Wedding Photos of Sunset

The following “Sunset” 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 “Sunset” 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.

Steamboat Springs: A bride and groom share a tender kiss, captured under the market lights on Yampa Street at sunset, during a portrait session at the enchanting Aurum Food and Wine

Portrait session at enchanting Aurum Food and Wine in Steamboat Springs captures a tender kiss

Colorado Springs: A couple lovingly embraces in a field of tall grass as the sun sets above them at Younger Ranch, creating a picturesque scene

Younger Ranch in Colorado Springs: A picturesque scene of a loving couple embracing in tall grass at sunset

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A Colorado Springs couple walks through a picturesque field at Younger Ranch, just as the sun sets behind them

Younger Ranch: A Colorado Springs couple walks through a picturesque field at sunset

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This engagement wedding photography session captures a beautiful moment as a couple kisses on the docks of the Cannaregio District in Venice, Italy, against the backdrop of a stunning sunset

Venice, Italy: Capturing a Beautiful Engagement Wedding Photography Session in the Cannaregio District

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A couple crouches behind tall grasses while eagerly anticipating the sunset at Clos du Grand Val in Morbihan, creating a picturesque scene

Morbihan's Clos du Grand Val offers a picturesque scene as a couple anticipates the sunset

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A couple at Abbaye de Fontmorigny poses for a creative wedding portrait during sunset, embracing playfully while the groom lifts the bride

Heidelberg, Germany: Couple walking through tall grass with stone castle as backdrop in black and white portrait

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A couple is captured in a tender embrace at sunset, bathed in the warm glow of the sun in a creative wedding portrait taken at Villa la Palagina in Tuscany, Italy

Tuscany, Italy: Romantic sunset embrace captured in a creative wedding portrait at Villa la Palagina

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During their wedding day portrait session in Montpellier, France, the bride and groom embraced the beauty of nature, gracefully dipping and dancing face to face at sunset.

Eternal Embrace: A Serenade in Montpellier - A Wedding Day Portrait at Sunset

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Children play in the dusky ambiance of the reception venue at Paradise Bay Hotel in Sozopol, Bulgaria, as they are captivated by a heart-shaped structure illuminated in red against the backdrop of the sky after sunset

Paradise Bay Hotel in Sozopol, Bulgaria: Children captivated by illuminated heart-shaped structure after sunset

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The wedding day portrait captured at Castello Canevaro Zoagli Genoa showcases the bride and groom in a session, reflecting their love in a room adorned with a breathtaking sunset ocean view.

THE CANEVARO I-DO'S: A Wedding Portrait with an Ocean-Sunset Love Reflection

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A photograph of a couple in Talmont, France, depicts them walking through a beautiful grass field at sunset, holding hands

Talmont, France: Couple Walking Hand in Hand Through Beautiful Sunset Grass Field - Photograph

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In this engagement wedding photography session, a smiling couple is captured in a low angle image as they stand in a grass field at sunset in Charente-maritime, France, with the addition of lens flare for an ethereal touch

Charente-Maritime, France: Stunning Engagement Wedding Photography Session with Smiling Couple in Grass Field at Sunset

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The photo captured a romantic moment between the couple, taken at sunset in Biebersee, Cham, with a silhouette by the water, where the man is lifting the woman off the ground

Romantic Sunset Silhouette Photo in Biebersee, Cham - Man Lifts Woman off Ground by Water

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The engaged couple are walking along the beach of Oswald West State Park, looking into the water to see a reflected image of themselves

Oswald West State Park: Engaged couple strolls along beach, finding reflected image of themselves in water

Tillamook County Oregon Oregon Engagement Session walking on beach couple walking sunset water

The couple kissed on a street in Lyon, France, as the photographer captured the romantic scene at sunset with a unique and creative style featuring bold colors and patterns

Romantic Sunset Kiss on the Streets of Lyon, France, Captured with Unique and Creative Style

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A centered portrait shot captures the newlywed couple embracing at Villa Corsini Mezzo Monte in Florence, during the golden hour of sunset as warm light backlights their figures and illuminates her face.

A Symphony of Love: A Captivating Off-Centered Portrait at Masía Durba Hotel

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The wedding portrait captures the magical moment as the couple, accompanied by the rustling tree-lined country dirt road, walked hand in hand with the radiant sunset at Chateau Hermitage de Combas

Chateau Hermitage de Combas Wedding Portrait: Couple Walking Hand in Hand on a Tree-Lined Country Road at Sunset

Herault sunset tree lined country road Hérault wedding portrait Chateau Hermitage de Combas couple walking hand in hand

The romantic couple are pictured in the tranquil sunset in front of a flower tree in Saint Vaast les Mello, France, expertly captured in soft pastel tones

Paris Sunset Engagement: A Pastel Color Moment for the Romantics in Saint Vaast les Mello, France

Paris Engaged Couple Saint Vaast les Mello sunset romantic couple pastel tones flowering tree soft tones

At the edge of a lake in the small Camargue region at sunset, a photographer captured the bliss of a couple's engagement

Southern France Camargue Lake Engagement Photo Sunset Bliss

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A couple embraced at sunset in Poitiers near the tall grasses

Poitiers Sunset: A Couple Embracing Near Tall Grasses

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A couple is dancing at sunset in Chartres for their engagement portrait

The couple danced at sunset in Chartres for their engagement portrait

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A minimalist engaged couple portrait taken near sunset in Oakland with natural light

The engaged couple posed for a minimalist portrait near sunset in Oakland, bathed in natural light

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Matteo Originale is an artistic wedding photographer for La Spezia

Photo by: Matteo Originale - Bolano La Spezia

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The couple in the back of the boat at Lake Como held hands as they gazed out over the lake at sunset

The couple in the photo shared a beautiful, timeless moment, illuminated by the sunset over the lake

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This romantic image captures the bride setting up their wedding night accommodation in an outdoor tent on the stunning Island of Iona

The bride is pictured setting up a wedding night tent on Iona Island, a romantic setting

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The couple shared a romantic sunset portrait while dipping and kissing in the orchard at their wedding venue in Asti, Italy

The couple hired a wedding photographer to capture their romantic sunset portrait in the orchard

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This beautiful couple enjoyed a stunning session at Crete Senesi in Tuscany, capturing the wonder and excitement of a special time in their lives with a romantic low horizon shot as the sunset silhouetted them holding hands in a green grassy field

The romantic engagement portrait captured the couple's joy and love, silhouetted against a stunning Tuscan sunset in a grassy field, holding hands in a moment of bliss

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The romantic ambiance at La Madrague Beach set the perfect atmosphere for the engaged couple as they embraced each other barefoot on the rocks, rolling in the sea at sunset

The couple's engagement portrait captured the beauty of their love, with the sun setting and the waves crashing around them

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The future weds posed for their save-the-date engagement announcement at the Garonne Quays in Toulouse, admiring the sunset

Toulouse, Garonne Quays: Future Weds Admiring Sunset Engagement Announcement

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In San Francisco, USA, a romantic save-the-date engagement announcement portrait is taken of a couple leaning in for a kiss at night

San Francisco, USA - Romantic Engagement Announcement Portrait of Couple Kissing at Night

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