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The following “Sunlit” 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 “Sunlit” 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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A moment at a Mayfair Church wedding in London, as a devoted bridesmaid cares for the bride's elegant bridal train amidst the sunlit streets in a black and white photo.
Sunlit Streets of Love: Devoted Bridesmaid at Mayfair Church Wedding, London
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A beautiful bride gracefully descends a staircase at a picturesque Oxfordshire church wedding, the sunlight filtering through the colorful stained glass windows, creating a dreamy and elegant scene.
Graceful Descent: Bride Descending Staircase at Picturesque Oxfordshire Church Wedding in Sunlit Dreamscape
Descentsunlitwedding venueUnited KingdomsceneOxfordshire bridedreamscape
Wedding day reunion at Mas Blanc in Barbentane, France, as team bride and team groom stroll through a sunlit field holding colorful smoke grenades in a captivating group portrait.
Sunlit Field Stroll: Team Bride and Team Groom’s Wedding Reunion at Mas Blanc, Barbentane, France
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A joyful moment captured at the end of a sunlit ceremony in Tuscany's Podere il Pino, with the bride and groom dancing amidst a backdrop of happy guests.
Sunlit Celebration: Bride and Groom Dance Amidst Joyful Guests at Podere Il Pino, Tuscany
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Lively pre-wedding portrait in Maceió, Brazil, showcasing the sun's radiant glow. The couple shares an intimate embrace by the ocean, with the man's profile in captivating silhouette and the woman basking in sunlight.
Radiant Beach Embrace: A Captivating Couple Portrait Session in Maceió, Brazil
Maceió destinationMaceió RomanceMaceio engagement sessionromanticBrazilMaceióBrazilian Beach
Pre-wedding engagement portrait in Villette d’Anthon, France, featuring a couple in nature. Groom affectionately kisses bride's forehead as sunlight filters through trees, capturing a joyful pose beautifully highlighted by the photographer.
Stunning Love Story Unveiled: Romantic Pre-Wedding Portraits in Villette d’Anthon, France
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In an award-winning image, a wedding photographer captures a breathtaking bridal portrait at the picturesque Domaine de Belfonds. The stunning bride holds her bouquet, near a window in a room filled with natural light.
Domaine de Belfonds: Blooming Beauty Beside Sunlit Window Bliss
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An Award-Winning Artistic Wedding Day Portrait captures the stunning beauty of a Pittsburgh PA wedding couple, with the ethereal ambiance of smokey sun rays shining through a window.
Pittsburgh's Ethereal Sunlit Splendor: Award-Winning Artistic Wedding Day Portrait
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The timeless love of a bride and groom as they share a tender kiss beneath a sunlit tree at The Post Barn in Newbury, Berkshire.
Whispering Romance: Sunlit Serenade at The Post Barn Wedding, Newbury, Berkshire
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Capturing the intimacy amidst nature's beauty, this award-winning image showcases the newlyweds in a private session on a mountain rock, near their ceremony location in Fort Collins, Colorado.
Mountain Rock Magic: A Stunning Wedding Moment in Fort Collins
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Wedding photo captured at Ring Oak Plantation in Leon County, Florida, Tallahassee. The couple basks in the warm tones of the fading sun, facing each other as daylight wanes through the trees.
Romantic Radiance: Love Illuminated at Ring Oak Plantation in Tallahassee
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At The Tall Trees venue, a couple about to wed had their engagement portrait session, with their heads framed in a round window reflection, capturing their love in the sunshine.
Love Framed: Capturing Sunshine and Romance at The Tall Trees
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Against the iconic backdrop of Sultanahmet, Istanbul, Turkey, an engagement photo session unfolds. Silhouetted in front of shooting water fountain pools, the couple strikes a sunlit pose captured in striking black and white.
Sultanahmet Silhouettes: A Striking Engagement Portrait in Istanbul
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Captured during the Tuscan Winter in Casole d'Elsa, Siena, Tuscany, this engagement portrait beautifully showcases the couple sitting, embracing, and holding hands in the warm winter sunshine, creating a tender and romantic scene.
Tuscan Winter Romance: A Tender Engagement Portrait in Casole d'Elsa
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In Casole d'Elsa, Siena, Tuscany, this engagement portrait during the Tuscan Winter features the couple standing near building arches. The sunlight delicately illuminates the shaded area, creating a captivating interplay of light and shadow.
Tuscan Winter Romance: Engagement Bliss in Casole d'Elsa, Siena
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Engaged couple at the scenic Carmen de los Mártires in Granada, Spain, stand back-to-back, their gazes meet as they face each other, embraced by sunlit palm trees, captured beautifully by a Granada wedding photographer.
Carmen de los Mártires: A Sunlit Embrace in Granada, Spain - An Engagement Portrait
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A wedding couple enjoying a playful run along the sunlit road at Acadia National Park in Maine
Running into Forever: A Whimsical Chase Through Sunlit Acadia
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In a sunlit meadow in Tarn, France, a couple shares a tender moment during their engagement photo shoot, as the sunlight gently cascades into the lens
Captured in Timeless Affection: Enchanting Couple Basks in Sunlit Meadow for Radiant Engagement Photo Shoot in Tarn, France
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A couple in a sunlit courtyard, captured in a stunning engagement portrait that showcases the romantic and grand ambiance of the beautiful Monserrate Palace in Sintra
Romantic Engagement Portrait at the Majestic Monserrate Palace in Sintra
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The couple had their engagement shoot in Coye la forêt in France, capturing a beautiful moment where they stood in the forest with a sunray illuminating their faces
Romantic Engagement Shoot in Coye la Forêt, France: Strolling through the Enchanted Forest Bathed in Sunrays
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A Colorado Springs couple walks through a picturesque field at Younger Ranch, just as the sun sets behind them
Younger Ranch: A Colorado Springs couple walks through a picturesque field at sunset
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Artistic wedding photo in Toulouse, France captures bride and groom, beautifully lit by the sun, showcasing their love in a bold and dramatic black and white portrait.
A Captivating Love: Artistic Wedding Photography in Toulouse, France
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The couple shared a romantic embrace on the beach, cuddling in the sand beneath the sun's rays and exchanging kisses
On the beach, the couple cuddled in the sand and shared romantic kisses in the soft light
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The couple kissed in a sunlit field in nature in Montpellier, France, for a warm and engaging lifestyle portrait
In Montpellier, France, the couple kissed in a sunlit field for a lifestyle portrait
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The sunlit scene of the bride and groom at Jardin Etnobotanico in Oaxaca City was made even more magical with the bride's wings on her dress softly fluttering in the breeze, while the groom's hand helped to complete the effect
At Oaxaca City's Jardin Etnobotanico, the sunlit bride and groom were enhanced by her dress softly fluttering and his hand
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A pre wedding photo from Oxford, United Kingdom of a couple in sun on park bench
A couple are tightly sitting together on a park bench in the sun for a pre-wedding lifestyle portrait
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A young engaged couple is hugging, in a backlit, sunlit autumn environment full of colors at the Tisza-holtág nature trail, Mártély, Hungary
couple is hugging, in a backlit, sunlit autumn environment full of colors
Hungary photographerTisza HoltágMartelynature trailsunlitautumn environmentHungary
A romantic lakeside engagement shoot captured the love between a couple at a picturesque villa
Lake Como lifestyle engagement photography of a couple at the Villa Monastero overlooking the lake in the sunlight
Villa Monasterolakeside engagementLake ComoLeccoLecco Engagement Photographysunlit
World's best creative wedding portrait photography from Truckee, California as the Groom and bride are silhouetted against a sunlit mountain peak at dusk
World's best creative wedding portrait photography from Truckee, California as the Groom and bride are silhouetted against a sunlit mountain peak at dusk
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DE artistic wedding photo from Winterthur, in Delaware with a Sunlit, lovely happily married couple
A sunlit, happily married couple posed for a wedding photo with tree leaves in the background
happilymarried coupleBrittany DilibertoDelawaresunlitDE artistic wedding photoWinterthur

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