Wedding Photos of Dusk

The following “Dusk” 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” 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.

Silhouettes at the ocean for this Puerto Vallarta engagement shoot in Jalisco

The couple embraced against the silhouettes of the ocean at dusk, the blue sky a beautiful backdrop for their engagement shoot

Hungary bridal party toasting glasses lined up at the reception venue statue

A Hungarian wedding party toasted with sparkling drinks at night in front of a statue at the reception venue

Night dusk darkness evening nightfall drinks Lights

Romania engagement pictures of a couple silhouetted before dusk | Bucharest photographer pre-wedding photo shoot session

The couple's silhouettes shone brightly against the red dusk sky in their romantic engagement photo

Minimalistic romantic Romania red sky Romania engagement photography dusk silhouettes

Portland Maine Engagement Photo of a couple near dusk with big sky and big trees

Maine couple Portland Maine Engagement Photo Maine Big Sky dusk big trees

Wedding engagement portrait of a couple near dusk with statues

dusk Chicago engagement photography silhouette statues Chicago Back lit

Bride lights a candle at her wedding ceremony at Hope House in Easton, MD

a Bride lights a candle at her evening ceremony

outside party Easton gathering nightfall dusk nighttime

An outdoor wedding picture with the bride's veil spread out behind her in Lake Tahoe.

A romantic stroll at dusk captures the bride's veil fanning behind her in a unique and creative image

Creative Wedding Image lake view wedding bride outdoor wedding veil sunset dusk

Wedding Guests release balloons at this Poland reception

Wedding Guests release balloons at night

evening guests Night wedding guest nature nightfall darkness

Annie Bang, of California, is a wedding photographer for San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

Los Angeles wedding reception party action from above

reception darkness Mexico wedding nighttime dusk function San Miguel de Allende

A marriage photo by the water in Lake Tahoe

silhouette Lake Tahoe weddings Lake Tahoe sun marriage photo clouds dusk

A snowy outdoor wedding picture melts the ice of the days climate in Boulder

snowy melts blue hour climate lit outdoor wedding picture CO couple portrait

Perched in a tree house this Brazil engaged couple poses for a pre-wedding portrait

perched tree house Brazil couple portrait Brazil engaged lit dusk

Blue sky and blue water are the backdrop for this silhouetted engagement portrait session

Blue sky and blue water are the backdrop for this silhouetted Taipei engagement portrait session

blue water blue sky silhouettes hills mountains Taipei engagement portrait session Minifeel Lu

Outside photo of guests at the wedding reception

Palermo dancing Sicily Santa Flavia reception tables dusk

Southern California engagement portraits with a view of the city in the early evening

skyline dusk early evening Southern California engagement photos CA view of the city CA pre wedding portrait

This Lima Peru engaged couple is illuminated under a wooden bridge walkway covering for portraits

Lima engagement photographers Jamil Valle couple wooden bridge pre wedding session Peru Lima Peru dusk

East Midlands Pre-Wedding Photographer | Dusk portait session with a lit couple

East Midlands Pre-Wedding Dusk portait session with a lit couple

dusk flash East Midlands coloseum pre wedding location East Midlands Night

Sunset engagement Love shoot at the Tuscany Waters edge - pre-wedding photography for Siena

Sunset engagement Love shoot at the Tuscany Waters edge pre-wedding photo for a Siena couple

Tuscany engagement session pre wedding location Tuscany ocean boardwalk dusk Tuscany

Perugia lit Photo shoot at night for a newly engaged couple | silhouette portrait with a light shining on the rocks at the beach

Perugia lit Photo shoot at night for a newly engaged couple creating a silhouette portrait with a light shining on the rocks at the beach

Perugia engagement session pre wedding location Perugia Perugia city silhouette dusk

Buckinghamshire, UK tent reception - photographer shoots the speeches at dusk from outside the tent

the speeches at dusk, shot from outside the tent

UK speeches tent Buckinghamshire dusk lighting

Los Angeles CA engagement session | symmetrical building and couple in this dramatic and creative pre-wedding portrait

Los Angeles CA engagement session with a symmetrical building and couple in this dramatic and creative pre-wedding portrait

dusk architecture LA engagement photos building pre wedding locations Los Angeles CA

Brazil pre-wedding portraits at night | Long shutter release reveals the headlights of passing cars

Brazil pre-wedding portraits at night using a Long shutter release reveals the headlights of passing cars

dusk Brazil pre wedding portrait headlights Brazil flash cars

Brazil couple portraits at night - lamp post pre-wedding session

Brazil couple portraits at night under a lamp post during an evening pre-wedding session

pre wedding session Brazil flash dusk street lamp Brazil Brazil engagement photographers

Southern California Sunset engagement portrait - Beach session with warm light

Southern California Sunset engagement portrait during a Beach session with warm light

sunset engagement photos ocean water pre wedding locations Southern California Southern California dusk

magnetmod backlit silhouette portraits | Chicago engagement photographer

magnetmod backlit silhouette portraits by a Chicago city engagement photographer

backlit skyscrapers dusk silhouette pre wedding session Chicago IL engagement photographers

Off Road SUV Lake Tahoe pre-wedding portrait session at dusk using the car's headlights

headlights pre wedding session Lake Tahoe car jeep Lake Tahoe dusk

Lake Tahoe evening engagement portrait session - Blue sky pre-wedding photography

Lake Tahoe evening engagement portrait session under a Blue sky

pre wedding location Lake Tahoe dusk night portrait tree line running Lake Tahoe

Minnesota engagement photography at the water with the city skyline

city skyline dusk MN engagement photographers Minnesota water backlit Theresa Scarbrough

Maharashtra India pre-wedding engagement portrait of a couple in the trees

flash dusk Maharashtra trees India pre wedding session Maharashtra

a groom giving some wedding cake to the bride outside in the evening

Temecula groom san diego wedding photographer California silhouette cake dusk

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