Wedding Photos of Sun

The following “Sun” 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 “Sun” 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.

Bursa Sunset pre-wedding photography of a couple looking at each other at the beach

Casa Wilfrido post wedding Ceremony portrait of the Bride throwing the veil with a sun entrance just on it

throwing the veil sun Casa Wilfrido wedding photographer portrait of the bride Casa Wilfrido artistic weddings Casa Wilfrido fine art wedding image

The bride is standing like an angel in the sun, showing her dress to the groom at the wall In Driebergen at the Sparrendaal Mansion

Driebergen fine art wedding image sun bride standing Thomas Jongbloed Driebergen wedding photographer Sparrendaal Mansion Driebergen artistic weddings

Damme, Belgium Engagement shoot with a golden hour sun and tall forest trees

Damme Carolina Mosquera engagement shoot Belgium sun golden hour Damme BE engagement photographers

Lake of Bolsena Italy sunset portrait for an engaged couple

Lake of Bolsena Italy beach warm sun

Germany Europapark Rust portrait in the spotlights of the sun

Germany Europapark portrait men Germany artistic wedding photographer Germany fine art wedding photographer dusk Germany artistic wedding photography

humboldt park, chicago pre-wedding photoshoot with a couple in the sun during their outdoor engagement session

pre wedding session Humboldt Park trees Humboldt Park engagement photographers sun Humboldt Park Chicago

Cape Town fine art wedding portrait image during the late afternoon and the sun shined brilliantly on the leaves, This made for a creative couple portrait when shooting into the sun

wedding portrait image during the late afternoon and the sun shined brilliantly on the leaves, This made for a creative couple portrait when shooting into the sun

late afternoon fine art weddings leaves Cape Town sun creative couple portrait Cape Town Wedding Portrait

Hampshire engagement shoot with a couple walking a dog in the sun at the park

an engagement shoot with a couple walking a dog in the sun at the park

walking couple Hampshire pre wedding portrait park engagement shoot sun Hampshire engagement images

summer love in the desert sun and wind during pre-wedding photoshoot

pre wedding photoshoot Muscat pre wedding portraits Muscat Muscat e shoot desert Muscat engagement photographer

a Chicago Illinois young couple kiss under the sun and trees during portrait shoot

a young couple kiss under the sun and trees during portrait shoot

kiss Chicago engagement photographer Chicago e shoot Chicago trees Chicago pre wedding portraits

Nicola Lenivets engagement portrait session Somewhere in Russia

a couple portrait session Somewhere in Russia

Nikola Lenivets pre wedding portrait Nikola Lenivets engagement photography sun light warm Nikola Lenivets Nikola Lenivets engagement images

turkey couple in cappadocia for engagement shooting session in the sun

engagement couple session in the sun

sun Turkey Cappadocia Cappadocia pre wedding portrait Cappadocia e session Cappadocia engagement images

Western Cape wedding photographer: "This was taken at Gold Reef City theme park in Johannesburg, South Africa. The park was almost closed and we sneaked in a last photo with an empty merry-go-round and the late afternoon sun."

The park was almost closed and we sneaked in a last photo with an empty merry-go-round and the late afternoon sun

merry go round late afternoon park western cape sneaked Johannesburg engagement photographer Johannesburg e shoot

A couple portrait at the first lights of the sun in the old alleys of florence

couple portrait Florence brides Lights florence wedding sun Florence wedding photography alleys

wine region, north of Italy couple portraits - Turn your face towards the sun and the shadows will fall behind you

sun Lombardy north couple portraits Giorgio Baruffi Italy face

Engagement Picture Session from Portland, ME with the winter sun and snow

urban Engagement Picture Session with the winter sun and snow

Portland wedding photographer sun Portland weddings urban Portland snow ME

Manhattan Central Park pre wedding picture - Central Park couple kissing silhouette at the sunset. Winter sun gives this define long beautiful shadows. Neverending

pre wedding picture at the Park of a couple kissing silhouette at the sunset. Winter sun gives this define long beautiful shadows. Neverending

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Engaged couple and the sun - Portrait Session in São Paulo - Joaquim Egidio

Engaged couple and the sun for a Portrait Session

São Paulo e session portrait session lens flare São Paulo Joaquim Egidio engaged couple sun

Long Lanh Village, Lam Dong, Vietnam - Lovely foggy morning, right before the sun awakes

Lovely foggy morning coule portraits right before the sun awakes

Vietnam Long Lanh Village Lam Dong pre wedding portrait morning lovely Lam Dong

Fujian Wedding Photo at the Hotel - Evening sun portrait of couple

fuzhou wedding photographer sun Fujian fine art wedding portrait portrait evening Fujian artistic wedding portrait Fujian fine art wedding photo

desert couple portrait session in the sun at the water

couple Atacama desert pre wedding portrait Atacama desert engagement images water Atacama Atacama desert e session

Brazil Pirenópolis Engagement Portrait of a Couple

Pirenopolis light smiles Pirenopolis engagement images Pirenopolis pre wedding portrait hair Pirenopolis engagement photography

St Ouens, Jersey , CI engagement portrait session | the couple get close at sunset

engagement portrait session showing the couple gets close at sunset

St Ouens engagement photographers Jersey pre wedding shoot St Ouens St Ouens sunset sun

Navarra, Basque Country Engagement Photography - Portrait of a loving Couple at sunset

Country Engagement Photography for a Portrait of a loving Couple at sunset

Navarra sun mountain pre wedding session Basque warm light Basque engagement photos

Backlit photo of a loving couple touching heads in a forest Engagement Portrait Session

sun Jeremie Sangare trees embrace Yvelines e shoot Rambouillet Yvelines engagement photos

Perth Western Australia - A nice picture at the beach. | Engagement Session Photography - Portrait contains: water, sun, sunset, pier

A nice picture at the beach during an Engagement Session

sunset Australia pre wedding session Australia pier australia engagement photos sun perth

Germany Engagement Couple Portrait - Image contains: kiss, head, sun, sunlight, burst, flare

Engagement Couple Portrait with a kiss

Germany engagement session pre wedding location Germany sunlight Germany sun kiss

Alfama, Portugal Engagement Photography - Portrait contains: cable car, trolly, streets, train, light, sun

Alfama, Portugal Engagement Portrait with a cable car, trolly

cable car trolly Portugal Alfama train streets Alfama pre wedding portrait

Shrine Pass Portraits | Sun flare on top of Shrine Pass to finish up their Vail engagement session.

Portraits with Sun flare on top of Shrine Pass to finish up their Vail engagement session

pre wedding session Shrine Pass sunset Couple embracing Shrine Pass CO Shrine Pass engagement photographers

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