Wedding Photos of Skyline

The following “Skyline” 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 “Skyline” 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.

The photographer's favorite pose for couples during the engagement shoot at Crissy Fields, San Francisco, CA, included capturing the skyline in the background

Capturing Love and the San Francisco Skyline: Discover the Perfect Pose for Engagement Shoots at Crissy Fields, San Francisco, CA

A couple was photographed in a Kansas City parking garage doorway with the skyline in the background

A couple posed for a lifestyle engagement portrait in front of a parking garage doorway with the skyline in the background

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A lifestyle portrait of a couple in a Kansas City parking garage rooftop with a skyline background and low sun

A couple is rim lit on a rooftop parking garage with a skyline background and low sun, in a lifestyle engagement portrait session

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The newly engaged couple strolled through Central Park, taking in the breathtaking skyline from atop a small hill, capturing this special time in an engagement portrait

The couple, now engaged, enjoyed a romantic stroll through the park, admiring the skyline from atop a hill, and taking an engagement portrait

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Epic Chicago couple Belmont Harbor engagement announcement photography session with a Couple standing looking at each other with the water and skyline behind them

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Galata Bridge post proposal portrait photos of a happy Istanbul couple at dusk by the water with a dramatic sky and skyline

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Boston Seaport lifestyle couples photography at sunset with silhouettes and the city skyline

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Arlington, Virginia artistic wedding day portrait at Top of the Town - the backlit couple with the lens flare and city skyline behind them at night

Arlington, Virginia artistic wedding day portrait at Top of the Town showing the backlit couple with the lens flare and city skyline behind them at night

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An Illinois Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this silhouette, urban portrait of this Chicago couple with the city skyline behind them

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An extreme Chicago wedding image from a Illinois couple walking with skyline and water behind them

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A spectacular Baltimore wedding couple photograph from Sagamore Pendry Baltimore in Maryland with a Harbour View and dancing reflections on the water

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A spectacular New Jersey wedding couple photograph from the Liberty House in Jersey City with the city skyline under the heavy sky

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A romantic Istanbul, Sultanahmet engagement picture with a light at the edge of the water at dusk before the city skyline

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High quality Downtown Chicago wedding portrait session with this Illinois bride and groom on the boardwalk next to a handrail near the water with the city skyline behind it all

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A top Illinois wedding photojournalism example from a beautiful Chicago hotel overlooking the water and city skyline as the bride is geting ready

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Pre-wedding Downtown Chicago couple photo-session for Couple embraced on their apartments rooftop

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Outdoor Cleveland couple engagement photography portraits at night above the skyline

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Detroit couple e-session in the urban MI streets of the USA

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True Love Pre-Wedding Portrait Session in Detroit illustrating a couple with the urban city skyline behind them

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CA True Love pre wedding Photoshoot on Potrero Hill in San Francisco of a couple with a Lady in harsh red

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Liberty State Park environmental engagement e-session for a silhouetted image of couple and NYC skyline in background

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Manhattan, NY Artful Engagement Picture right after a surprise proposal

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Ho Chi Minh City urban pic shoot before the wedding day with a lit umbrella and the night city skyline

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Chicago, Illinois creative wedding day portrait silhouetted against skyline with a draw bridge

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Wrigley Building Chicago photo shoot with Sun shining through downtown in a creative pre-wedding session

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Cappadocia, Turkey engagement photo session over the city at dusk with a light

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Suleymaniye, Istanbul, Turkey engagement shooting with a bird, wind, and a view of the city

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Los Angeles, California couple Dancing with the LA Skyline for pre-wed pictures

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dumbo, nyc couple taking a selfie at dusk during a pre-wed picture session

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Dumbo couple's Silhouette during a pre-wed engagement photo session

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