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505+ Inspiring Engagement Images from Portrait Sessions at Dusk, Evening, or Night

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April 17, 2021 - Nighttime pre-wedding portrait photography when the available lighting is limited. Get inspiration for romantic, softly-lit couple photoshoots in the evening beneath the stars from the top engagement photographers of the Wedding Photojournalist Association. Don’t have any ideas for your evening portrait session just yet? Don’t worry, because WPJA members will be your guiding light through the process and bring tons of fresh ideas to your night photo shoot.

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Elk Island, AB, Canada Sunrise portraits in the open field with the couple in love
Dorota Karpowicz
Mango Gu, of , is a wedding photographer for
Mango Gu
A couple kisses in racing gear on a race track at night in this engagement photo session by a Shandong, China photographer.
Vincent Mu
Shanghai City Reflections during Engagement Shoot with a Couple at Night
Moana Wu
NoCal engagement photo shoot in San Francisco with The lighted couple against the twilight blue sky
Chris Shum
Engaged Couples Photographer | Gettysburg, PA - Silhouette of a couple inside of a hot air balloon
Scott Josuweit
Seattle Wedding Engagement Photographer | Washington Photography
Ron Storer
Blackwall Hitch, Old Town Engagement Shoot | A silhouette of a couple on a lighthouse shaped restaurant in Old Town Alexandria
Brittany Diliberto
Topoľčany, Slovakia - couple drapes themselves in strands of lights while embracing for their engagement photoshoot
Martin Almasi
China Engagement Portraits at Night
Vinci Wang
Engagement Portrait from Da Nang - Image contains: silhouette, couple, lanterns, lights, spotlight
Lucas Tran
California engagement shoot in Union Square, San Francisco of a couple Window shopping
Tyler Vu
Engagement Portrait Session at Maxwell Falls
Justin Edmonds
River North Art District Pre Wedding Session - Soon to be Bride and groom with grafitti
Jesse La Plante
Illinois Engagement Photo Session for Pre Wedding Portraits at Night
Milan Lazic
Simona Cancelli, of Siracusa, is a wedding photographer for
Simona Cancelli
Camp fire engagement portraits at Assis Chateaubriand, Paraná
Heloisa Todescatt
Glendale, AZ Lit Engagement PhotoShoot at Night with a couple popping champagne
Courtney Larson
Boulder, Colorado night couple shot as they cozy up in the falling snow after dark at their winter engagement session
Lucy Schultz
Mumbai Prewedding Photoshoot - shine through my heart
Anupa Shah
A couple is reflected in glass as they hold each other during their pre-wedding shoot by a London, England photographer.
Rahul Khona
Washington DC National Gallery of Art - silhouette couple portraits at night for engagement
Kenneth Clapp
Venice, Italy urban pic shoot before the wedding day with some BW Light in the dark
Paolo Blocar
Dali, Yunnan, China Engagement Shoot - On the road of Dali, the night view of the town and the couple
Leon Wong
Seattle, WA Public Market Center Engagement photos at the busy Pike Market creates an opportunity for a silhouette portrait.
Trent Gillespie
Engagement Photography | Saigon, Vietnam - Leave the city light right behind us
Van Tran
A Utrecht couple during their pre-wedding portrait session at dusk by a Netherlands photographer
Corrine Ponsen
Trieste, Italy pre-wedding image with a car and a couple at night
Paolo Blocar
Porto Engagement Couple Photography - Portrait contains: evening, kiss, lighting, street, scene, ambiance
Daniel Monteiro
Key West Florida Portrait Couple Session with a Red Brick night sky
Julie Ambos
Brooklyn Dumbo Engagement Photos - Couple stroll in Dumbo with Manhattan night view
Denis Gostev
Arizona Engagement Photography- Electric Desert art installation
Laura Segall
A couple engagement shoot on Main Street in Castle Rock, CO
Jesse La Plante
Fort Point at San Francisco - Couple pose for portraits with nature light and emotion
Siliang Wang
Prague by night engagement photography of a couple in love
Kurt Vinion
San Antonio River Walk engagement session in water | Red and Blue Lights in Portrait
Shannon Cain
London Engagement Photography Portraits - A cold autumn evening, by the Albert Bridge
Robin Goodlad
Outside Grand Central Station Portrait Photographer: "We came out right when the rain stopped. I knew I could still get the blue of the sky if I gelled. I did and this is the result."
Miguel Gonzalez
Penns Landing Philadelphia engagement photographer: I Saw the lights on the ceiling and had to use them.
Miguel Gonzalez
A couple holds a small light as they stand together at night in London during their pre-wedding shoot by an England photographer.
Rahul Khona
Jesse La Plante, of Colorado, is a wedding photographer for
Jesse La Plante
Valleta Malta Portrait Session - A couple enjoys the music provided by a street musician during their engagement session in Malta
Kurt Vinion
Pre-wedding portraits from Downtown Los Angeles - Diamonds in the rough with street graffiti in formal wear
Darren Hendry
Newly engaged couple is illuminated at twilight in front of the forest along Squaw Pass Road near Evergreen Road during their pre-wedding portrait session
Justin Edmonds
A couple stands together next to a brick wall beneath a chandelier in Rio das Ostras for their pre-wedding photoshoot by a Rio de Janeiro photographer.
Aline Prado
Valleta Malta Engagement Portrait Session - A couple snuggles up in a red phone box at night in Malta
Kurt Vinion
Marco Vegni, of Siena, is a wedding photographer for
Marco Vegni
Bucharest destination wedding photography | Romania engagement session with trees and lights at night
Robert David
Aracruz, Espírito Santo, Brazil e-Session under the arch and light indoors in black and white
Kássio Silva
Deborah Coleman, of California, is a wedding photographer for
Deborah Coleman
A couple shares an intimate moment while trying to stay warm as the sunsets during their winter engagement session in the foothills of Fort Collins, Colorado.
Autumn Parry
Key West engagement photos - Underwater lights at night
Julie Ambos
Love beneath the X'mas lightings - California Engagement Photographs
Chris Shum
Lake of the Isles | Couple portraits at sunset
Penny McCoy
Golden Gate Bridge at night - California Engagement Photos
Eric Tran
Eagle Point, Oregon Lit Engagement Portrait at Night | A couple inside a covered bridge.
Jerome Pollos
A man and woman stand in front of a pond together as a swan swims behind them during their London, pre-wedding photoshoot by an England photographer.
Rahul Khona
Tidal Basin, Washington DC Pre Wedding Portrait - A toast to their New Year's Eve wedding to come at the cherry blossoms in Washington DC
Brittany Diliberto
Da Lat, Vietnam Engagement Portrait Photographer: Evening kiss in the flower field
Van Tran
Justin Edmonds, of Colorado, is a wedding photographer for
Justin Edmonds

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