Wedding Photos of Golden hour

The following “Golden hour” 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 “Golden hour” 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.

Sozopol, Bulgaria artistic wedding Picture from the short session we did with the couple after the ceremony

A picture of a wedding taken artistically at golden hour captures the couple walking arm in arm on the beach, their footprints left in the sand

Golden hour engagement photos at Castle Hill, Newport, RI

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Damme, Belgium Engagement shoot with a golden hour sun and tall forest trees

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portrait of couple at golden hour at Red Rock

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Villa Bono, Lake Maggiore, Italy Golden Hour wedding day portrait of the bride and groom

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Couple in ferns having intimate moment during golden hour at the Wollaton Park, Nottingham, UK

Couple in ferns having intimate moment during golden hour at the Park

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Glencoe, Scotland engagement portrait photographer: "In the amazing light at golden hour, we saw the chance to capture a moment at the cliffs edge."

engagement portrait photography In the amazing light at golden hour with the chance to capture a picture at the cliffs edge

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Engagement Photo Session at Majic Forest, Cape Town - Beautiful natural golden hour light combined with some creative tricks and of course, a stunning couple.

Engagement Photo Session during the Beautiful natural golden hour light combined with some creative tricks and of course, a stunning couple

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Devil's Dyke, nr Brighton, UK engagement picture - Romantic image of couple in long grass at golden hour

Romantic engagement image of couple in long grass at golden hour

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Double Exposure engagement portrait of Couple During Golden Hour

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Devil's Dyke, nr Brighton, UK engagement photography - Romantic image of Ella and David at golden hour on Devil's Dyke

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Megeve wedding portrait photography | A couple during the golden hour

wedding portrait photography with A couple during the golden hour

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bride portrait in golden hour

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Wedding photography at Aquarius Trailhead Lafayette, CO, Bride and groom golden hour portrait

Wedding photography of the Bride and groom during the golden hour portrait

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Engagement Portrait from Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario - Photography contains: Golden hour at an apple orchard

Engagement Portrait from Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario Photo during the Golden hour at an apple orchard

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Wedding Photographer: Golden hour portrait of the bride and groom at sunset

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Woeste Hoeve Venue Photography | Bride and her wedding dress in golden hour.

The bride's dress dropping was photographed in golden hour by an artistic wedding photographer

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Longwood gardens engagement photographer: "We were there during golden hour so we went gold."

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Hoek van Holland, Netherlands Pre-Wedding Engagement Photography - Golden hour portrait session

A Pre-Wedding Engagement Photo from a Golden hour portrait session with the couple touching heads

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South Mountain, Arizona engagement photo shoot during the Golden Hour

A Mountain engagement photo shoot during the Golden Hour in the grass field

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The golden hour glow illuminated the couple in Arizona

The golden hour glow illuminated the couple's love in this picture, with a peaceful serenity that is felt by all

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Khao Lak, Thailand wedding getting ready photos of the bride.

Golden Hour Glow: A Bride's Prep in Khao Lak

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