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.

Ljubljana Wedding Photography | Image contains: groom, groomsmen, bride, bridesmaids, portrait

Goa wedding photographer captured this image of the bride and her vivid blue eyes as her face is dappled with shadows

face portrait Color shadows Black India shadow

color women hands shadows lighting

petals cake groom shadows bride red

shadows dancing black and white feet

The boy and the flowergirls, dressed in their white gowns, were illuminated by the lighting, casting shadows across the room

flowergirls black and white lighting shadows boy gowns

shadows lighting black and white silhouettes

groom doorway black and white shadows bride

shadows color bride father sunshine stairs

shadows black and white bubbles gown bride guests

The sun shone brightly as the flower girl, with a bridesmaid in a red dress, spilled the petals from her basket, creating a beautiful juxtaposition of flowers and bouquet captured by the wedding photographer from Malaga

In Malaga, the sun shone brightly on a flower girl spilling petals near a red-dressed bridesmaid, creating a beautiful juxtaposition captured by the wedding photographer

sunshine basket Color Malaga Andalusia petals shadows

bouquet pen white journal lighting roses

beach groom suits ocean groomsmen sand shoes

lighting dancing shadows guests chandeliers

bw lighting shadows

black and white flower girl feet shadows girls

Ljubljana Wedding Photographer | Image contains: building, outdoors, color, shadow, tree, man, flowers

door color tan shadow shadows stone

Bronx wedding photographer captured the shadows of the bride and groom dancing against the canopy sheltering their outdoor reception

Bronx wedding photo of the shadows of the bride and groom dancing against the canopy sheltering their outdoor reception

dance reception Color Bronx shadow dancing Black

musician shadows lighting guitarist black and white

women shadows dancing heels color

bride shadows groom dancing lighting chandelier

groom bride lighting shadows girls black and white

bride shadows groom color veil white

shadows sunlight trees black and white groom groomsmen

color candles groom bride shadows lighting

lighting shadows father guests black and white groom

gown limo bridesmaids red shadows dresses

gown shadows color groom guests family

bride gown umbrella color sunlight bouquet

The child in a beautiful white dress is happily dancing with a gentleman on the dancefloor at the Santa Barbara wedding reception, highlighted by exquisite lighting resulting in elegant shadows

The child twirled in her dress, illuminated by the reception's lighting and casting shadows onto the dancefloor with a gentleman

dress Santa Barbara Wedding Photography shadows child dancing lighting casting shadows Santa Barbara

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