Wedding Photos of Sunset portrait

The following “Sunset portrait” 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 portrait” 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.

Grado destination engagement shoot for an Italian couple below some beautiful Sunset light and blue sky

Verona announcement of engagement idea with the sunset of Italy and the couple by the water and Hugging

Verona photographer Verona sunset portrait

Grado destination engagement shoot for an Italian couple Walking by the sea near the time of sunset

sunset portrait walking by the sea Grado Photographer beach engagement Italian couple Grado

Fun Lac de Bouzey engagement announcement picture in nature for a warm Couple portrait at sunset

sunset portrait Vosges Lac de Bouzey Vosges photographer Warm sunlight

Chavanoz destination engagement shoot for a France couple dancing between corn fields on a farm road at sunset

Chavanoz Photographer France couple dancing sunset portrait Florian Maguin Chavanoz Isere

San Francisco engagement announcement photo idea using a CA Pacific Ocean Sunset at the Beach

San Francisco San Francisco photographer Tyler Vu sunset portrait beach engagement Pacific Ocean

Fun San Jose engagement announcement picture with a CA sunset twirl during some dancing fun

California - Northern San Jose Tyler Vu dancing fun San Jose photographer couple dancing urban portrait

Epic Siena couple engagement announcement photography session in Crete Senesi above the countryside lake at sunset

Siena sunset portrait Siena photographer countryside lakeside engagement Crete Senesi

Siena couple posing for a sunset engagement announcement shot in Crete Senesi

Siena Siena photographer Silhouette portrait Crete Senesi sunset portrait

Montpellier engagement announcement photo idea showing the couple kissing on the sand dunes at sunset

Montpellier sunset portrait France couple kissing Montpellier photographer sand dunes

Herault engagement photography portfolio image with a Montpellier couple kissing on a sandy beach near driftwood

Montpellier photographer driftwood Montpellier Herault couple kissing sunset portrait

Chicago couple posing for an engagement announcement shot at North Avenue Beach as they watch the sunset while walking the pier

Chicago photographer Chicago urban backdrop sunset portrait Sarah Nader lakeside portrait north avenue beach

Chicago Riverwalk engagement announcement photo idea showing a couple standing under a bridge during sunset

sunset portrait river Chicago Riverwalk Sarah Nader standing under bridge Chicago photographer

Epic Siena couple engagement announcement photography session at Sitio Transitorio nearing the time of sunset with a bit of sun flare over the water reflections

sun flare water reflections Tuscany Siena sunset portrait Sitio Transitorio

Fun Gantry Plaza State Park engagement announcement picture at sunset in NYC with a backlit, silhouette, jumping capture

silhouette NYC photographer New York City - Metro Gantry Plaza State Park sunset portrait backlit

A Virginia couple poses for a scenic portrait together at Sunset in the Blue Ridge Mountains as they prepare to announce their Shenandoah National Park engagement

Virginia sunset portrait Virginia photographer mountain Peak VA Scenic Portrait Blue Ridge Mountains Shenandoah National Park

A Gorizia modern couple poses for a more casual, personal announcement portrait of their San Floriano del Collio engagement in Italy at sunset

Italy San Floriano del Collio Gorizia photographer Gorizia sunset portrait

A Trieste couple poses for a Portopiccolo Sistiana engagement announcement portrait at the water during Sunset

sunset portrait Trieste trieste photographer Portopiccolo Sistiana Trieste Save the Date

A newly engaged Vosges Lovely couple just enjoying the sunset outdoors for a Lac de Bouzey Epinal engagement announcement portrait

Vosges photographer fun portrait Vosges sunset portrait Lac de Bouzey Epinal

A France modern couple poses during a BW Sunset kiss for their announcement portrait of their Lac de Bouzey Epinal engagement

couple kiss bw portrait Lac de Bouzey Epinal France France photographer sunset portrait

A Sancerre couple poses for a scenic portrait together in silhouette as they prepare to announce their Cher, France engagement

Silhouette portrait sunset portrait Sancerre Cher couple cher photographer

A Sancerre couple poses for a Sunset Crazy portrait together as they prepare to announce their Cher engagement

Cher Silhouette portrait cher photographer Sancerre sunset portrait

Sancerre couple poses for fun portraits in shallow water at sunset to announce their Cher engagement

standing in water Sancerre Photographer Cher Sancerre sunset portrait

A Sancerre modern couple poses for a water reflection announcement portrait during sunset of their Centre-Val de Loire engagement

Sancerre Photographer Water reflection Centre-Val de Loire Silhouette portrait sunset portrait Sancerre

A New Mexico couple adventure together for a modern engagement announcement portrait session with Sunset right at behind them

New Mexico Photographer Brandon Lai New Mexico sunset portrait laughing

A newly engaged Dallas couple poses in the park for a Texas engagement announcement portrait during Sunset at the park using sun flare as backlight to capture their love

Brandon Lai Dallas-Fort Worth sunset portrait Backlight bw portrait Dallas photographer sun flare

A Central Texas couple is seeking advenuture at Pedernales Falls State Park for engagement announcement portraits

Silhouette portrait Shannon Cain sunset portrait Texas - Central Texas photographer Pedernales Falls State Park

A Central Texas couple adventure together for a modern Pedernales Falls State Park engagement announcement portrait session

Silhouette portrait Texas - Central Texas photographer Pedernales Falls State Park sunset portrait Shannon Cain

A Central Texas couple adventure together for a sunset Pedernales Falls State Park engagement announcement portrait session

Shannon Cain Pedernales Falls State Park Texas - Central Texas photographer sunset portrait Silhouette portrait

Sorrento photo ideas for the wedding planner - Italy photography of the bride and groom during a magic sunset

Sorrento Wedding Portrait Italy Sorento Photographer Sorrento sunset portrait

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