Wedding Photos of Shadows

The following “Shadows” 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 “Shadows” 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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Before the bride's grand departure at Château St Roch, Martres-Tolosane, France - a serene moment captured in diagonal sunlight and shadows.
Ethereal Elegance: The Bride's Tranquil Morning at Château St Roch
A captivating pre-wedding engagement portrait taken at Finca Vikingos, Santa Barbara, Heredia, Costa Rica. The couple embraces amidst a scenic coffee plantation, with his silhouette profile against a backdrop of light and shadows on her.
A pre-wedding portrait | Finca Vikingos, Santa Barbara, Costa Rica
A captivating wedding shot at the beautiful Domaine de La Roulière in Chemillé, France. The photo captures the elegance of the event, with silhouettes of guests and the bride enjoying champagne.
Elegance Unveiled: French Soirée at Domaine de La Roulière in Chemillé
In this wedding portrait captured at Palacio de los Cordova in Granada, Spain, the bride and groom stand face to face in the palace garden. Their silhouettes contrast beautifully in the lush setting.
ROYAL ROMANCE IN THE GARDEN: A PALATIAL OASIS OF LOVE
Capturing the essence of cocktail hour at Saint Martin de Ré, Île de Ré, an artistic wedding photographer composes a striking image featuring glasses on a table, set against a wood plank wall with the shadows of toasting guests.
Cocktail Charades: Toasting Guests Blend Shadows at Saint Martin de Ré
A Denver wedding photographer captured a stunning portrait of a silhouetted bride and groom at a private residence. The image features a subtle rim lighting, warm tones, and the couple facing each other.
Denver Dream: Silhouetted Newlyweds Embrace in Warm Rim Lighting Portrait
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
Photographer captures an award-winning image at Alchimy restaurant in Tarn, France. The bride and groom's faces appear as Chinese shadows against a striking backdrop of masks.
Shadows Dance: Masks Frame Bride and Groom in Award-Winning French Wedding Photo
In Zug, Switzerland, a captivating wedding photo captures three rings casting striking shadows against a serene and minimalistic backdrop
Zug's Mesmerizing Marriage: Three Rings Dance with Shadows in Serene Wedding Snap
Old Town Alexandria at The Morrison House - Hotel: A stylish duo poses in front of a captivating book collage
The Morrison House - Hotel in Old Town Alexandria: A stylish duo in front of a captivating book collage
In Fujian, at the hotel, shadows from the lighting at the ceremony danced upon the wall, creating a poetic and artistic image on the couple's wedding day.
Dancing Shadows: A Poetic BW Wedding Image in Fujian's Hotel Venue
A soft kiss of light and shadows on the bride and groom for a portrait in Montpellier, France
Montpellier, France captures the bride and groom in a portrait with soft light and shadows
A couple stands in the forest at Domaine du Bois Saint Mard in France, illuminated by sunlight and shadow, creating a striking chiaroscuro effect
Domaine du Bois Saint Mard, France showcases striking chiaroscuro effect with couple standing in forest
The couple ran along a sunny street in Alexandria, Virginia, with shadows stretching before them, creating an eye-catching photo
Alexandria, Virginia: Engagement Photo Perfection Sparked by Running Couple's Shadows
In Moselle, the bride-to-be is portrayed looking away from her groom-to-be while her long hair swirls around her face
Lovely Moselle Engagement Photo: Bride-to-be's Hair Surrounds Her on Special Day
A fun and romantic lifestyle engagement portrait session for a couple in Angers, France, showcases their love as they hug and capture their shadows on the wall
Engaged couple hug in Angers, France, capturing love and shadows in fun portrait session
Eric Corbacho is an artistic wedding photographer for São Paulo
Photo by: Eric Corbacho - São Caetano do Sul São Paulo
This engaged couple have a beautiful lifestyle portrait taken in Istanbul, Turkey with their shadows visible on the iconic, graphic bridge with its repeating lines as a stunning backdrop
The happy couple posed for their engagement portrait, their shadows visible against the iconic bridge's graphic lines, creating a stunning backdrop
The couple posed for their pre-wedding engagement announcement picture in Venice, Italy at Fondamenta degli incurabili, with a brick wall and shadows as the backdrop
Venice, Italy - Fondamenta degli incurabili pre-wedding lifestyle portrait session for couple in the sun with shadows
A loving couple posed for a lifestyle photoshoot in the historic city of Lyon, with a beautiful black and white portrait taken from a high angle on a circular walkway with a unique pattern
In Lyon's historic streets, the loving couple posed for a romantic photoshoot
The engaged couple embraced in Black Park, London, UK, as they had a lifestyle pre-wedding portrait taken, utilizing the shadows and contrast of the setting to create a dynamic and moody image
In London, UK's Black Park, the couple embraced for a dynamic, moody engagement portrait
The engaged couple posed surrounded by foliage in the National Gallery of Art Museum with a reflective artistic grid overlay
At the National Gallery of Art Museum, the couple posed amid foliage with an artistic grid overlay below them
An engaged couple in Évora, Portugal were captured in a lifestyle session while walking at the end of the day, with shadows of trees and the couple on the wall behind them
The happy couple are strolling at the end of the day, with their shadows cast on the wall behind them by the trees
At the Washington DC Wharf, a 3D-like colored light display of the spectrum of love was projected onto the wall, casting dramatic shadows of a couple embracing
A chromatic light show depicting the breadth of love was projected onto the wall, creating a romantic image of an embracing couple
At the Mayflower Hotel, DC, a detail image of the shoes and wedding bands, with the shadow of the engagement ring
Mayflower Hotel, DC: Picture of shoes and wedding bands with an engagement ring's shadow
At Terra Residence, Sofia, a glass of wine silhouetted against a backdrop of warm light and shadows at a romantic sunset wedding
At the romantic sunset wedding, the silhouette of a glass of wine against the warm, flickering light created a captivating scene

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