Wedding Photos of Dusk portrait

The following “Dusk portrait” 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 “Dusk portrait” 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.

Engagement portrait of a couple captured by a Jaén wedding photographer in Cazorla, Spain during a pre-wedding dusk session with OCF lighting.

Romantic Dusk Delight: Jaén Engagement Portrait in Cazorla, Spain With Strobe

At Hampshire, England, the ceremony took place at the designated location, where the bride and her bridesmaids posed in front of a wooden gate for a picturesque dusk portrait session before the ceremony.

Hampshire Wedding: Bridesmaids and Bride Strike a Pose at Dusk Portrait Session

England wooden gate Hampshire Hampshire Artistic Portrait bouquets dusk portrait Bride and Bridesmaids

A couple shared a passionate kiss as Edmonton's skyline lit up the night at the Alberta reception location

The couple shared a passionate kiss as the wedding reception view of the city skyline lit up the night

sharing a kiss Edmonton Skyline dusk portrait Edmonton wedding photography Edmonton Alberta couple couple kiss

A couple in Newmarket, NH will soon be tying the knot, as evidenced by their beautiful portrait taken on a footbridge at dusk

In Newmarket, NH, a couple will soon wed, evidenced by a stunning dusk portrait on a footbridge

Newmarket NH autumn leaves New Hampshire Engagement Portrait dusk portrait footbridge New Hampshire

The engaged couple enjoyed a romantic lifestyle pre wedding portrait at the rooftop pool of Greenville, SC, with its beautiful turquoise water and blue sky at dusk

At a Greenville, SC rooftop pool, the engaged couple enjoyed a romantic portrait session with beautiful turquoise water at dusk

sunset Greenville Lifestyle Engagement Session Greenville dusk portrait pool turquoise water Rooftop

The couple was captured dipping at dusk beneath the patterned ceiling of the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, CA in a lifestyle engagement portrait taken from a low camera angle

San Francisco, CA: Engagement portrait of couple dipping at Palace of Fine Arts, captured from low angle in rotunda

low camera angle Palace of Fine Arts archways San Francisco patterned ceiling California - Northern San Francisco engagement photography

The couple pose for a portrait while holding candles in front of their barn venue of Eden Hall at Chatham University, Gibsonia, PA

The couple were embracing in the twilight with burning candles against the backdrop of a picturesque barn

PA Gibsonia Photographer dusk portrait Pennsylvania Allegheny County candles Eden Hall Campus

A couple carrying lit lanterns at dusk in an open field at Brookside Gardens for an outdoor lifestyle portrait session

A couple is featured in an image taken during a lifestyle portrait session with them carrying lit lanterns in an open field at dusk

Wheaton MD Brookside Gardens open field Maryland lanterns Maryland engagement photographer dusk portrait

The couple's picture session was illuminated by the setting sun and a photographer light as they posed on the dock of the lake at the State Park

Couple is backlit on the dock of the lake at Gifford Pinchot State Park at dusk during picture session

dock Pennsylvania backlit dusk portrait lakeside engagement York County PA Gifford Pinchot State Park

At a Jaén wedding near the River, a romantic portrait of the newlyweds embracing in front of their car with headlights on was captured at dusk

Source of the River Arbuniel, Jaén portrait of the bride and groom embracing at dusk in front of their car in Spain

Jaen couple River Arbuniel auto headlights dusk portrait Spain Jaen photographer

At dusk, a CO bride and groom share a look together with an old Pontiac before heading into their reception in Fort Collins

Fort Collins, Colorado: At dusk, a bride and groom share a portrait session before entering their reception, in an old Pontiac

Fort Collins Photographer eye contact old Pontiac Colorado Tapestry House dusk portrait Laporte

A Ubeda couple poses at a Large white stone cross on the hill of Santa Catalina Jaen, for their Spain engagement announcement portraits

Ubeda dusk portrait white stone cross Spain Jaén Ubeda Photographer

Best wedding venue photography at Château de Saint-Senoch of bride and groom spot backlit oudoors at dusk by building

Meuse Meuse Photographer spotlight dusk portrait Château de Saint Senoch Jean Baptiste Chauvin Silhouette portrait

Jaen best wedding photography at Jardines de Jabalcuz in BW with the couple posing at dusk near the hood of a car with headlights on

Jaen photographer lit headlights dusk portrait Jardines de Jabalcuz auto car headlamps

A newly engaged California couple poses near the ocean lighthouse for a Pigeon Point engagement announcement portrait

Pigeon Point California photographer California - Northern lighthouse Tyler Vu dusk portrait

The newlywed couple enjoyed a romantic kiss by the harbor in New York at dusk

At dusk in New York, the couple shared a romantic kiss by the harbor

NY harbor dusk portrait NYC photographer romantic kiss New York City

A select Salbris wedding portrait of a Loir-et-Cher couple in France during a shadow kiss at dusk

Loir et Cher dusk portrait Loir-et-Cher Loir et Cher Wedding Photographer France Silhouette portrait

Pre-wedding Philadelphia couple photo-session at Saint Joseph University for a dusk portrait in PA

Saint Joseph University dusk portrait J&J Studios PA photographer Pre Wedding Philadelphia PA couple photo John Ryan

Rocky Mountain National Park, CO outdoor mountain photo session before the wedding day with some Cuddling in the last seconds of sunlight

Rim lit outdoor mountain photo session before the wedding day with some Cuddling in the last seconds of sunlight

Colorado dusk portrait colorado engagement photographer Cuddling Rocky Mountain National Park sun setting

Cappadocia, Turkey engagement photo session over the city at dusk with a light

city view Cappadocia couple portraits Cappadocia Turkey cityscape dusk portrait

Dumbo couple's Silhouette during a pre-wed engagement photo session

contrast artistic picture skyscrapers New York City - Metro city view nyc bridge

Angleton, TX wedding portrait of the couple having their happy moment before heading to the reception at THE SPRINGS Event Venue

A portrait of the couple taken outdoors at dusk, showing their happiness before heading to the wedding reception

texas wedding photographer The Springs Event Venue dusk portrait Angleton TX Texas - Southern

Brooklyn Bridge engagement shoot with couples reflection

A bridge engagement shoot with couples reflection below a blue sky at dusk

Brooklyn Bridge dusk portrait New York New York City - Metro Brooklyn Engagement Photography blue sky nyc

Engaged couple under the light for their Pré-wedding shoot in Pirenópolis

Engaged couple under the light for their Pré-wedding shoot at dusk with a dark blue sky

Pirenopolis engagement photography lamp post Goiás Pirenopolis dusk portrait colorful building night engagement

Couple hold hands in front of a beautiful dusk sky in this Malaysia pre-wedding shoot

Couple hold hands in front of a beautiful dusk sky in this outdoor, romantic pre-wedding shoot

Malaysia Engagement Photography Malaysia holding hands framed between trees dusk portrait

A Ho Chi Minh romantic picture session for the embraced engaged couple

The creative artistic trellis below the purple dusk sky set the perfect ambience for the romantic picture session of the embraced engaged couple

artistic trellis Ho Chi Minh dusk portrait purple sky embraced couple Ho Chi Minh PreWedding Portrait romantic

Illinois engagement portrait of a Chicago couple

A romantic silhouette of a couple standing in the fading dusk light, with a wash of purple hues from the illuminated building behind them

romantic silhouette Chicago engagement photography dusk portrait purple hues Chicago IL

Brazil Pre Wedding Engagement Photography - Minas Gerais Wedding Photographers

Engagement photo captures buildings at dusk, with deep, rich colors and a sense of being dwarfed in a village scene, adding drama and depth to the image

Brazil village scene Minas Gerais MG e session dusk portrait deep blue sky

Hangzhou City pre-wedding engagement pictures of a couple at dusk near the water with single light | Zhejiang portrait shoot

Scenic pre-wedding picture of a couple at dusk near the water with single light

mountains lit portrait Asia scenic engagement dusk portrait Hangzhou City China

Colorado pre-wedding engagement pictures of a couple with two great trees at dusk | couple photography session

Scenic pre-wedding engagement picture of a couple with two great trees at dusk

dusk portrait Two trees scenic engagement Colorado Colorado engagement photography center framed

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