Wedding Photos of Dark background

The following “Dark background” 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 “Dark background” 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.

World's most innovative and best Fujian wedding photography of church Praying hands against a dark background

Pre-wedding Hingham, MA couple engagement image-session as the couple poses in direct sunlight

direct sunlight couple poses Pre wedding Hingham faces dark background Hingham engagement image Korri Crowley

A stylish Mexico wedding portrait of the Morelos bride and groom at Hacienda Acamilpa with strong light and a background with dark tones

Mexico dark tones Mexico wedding portrait dark background strong light Hacienda Acamilpa Morelos bride and groom

Western Australia Wedding Reception Venue image of the Mother and son with a dark background

Reception Venue image Mother and son dark background Jacob Gordon Western Australia Wedding

Gleisberg artistic wedding photo of the Bride and groom in great lighting

The Bride and Groom posed for an artistic wedding photo, her veil billowing in the great light against a dark background

Gleisberg veil billowing dark background Gleisberg Photographer Germany

Chiesa di Premana, Lecco artistic wedding photo

The bride posed with the ring in her two hands, the stark contrast of her white dress against the dark background creating a timelessly elegant wedding photo

lecco photographer dress details bride with ring timelessly elegant dark background Lecco Chiesa di Premana

artistic wedding couple portrait of A couple laughing with a great light overhead on a dark background

wedding couple portrait Geneva wedding photography joy Geneva beautiful memories romantic bride and groom dark background

wedding detail photography picture of the bright rings

Dark Background Photo detail photography Picture Bright Rings Hunan Fine Art Wedding hunan dark background Bokeh Photo

A woman in Porto Alegre were surrounded by colorful lights and blowing bubbles, creating a beautiful contrast against the dark background

In Porto Alegre, a woman was illuminated by vibrant lights and blowing bubbles, creating a stunning contrast against the dark sky

bubbles blowing bubbles dark background colorful lights Porto Alegre

The beautiful Tuscany bride looked stunning as she posed for photos, her dress details highlighted against the darkened backdrop

The bride posed for her wedding photos, wearing a detailed dress that stood out against the dark background

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Sunset engagement session with a couple embracing in sunlight with a dark background

Koh Samui Thailand Koh Samui PreWedding Photography Couple embracing dark background sunset portrait

Alexandra Palace pre-wedding portraits | Engagement Shoot

The couple's smiles shone bright against the contrast of the dark background in their formal pre-wedding portraits at the Palace, the stunning setting adding a regal touch to the photos

uk engagement photographer dark background Alexandra Palace shining smiles

lovers lane California engagement photographer

A lovers lane with massive tall trees serves as the dark background for a lit engagement photographer's session

dark background Ca engagement photographer tall trees lit portrait California e session lovers lane California

Portland Photographer - Oregon Coast Engagement Shoot - Waterfall Engagement

An engagement shoot captures the couple in front of a huge tall waterfall, with a dark background adding drama and depth

Oregon Portland OR Wedding Photographers Oregon Coast Engagement OR engagement Photographer waterfall Portland-OR drama and depth

Washington pre-wedding photo captures the silhouette profiles of the couple standing before an outdoor ring fire, with a dark background adding drama and depth to the scene

A pre-wedding photo captures the silhouette profiles of the couple standing before an outdoor ring fire, with a dark background adding drama and depth to the scene

silhouette couple standing Outdoor depth Washington e session dark background ring fire

A Maharashtra couple is magnified by the ethereal bokeh lights appearing as tiny planets

The love between this couple transcends time and space, magnified by the beautiful and ethereal bokeh light appearing as planets

Maharashtra PreWedding Session dark background India bokeh lights Maharashtra

A Bedfordshire couple standing under tall trees near London

Engaged couple standing in the low left corner of the frame, their faces popping out, smiles of love radiating from them as the trees sway in the background

trees faces illuminated Bedfordshire Bedfordshire Engagement Photography dark background framed off center

Leon couple floats together in the dark water with their arms raised hig

A loving couple floats together with their arms raised high, silhouetted against a black backdrop of water. Their swimsuits in the waves, a tranquil motion captured from a bird's eye view by a hovering drone.

Leon Engagement Session floating in water floating couple swimsuits drone shot dark background Leon

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A grand pre wedding picture of an engaged couple in lights of the building windows

Vermont VT dark background window light Vermont Engagement Portrait

England destination wedding photographer London engagement session photography

The sun's strong light illuminates the couple's faces, creating a bold contrast in their engagement session photo

dark background strong sun light England bold contrast England engagement photography

N. CA engagement image of couple at night | pre-wedding love session

A vibrant, silhouetted couple stands boldly against a dark background, surrounded by a red and black palette

Northern California docks Silhouetted couple Northern California Engagement Session red and black dark background kayak

Rio Grande do Sul wedding engagement pictures shot overhead by a Brazil photographer

An engagement photograph shot from an overhead angle with the man kissing the woman on the neck, set against a dark background

dark background kiss on neck overhead angle Brazil engagement portrait Rio Grande do Sul

NL engagement pictures of a couple In love | Noord Brabant photographer pre-wedding shoot with photographer

Couple embraced in a dark, industrial setting in their engagement photo

industrial setting dark background Netherlands engagement photography North Brabant embraced couple

Portugal nice light pre-wedding engagement shoot | Lisbon portraits

The nice light pre-wedding engagement shoot features the couple with just their faces illuminated, against a dark background

faces illuminated Lisbon engagement photography dark background Lisbon nice light

Engagement Portraits by Sai Digital London

Black and white Engagement Portraits with a Dark Background for a Moody Feel

Sai Digital black and white portrait moody feel London dark background London engagement photography

Pre-wedding profile portrait a young woman and her fiancé in the warm sunlight

Madrid engagement photography Black clothing Spain dark background Madrid Warm sunlight

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