Wedding Photos of Night

The following “Night” 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 “Night” 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.

A top wedding photojournalist in Montrose, Colorado created this image of A wedding guest celebrating as another guest completes the limbo

A top NYC wedding photojournalism example from a beautiful Manhattan event venue as guests and the bridal party are Dancing the night away

dancing nyc bridal party Manhattan event venue Manhattan Night Casey Fatchett

A Cesenatico documentary wedding photographer captured this moment at Villa delle Rose showing the Bride throwing the bouquet of flowers at night outside

Cesenatico documentary wedding photographer outside flowers bouquet Cesenatico Villa delle Rose

A wedding photojournalist in Missouri captured this moment in BW of the Bride getting into car

Night car auto Deanna Johnson Missouri missouri wedding photographer bw wedding image

Mennetou sur Cher night engagement image of a couple silhouetted with fireworks going off behind them

Cher engagement image Cher couple cher photographer Mennetou sur Cher fireworks silhouetted

World's most visionary and best wedding couple portrait images from Metropolitan Waterworks Museum, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts as A bride and groom dance in the rain lit by a flash

Night Metropolitan Waterworks Museum lit Museum rain dance metropolitan

View this ornamental Central Valley NY wedding image that Captured a beautiful Gazebo lighting at night surrounding by fireflies, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography at Falkirk Estate and Country Club from the WPJA

Central Valley NY wedding image that Captured a beautiful Gazebo lighting at night surrounding by fireflies, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography at Falkirk Estate and Country Club

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View this grand Schloss Liebenstein wedding image in the night with an umbrella, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography from the WPJA

Schloss Liebenstein wedding image in the night with an umbrella, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography

DE couple portrait Schloss Liebenstein wedding photo Germany umbrella Schloss Liebenstein Night wedding photography

View this grand Quimper wedding image of Lanterns released at night by the castle, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in France from the WPJA

Quimper wedding image of Lanterns released at night by the castle, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in France

FR wedding photography castle Lanterns released France Quimper photographer FR weddings Quimper wedding image

A digitally enhanced Lyons wedding portrait of the Colorado couple at Planet Bluegrass created as the groom is dipping the bride outside of the venue at night

Lyons Colorado couple Night outside venue Planet Bluegrass Colorado Planet Bluegrass Lyons

View this creative Boulder Star Wars themed wedding party portrait, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Colorado from the WPJA

Boulder Star Wars themed wedding party portrait, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Colorado

Boulder photographer Colorado bridal party portrait Themed light saber boulder Night

View this pictorial Perth wedding image of The bride and groom together under the lights at the reception venue, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Western Australia from the WPJA

Perth wedding image of The bride and groom together under the lights at the reception venue, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Western Australia

Perth photographer perth AUS wedding photography Night bride and groom Perth wedding image dusk

On location São Miguel dos Milagres, Alagoas couple engagement portrait shoot showing a man embraces his bride and beside them, a point of light illuminates them

Alagoas engagement light portrait shoot São Miguel photographer São MIguel dos Milagres illuminates embraces

View this dramatic Estes Park wedding portrait showing A bride and groom enjoy a scenic evening together after the reception, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Colorado from the WPJA

Estes Park wedding portrait showing A bride and groom enjoy a scenic evening together after the reception, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Colorado

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View this grand Denver wedding day portrait showing The bride and groom spraying champagne as they celebrate their new marriage, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Colorado from the WPJA

Denver wedding day portrait showing The bride and groom spraying champagne as they celebrate their new marriage, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Colorado

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An eccentric Ely wedding portrait of the Minnesota couple playing in the water at night

Minnesota couple playing Ely wedding portrait Minnesota water Ely MN Night

View this dramatic Ely image of Guests and couple around camp fire at night in the dark trees, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Minnesota from the WPJA

dramatic Ely image of Guests and couple around camp fire at night in the dark trees in Minnesota

dark Dramatic couple Minnesota Night Ely wedding image trees

An elegant Pier B wedding day portrait of the Duluth bride and groom in Minnesota as they dance and dip near the water at night

Pier B wedding portrait dip Pier B Minnesota Couple Night Duluth bride and groom

Outdoor Cleveland couple engagement photography portraits at night above the skyline

ohio couple portraits Ohio weddings Cleveland skyline Outdoor OH engagement photography

Colorado marriage reception party award-winning photo that has recorded the First dance at night under DJ lighting

Colorado bride and groom marriage reception party Night Colorado photographer tent

dramatic Netherlands wedding image saying - With a building like this you have to make some magic

NL wedding image Dramatic NL couple portrait Netherlands wedding image Night building Netherlands

Chateau du Sou wedding Couple photo at sunset with rim lighting

Lyon photographer Chateau du Sou rim lighting sunset France wedding photography intimate Night

Camp Hale, Redcliffe, Colorado outdoor marriage reception party award-winning photo that has recorded The couple ending their wedding with a sendoff

Night Redcliffe wedding photographer co couple Camp Hale wedding outdoor marriage reception

France wedding day portrait of the Bride and groom at night

French bride and groom France wedding portrait France Jean Baptiste Chauvin Night

The Estes Park Resort, Colorado outdoor marriage reception party award-winning photo that has recorded a bride and groom bubble send off

send off Estes Park Colorado reception party photo bride and groom Colorado outdoor marriage CO

The France WPJA is proud to award this non traditional and colorful Montpellier wedding image of a French Dancing moment at the outdoor venue under lights at night

French Dancing french wedding venue Montpellier wedding image France Night Montpellier

Montpellier, France outdoor marriage reception party award-winning photo that has recorded the bride doing push-ups during the wedding

push ups Night bride marriage reception party photo Montpellier wedding

Chicago couple e-shoot in IL at night in the USA urban city scene

Chicago couple IL urban slow shutter USA Night

Surreal Nova Veneza wedding photograph in Goiás, Brazil at night of the bride and groom lit in a buildings arch doorway

lit Brazil building Nova Veneza Brazil Bride and groom Night

Gaillac, France wedding art image at the Chateau de Tauzies showing a couple relax in front of the reception hall outside at night

Gaillac venue Night Gaillac Chateau de Tauzies French Couple outside

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