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The following “Spotlight” 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 “Spotlight” 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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A beautiful bride and groom stand in front of a stone building at the Mardin Midyat Matiat Hotel. A red spotlight creates a silhouette effect.
Romantic Radiance: Enchanting Silhouette of Bride and Groom at Mardin Midyat Matiat Hotel
MardinMatiat Hotel MardinTurkeysilhouette effectMidyat Wedding Portraitstone buildingspotlight
In a hotel room at Humble House Taipei, Taiwan, the bride stands in a spotlight with a striking circle effect created by a harsh light
Spotlight on Love: A Captivating Circle of Light in a Humble House Taipei Wedding Room
spotlightcircle effectHumble House Taipeiharsh lightTaiwanhotel room TaiwanTaipei Bridal Portrait
A romantic wedding photo taken at The Village Barn in Monroeville, Ohio. The couple is captured in silhouette, embracing and surrounded by beautiful red tones.
Captivating Silhouettes Embrace Amidst Enchanting Red Hues: A Breathtaking Wedding Scape at The Village Barn in Monroeville, Ohio
The Village Barnspotlightromantic portraitsilhouetteMonroeville Wedding Photographyred tonesOhio Wedding Portrait
A beautiful image from a nighttime wedding at The Cleveland Museum of Art. The couple stands in silhouette, bathed in a warm red and orange spotlight.
Enchanting Silhouette: A Nighttime Affair at The Cleveland Museum of Art
The Cleveland Museum of ArtCleveland Wedding Portraitohiosilhouettered lightwarm lightorange light
Portrait captured in Nerja, Málaga, Spain featuring a silhouetted couple illuminated by a blue background against the backdrop of a stunning city building
Nerja, Málaga, Spain Portrait: Silhouetted Couple Illuminated by Blue Background with Stunning City Building
Malaga Engagement PortraitspotlightMalagaSilhouetted coupleSpainblue backgroundcity
In the elegant Fujian hotel, the detail captured the exquisite bride's wedding shoes delicately placed under a spotlight, with a mesmerizing echelon of lights trailing behind
Fujian Hotel Showcases Exquisite Bride's Wedding Shoes with Mesmerizing Lighting Effects
mesmerizingshowcasesdetailcapturedspotlightdelicately placedexquisite bride's wedding shoes
The couple posed for their Save the Date engagement photo in front of a red spotlight background, their silhouettes highlighted against the dark night in Çanakkale
Çanakkale: Couple silhouetted against dark night, Save the Date engagement photo in front of red spotlight
ÇanakkalespotlightNightredsilhouetteÇanakkale Engagement Portrait
The silhouette of the couple against an old church with a deep blue sky and rich tones in Santorini, Greece, captures their love and connection amidst the beauty and history of the world
Engagement portrait taken in front of an old church capture the couple's silhouette against a backdrop of history
blue skyspotlightSantorini engagement photographyold churchsilhouetteGreeceSantorini
At the Beijing bridegroom's home, a detail picture with strong spotlight with a dark background highlighting the couple's hands intertwined and the rings prominently displayed
From a Beijing bridegroom's house, a detail image with intertwined hands with a spotlight and dark background
BEIJING photographerspotlightBeijingdark backgroundhands
In Albi, France, a bride's profile silhouette is highlighted against a blue wall with orange lights
In France, Albi's bride stands out against an orange-illuminated blue wall
orange lightsAlbiAlbi Artistic PhotographerFrancesilhouettespotlightblue wall
At the Reception Venue in Parson, British Columbia, Canada, the silhouettes of newlyweds were illuminated by the setting sun
In Parson, British Columbia, Canada, the setting sun illuminated the silhouettes of newlyweds at the Reception Venue
Silhouette portraitParsonBritish Columbia Artistic PhotographerBritish Columbiaspotlightsetting sun
In Altamura (Italy), the legs of a guest under a spotlight during the wedding celebration
An Italian guest's legs under a spotlight at an Altamura wedding venue
Altamura Artistic PhotographerAltamuraspotlightlegsdetailApulia
Best wedding venue photography at Altissimo Climbing Club in Albi, France showing a Portrait of the married ones dancing in BW under a spot light
Best wedding venue photography at Altissimo Climbing Club in Albi, France showing a Portrait of the married ones dancing in BW under a spot light
Albispotlightcouple dancingalbi photographerbw portraitAltissimo Climbing Club
Château de Saint-Senoch of bride and groom spot backlit oudoors at dusk by building
Best wedding venue photography at Château de Saint-Senoch of bride and groom spot backlit oudoors at dusk by building
Jean Baptiste ChauvinMeuse Photographerspotlightdusk portraitbacklitSilhouette portraitChâteau de Saint Senoch
Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes wedding planning - photography of The couple standing just below a spotlight, for the last picture of the day
photography of The couple standing just below a spotlight, for the last picture of the day
Florian MaguinSilhouette portraitAuvergne-Rhône-AlpesspotlightFrance photographer
She said yes, post marriage proposal picture session at Jackson Park in Chicago for A couple posing in the rain with a spotlight behind them
She said yes, post marriage proposal picture session at Jackson Park in Chicago for A couple posing in the rain with a spotlight behind them
rainSarah NaderspotlightChicagoChicago photographerJackson Park
She said yes, post marriage proposal picture session at Longwood Gardens with the Couple cuddling up in a spotlight inside the conservatory
She said yes, post marriage proposal picture session at Longwood Gardens with the Couple cuddling up in a spotlight inside the conservatory
ConservatoryPennsylvania photographerScott JosuweitPennsylvaniaspotlightLongwood Gardens
Liverdun couples portrait lifestyle session in Meurthe-et-Moselle, France under the building arch with a spotlight on the wall behind them causing silhouettes
Liverdun couples portrait lifestyle session in Meurthe-et-Moselle, France under the building arch with a spotlight on the wall behind them causing silhouettes
under archFrance engagement photographySilhouette portraitJonathan FortunaspotlightMeurthe-et-MoselleMoselle
Church of Saints Cyricus and Julitta wedding couple artistic image session in a spotlight at sunset, the intimacy of the bride and groom is shown by the way the groom leans into the bride
Church of Saints Cyricus and Julitta wedding couple artistic image session in a spotlight at sunset, the intimacy of the bride and groom is shown by the way the groom leans into the bride
Saint Cyricuswedding couple imagesunsetSaint Julittabride and groombride
Siracusa pre - wed image showing love in ortigia island - sicily
Siracusa pre - wed image showing love in ortigia island - sicily
SicilySiracusaSicily engagement photographerItalyspotlightOrtigia Islandsihouettes
A Covadonga portrait of the bride in the exact spot of light at her Brazil wedding
A Covadonga portrait of the bride in the exact spot of light at her Brazil wedding
Covadonga artistic wedding photographerportraitweddingBrazilCovadonga artistic wedding photographyspotlight
Ruse city centre engagement portrait of couple lit by an above spotlight.
city centre engagement portrait of couple lit by an above spotlight
Ruse cityRuse city pre wedding portraitRuse city engagement photographyRuse city engagement imagesspotlightlitengagement portrait
Engagement Photography for Romania - Portrait contains: silhouette, colorful, couple, spotlight
Engagement Photography for Romania silhouette loving couples
Romania e shootRomania engagement photographerRomania engagement photosRomania pre wedding portraitssilhouettecolorful
Hengelo - Twentse Bierbrouwerij wedding venue photo | First dance in the spotlight
First dance in the spotlight at the wedding reception
Twentse BierbrouwerijspotlightHengelofirst dancewedding reception
Engagement Portrait from Da Nang - Image contains: silhouette, couple, lanterns, lights, spotlight
Engagement Portrait from Da Nang with a silhouette, couple, lanterns, lights, spotlight and some dramatic love
lanternssilhouetteDa NangLightsspotlightcouple
Engagement Photography for Rhinefield, New Forest | A spotlight through the trees
Engagement Photography for Rhinefield, New Forest | A spotlight through the trees
uk engagement photographerNew ForestnatureRhinefieldspotlighttrees
Washington DC National Gallery of Art - silhouette couple portraits at night for engagement
Washington DC National Gallery of Art - silhouette couple portraits at night for engagement
dusknight portraitsilhouettespotlightNightDC pre wedding portraitSilhouette portrait
In Lincoln Park, Chicago, a couples silhouette is captured against a monument in this engagement photo shoot
In the Park, a couples silhouette is captured against a monument in this engagement photo shoot
Chicago engagement photographerChicagospotlightblue skya couples silhouetteLincoln Parkstatue
The newlyweds had a romantic portrait taken at Peckforton Castle, silhouetted in the night sky
They had a romantic photo shoot at Peckforton Castle, Cheshire
CheshirePeckforton HillsarchitectureCheshire Wedding PortraitPeckforton Castlelit portraitCastles
San Francisco California portrait photographer - engagement shoot at the Palace of fine Art
The engaged couple posed for their silhouette portrait in front of the wall with spotlights at the Palace of Fine Art, the stunning location providing the perfect backdrop for their engagement shoot with the photographer
Palace of fine Artsf Engagement photographyCAspotlightSan Francisco portrait photoSF ArchitectureCalifornia

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