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.

Pre-Wedding portraits from İzmir, Turkey

Pre-Wedding portraits in the afternoon sunlight

Engagement portraits in the afternoon sunshine outdoors

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University Campus Couple posed on steps in the afternoon sunlight

Georgia Tech University Campus steps afternoon sunlight posed

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engaged couple in afternoon sunlight near brick building

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Late afternoon engagement session with a nice breeze

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a young Chicago couple pose in the afternoon light for a warm engagement portrait

a young couple pose in the afternoon light for a warm engagement portrait

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The light illuminates the engagement afternoon of this beautiful and beloved couple

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engagement couple portrait in warm afternoon sunlight

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Cold afternoon engagement portrait with body language mirroring

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couple walking on the road in the afternoon

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Couple Engagement Photo Session | torre del lago love

Couple Engagement Photo Session of afternoon love

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Essen, Germany Couple Engagement Shoot - Pre Wedding Pictures in the Sunshine

Couple Pre Wedding Pictures in the Sunshine of the afternoon near the woods

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Almeria engagement photography - Great afternoon of entertainment during couple photoshoot session

engagement photography from a Great afternoon of entertainment during couple photoshoot session

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Bruz, France Portrait of the groom and the bride with warm afternoon sunlight on their faces.

Bruz, France Wedding Portrait of the groom and the bride with warm afternoon sunlight on their faces

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Calascio Fortress, Italy Engagement Photo Session - Image contains: afternoon, couple, kissing, mountains

Calascio Fortress, Italy Engagement Photo Session in the afternoon, with a couple kissing

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Jeziorsko Lake, PL Engagement Session with a couple - Portrait contains: lying, boardwalk, beach, sunlight, afternoon

Jeziorsko Lake, PL Engagement Session with a couple lying on the boardwalk

Jeziorsko Lake pre wedding portrait sunlight lying afternoon beach Poland

Bolsena Italy engagement session - Couple having a magic moment in the harbor

Bolsena Italy engagement session with a Couple having a magic minute in the harbor

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Pre Wedding Pictures from Ouro Preto, Brazil - Engaged couple above the village in the afternoon sunlight and shadows.

Pre Wedding Pictures from Ouro Preto, Brazil of an Engaged couple above the village in the afternoon sunlight and shadows.

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Brazil pre wedding session with a spot light in Ouro Preto

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Engagement Portrait from Davis - CA Image contains: afternoon, couple, portraits, green, trees, hug

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Strasbourg pre wedding shoot with couple and backlight in the middle of the street

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Ouro Preto, MG Engagement Session - Couple holding each other in the afternoon sunlight

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Man kisses a woman's forehead during a Roscoe Village engagement shoot in Chicago

Filling the frame kiss close up Chicago engagement photo Chicago afternoon

Downtown Los Angeles, California - Catching those last rays during afternoon engagement shoot.

Downtown LA Los Angeles California last rays afternoon

Afternoon engagement session at Fossil Rock, Dubai | Dune Wandering for newly engaged couple

Afternoon engagement session with some Dune Wandering for newly engaged couple

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Brno afternoon walk during an engagement portrait session for a couple about to marry

An afternoon walk embrace during an engagement portrait session for a couple about to marry

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Czech Republic pre-wedding portraits in the afternoon | Black and white engagement photography

Big sky pre-wedding portraits in the afternoon for a Black and white engagement photo

Minimalistic Czech Republic afternoon black and white Czech Republic engagement photography

Symmetrical Orvieto Engagement portrait in the late afternoon sunlight with a couple nearly silhouetted between buildings

The Symmetrical Engagement portrait captured the couple in late afternoon sunlight, the silhouetted buildings adding to the beauty of the shot as they posed for their special occasion

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Marseille engagement portraits | afternoon session on the boardwalk Pier

The engagement portrait featured the couple kissing and holding hands as they stood on the boardwalk Pier, the water and blue sky adding to the beauty of the shot during the afternoon session

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