Wedding Photos of Stars

The following “Stars” 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 “Stars” 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.

A romantic moment captured at Zion Springs in Hamilton, VA as the newlyweds toast with champagne spray under a starry night sky on their wedding day.

Starry Night Champagne Toast: Newlyweds Celebrate at Zion Springs in Hamilton, VA

A beautiful bride and groom posing for a portrait on their wedding day in Jaén, Spain. The couple is captured indoors against a backdrop of a painted wall adorned with stars, creating a celestial and romantic atmosphere.

Celestial Romance: Bride and Groom Embrace Under Starlit Wall in Jaén, Spain Wedding Portrait

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A breathtaking scene captured at Yosemite National Park, California. The newlyweds share a kiss in a romantic jacuzzi under the starry night sky, producing a beautiful backlit silhouette.

Beneath the Stars: Romantic Silhouette of Newlyweds in Yosemite

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A couple in Traunstein, Germany was surrounded by stars and a red and black tone-filled frame during their lifestyle session

The couple beaming with joy in their pre-wedding photo is surrounded by a starry, red and black frame

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The bride and groom are embracing under the stars at Telluride Ski Resort in Colorado, lit up from behind by the photographer

The bride and groom are romantically illuminated by the photographer's flash under the starry night sky

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Best Verbania documentary wedding photojournalism image from Grand Hotel Majestic in Italy showing A cake full of stars

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World's most innovative and best Shenandoah National Park wedding day portraits of The couple embracing under the stars at night by a tree

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An alternative Colorado wedding portrait of the Boulder bride and groom under the stars and blue sky

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CO pre wedding and engagement photography in Keystone Colorado showing this couple's love of camping in the mountains which inspired this nighttime engagement portrait

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Lolo Pass, Idaho bride/groom portrait at dusk with a light, some stars and some trees

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Da Lat pre-wed portrait at night with stars

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National Park Engagement Portraits inside a Lit Car at Night Beyond the Stars

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Engaged couple pose under the stars in Aspen, Colorado for a lit portrait.

Engaged couple pose under the stars for a lit portrait

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Yosemite Engagement Couple Photography - Portrait contains: lit, night, trees, sky, blue, stars

Engagement Couple Photography that was lit at night

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Alicante prewedding photo session under the lights at night.

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Bonneville Salt Flats Engagement Photos - Couple portrait under the stars

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Loveland Winter Engagement | Colorado Wedding Photos

The couple embraces under the stars during their winter engagement night session

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Wedding shoot at reception outdoors with Toronto couple dancing under strings of lights

Twinkling Love: A Toronto Couple's First Dance Under the Stars

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Gipuzkoa Engagement Photographer | vintage van for couple potrait work

Gipuzkoa Engagement Photo with a vintage van for couple portrait work

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Boulder Engagement Photo at night with a couple under the stars in a shared blanket

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Engagement Photography of couple in the rain, lit under an umbrella | Hesse prewedding photographer

Engagement Photography of couple in the rain, lit under an umbrella by a Hesse prewedding photographer

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Victoria, Australia wedding reception venue image created at dusk under the moon and stars in the sky

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Bali Wedding Portrait | Image contains: Indonesia bride groom snow umbrella night light

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