Wedding Photos of Sunset lighting

The following “Sunset lighting” 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 lighting” 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.

At Downtown Los Angeles, CA, the couple stand on the roof of their condo complex, illuminated by soft backlit, sunset lighting, capturing their love as they prepare to say "I do."

Sunset Rooftop Romance: Engaged Couple Glows in Downtown Los Angeles Condo

At the Art District in LA, the couple embraces under the harsh, orange and yellow backlit, sunset lighting as they display their love before their upcoming wedding.

Embracing Love: Sunset Engagement Portraits in LA's Vibrant Art District

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At St. Mark Square in Venice, Italy, a couple poses under the romantic arcade in sunset lighting for their engagement portraits before their upcoming wedding.

Romantic Sunset Stroll: Engaged Couple Captured Under St. Mark's Arcade in Venice, Italy

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A couple is embracing at sunset in Tuscany, Italy, with warm lighting creating a romantic atmosphere

The warm, romantic atmosphere created by the sunset lighting made the couple's embrace even more special

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