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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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Montpellier pre-wed portrait of a couple from France showing their tight, laughing faces in sunlight
Montpellier pre-wed portrait of a couple from France showing their tight, laughing faces in sunlight
Montpellierlaughing coupleMontpellier photographersunlightFrance
A striking portrait of Toulouse newlyweds standing in stripes of sunlight and shadows across them is framed in black-and-white
A BW portrait of Toulouse newlyweds standing in stripes of sunlight and shadows
black and whitestripesToulouseToulouse photographersunlightsunlight and shadows
Engagement Session at Takakkaw Falls in Canada | Amazing photograph in black and white of engaged couple embraced in the sunlight
black and white of engaged couple embraced in the sunlight
Canada photographerEliza SlobodzianTakakkaw Fallsbw portraitsunlightCanadamountain engagement
Couple on a boat during the engagement session at Limanu Harbour
Couple on a boat during the engagement session in Romania
Romania photographeron a boatsunlightRomanialighthouse
A Finistere, on location couple lifestyle portrait in France of two lovers in the corner of two stone walls with sunlight coming down
A Finistere, on location couple lifestyle portrait in France of two lovers in the corner of two stone walls with sunlight coming down
Francestone wallsFinistèrePatrick LombaertsunlightFinistère photographer
An Agen, on location couple lifestyle portrait in France of two engaged lovers embracing in the urban sunlight
An Agen, on location couple lifestyle portrait in France of two engaged lovers embracing in the urban sunlight
sunlightFranceengaged loversAgen Photographerurban portraitembracing
A Brooklyn bride glowed in the golden sunlight, a portrait of beauty, while the groom was behind the diffused glass, his hand pressed against it
In Brooklyn, the bride glowed in golden sunlight, beautiful, while the groom stood behind diffused glass, hand pressed against it
sunlightBrooklynhandNew York City - MetroBrooklyn Photographerdiffused glassBrooklyn bride
Four Season Bangkok Bride's Portrait in Sunlight
portrait of bride in sunlight
Bangkok photographerChaiyasith JunjuerdeeFour Seasons Bangkokportrait of bridesunlightBangkok
Bouchemaine engagement photography portfolio image with a Maine-et-Loire couple sitting on the ground with sunlight hitting the stone wall behind them
Bouchemaine engagement photography portfolio image with a Maine-et-Loire couple sitting on the ground with sunlight hitting the stone wall behind them
Patrick LombaertBouchemainesunlightcouple sittingMaine et Loire PhotographerMaine-et-Loire
Toronto wedding planning showing Girls are walking in the street with sun on their legs
Top wedding photography for the Toronto wedding planner showing Girls are walking in the street with sun on their legs
TorontosunlightlegsCanadaToronto photographerwalking
After the marriage proposal Westmount, Montreal engagement photography with a couple dancing in a spot of sunlight in front of a brick wall
After the marriage proposal Westmount, Montreal engagement photography with a couple dancing in a spot of sunlight in front of a brick wall
Montreal photographerMontrealsunlightWestmountbrick walldancing
After the marriage proposal Metz engagement photography with the couple Just laughing and loving
After the marriage proposal Metz engagement photography with the couple Just laughing and loving
MetzsunlightstepsFranceMetz photographerlaughing
A Save the Date in Granada. Carmen de los Mártires portrait of the couple in the sunlight by the flowers in front of a stone structure
A Save the Date in Granada. Carmen de los Mártires portrait of the couple in the sunlight by the flowers in front of a stone structure
GranadaGranada photographerstone structureflowerssunlightCarmen de los Martires
She said yes, post marriage proposal picture session in Taiwan for a couple enjoying the geometry and sunlight at the outdoor park
She said yes, post marriage proposal picture session in Taiwan for a couple enjoying the geometry and sunlight at the outdoor park
Taipeioutdoor parkTaiwanChiangYuan Hunggeometric backgroundTaipei Photographersunlight
She said yes, post marriage proposal picture session at Ashford Castle in Ireland for a Couple standing at the entrance to the garden in sunlight
She said yes, post marriage proposal picture session at Ashford Castle in Ireland for a Couple standing at the entrance to the garden in sunlight
Jamie GilliesIreland photographergarden engagementIrelandsunlightAshford Castle
The bride and groom's romantic wedding day is captured in a beautiful golden hour sunlight with warm tones and foggy smoke surrounding them as they share a kiss
At their romantic foggy wedding, the bride and groom shared a kiss in beautiful golden hour sunlight
Smokyshare a kissChergolden hourfoggysunlightwarm tones
An after the marriage proposal New York engagement photograph at Central Park showing the NY couple playing with sunlight
An after the marriage proposal New York engagement photograph at Central Park showing the NY couple playing with sunlight
sunlightNYC photographerNew York City - MetroNYC Central Park
A Save the Date in Puerto Rico. Old San Juan portrait of a couple embracing in the light of the sun near brightly colored buildings
A Save the Date in Puerto Rico. Old San Juan portrait of a couple embracing in the light of the sun near brightly colored buildings
colorful buildingsOld San JuanCouple embracingsunlightPuerto RicoPuerto Rico Photographer
She said yes, post marriage proposal picture session in Dallas, Texas on a roof top with the sun light hitting a right place and it was windy
She said yes, post marriage proposal picture session in Dallas, Texas on a roof top with the sun light hitting a right place and it was windy
Texas - NorthernBrandon LaisunlightDallas photographerDallas architectureDallas
Engagement Photos Santo Andre. A São Paulo couple pose in the sunlight and shadows of the urban stairs
Engagement Photos Santo Andre. A São Paulo couple pose in the sunlight and shadows of the urban stairs
Santo AndréSão Pauloshadowssunlightstairsurban Engagement
Szeged, Hungary engagement photo session with a young, cute couple embracing under the clouds and sunlight
Szeged, Hungary engagement photo session with a young, cute couple embracing under the clouds and sunlight
SzegedSzilveszter SzabadosSzeged photographerHungarycloudssunlight
Szeged engagement photo session with her leather jacket, sunlight, and nature
Szeged engagement photo session with her leather jacket, sunlight, and nature
Szilveszter SzabadosHungarySzegedSzeged photographerleather jacketnaturesunlight
A sunny Florence Engagement Session with columns, sunlight and shadows
A sunny Florence Engagement Session with columns, sunlight and shadows
shadowsFlorenceFlorence Photographercolumnssunlight
Panther Beach Engagement. A young Santa Cruz couple posing during a pre wedding portrait session for the Two with a dog
Panther Beach Engagement. A young Santa Cruz couple posing during a pre wedding portrait session for the Two with a dog
sunlightSanta Cruz photographerPanther BeachSanta CruzNayza KuznetsovadogBeach Portrait
Nevada post proposal portrait photos of a happy Las Vegas couple sharing beautiful words about their love
Nevada post proposal portrait photos of a happy Las Vegas couple sharing beautiful words about their love
Tiago Pinheirowords of lovesunlightNevadaLas VegasLas Vegas PhotographerLas Vegas bw portrait
Montpellier post proposal portrait session with an Occitanie engagement photographer of a France couple sharing a kiss with sunlight and sun flares
Montpellier post proposal portrait session with an Occitanie engagement photographer of a France couple sharing a kiss with sunlight and sun flares
Occitaniesun flaressharing a kissFrancesunlightMontpellier photographer
Cordes sur Ciel post proposal portraits from a Tarn couple engagement session with a couple against a stone wall in the sunlight
Cordes sur Ciel post proposal portraits from a Tarn couple engagement session with a couple against a stone wall in the sunlight
Sophie Stacinostone wallTarnCordes sur CielsunlightOccitanie CoupleTarn photographer
Izmir post proposal portraits from a Turkey couple engagement session with a walk through the trees under a canopy of sunlight
Izmir post proposal portraits from a Turkey couple engagement session with a walk through the trees under a canopy of sunlight
sunlightIzmir photographerFurkan Akarsuİzmircouple walkingTurkey
Maceio engagement portraits lifestyle session with a silhouette of a couple inside a chapel
Maceio engagement portraits lifestyle session with a silhouette of a couple inside a chapel
Brazilblue skychapelMaceió couplecrosssunsilhouette
Florida couples lifestyle outdoor photography in St Petersburg with some yellow umbrellas, a yellow dress with some Sunlight and Shade
Florida couples lifestyle outdoor photography in St Petersburg with some yellow umbrellas, a yellow dress with some Sunlight and Shade
yellowshadeSt. PetersburgdancingFloridaSt Petersburg pre weddingdress

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