized by a Talented NL Wedding Photographer
A couple stands together under a beautifully lit night sky at Hambacher Schloss in Neustadt an der Weinstrasse, creating a romantic wedding atmosphere at the castle.
Underneath a Starry Hambacher Schloss: Romance Unveiled at Neustadt an der Weinstrasse Wedding
A playful portrait of a bride and groom at the beautiful Tourterelle Inn in New Haven, Vermont. They imitate the iconic pose from the "How I Met Your Mother" TV show.
Romantic Recreation: A Charming Couple Channels 'How I Met Your Mother' at the Enchanting Tourterelle Inn in Vermont
An engagement portrait taken in Sintra, Lisbon, features the couple illuminated individually, while darkness surrounds them, creating captivating shadows
Captivating Shadows: Illuminated Couple in Engagement Portrait from Sintra, Lisbon
A couple is posing in a snowy forest in Echo Lake, CO, USA for their engagement portrait
Romantic Winter Engagement Portrait in Echo Lake, CO: A Snowy Forest Love Story
During a night-lit portrait session at Kew Gardens, a 5 flash set up was used to capture a wedding day portrait with a Moroccan atmosphere.
MARRIAGE UNDER THE MOONLIGHT: A Moroccan-Inspired Wedding Portrait at Kew Gardens
The couple chose to have their wedding day portrait session at Landgut Steng, capturing their love in the fields at dusk, with a dramatic sky above and reflected below them too.
Wedded at Landgut Steng: Love's Reflection in Twilight Fields
The couple pose for engagement portrait in Hatton Park, Watford, England with additional light to make them stand out
Striking Engagement Portrait in Hatton Park, Watford, England
The wedding portrait taken in France at night is beautifully lit, with the couple framed by the romantic silhouette of tree branches overhead
France Night Wedding Portrait Beautifully Lit with Romantic Silhouette of Tree Branches Overhead
The Swiss couple stood close together in their elegant attire, their portrait taken against a black background while sheltered under a beautifully lit umbrella
Portrait of Swiss couple in elegant attire, sheltered under a beautifully lit umbrella against black background
 The couple shared a romantic kiss in Parque, Ridley Creek State Park during their engagement session
The engaged couple shared a romantic kiss in the beautiful Parque, Ridley Creek State Park, sealing their commitment to each other
At the dancing party at "Le jardin des Acanthes" reception venue, we took a quick portrait outside
A creative wedding photographer captured a portrait outside the reception venue at night near the sign reading LOVE

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