Wedding Photos of Sunset

The following “Sunset” 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” 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.

Vermont engagement image of a couple in the tall grass and trees at sunset

A dramatic engagement image of a couple in the tall grass and trees at sunset

Vermont engagement picture of a couple embracing at sunset by the beach

A coastal engagement picture of a couple embracing at sunset by the beach

VT Beach Portrait sunset coastal engagement Vermont Jacob Hannah Vermont Engagement Portrait

Liaoning China Engagement Photography at sunset with romantic couple about to kiss

Liaoning engagement photographer couple Liaoning e shoot China Wenxue Zhang Liaoning pre wedding portraits kiss

Portland, ME engagement session at sunset by the water

ME engagement session ME sunset Corey Butler Portland-ME water Portland

Engagement portraits at sunset at Golden Gate Canyon State Park.

Engagement portraits at sunset at the State Park

Canyon State Park CO State Park engagement image engagement portraits Golden Gate

Engagement portrait of a beautiful sunset behind newly engaged couple on a dock in New Hampshire

sunset newly engaged couple New Hampshire NG Engagement portrait dock NH

Minnesota wedding engagement pictures with a sunset on the bridge by Minneapolis photographer

Sunset peeking through the baluster of a bridge as a couple poses for an engagement photo

bridge Minneapolis sunset Minnesota e session Balusters

Maine wedding photograph of a guest swinging his small boy by the arms at sunset near the tented reception

Sunset Swing: Maine Wedding Guest Plays with Young Son

swinging Maine son New England sunset young tented

Domaine de la Bretesche wedding photo of couple leaving in vintage convertable auto | wedding photography

Capturing Everlasting Bliss: Newlyweds Chase Sunsets in Vintage Convertible

bw Wedding vintage couple Loire-Atlantique Missillac classic Elegance

Utrecht Pre-Wedding Portrait Photographer | Netherlands Photography

Portrait of a couple at sunset, using a silhouette with reflections on the water to create a romantic and intimate atmosphere

Netherlands intimate atmosphere sunset Utrecht silhouette romantic Utrecht Engagement Photography

Utrecht pre-wedding engagement photography at sunset in the trees - Netherlands photographers

A silhouette portrait at sunset in the trees with vibrant blue sky tones and stark dark trees can create a romantic and intimate atmosphere for an engagement photo

center framed sunset blue sky tones Utrecht Engagement Photography Netherlands dark trees romantic

wedding day portrait of the couple silhouetted against the sunset, orange sky

Longyan artistic wedding portrait Longyan artistic wedding photographer Longyan fine art wedding photo silhouette Longyan Sky sunset

Portugal engagement images of a couple jumping in the sun at sunset | Braga photographer pre-wedding session for portraits

The ecstatic couple leapt joyfully into the air, silhouetted against the sky at sunset, while golden rays of sunlight shone brightly from the horizon, radiating up toward the heavens

Portugal Golden silhouetted ecstatic Braga couple Sky

silhouette engagement session at sunset | Luxembourg Photography

Silhouette engagement session at sunset with a casual, relaxed feel and warm orange tones in the palette

Luxembourg Luxembourg engagement relaxed feel warm orange tones sunset casual

Dancing UK engagement pictures of a couple silhouetted at the beach | Northamptonshire photographer pre-wedding photo shoot session

Dancing engagement portrait of a couple silhouetted at the beach, orange glow in the sky

silhouette sunset dancing at beach orange sky Northamptonshire Northamptonshire Engagement Photography

Indonesia wedding engagement portrait of a couple with a solo tree near sunset | Indonesia pre-wedding photographer session

Dark toned engagement portrait of a couple with a solo tree near sunset

Indonesia PreWedding Session dark toned solo tree Indonesia sunset Bali engagement portrait

South Aegean wedding photographer engagement portrait of a couple dipping at the beach during sunset | Santorini pre-wedding pictures

Artistic and playful wedding engagement portrait of a couple dipping at the beach during sunset

Santorini engagement photography beach engagement couple dipping South Aegean Santorini sunset

Minas Gerais Sunset silhouette hand kiss pre-wedding portrait with orange to blue sky fade

Sunset silhouette hand kiss pre-wedding portrait with orange to blue sky fade, creating a colorful and romantic atmosphere

fade silhouette Minas Gerais engagement session Minas Gerais portrait orange blue sky romantic atmosphere

Sunset wedding photographer engagement shoot at the sea | Haute-Garonne pre-wedding pictures

A dramatic engagement photo shoot at the beach during sunset with dark storm clouds in the background, captured in an artistic way by a wedding photographer

sunset Haute Garonne center framed clouds and sky Haute Garonne Engagement Photography artistic portrait dark storm clouds

Whitstable Wedding Engagement Photography session with sunset and water reflections | Kent Engagement Shoot

Engagement Photography session with sunset and water reflections, skyline dramatic and striking in the background

Whitstable sunset Whitsable Engagement Photography skyline striking dramatic background

Vietnam wedding photographer engagement portrait on a concrete pier at the sea | Ho Chi Minh pre-wedding pictures

Engagement portrait on a concrete pier at the sea, with symmetry and graphic lines creating a modern and sleek look

Ho Chi Minh engagement photography concrete pier Ho Chi Minh center framed graphic lines Vietnam sunset

Planetarium Sunset Chicago Engagement Photograph of this newly engaged couple by the water

Engagement photo of couple at the planetarium with sunset view of water and skyline

chicago e session Chicago sunset lakeside engagement Chicago skyline Planetarium

Washington DC engagement photos of a couple with Washington Monument | France photographer pre-wedding portrait session

Engagement photo of couple with monument behind, him on a knee, silhouetted against the sky

Washington DC Washington Monument DC engagement photography silhouetted sunset on a knee

At the lake at sunset | engagement pictures of a couple silhouetted at sunset | China photographer pre-wedding photo shoot session

At the lake at sunset | engagement pictures of a couple silhouetted at sunset in China

silhouette Asia Henry Xu Fuzhou e shoot Fuzhou engagement photos Fuzhou China

engagement shoot with a couple silhouetted at sunset with palms | Hangzhou City photographer pre-wedding session

engagement shoot with a couple silhouetted at sunset with palms during a pre-wedding session

palm trees sunset Hangzhou PreWedding Session Hangzhou City Asia orange sky China

lake tahoe engagement photographer - portraits at the lake at sunset

The couple's engagement portraits at the lake at sunset feature the couple silhouetted and embracing from a distance, with the colorful tones of the setting sun adding to the romantic atmosphere

Lake Tahoe engagement photography sunset romantic atmosphere Lake Tahoe colorful tones silhouetted

Gaulby, United Kingdom wedding photography of the bride tossing bouquet into the sunset

sunset tossing bouquet Gaulby United Kingdom

An outdoor wedding picture with the bride's veil spread out behind her in Lake Tahoe.

A romantic stroll at dusk captures the bride's veil fanning behind her in a unique and creative image

outdoor wedding veil dusk Creative Wedding Image lake view wedding Lake Tahoe romantic stroll

Denver City Park Engagement | CO Wedding Photography

A City Park Engagement session during sunset with a Wedding Photographer

sunset Denver engagement photography silhouettes Denver CO Denver City Park dramatic sky

Prague Czech Republic Sunset Flare Engagement Photograph of Couple

Sunset Flare Engagement Photograph of a Lovely Couple

sun flare couple Prague engagement photography sunset Prague Czech Republic

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