Wedding Photos of Rim lit

The following “Rim lit” 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 “Rim lit” 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 couple engages in a joyful interaction, capturing the essence of their relationship. Against the backdrop of a historical French city, they laugh together, rim lit, and silhouetted against the setting sun.

CAPTURING LAUGHTER | ENGAGEMENT SESSION IN HISTORICAL FRENCH CITY

A couple lovingly gazes at each other, standing before silhouette trees and a deep blue sky, in a beautifully composed lifestyle portrait by the photographer at Pont de l'Isch - Wolfskirchen.

ENCHANTING ENGAGEMENT | LOVING GAZE | SILHOUETTE TREES | PONT DE L'ISCH

Face to face couple portrait session Bas Rhin photography silhouetted Bas-Rhin Back lit engaged couple

During a pre-wedding photoshoot in the picturesque New Forest, UK, a mesmerizing copper-toned circular flare gracefully embraces the rim-lit silhouettes of the soon-to-be-married couple

Copper-Toned Flare Envelops Pre-Wedding Portraits in Enchanting New Forest Setting

UK forest engagement rim lit silhouettes New Forest Engagement Photography circular flare New Forest

The stunning natural light at Praia da Guarita in Torres, Rio Grande do Sul captivates this couple in an engagement photo for a breathtaking silhouette

At Praia da Guarita in Torres, Rio Grande do Sul, the striking natural light illuminates the rim lit profiles of a blissful engaged couple, in love

Praia da Guarita romantic portrait rim lit Torres breeze Rio Grande do Sul Portrait Rio Grande do Sul

Couple is surrounded by holiday lights in Old Town Fort Collins

The couple, on the brink of their wedding day, are illuminated by a bokeh canopy of warm, star-like holiday lights

Fort Collins bokeh canopy rim lit fort collins engagement photography holiday lights Colorado Old Town Fort Collins

An engagement portrait of a soon-to-be-married couple set against a dark canyon backdrop created with a dramatic, rim-lit effect

A couple engagement portrait session at Red Rock Canyon, dark background with faces rim lit in darkness

nevada engagement session rim lit Red Rock Canyon Nevada dark background

The newlyweds at Palazzo Monaldeschi in Orvieto, Italy had their couple portrait taken under the rain at night, with their rim-lit profiles the only element visible in a completely dark frame

The couple posed for a night-time, rim-lit portrait in the rain at Palazzo Monaldeschi, Orvieto, Italy

Palazzo Monaldeschi rainy night Orvieto Photographer Terni profiles Orvieto dark

Rifle Falls Engagement Photographer - Bride and groom by CO waterfall

The bride and groom stand by a waterfall in blue tones, rim lit for a romantic and dreamy feel, during their falls engagement photo

dreamy romantic Rifle Falls blue tones Colorado Colorado engagement photography rim lit

A North Carolina newly engaged couple is illuminated by a vibrant red light

The newly engaged couple's embrace illuminated by the vibrant red light of the tree, radiates an aura of strength and romance

tree rim lit Chapel Hill North Carolina North Carolina Engagement Photography red light silhouettes

Pistoia rim-lit wedding engagement portrait of a couple in the trees | Tuscany pre-wedding photographer session

Rim-lit wedding engagement portrait of a couple under green trees with high contrast lighting

Pistoia high contrast lighting rim lit green trees Pistoia Engagement Photography

Minas Gerais rim-lit, black and white engagement pictures of a couple at night | Brazil photographer for pre-wedding shoot

A rim-lit, black and white engagement picture of a couple at night

Minas Gerais engagement photography bw portrait Minas Gerais rim lit Night session

Bucharest black and white wedding engagement pictures by a Romania photographer

This black and white wedding engagement picture features the couple with only rimilight visible, creating a dramatic and moody atmosphere

dramatic atmosphere moody bw portrait Bucharest engagement photography Bucharest rim lit

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