Wedding Photos of Silhouettes

The following “Silhouettes” 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 “Silhouettes” 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.

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

An engaged couple in Kansas City, Missouri, enjoyed a relaxing afternoon in a city park, posing for their engagement portrait session amidst nature's beauty, in black and white silhouettes and leaves enveloping them.

Enchanted Love: A Serene Kansas City Engagement Portrait Amidst Nature's Embrace

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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

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Hershey, Pennsylvania: At The Hotel Hershey, a skilled wedding photographer captures a striking image where the couple is beautifully silhouetted and framed within an archway, brought to life by vibrant gel lighting.

Silhouettes and Gel Lighting: A Striking Wedding Portrait in Hershey

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A couple preparing to tie the knot elegantly posed for their engagement portrait session in Harrisburg, PA. The silhouettes of the couple were captured against a picturesque garage door backdrop on City Island, illuminated by spotlights.

Elegance Illuminated: Enchanting Silhouettes of Love on City Island

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In the warm glow of golden hour, the silhouette of the couple stands out against the serene backdrop of Evergreen Lake, creating a captivating image as they pose back to back. - Golden Silhouettes: Love's Embrace

Golden Silhouettes: Love's Embrace at Evergreen Lake

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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

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A wedding photo, taken at the heart of Albi town center in Tarn, France, capturing a tender embrace with the couple kissing, framed by a red barrier.

Captivating Kiss in Red: Love Imprisoned in Albi's Historic Embrace

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A couple, who are getting married, stand at Batchwood Golf Club in St Albans in a romantic pose against an atmospheric autumn sky, with beautiful falling autumn leaves surrounding them

Love in Full Bloom: Capturing Everlasting Romance at Batchwood Golf Club

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In Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, a couple is photographed against the sky while standing on a picnic table by a professional wedding photographer from the WPJA

Love Captured in Gettysburg: A Skyward Glimpse of Togetherness

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A WPJA wedding photographer captured a beautiful engagement photo of a couple at sunset, with warm tones and silhouettes, at Le Hechet Farm in St. Saviours, Guernsey

Serenading Love's Embrace: Sunset Engagement at Le Hechet Farm in St. Saviours, Guernsey

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This engagement portrait, taken by a talented WPJA wedding photographer in João Pessoa, Brazil, features a romantic silhouette of a couple illuminated by both warm and cold lights

João Pessoa, Brazil: Embracing Love's Glow - Illuminated Silhouette of a Romance

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A photo of a couple standing in front of a church in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, with an American flag waving proudly above them

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A couple in Istanbul, celebrates on their way to their wedding venue with glasses of champagne on a boat

Champagne Toasts and Bosphorus Boats: A Romantic Pre-Wedding Adventure in Istanbul

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This stunning romantic portrait captures a beautiful couple standing close together, facing each other at Ouddorp Beach in the Netherlands, before their wedding day.

Ouddorp Beach Eternity: A Captivating Engagement Portrait of Love

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During a pre-wedding photoshoot in the picturesque New Forest, UK, a mesmerizing copper-toned circular flare gracefully embraces the rim-lit silhouettes of the soon-to-be-married couple

Copper-Toned Flare Envelops Pre-Wedding Portraits in Enchanting New Forest Setting

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In the picturesque New Forest, UK, a couple on the brink of marriage embrace for a pre-wedding photoshoot. As the sun sets, their silhouettes are beautifully kissed by the soft glow, framed by towering trees.

Love Blossoms in the Enchanting New Forest: A Mesmerizing Engagement Portrait

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A picturesque wedding scene on the shores of Pleinmont, Guernsey: the sun setting behind a glowing orange sky as a bride and groom hold hands at the water's edge

Sunset Serenity: A Breathtaking Wedding by the Orange Skies of the Shores of Pleinmont, Guernsey

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A wedding day picture taken at the ceremony location in Fort Collins, Colorado. The bride and groom sharing a romantic and intimate embrace

Love in the Rockies: A Fort Collins Wedding Day Embrace

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A breathtaking sunset in Hangzhou, China, sets the sky ablaze with shades of orange while a newlywed couple, in silhouette, stands together, embracing the beginning of their journey as a married couple

Serenading Love: Embracing Forever amid Hangzhou's Blazing Sunset

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A romantic couple in Milwaukee, WI, gazes lovingly at each other during sunset, capturing their profiles in an enchanting silhouetted shot against a vibrant, electric-colored sky

Milwaukee Magic: Enchanting Sunset Silhouette Captures Love's Electric Glow

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A couple is dancing in silhouette, surrounded by glittering lights and gold decorations, on their wedding day at Hotel in Shenzhen, Guangdong

Golden Love: A Mesmerizing Wedding Dance Illuminates Shenzhen's Glamorous Hotel

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Lifestyle portrait of a couple in Strasbourg, France, before their wedding. The image showcases their intimate embrace under the beautifully arched stones, captured in black and white.

Lovingly entwined under Strasbourg's Stone Arches: A Stunning Engagement Portrait

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An engaged couple in silhouette walks hand in hand, symbolizing their journey together, at Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts

Journey of Love: Engaged Couple Embrace at Serene Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts

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The soon-to-wed couple stands at Duino, Trieste, Italy, their silhouettes outlined by the enchanting golden sunset, lost in an intimate connection

Lost in the Golden Sunset: A Captivating Connection in Duino, Trieste

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A romantic couple in love embraces by a serene lake, creating a mesmerizing silhouette during their enchanting engagement photo shoot at sunset

Captivated by Love: A Breathtaking Silhouette of Romance at Sunset

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A romantic couple, silhouetted against a hotel window in Phoenix, AZ, captures the magic of their engagement photo session

Enchanting Lovebirds Embrace Against Phoenix Sunset

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In Chartres, a couple embraces during the golden hour for their engagement portrait

Capturing Love in Chartres: Enchanting Engagement Portrait Embraces the Golden Hour

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Vittorio and Emily had an engagement portrait session in Cortona, Italy, following Vittorio's proposal

Capturing Love in Cortona: Vittorio and Emily's Stunning Engagement Portrait Session in Italy

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In the engagement portrait, a Crete Senesi couple stands between two trees, creating a striking silhouette against the beautiful landscape

Captivating Engagement Portrait: Crete Senesi Couple Embraces Stunning Silhouette Amongst Majestic Trees and Landscape

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