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750+ Golden Engagement Photos with the Warm Setting Sun

Find a Photographer / Sunset + Golden Hour

October 31, 2021 - Engagement photography glowing with red, orange and yellow colors for couples who enjoy the warmth of a beautiful sunset. Get inspiration for your sunset portrait from the Diamond Awards of the Wedding Photojournalist Association with photos of warm glows and artistic silhouettes. Your portrait session should represent you and your unique style and personality. WPJA members can help you arrange a photoshoot today that will excite you and allow your love to shine through in every image.

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sunset portrait with special color - Murcia Engagement Photographer
Eduardo Blanco
Baltimore, MD engagement | Photographer: "I wanted to capture the city skyline at sunset but it was difficult with all of the people around so I silhouetted them against a tree to help bring attention to them against the busy elements."
Scott Josuweit
Montpellier pre-wedding photo-session with a tender backlit kiss at sunset
Johanna Marjoux
Pasadena couple portrait session, an evening silhouette, dancing in the sunset light
Darren Hendry
The sun sets in Golden Gate Canyon State Park during an engagement portrait session of a couple
Justin Edmonds
Silhouette portrait at dusk - Brazil Sunset pre-wedding photography
Claudia Amorim
Cape Town Engagement Photography Session with a silhouette of a couple in an incredible sunset
Eric Corbacho
A couple looks out over the water in Istanbul during their engagement photo session by a Turkey photographer.
Ufuk Sarisen
Catherine Hill, of Channel Islands, is a wedding photographer for
Catherine Hill
London Engagement Photography Portraits - A cold autumn evening, by the Albert Bridge
Robin Goodlad
Sunset portrait of a Dorset couple near water by wedding photographer Robin Goodlad
Robin Goodlad
Maceió, Brazil on-location portrait e-shoot with the beautiful Sunrise and reflections
Renner Boldrino
Officers Gulch, Frisco — Catching that harsh Colorado sun during an engagement session in the mountains
Stacy Gillespie
Erice Mount - Italy Pre-Wedding Photographer | Romantic Engagement Photo Session in Erice
Nino Lombardo
Netherlands couple e-session at the Airport Twente with a dark sky sunset kiss
Jola Mulder
On location Enchanted Rock couple engagement portrait shoot at sunset in the State Park
Shannon Cain
They just warmed up the crisp evening air - California Engagement Photos overlooking the city lights
Chris Shum
Meuse bride and groom to be, posing for a pre-wedding engagement photo shoot for some France sunshine love
Julien Maria
Pre-wedding portrait-session in Niteroi, RJ against an orange sky with sun silhouettes of their kiss
Bruno Mattos
Holambra Engagement Photo Shoot - Silhouette dancing portrait at the tree
Vinicius Fadul
Logan Westom, of Washington, is a wedding photographer for
Logan Westom
upper west side, nyc sunset engagement photography session
Wenjie Han
Santa Cruz Beach Lifeguard Tower Pre-Wedding Photo Session | Sunset at Santa Cruz
Shea McGrath
Orbetello, Tuscany engagement portrait shoot - couples silhouettes are captured as they stand on a long pier in the ocean as the sun sets behind them
Marco Vegni
Alvito couple posturing for an engagement image at sunset with a moped in Frosinone
Paolo Ferrera
San Francisco Engagement Photo Session with Sunlight and Warm Couple Walking
Vinci Wang
Engagement Photography for Valencia - Portrait contains: sunset, colorful, couple, sky, lift
Toni Miranda
Dorado, PR engagement photographer: Orange gel to pop the Silhouette of couple.
Alexis Rodriguez Montalvo
A couple kisses on a dock in Aguilas, Spain during a prewed photoshoot
Eduardo Blanco
Brazil engagement session | Wedding photography
Vinicius Fadul
Cabo de Gata Sunset pre-wedding portrait at the beach between two boats
Eduardo Blanco
Portrait of silhouetted couple with bright sun by Jalisco Engagement Photographer
Juan Carlos Calderon
Cappadocia bride and groom to be, posing for a Turkey pre-wedding engagement photo shoot at sunset with a yellow silhouette
Ufuk Sarisen
Minnesota wedding engagement pictures with a sunset on the bridge by Minneapolis photographer
Penny McCoy
La Cala, Palermo, Italy Engagement Shoot - Kiss at sunset at the tourist port of Palermo
Nino Lombardo
Mihai Zaharia, of București, is a wedding photographer for
Mihai Zaharia
Engagement photo of a couple kissing and silhouetted by the sunset at Trasimeno Lake, Italy.
Mirko Vegliò
Perth Pre Wedding Photoshoot in a Fine Art Style for a couple having An amazing sunset together
Jacob Gordon
Pre-wedding engagement image-session in Pistoia, Tuscany with a warm early summer sunset
Marco Fantauzzo
Malhostovicka pecka couple pre-wedding portraits in the evening
Matouš Bárta
NV True Love Engagement Picture Session in Lake Tahoe, Nevada showing a couple embraces overlooking the water and views at sunset
Lauren Lindley
Ventnor City Beach New Jersey Pre Wedding Photographer -- "I waited for these birds that kept flying by to get the perfect shot."
Miguel Gonzalez
Carlo Bettuolo, of Venezia, is a wedding photographer for
Carlo Bettuolo
Lighthouse Point Park, New Haven, Connecticut couple walks together holding hands over a black rocky formation as the sun sets behind them over the ocean
Danielle Gardner
Alila Uluwatu Bali prewedding photoshoot at sunset.
MangKhris Santika
Buzios - RJ - Brasil Engagement portrait at sunset with my love and the beach
Wander Menezes
Mumbai Lovers sky - engagement photography from the beach at sunset
Anupa Shah
Vail, CO Pre-Wedding Photos - Rain & rays of sun cause for some crazy flare & colorful diffraction for this Vail Pass Engagement Photo.
Trent Gillespie
Engaged Couples Photographer | Nantucket Harbor, Nantucket Island - A Couple on the bow of their friend's boat during sunset.
Katie Kaizer
Vintage VW auto engagement picture session in Ho Chi Minh City
Nien Truong
Cidade de Piranhas outside environmental couple prewedding photoshoot showing a Silhouette with artificial light and sunrise with the São Francisco River in the background
Fabio Melo
A couple holds hands and walks through a sunny field of tall grass in Dois Irmaos in this engagement photo by a Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil photographer.
Renan Radici
Pre-wedding Arezzo couple photo-session in Tuscany as they seem to be saying look into my eyes
Marco Fantauzzo
Malibu, CA Photographer - Pre-wedding Engagement Session Ideas
Tanya Parada
IT pre-wedding photo-session in Siena, Tuscany with a couple enjoying the rays of the romantic sunset
Marco Fantauzzo
Perth Western Australia - A nice picture at the beach. | Engagement Session Photography - Portrait contains: water, sun, sunset, pier
Jacob Gordon
Key West Engagement Session in the Florida Sunshine
Julie Ambos
Sunset engagement session at the Wietze Park in Germany
Anji Martin
Istanbul engagement couple portraits while Playing with a Best Friend in the afternoon sunlight
Serenay Lokcetin
Engagement Photo from Fells Point, Baltimore, MD - Sunrise on a dock in Baltimore, lit with softbox.
Breanna Shaw

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