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The following “Sunlight” 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 “Sunlight” 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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Joshua Grasso is an artistic wedding photographer for Georgia
Photo by: Joshua Grasso - Buford Georgia
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Nadine Lotze is an artistic wedding photographer for Nordrhein-Westfalen
Photo by: Nadine Lotze - Hagen Nordrhein-Westfalen
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The gentle sunlight highlighted the warm embrace of the bride and her guests at the Manoir de Vacheresses in Centre-Val de Loire, France
The warm embrace of the bride and guests was beautifully captured by an artistic wedding photographer
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A lifestyle portrait session for a couple about to get married in Bangkok, Thailand in the sunlight with warm smiles, especially as the groom gives his bride a piggy back ride
The couple's engagement portrait captures their joy and anticipation of their upcoming nuptials in Bangkok, Thailand, with the groom giving his bride a piggy back ride in the warm sunlight
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Romantic sunset portrait at Briery Wood Country House Hotel featuring a couple in front of a boat, basking in the warm glow of low sunlight near the tranquil water.
Enchanted Twilight: Embracing love amidst the tranquility of Briery Wood
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The laughing couple experienced a beautiful and romantic session as they had fun together at sunset in Lyon, France, with sunlight illuminating the fall colors of the trees above
The couple's joyous engagement portrait captured the magical moment of their love in the stunning autumnal landscape of Lyon, France
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California couple posed for a black and white engagement announcement portrait in nature, embracing in a romantic back hug in Oakland
Oakland, CA: Black and White Engagement Announcement Portrait - Nature Embrace
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The couple posed for their save-the-date engagement announcement portrait with a sweet hug near a travel camping trailer
San Jose Travel Camping Trailer Engagement Portrait: Couple Embracing for Sweet Announcement
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The happy couple posed for their engagement announcement portrait, framed by the beautiful sunlight and windows of the Transamerica Pyramid in San Francisco
San Francisco Transamerica Pyramid: Engaged Couple in Sunlight & Windows
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A Cambridge, United Kingdom couple posed in the sunlight on a bridge for their engagement announcement portrait
Cambridge, UK Engagement Announcement Portrait: Couple on Bridge in Sunlight
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At Bellinter House in Meath, a beautiful moment was captured of a couple's first kiss under a tree with sunlight streaming down
In Meath at the Bellinter House, a beautiful first kiss is witnessed under a tree with sunlight streaming
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The engaged couple posed for their save-the-date engagement announcement portrait while sharing a beer and cider at Asheville NC's Hi-Wire Brewing
Asheville NC: Engaged Couple Sharing Beer & Cider at Hi-Wire Brewing
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A couple in Andover, UK is getting ready to tie the knot, with the groom-to-be making his fiancée laugh in a nearby forest
In Andover, UK a couple laugh in a forest, soon to be wed
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A couple from Bangkok, Thailand, wearing matching minimalist attire, are soon to be married
Bangkok couple soon to wed, wearing matching attire, standing in sunlight against a white wall
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A couple in Paris, about to kiss in the sunlight, are getting ready to celebrate their upcoming wedding
The loving, engaged couple in Paris basks in the sun and graphic lines of the background
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Chartres golden hour engagement portrait of a couple in nature about to kiss
Chartres: Golden hour couple engagement portrait under trees, about to kiss in nature's sunlight
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The couple embraced the warm sunlight glimmering between their profiled faces as they posed for a romantic engagement photoshoot at the iconic Race Street Pier in Philadelphia, PA
The couple embraced the warm sunlight glimmering between their lovestruck faces at the iconic Race Street Pier in Philadelphia, PA
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The couple at the lifestyle photoshoot in San Francisco, California were beautifully framed by the photographer through a Cherry Blossom tree, and the shadows and sunlight added more complexity to the image, creating multiple layers for a stunning effect
A San Francisco beautiful Cherry Blossom tree framed the romantic couple in a stunning photoshoot
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A couple from Upper Austria near Wels had an enchanting prewedding photoshoot in the forest, with the sunlight shining down and casting a glow on them
In Upper Austria near Wels, the sunlight shone down on a romantic prewedding photoshoot
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The couple in Everingham enjoyed a romantic pre-wedding portrait in a sunny park, culminating in a kiss
In an Everingham park, the couple pose for an outdoor portrait, with a kiss
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The engaged couple enjoyed a beautiful, light-filled lifestyle pre-wedding portrait session at El Castillo Country Club in San Rafael - Heredia, Costa Rica
At El Castillo Country Club in San Rafael - Heredia, Costa Rica, the engaged couple portrait session was beautiful and light-filled
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The couple in Montpellier, resting their elbows on an overturned small boat, looks into each other's eyes in the sunlight while having their lifestyle engagement portrait taken
In Montpellier, the couple lean on a small boat for their engagement portrait, gazing into each other's eyes
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The couple posed close together, their faces almost touching, in a pre-wedding lifestyle engagement portrait in Baeza, Jaén, Spain, with the sunlight bursting between their heads
The couple posed close together in a sunburst over Baeza, Jaén, Spain for a lifestyle engagement portrait
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An engaged couple poses for a lifestyle pre-wedding portrait in Central Park, New York City, walking in the sunlight among the fall colored tree leaves
In Central Park, New York City, an engaged couple take a lifestyle portrait in the fall sunlight
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The dancing lovers, illuminated by sunlight, were captured in a lifestyle engagement portrait that showed their joy in Paris, France, with her hair flying around them
In Paris, France, dancing lovers were captured in a joyous lifestyle engagement portrait above the urban streets
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The couple is shown in a relaxed and casual lifestyle engagement portrait in Paris, France, surrounded by lush greenery and sunlight
In Paris, France, the couple is relaxed in a lush green, sunny engagement portrait
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The engaged couple posed for a pre-wedding portrait at Stirling Gardens in Perth, Western Australia, standing shoulder to shoulder and gazing at each other with a rim of sunlight around them
At Stirling Gardens in Perth, Western Australia, the engaged couple posed for a romantic lifestyle portrait
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The couple's portrait, taken in New Delhi, is enhanced by the right light filtering through the canopy of large trees
New Delhi: A couple's portrait enhanced by light filtering through large trees' canopy
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A couple looks at each other tenderly in a forest as sunlight washes in from behind them during their engaged couple lifestyle session in Anet France
The engaged couple tenderly gazed at each other in a sun-drenched forest
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The couple stood for a portrait in the outdoor courtyard garden setting at Sulejow Monastery, with the ruins in the background and bathed in sunlight
At Sulejow Monastery's outdoor courtyard garden, the couple posed for a portrait with ruins in the background with a sun-lit scenery
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