Wedding Photos of Bright sunshine

The following “Bright sunshine” 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 “Bright sunshine” 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.

The Bride is holding her wedding shoes and flowers outdoors in bright sunlight at her parents house in Hampshire, England

Hampshire, England: Bride holds wedding shoes and flowers outdoors in bright sunlight at parents' house

A Bangkok Golden Hour Portrait for Young Lovers Embracing in the Sunshine

Bangkok couple posing in the bright sunshine during the golden hour

Thailand young lovers Bangkok Chaiyasith Junjuerdee bright sunshine Bangkok photographer

Nauset Beach Inn first kiss for the couple at North Truro Cape Cod MA

The bride and groom shared a romantic first kiss surrounded by a wall of family and friends in the bright sunshine on the lawn

First Kiss North Truro lawn Nauset Beach Inn Cape Cod Cape Cod wedding photographer bright sunshine

Colorado romantic engagement session in Fort Collins with a Couple sitting by a river under bright sunshine

sitting by a river Fort Collins Colorado bright sunshine Mark Creery Fort Collins Photographer

Cape Town pre wedding portrait against the stone wall in the bright sunshine

A warm toned pre wedding portrait against the stone wall in the bright sunshine

stone wall bright sunshine Cape Town Cape Town engagement photography

An Illinois engaged couple was silhouetted against skyline with blue sky above

The engaged couple was silhouetted against skyline while the bright sunshine, emerging from behind clouds and throwing rays of light across the blue sky

silhouetted rays of light Chicago engagement session Illinois Chicago skyline skyline bright sunshine

Chicago urban engagement portrait with tall buildings, sun and clouds.

A vibrant urban landscape stretches upwards before the lens, with towering buildings set against a backdrop of bright sunshine and fluffy clouds. A unique low angle view captures the energy of the city, making for an eye-catching and engaging portrait.

towering buildings urban landscape bright sunshine fluffy clouds Chicago engagement photography Chicago

Venice destination wedding photography | Italian engagement photographers

The sun's bright rays illuminated the couple as they descended the city stairs, a perfect backdrop for their special engagement photos

Venice engagement session stairwell Venice bright sunshine Italian descending stairs

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