Wedding Photos of Afternoon sun

The following “Afternoon sun” 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 “Afternoon sun” 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.

A romantic engagement portrait of a couple in San Francisco, CA, captured in the soft pastel light of the afternoon sun.

Pastel Perfection: San Francisco Sweethearts Savoring Sunlit Session

Engagement photo taken in the Historic Center of Pistoia, couple holding hands in the afternoon sun with urban streets and buildings in the backdrop.

Sun-soaked Love in the Heart of Pistoia

holding hands Pistoia Engagement Portrait afternoon sun buildings urban streets Historic Center of Pistoia Pistoia

Basking in the warmth of the late afternoon sun, the lovely couple shares a gaze filled with affection in Berkeley, Northern California. - Afternoon Glow: Love's Tender Exchange

Berkeley's Afternoon Glow: Love's Tender Exchange

California - Northern afternoon sun afternoon glow Berkeley Berkeley engagement session loving gaze

Engaged couple, in the enchanting forest near Duino, Trieste, Italy, enjoy an intimate stroll, hands clasped, radiating happiness under the soft, golden rays of the afternoon sun. Captured by a renowned wedding photographer in Trieste.

Enchanted Love: Engaged Couple Embracing Romance in the Forest of Duino, Trieste, Italy

Trieste hands clasped Duino Strolling Italy afternoon sun Trieste engagement session

Engaged couple relishing a romantic stroll at the picturesque Palace of Fine Arts in California, San Francisco, kissing tenderly under the golden afternoon sun

Captured in a Perfect Moment: Engaged Couple Embraces Love and Serenity at Enchanting Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco

SF couple portrait kiss blue sky San Francisco Palace of Fine Arts afternoon sun romantic stroll

A deep kiss in the rays of the afternoon sun over San Francisco

The couple about to get married shared a kiss in the afternoon sun at the park

San Francisco park engagement kiss San Francisco engagement photography afternoon sun

San Francisco Couple Portrait Session | A kiss in the dazzling afternoon sun

California - Northern San Francisco photographer San Francisco dazzling light afternoon sun

Lyon lifestyle engagement photography of a French couple posing in the countryside in the afternoon sun

afternoon sun Lyon photographer French Couple Lyon countryside engagement

She said yes, post marriage proposal picture session at the Dallas Baptist University illustrating Highlight vs Shadow in the afternoon sun by a brick wall

Dallas-Fort Worth Texas - Northern afternoon sun brick wall Dallas Baptist University Dallas photographer

San Francisco engagement photo showcasing the natural ease of their Dazzling love in the afternoon sun flare

San Francisco California afternoon sun San Francisco engagement photographer Silhouette portrait sunflare Bay Area

True Love Pre-Wedding Portrait Session in San Francisco showing lovers in the spotlight of the afternoon sun

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Apulia Ceremony wedding photography from the outdoor ceremony in the afternoon sun under the trees

afternoon sun wedding photo trees outdoor ceremony Apulia Ceremony

Verrucola Massa bride and groom posing during a portrait session on the street crosswalk under the afternoon sun and road shadows

The bride and groom posed for a portrait session in the afternoon sun and road shadows on the street crosswalk

afternoon sun crosswalk Massa Wedding Photographer sunlight and shadows Verrucola Massa and Carrara

AUS engagement photoshoot & pre-wedding session at Inveresk Launceston, Tasmania, Australia of the couple framed by shadows cast by the hard afternoon sun

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Afternoon sunlight engagement photos of a couple hugging in the sun in BORDEAUX, FRANCE

Afternoon sunlight couple engagement photos in BORDEAUX, FRANCE

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she jumped on him in the afternoon sun

Florence engagement images Florence Florence engagement photography Florence pre wedding portrait Piazza della Signoria Florence e session

couple portrait in the afternoon sun

Lyon engagement photos Auvergne Rhône Alpes Castille Alma Lyon Lyon pre wedding portraits afternoon sun couple portrait

couple touches faces in the afternoon sun for an intimate engagement portrait

faces engagement portrait Santa Maria Lima intimate couple touches

Ouro Preto, Brazil engagement photos of a couple in the afternoon sun with a blue sky

Ouro Preto Brazil afternoon sun blue sky smiles Ouro Preto engagement photos

Aw Shucks Farm, NC - engaged at Aw Shucks Farm

Aw Shucks Farm, NC engaged shoot in the fields of the Farm

NC couple portrait session NC tall grasses Aw Shucks Farm NC engagement photography afternoon sun

Afternoon Engagement Photography - Couple in the street of Wynwood, Miami, FL

Afternoon Engagement Photo with a Couple in the street of Wynwood, Miami, FL

FL Wynwood pre wedding portraits Wynwood street engagement session Miami afternoon sun

Mahoya mountains engagement session with couple in the afternoon sun

Natural mountains engagement session with couple in the afternoon sun

mountain engagement Mahoya smiles Spain afternoon sun Spain engagement photography

Rushden Lakes, Northamptonshire Engagement Shoot in the Afternoon Sun

close up Northamptonshire tightly cropped Rushden Lakes Filling the frame Northamptonshire wedding engagement

Downtown Los Angeles engagement portraits in the afternoon sun with industrial buildings - City and color

The engaged couple posed for a beautiful engagement portrait in the afternoon sun, surrounded by the industrial buildings of the city as they celebrated their love and commitment to each other in a colorful and vibrant image

afternoon sun Downtown Los Angeles city industrial buildings Color LA engagement portrait

Downtown Los Angeles engagement photographer - couple Soaking up the afternoon sun against the brick building

The engaged couple soaked up the afternoon sun as they posed for a beautiful engagement photo in front of a red brick building, celebrating their love and commitment to each other with joy and happiness

Downtown LA afternoon sun LA Los Angeles engagement photo couple Soaking brick building

Pre-wedding Shooting in Aachen | a kiss in the shadows from the afternoon sun

The couple shared a tender kiss during their pre-wedding shoot, with the strong lines of the yellow building and the shadows cast by the afternoon sun adding a dramatic touch to the image as they celebrated their love and commitment

Germany Aachen Pre wedding Shoot kiss DE shadows afternoon sun

Rio de Janeiro couple embraced with her eyes closed in the warm afternoon sun for their pre-wedding portrait

A young couple embraced with her eyes closed in the warm afternoon sun for their pre-wedding portrait

couple embraced eyes closed warm rj pre wedding portrait afternoon sun Rio de Janeiro RJ Engagement Photography

Baltimore Engagement Portrait on the Streets - Maryland Engagement Photo in the Afternoon Sun

The engagement portrait was taken on the streets in the afternoon sun, with the couple posing against a wall and warm sunlight splashing over them

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Alley way pre-wedding engagement shoot in the afternoon | Occitanie portrait photography session

The alley way pre-wedding engagement shoot took place in the afternoon sun, with the woman walking away and looking back at the man, creating a sense of intimacy and connection between the couple

Occitanie afternoon sun woman walking Occitanie Engagement Photography intimacy

A young couple in love embrace in the afternoon sun for their pre-wedding portrait in Brazil

afternoon sun sunshine hugging pre wedding image Porto Alegre embracing love

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