Wedding Photos of Christmas lights

The following “Christmas lights” 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 “Christmas lights” 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 couple is standing together in front of Christmas lights in Washington DC, with reflections shining beneath them

Christmas Love in the Heart of Washington DC: A Radiant Engagement Portrait

In Washington DC, a couple is elegantly positioned in front of the sparkling Christmas lights, creating a beautiful artistic image with warm golden hues, captured by a skilled WPJA wedding photographer

Enchanting Holiday Love: A Captivating Washington DC Engagement Portrait

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$At The Barn at Pioneer Acres in Richfield, Wisconsin, the photographer creatively captured an artistic wedding photo with the couple amidst twinkling Christmas lights. The image was enhanced with a fractal filter and a flipped perspective to enhance it.$

CELESTIAL WEDDING AFFAIR: A Captivating Picture at The Barn, Pioneer Acres Venue with Christmas Lights

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Engaged couple in Los Gatos, California, embracing romantically beneath twinkling Christmas lights adorning a tree, creating a stunning nighttime ambiance

A Magical Moment: Engaged Couple Experiences Enchanting Love Story under the Sparkling Christmas Lights in Los Gatos, California

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Cake topper among Christmas trees and Christmas lights at Hotel LBI, Ship Bottom, Long Beach Island, New Jersey

A festive cake topper near Christmas trees and lights at a hotel reception party

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Fargo, North Dakota mini couple photo session before the wedding day with a look at each other as they are surrounded by Christmas lights at night

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A playful and creative night portrait using christmas lights the couple's silhouette at the Pioneer Museum, Colorado Springs, Colorado

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