Wedding Photos of Rim light

The following “Rim 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 “Rim 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.

A couple about to wed poses for a stunning engagement portrait session under the Brooklyn Bridge, their hands intertwined directly beneath it, while the photographer catches the scene with a beautiful rim light at nightfall.

Love Underneath the Stars: A Magical Engagement Portrait Under the Brooklyn Bridge

In the enchanting gardens of the Smithsonian Castle in Washington D.C., the couple gazes at each other, bathed in a photographers rimlight. Castle Gardens: Love Illuminated Glow

Castle Gardens: Love Illuminated Glow

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The couple were lovingly embracing in a romantic portrait taken at the Hotel de Russie in Rome, Italy with a rim light from behind them

The couple embraced lovingly in a beautiful timeless portrait with rim light

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The engaged couple experienced a breathtaking lifestyle pre-wedding portrait session in Lake Tahoe, CA, with a starburst from the sun behind them

In Lake Tahoe, CA, the engaged couple had a stunning lifestyle portrait session with a sunburst behind them

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The couple posed for a portrait at the iconic Welcome to Las Vegas Sign in Nevada before their wedding reception, illuminated by a beautiful rim light in the night sky

The couple had their portrait taken at the famous sign, illuminated by a striking rim light in the evening sky, prior to their wedding reception

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A beautiful portrait of a couple taken at Praia Vermelha in Rio de Janeiro in the morning with rim lighting and fog in the hills

A couple was photographed in the morning with rim lighting and fog in the mountains for a lifestyle engagement portrait

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During a Paris engagement session, the lovers found themselves against the light with this fine light at the end of the stormy day which passed between the clouds, giving this very singular atmosphere

A couple posed for a lifestyle engagement portrait in front of a beautiful sunset

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A Vail, Colorado, on location couple lifestyle portrait with some rimlight above the Mountains

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Disneyland Paris engagement announcement photo idea at night with a rim light

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Lone Star Brewery Engagement Photos. Texas couple posing at a bar with dark tones and a rim light

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Nanning Engagement. A young Chinese couple posing during a pre wedding portrait session outdoors at night by a building with a photographers rim light

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DUMBO sign post proposal portrait photos of a happy NYC couple at dusk with rim light and a silhouette

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A Colorado Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this artistic, lit portrait of this Breckenridge couple getting cozy after a snowy afternoon

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A Rio de Janeiro Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this artistic, lit portrait of this Niteroi couple having a drink surrounded by bokeh

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A distinguished Liaoning wedding image from a China photo session with rim light and a silhouette for the bride

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An original Maceio wedding couple portrait from Pratagy Resort in Alagoas, Brazil with rim light and a light flare

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Aguilas couple e-shoot in Murcia with Face to Face intimacy

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Telluride snowy mountain couple portrait during this winter engagement session

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Photographer: "This gazebo is on the backside of the Art Museum and we lucked out with some great colors in the sky that morning. I used a flash behind the couple to give them a slight rim light so they would pop against the background.

This gazebo is on the backside of the Art Museum and we lucked out with some great colors in the sky that morning. I used a flash behind the couple to give them a slight rim light so they would pop against the background

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Fujian Fuzhou Pre Wedding Portrait with Rim Light in Black and White

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Engagement Shoot at a Park in Leiden, The Netherlands - Portrait of a Lovely couple with nice rim light

Engagement Shoot at a Park in Leiden, The Netherlands with a Portrait of a Lovely couple with nice rim light

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Naples Florida Engagement Photo Shoot at Night under a Light

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Romance Under the Rain in the California Trees - Engagement Photos

The romance under the rain engagement photo features trees and has rim light added by the photographer

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Edmonton Alberta Pre Wedding Portraits - A Steamy Winter Engagement

The portraits featured a steamy winter engagement, with the couple surrounded by cold, dark tones and silhouetted by rim light

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The Colorado couple pictured in warm tones of rim light in Boulder

This romantic pre-wedding portrait session captures the intimate embrace of a couple, with the soft, warm tones of rim light illuminating their hair. The stunning backdrop of a warm sunset and tranquil water adds to the beauty of the picture.

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A Spain engagement photo shoot session of a couple at night with dark sky | Madrid photographer

The couple stands silhouetted against the night, the darkness of the sky lit up by a brilliant rim light behind them

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CA black and white wedding engagement pictures | pre-wedding shoot

Black and white wedding engagement picture with a rim light to highlight profiles of just face features, creating a dramatic and striking look

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Changsha rim-lit portrait

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Spain pre-wedding engagement photography in the sun at the park - Madrid photographers

The engagement photography took place in the sun at the park, with the sunlight creating a rim light effect on the couple and they were shown touching their faces together, creating a tender and intimate atmosphere in the image

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Shot into the sun with rim light, this couple has a wonderful silhouette engagement portrait

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