Wedding Photos of Evening

The following “Evening” 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 “Evening” 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.

Liberty State Park, NJ - Engaged couple standing for portraits

Hradcanske Namesti, Prague Castle, Czech Republic Pre Wedding Portraits | A couple shares a late summer night kiss underneath the impressive gas lamps at Prague Castle

Czech Republic low light blue hour lit portrait Prague Castle Prague engagement photo

Fort Fisher, North Carolina Couple Portraits - Engagement photo of future couple with bride's son running in silhouette

NC lit portrait sunset Fort Fisher evening NC engagement session low light

Sunset silhouette engagement potrait in Melaka, Malaysia

Lights Melaka Malaysia Melaka engagement session dusk sunset

Using some available light to highlight the engaged couple against the Union Station in downtown Denver during a portrait session.

Union Station evening lighting sunset Denver pre wed dusk lit portrait

Discovery Park Engagement Photography - Couple walks on rocks near light house

sunset blue hour lit portrait rocks Lights Logan Westom Discovery Park

Gers, South of France Engagement Portrait Shoot - Just before a big storm

lit portrait Night Gers engagement session lighting sunset evening

Madrid, Spain Engagement Photographer - A couple smiling inside a kind of tent

Night evening Spain lighting Madrid wedding couple Madrid

The newlyweds, a bride and groom, stood in silhouette against the backdrop of the Atlanta city skyline at nightfall, their contours illuminated by the contrast of the red inner city lights and the darkness of the night at the Upstairs Atlanta

The bride and groom, newly married, were framed by the Atlanta skyline at night, lit up by the red city lights against the dark sky

nightfall metropolis Lights married couple shape shadow contrast

Wedding guest rides the Rodeo Bull for fun during the evening entertainment

North Norfolk outdoor reception Rodeo Bull North Norfolk North Norfolk wedding photography entertainment evening UK

The wedding reception was at theme park, so the couple had some fun before the evening due

wedding reception evening Somerset reportage weddings theme park Somerset somerset wedding photographer

During a torrential downpour this Engaged couple share a kiss in Prague during their evening engagement session at the Charles Bridge

During a torrential downpour this Engaged couple share a kiss during their evening engagement session at the Bridge

Prague evening night portrait kiss torrential downpour Charles Bridge umbrellas

Engagement photo session of a couple taking an evening walk through the park

New York City evening walk park

casa hyder, san miguel de allende, mexico wedding photography | the bride and groom exit their reception with sparklers

wedding photography of the bride and groom exiting their reception with sparklers

outdoors darkness outside Brett Butterstein sparklers Mexico wedding couple party

Took this photographs at Prestons apartment roof in San Fransisco. They spend many evening up there. I wanted to see what it looked like at bird eye view.

The photographs at the apartment roof captured the couple who spend many evenings up there, with a bird's eye view for the engagement picture

bird eye view SF San Fransisco Prestons apartment SF e session rooftop portrait

On the night of the wedding at Paris, lanterns were lit and released into the darkening sky, providing a beautiful illuminated scene for the outdoor celebration

A wedding event was held at Paris, with the night sky lit up by released lanterns

outside darkness nature sky lit evening nightfall lanterns lit

A spectacular atmosphere was created at Dorset with laser-like blue lights shooting out of the top of a lit teepee during the evening hours

An illuminated atmosphere was created at Dorset with a teepee lit with blue laser lights in the evening

wedding teepee nightfall darkness Dorset outdoor venue outdoor wedding nighttime dusk

wedding reception photography of groom dipping bride near guests with sparklers

Lights dance dusk bride and groom nightfall function gathering

Knoxville wedding shoot with a couple during first dance under clear tented Tennessee reception

Under the Tennessee Stars: A Knoxville Wedding First Dance

romantic wedding evening groom clear tent TN Knoxville bride

Ciudad Victoria, Mexico wedding shoot with a couple at their well lit reception

Fiesta de Amor: A Magical Evening in Ciudad Victoria

moody dj night wedding Mexico marriage venue Mexico couple Mexico couple

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 Lights dusk darkness glass evening toasting

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

a Bride lights a candle at her evening ceremony

bride function gathering nature party outdoors bridal

Wedding Guests release balloons at this Poland reception

Wedding Guests release balloons at night

nightfall guests dusk wedding guest outdoors Night nighttime

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

Los Angeles wedding reception party action from above

San Miguel de Allende dusk Night function nighttime outside outdoors

evening candle chairs ocean color beach

Sydney Wedding Photographer | Image contains: color, sunset, couple, portrait, door, outdoors

evening dusk sky sunset door color

Documentary Wedding Photograph in Bali | Image contains: Indonesia outdoor sunset reception with lights

sky dusk reception sunset chandeliers color

Documentary Wedding Photograph in Queens | Image contains: outdoors, lake, color, table, sunset, blue

reception reflection candle water candles table

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