Wedding Photos of Sunlight

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.

A Mexico Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this creative, urban portrait of this San Miguel de Allende couple at Calle Aldama capturing them smiling

A France Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this adventurous, beach portrait of this Cap Ferret couple running in the sand

running CAP FERRET couple adventurous sunlight sand Beach Portrait CAP FERRET

DC chic wedding day couple portrait at The Hotel Washington of them posing in front of an art mural

shadows The Hotel Washington posing Brittany Diliberto sunlight DC Washington DC

A superb example of a wedding detail in this Bordeaux picture showing the Bouquet and veil of the bride in the car

Bordeaux sunlight veil of the bride bouquet auto Bordeaux picture flowers

An impressive Colle Aluffi wedding image of the Rieti couple in Italy for a creative portrait using flash for illuminate the groom

IT bridal illuminate groom Lazio Italy creative portrait Colle Aluffi wedding image

Top, and timeless wedding photography from Allgäu during a romantic couple dancing portrait sesion in an open field outdoors in the sunlight

Allgäu bride and groom Southern Germany outdoors Geramany wedding photography Swabia Allgäu open field

A spectacular Estes Park wedding couple photograph from Colorado created as the bride and groom share a private minute together during sunset

sunlight Estes Park wedding Destination Wedding Colorado kiss deck Colorado sunset

A striking Villa Giacomelli wedding picture of a Pradamano bride and groom in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy using The last ray of sunlight for a perfect shot

Friuli Venezia Giulia weddings Italy couple portrait sunlight Villa Giacomelli weddings Italy Friuli-Venezia Giulia

A Colorado Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this creative, beautiful portrait of this Colorado Springs couple posing on the grounds of the Glen Eyrie Castle at sunset

colorado engagement photographer Colorado Springs Colorado Springs couple castle Glen Eyrie Castle sunlight posing

A Parana Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this artistic, playful portrait of this Brazilian couple in Assis Chateaubriand embracing in the warm afternoon sunlight

playful Brazilian couple warm sunlight Parana Parana Engagement Photographer embracing

A Brazil simple wedding day detail picture showing the brides dress hanging down in sunlight near her tennis shoe sneakers

brazil bride Parana sneakers Brazil simple wedding tennis shoes sunlight Heloisa Todescatt

Breathtaking Santa Marina wedding image of a Sozopol couple in Bulgaria for a beautiful backlight portrait

Backlight Sozopol Sozopol couple Bulgaria Santa Marina wedding image Santa Marina

A Tuscany wedding day detail picture at Villa Podernovo during Reception time with sunlight shadows of a heart shaped balloon on the wall

Francesca Vitulano Tuscany Villa Podernovo sunlight wall Villa Podernovo wedding venue stone

A Virginia Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this artistic, scenic portrait of this VA couple in the beautiful golden light in Shanandoah

VA couple golden light Shanandoah virginia engagement photographer sunlight scenic sunset

A Tuscany Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this artistic portrait of this Lucca couple embracing at at Forte dei Marmi

Forte dei Marmi shadows Lucca couple Tuscany sunlight embracing

A dramatic Toulouse documentary wedding photography example from Aucamville - the bride and groom surrounded by their guests

trees Toulouse streaks outdoor wedding Dramatic Aucamville France

A top London wedding photographer captured this picture of the guests in patterned sunlight during the dinner at the reception

guests reception Kristian Leven dinner London sunlight london wedding photographer

A Montpellier wedding day detail picture of the brides legs tightly wrapped around the groom in the sunlight

sunlight tightly wrapped brides legs French photographer Montpellier wedding Montpellier bride France

An Italy Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this artistic, sunset portrait of this Lake Garda couple as they take a walk by the lake side

lake garda IT italy wedding photographer water Lucio Zogno lake side Lake Garda couple

Adventurous, outdoor Galena Park in Nevada engagement image showing a Couple kissing in middle of forest

woods nature forest NV couple Nevada engagement trees Outdoor

A striking Il Borro wedding picture of a San Giustino Valdarno bride in Italy looking very natural and relaxed under the trees and sunlight

Italy trees Relaxed Il Borro sunlight natural

A creative France pre wedding session In a forest in Nancy created as the couple are going to kiss

France pre wedding session France Nancy couple sunlight Nancy Jonathan Fortuna kiss

A romantic Washington DC pre wedding session created as The couple is kissing at sunset

sun flares romantic setting sun DC couple sunset DC kissing

World's best creative wedding photography from Debrecen, Hungary showing the Bridal Bouquet on the back of the groom as the couple hugs in the afternoon sunlight

groom afternoon back Debrecen wedding photography Hungary Hungary couple Debrecen

World's most visionary and best wedding photography from Parrano, Umbria, Italy showing the bride and groom with their hands about to touch in the sunlight

hands Umbria couple Terni Parrano sunlight touch

World's most artistic and best wedding couple portraits from Östringen in the church with great natural sunlight and stained glass

Östringen bride and groom Germany wedding couple portrait sunlight stained glass church Germany Östringen

A praiseworthy Weinheim wedding day portrait of a Germany bride with natural sunlight lighting the scene

Weinheim Weinheim wedding portrait natural Germany germany bride sunlight

World's best and most unconventional Allgäu couple wedding portraits using the sun and the veil

Germany wedding portrait shadows silhouette Germany Bavarian Swabia sunlight

A commendable Bavaria wedding art image of the Germany couple standing under the warm sun at the red flower wall

Germany Bavaria standing Flare red Bavaria wedding image

World's most artistic and best wedding couple portraits from Östringen during a Sundown session by the trees

Germany Germany wedding couple portrait sunlight Östringen Östringen bride and groom trees

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