Wedding Photos of Shadows

The following “Shadows” 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 “Shadows” 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.

Austin bridal party portrait painted faces kids bride groom

Photo by: Bill McCullough - Austin Texas

hats picture lighting children bouquets

groom shadows silhouette veil bride gown

bride gown shadows sunlight stairs

Documentary Wedding Photograph in London | Image contains: ballons, shadow, wall, kids, color, woman

colors shadow colorful balloon shadows child

Austin wedding photographer makes a picture of the bride and grooms shadows as they walk down a red carpeted staircase

flowers Austin shadows stairs Color stairway shadow

color bride windows shadows flowergirls gowns

veil shadows black and white clouds gown

The bride and groom shared a romantic kiss in the shadows of the low lighting in the venue, with an American flag hanging on the wall and Tiffany lamps illuminating the room

kissing shadows lighting color bride tiffany

shadows bride lighting groom black and white dancing

shadows flowergirls black and white lighting dresses baskets

shadows dancing bride groom color lighting

shadows dance groom bride color

gown lamps groom black and white bride shadows

rings lighting color shadows bowtie veil

drums guitars microphone shadows musicians lighting color

veil bw lighting trees bride gown shadows

gown bw shadows trees groom lighting

dress heels shadows lighting green

barn shadows child windows countryside clouds

IE Waterford Wedding Reportage Photographer | Image contains: reception, band, live music, dancing, lights

reception musicians Waterford shadow music shadows

The silhouettes of two people can be seen against a blue backdrop in this photo composed by a Bali, Indonesia award-winning photographer.

shadows shadow candle Blue Color candles food

groom shadows bride building arches black and white

groom fiancee fiance color bride neighborhood

silhouette flowergirl boy shadows lighting children

Wedding Photographer Peter Pawinski of Illinois, United States

The bride and groom walk down the aisle, the light casting shadows on the pews and windows of the church

Color bride windows lighting shadows groom chicago bride

gown veil lighting bride shadows black and white

black and white lighting bridesmaid bride shadows hands

lighting shadows gown fire color bride

groom color moon reflection clouds shadows

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