Wedding Photos of Afternoon

The following “Afternoon” 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 “Afternoon” 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.

He gently dips her on a bridge at Longwood Gardens in Philadelphia as they share a kiss, with open skies and bright afternoon light adding warmth to this affectionate and fun portrait.

Engaged Couple Sharing A Kiss In Gentle Dip On Longwood Gardens Bridge With Bright Afternoon Light And Open Skies

At their ceremony location in Breda, the Netherlands, the couple poses in the afternoon light of the city center, captured in a black-and-white photo that highlights their romance in the streets.

Couple Poses in Afternoon Light, Capturing Romance in Black-and-White Photo at Breda City Center Ceremony

Breda romance afternoon streets romance city center Netherlands couple Breda Netherlands

Afternoon portrait at Ruffles Hotel, Istanbul, fiery orange dusk sky, couple silhouetted against the vibrant horizon

Silhouetted Couple's Portrait at Raffles Hotel, Istanbul Under Fiery Dusk Sky

silhouette dusk Istanbul afternoon Ruffles Hotel portrait vibrant horizon silhouette portrait

A bride and groom playfully interact in a vineyard under a late afternoon sky, with the reception venue visible in the background.

Vineyard Bliss: A Playful Wedding Portrait Session

afternoon sky portrait afternoon playful playful interaction groom vineyard reception reception

In Maceió, Brazil, during the late afternoon, a couple sits in a lush green field, gazing at each other passionately, enveloped in the warm glow of sunset.

Passionate Gaze in Lush Serenity: Couple's Sunset Portrait in Maceió, Brazil, Embracing Warm Glow and Each Other in Green Field

Maceió Maceio Engagement Photography lush green field afternoon Brazil warm glow sitting in field

As the afternoon sun cast a warm glow over Grignan, France, the couple enjoyed a cozy pizza and gin picnic, playfully toasting to their love.Their picnic blanket was adorned with a pizza box bearing the words "Baby You're Hot."

Grignan, France: Cozy Pizza and Gin Picnic Bliss for Engaged Couple

grignan France couple photoshoot Drôme Pre Wedding Session picnic picnic blanket France pizza

In New York City, a couple took an engagement photos in Dumbo during the afternoon, standing in front of the city skyline, for a silhouette portrait.

Afternoon Silhouette: NYC Couple's Stunning Dumbo Engagement Portrait Against City Skyline Backdrop

New York City - Metro city skyline Dumbo New York City engagement session silhouettes afternoon

Wedding photo taken at a ceremony in Budapest, Hungary. Outdoor portrait of bride and groom in the afternoon light, capturing the love in their eyes.

Budapest Bliss: Stunning Afternoon Portrait Captures Love in Bride and Groom's Eyes at Wedding

Hungary Hungary bride sunshine love Budapest wedding photography portrait outside

Engagement portrait by a Brazil wedding photographer at Lago Negro in Gramado, Rio Grande do Sul, capturing a couple enjoying a beautiful afternoon in the mountain city with romantic light.

Head Over Heels in Love - Lago Negro Bliss: Brazil Engagement Portrait in Gramado

park setting mountain city Gramado Gramado engagement photography laying in grass Lago Negro romantic light

An artistic couple engagement portrait captured by a Cazorla wedding photographer in Spain, showing a couple kissing and framed by flowers in the soft afternoon light.

Flower Power Romance: Cazorla Lovebirds in Sunlit Engagement Portrait Kiss

framed by flowers Jaén engagement photographer Jaén Spain afternoon couple kissing soft light

This honor award-winning image, captured by a documentary wedding photographer, shows a joyful couple surrounded by friends and family at their wedding venue, Chez les mariés. The picture was taken during an afternoon by the pool.

Chez les Mariés: A Captivating Celebration of Love and Laughter by the Pool

Var Wedding Photography Chez les Mariés friends and family joyful couple afternoon pool Chez les Mariés

At Foster City, the couple enjoys a serene afternoon on a white couch. The woman sits gracefully while the man rests his head on her lap, creating a soothing and intimate atmosphere.

A Serene Afternoon in Foster City: A Captivating Engagement Portrait on a White Couch

at home portrait head in lap couch Foster City Engagement Session California - Northern Foster City afternoon

A couple from Montpellier, France, sits on a sandy beach, posing for an intimate engagement portrait

Love Unveiled: Capturing an Intimate Engagement Amidst Montpellier’s Sandy Shores

Montpellier sandy beach Montpellier PreWedding Photography afternoon intimate portrait

Two guests seated in lawn chairs on the grass dappled with sunlight and shadows are looking at the landscape in the afternoon at Ferghettina winery in Adro, Brescia

At Ferghettina winery in Adro, Brescia, two wedding guests in lawn chairs view the venue landscape in the afternoon

Adro lawn chairs Brescia Brescia Photographer afternoon grass Italy

Two little girls are hugging at church's exit among soap bubbles in the sunny afternoon in Saint-Amand's church in France

Two little girls hugged under bubbles in the sunny afternoon outside the church

France French photographer Saint Amands Church sunny outside bubbles little girls

A Colorado Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this artistic, lit portrait of this Breckenridge couple getting cozy after a snowy afternoon

afternoon rim light lit colorado engagement photographer snowy cozy Breckenridge Couple

A Parana Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this artistic, playful portrait of this Brazilian couple in Assis Chateaubriand embracing in the warm afternoon sunlight

Brazil Brazilian couple Assis Chateaubriand Parana afternoon warm Parana Engagement Photographer

World's best creative wedding photography from Debrecen, Hungary showing the Bridal Bouquet on the back of the groom as the couple hugs in the afternoon sunlight

Hungary sunlight hugs Debrecen wedding photography Hungary couple groom

Perth pre-wedding engagement photoshoot for a couple who are enjoying the afternoon sunlight in the bush

Western Australia afternoon perth Australia engagement Australia couple Jacob Gordon sunlight

A pre-wedding session in Rio das Ostras, RJ highlighting the cloudy afternoon lovebirds

pier afternoon lovebirds cloudy RJ Rio das Ostras

Sancerre pre-wedding photo-session with an urban shadow on the street walls in the afternoon

Piranga Studio street cher photographer afternoon Sancerre walls

View this grand Denat wedding Couple session at the end of the afternoon, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography at Les Tables de Crespin from the WPJA

Denat wedding Couple session at the end of the afternoon, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography at Les Tables de Crespin

albi Couple session trees Albi Denat wedding afternoon fields Hand in hand

Chateau Hermitage de Combas wedding couple portrait in the sunny afternoon fields

wedding couple portrait Chateau Hermitage de Combas afternoon sunny Montpellier photographer bride and groom sunshine

Outdoor Estes Park, Colorado engagement photography portraits showing the couple enjoys an afternoon together in nature

CO portrait Engagement photography Colorado Outdoor Estes Park nature afternoon

View this dramatic Santa Barbara wedding day afternoon Sunset vibes at the beach, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in California from the WPJA

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True Love pre wedding Photoshoot in Montpellier of a couple having some afternoon fun in the sun

Montpellier photographer Montpellier couple afternoon sun fun Pre wedding Photoshoot

San Francisco portrait e-session with a Glaring afternoon sun and a loving couple

N CA grass CA Photographer San Francisco sun San Francisco portrait e session

Nashville on-location portrait e-shoot of a couple kissing in great afternoon light

TN couple outdoors afternoon kissing Nashville TN sunlight

Siracusa environmental engagement e-session in the afternoon as the couple walks on a bridge by the water

water afternoon Siracusa engagement Siracusa bridge walking

Volunteer Landing Park, Knoxville on-location portrait e-shoot - the couple lays on the park grass with their eyes closed enjoying the afternoon breeze

Bryan Aleman eyes closed TN couple Knoxville portrait Knoxville grass Volunteer Landing Park

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