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The following “Sunlight” 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 “Sunlight” 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.

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Wedding photo at Chateau de Kergrist in France, featuring the bride basking in sunlight against a wall, with her husband in silhouette looking away.
Bride bathed in sunlight at Chateau de Kergrist as husband gazing into distance
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Photographer captured bride and groom dancing at Bodrum Villa Maçakızı in a black and white image with high contrast, taken at their wedding.
Bodrum Villa Maçakızı: Stunning Black and White Wedding Dance Shot with High Contrast
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Wedding photo taken in Gorizia, Italy, showing the bride and her father at the church entrance basked in sunlight. A heartfelt moment captured by the photographer.
Bride and Father Embrace in Sunlit Moment at Gorizia Church - Photographer's Touching Image
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Photographer captured a stunning photo of a bride and groom at Domaine Etxe Zahar, Pyrénées Atlantiques, France. Bride basks in sunlight, groom's profile shadow is brilliantly captured.
Ethereal Romance: Bride Glows in Sunlight at Domaine Etxe Zahar, Pyrénées Atlantiques, France
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Wedding photo taken at sunset in Budapest, Hungary. Couple in nature with sunlight washing out the black and white frame, giving the image muted tones.
Sunset Romance: Budapest Wedding Couple Glows in Sun-Drenched Nature Setting With Muted Tones
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Wedding photo taken featuring a couple illuminated by sunlight between olive trees in Italy
Romantic Italian Olive Grove Wedding: Stunning Sunlight Captures Couple's Love Amidst Nature's Beauty
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In a romantic setting, this relaxed portrait session captures a couple's tender underwater hand touching gesture at Plage Guadeloupe, making for a beautiful engagement portrait.
Tender Underwater Hand Touching at Plage Guadeloupe: Aqua Engagement Portrait
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Captured during an engagement session in Perros-Guirec, this portrait features a couple bathed in sun-drenched tones.
Sun-Kissed Love: Perros-Guirec Engagement Portrait
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Beautiful wedding portrait of a bride and groom on their special day in Mallorca Island, Spain. The golden hour sunlight casts a warm, glowing halo around the couple, capturing the love and joy of their celebration.
A Stunning Wedding Portrait in Mallorca, Spain
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Embracing at Colorado College, this monochromatic portrait captures the couple huddled together as sunlight illuminates their faces, radiating a vintage vibe.
Vintage Looking Pre-Vows: Couple's Monochrome Embrace at Colorado College
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A beautiful bride gracefully descends a staircase at a picturesque Oxfordshire church wedding, the sunlight filtering through the colorful stained glass windows, creating a dreamy and elegant scene.
Graceful Descent: Bride Descending Staircase at Picturesque Oxfordshire Church Wedding in Sunlit Dreamscape
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In Roussillon, France, a couple stands beneath two towering trees, the beautiful Provence landscape stretching out before them in the glow of sunlight.
Love Blossoms in Provence: A Couple's Portrait in Roussillon, France
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A vintage car carries newlyweds through the charming streets of Foggia city in Apulia on their wedding day, captured in a black and white shot against the backdrop of the sunlight.
Romantic Ride Through the Charming Streets of Foggia City: A Vintage Wedding Moment
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This engagement portrait captures a couple running towards the camera in a field of dry grass, bathed in sunlight with Mont Brouilly in the distance.
Running To Forever: Basking in Love with Mont Brouilly Glow
Beaujolais Engagement PhotographysunlightMont Brouillyrunningfield of grassdry grassFrance
In a picturesque moment at Chateau de Balarin in Gers, France, the bride gazes out the window, bathed in a cascading stream of warm sunlight as she prepares for her wedding day.
Bathed in Warm Sunlight: Bride's Moment at Chateau de Balarin in Gers, France
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A picturesque wedding ceremony at Willowdale Estate in Topsfield, Massachusetts, in warm sunlight against a beautiful blue sky, with guests seated and watching the enchanting scene unfold.
Enchanted Wedding Vows under Topsfield Sky: Willowdale Estate Promises Forever in Picturesque Setting
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A romantic wedding portrait at Stone Creek Winery in Leesburg, VA, showcasing the bride and groom embraced by the sunlight and lush hills, captured from a low angle into the sun for a captivating and memorable scene.
Captivating Wedding Portrait at Stone Creek Winery in Leesburg, VA: Sun-Kissed Love Amidst Lush Hills
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A beautiful bride illuminated by sunlight streaming through a window and a door, at the Château du Boisrenault on her wedding day, ready to join guests at the town hall.
Radiant Bride Glows at Château du Boisrenault, Eager to Marry at Town Hall with Guests
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A breathtaking engagement session in Ploumanac'h, Brittany. The couple stands on a small outcropping of rocks, basking in the sunlight, showcasing their love amidst the stunning scenery.
A Romantic Engagement in Ploumanac'h, Brittany
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Creative couple portrait by a N California wedding photographer, Oakland. The lovers embrace in the forest - head to head, in profile, sunlight in the trees overhead.
Embodied Love Story: Enigmatic Engaement Portrait in Oakland Forest
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A couple on their wedding day in Baeza, Jaén, Spain, standing against a stone wall. The groom is bathed in sunlight while the bride is in shadow. A contrasting and captivating image of love and light in a historic Spanish setting.
Love Illuminated: A Sunlit Groom and Shaded Bride in Baeza, Jaén, Spain. Pose by Wall
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A romantic wedding portrait at Fűvészkert, Budapest. The couple plays a game of hide and seek, standing back to back and holding hands in the warm sunshine. Perfect harmony captured in a beautiful setting.
Hide and Seek Harmony: Romantic Wedding Portrait at Fűvészkert, Budapest Under Golden Sunshine
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Before the bride's grand departure at Château St Roch, Martres-Tolosane, France - a serene moment captured in diagonal sunlight and shadows.
Ethereal Elegance: The Bride's Tranquil Morning at Château St Roch
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Bride and groom leaving their ceremony at Confideum Landhotel Voshövel, bathed in the warm glow of the sun for the first time as a married couple.
Eternal Radiance: Newlyweds at Confideum Landhotel Voshövel
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A creative couple portrait captured by a Raleigh wedding photographer, bathed in a slice of sunlight in their Raleigh neighborhood.
NC Ethereal Sunset: Engagement Portrait in Raleigh Neighborhood Bathed in Sunlight
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A captivating pre-wedding engagement portrait in the heart of Toulouse, France. Amidst the iconic red bricks, this city center picture showcases the couple's love as they stand illuminated by the golden sunlight.
Urban Love Illuminated: A Captivating Couple Portrait in the Heart of Toulouse, France
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Lively engagement portrait featuring a couple in the vibrant city center of Toulouse, France. The iconic red bricks create an enchanting backdrop as the warm sunlight casts their dancing shadows in the alleyway.
Mesmerizing Engagement Portrait | Dancing Lovers in France
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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
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Beautifully highlighted by the photographer, a lifestyle couple portrait unfolds at Jaun. The future newlyweds embrace in a warm and joyful manner, basking in sunlight, with majestic mountains as the backdrop.
A ROMANTIC ENGAGEMENT PORTRAIT SESSION AT JAUN
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Lifestyle couple portrait at Finca Vikingos, Santa Barbara, Heredia, Costa Rica. Couple in the midst of a picturesque coffee plantation during golden hour, beautifully highlighted by the photographer. Face to face pose with sunlight softly streaming in.
Finca Vikingos Romance | A Stunning Portrait Session in Costa Rica
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