Wedding Photos of Under the stars

The following “Under the stars” 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 “Under the stars” 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.

At Crested Butte, Colorado, a couple's friend makes a celebratory toast around a campfire during their wedding. This intimate and cozy scene, set under the stars, captures the joy and camaraderie of the evening.

Crested Butte's Starlit Toast: Celebrating Love, Friendship, and Campfire Coziness

During their wedding day portrait session in the park of their reception venue in Isere, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, a couple shared a romantic kiss under the stars.

UNDER THE STARS: A Wedding Night Kiss in the Park of Isere, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

reflection under the stars trees Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes body of water Isere framed between trees

At the Telluride Ski Resort of CO, the bride and groom pose under the stars

The bride and groom shared a romantic view at Telluride Ski Resort in Colorado, posing for a wedding photo against a starry night sky

Colorado night portrait Telluride under the stars Telluride Photographer Telluride Ski Resort

Lake Nockamixon in Quakertown, PA couple engagement photography portrait under the stars in the water

engagement portrait J&J Studios Quakertown in the water PA couple Lake Nockamixon under the stars

Arapahoe Basin Ski Area, Dillon, CO wedding couple artistic image session of the bride and groom under the stars

Dillon CO couple portrait CO wedding couple Dillon under the stars bride and groom artistic image session

Alamagordo, NM Bride and groom under the stars

Bride and groom pre-wedding portraits under the stars

Alamagordo NM weddings NM wedding photographer NM bride NM bride and groom under the stars

Tokyo bride and groom stand on the balcony under the stars | Kanto region wedding photo

Tokyo bride and groom stand on the balcony under the stars of the Kanto region

under the stars balcony Japan Tokyo bride and groom Tokyo Kanto Region

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