Wedding Photos of Golden hour

The following “Golden hour” 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 “Golden hour” 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.

The couple's night portrait engagement session in Winnipeg, Canada, captured with a slow shutter and painting with lights, symbolizes their love and connection amidst the vibrant energy of the electric blue sky

The couple's night portrait engagement features a slow shutter speed and painting with lights. The vibrant electric blue sky creates a stunning contrast with the golden hour couple.

The bridal party laughed together at golden hour during a group portrait session on the rooftop of Manchester Hall, Manchester, UK, with the city glowing a golden hue in the background

At Manchester Hall, Manchester, UK, the bridal party laughed together at golden hour with the city glowing a golden hue in the background

golden hour bridal party golden hue Rooftop Manchester photographer Manchester Hall UK

couple in warm golden hour light with dog next to a rustic barn

rustic barn Colorado photographer warm light dog golden hour Twin Lakes Katharine Green

At the Collioure's Harbour, a couple hug at golden hour for prewedding portraits

couple embrace golden hour Collioure Collioure Photographer Pyrenees-Orientales Collioure Harbor

In Fields of sunflowers in the country, a portrait of an engaged couple between sunflowers, during the golden hour time

Tomasz Budzynski field of sunflowers Poland photographer golden hour Poland

Domaine Fon de Rey, Pomérols sunset portrait of the couple in the wind and golden hour for this France photo

The couple posed for a romantic sunset portrait at Domaine Fon de Rey in Pomérols, France, with the flowy dress fanning out in the wind during the golden hour

France photographer Pomerols Domaine Fon de Rey sunset portrait France wind golden hour

At the Discovery Bay Country Club in CA, the groom, his relative and the bride share a laugh at golden hour

The golden hour sun casts a warm glow as the groom, his relative, and the bride share a joyous laugh in their wedding picture

Nicky Byrnes California - Northern golden hour California photographer Contra Costa County share a laugh Discovery Bay Country Club

Astor Garden Hotel in Bulgaria for a Backlight portrait of the couple during golden hour

Best wedding venue photography at Astor Garden Hotel in Bulgaria for a Backlight portrait ot the couple during golden hour

Bulgaria sunset portrait Astor Garden Hotel golden hour Varna Varna photographer

The bride and groom's romantic wedding day is captured in a beautiful golden hour sunlight with warm tones and foggy smoke surrounding them as they share a kiss

At their romantic foggy wedding, the bride and groom shared a kiss in beautiful golden hour sunlight

golden hour cher photographer warm tones foggy Smoky Cher share a kiss

An after the marriage proposal Poland engagement photograph showing the couple on the meadows during the golden hour

Tomasz Budzynski Poland meadow grass fields Poland photographer golden hour

A romantic engagement session at Montluel, France with the couple walking by a field on golden hour, laughing

Montluel Florian Maguin romantic engagement laughing couple France golden hour Montluel Photographer

Oingt post proposal portraits from a France couple engagement session created as The groom raises the bride to be to kiss her, in a field at the golden hour

Oingt golden hour Florian Maguin Oingt Photographer couple kissing fields

Oytier Saint Oblas post proposal portraits by a Isère wedding photographer of a happy France couple inside a field, shot with a drone at the golden hour

fields Isere Oytier Saint Oblas Florian Maguin golden hour drone portrait Isere Photographer

Epic Mlochow engagement session at the palace and park complex with A couple celebrating their engagement day, walking among the trees during golden hour

Park Complex Tomasz Budzynski engagement day couple celebrating trees Palace Mlochow

A pre-wedding Shenandoah National Park engagement session with a couple at Fall during golden hour

Bee Two Sweet Johnny Shryock autumn engagement Virginia golden hour Arlington Shenandoah National Park

Orta San Giulio fun-loving couple modeling for a pre-wedding session during Golden hour on Lake Orta

pre wedding session Lake Orta wedding photography Lake Orta modeling golden hour Orta San Giulio

Santorini environmental pre wedding image session with a romantic couple kissing in golden hour

Santorini golden hour pre wedding session romantic couple kissing Manos Skoularikos

An alternative France wedding portrait of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques bride and bridesmaids created as the girls were having fun during golden hour

France wedding portrait trail outdoors Pyrénées-Atlantiques walking Pyrénées Atlantiques bride sunset

View this picturesque Belén, Heredia, Costa Rica wedding Couple kissing during golden hour while two beautiful horses stand close to see them kissing, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography at La Casona Pedregal from the WPJA

golden hour farm countryside La Casona Pedregal weddings horses Costa Rica Mauricio Urena

Marseille couple e-session above the sea waters during the golden hour

Marseille brides Marseille couple ocean sea waters golden hour sunset Thomas Orsatelli

Marseille couple e-shoot in France with a romantic golden hour kiss

golden hour omantic Marseille brides kiss Marseille Thomas Orsatelli France

The Farmhouse at Redcoats, UK wedding couple artistic image session with a walk in golden hour at sunset

Hitchin sunset portrait golden hour The Farmhouse at Redcoats sunset artistic image session UK wedding couple

Downtown Chicago environmental engagement e-session while a Couple kisses in a dipping pose during golden hour

city pose IL dip Downtown Chicago dipping

Durbanville Fine Art Engagement Session with some Gorgeous golden hour light for this Engagement Portrait

shadows Cape Town golden hour sunlight Cape Town sun

Quincy pre - wed image from Massachusetts at golden hour in the warm sunlight

Korri Crowley golden hour Massachusetts Warm sunlight quincy engagement photographer Quincy

Baker Beach, San Francisco couple portrait at the golden hour

contrast San Francisco couple portrait Tyler Vu sunset CA CA engagement photography SF

Estes Park outside forest picture session before the wedding day in the woods during the Golden hour

Estes Park woods Estes Park picture session Estes Park couples golden hour outside

Hotel VierJahreszeiten, Iserlohn, Germany artistic wedding photo of a Bridal couple shoot at golden hour

Germany Bridal couple shoot Patrycja Janik Iserlohn golden hour Hotel VierJahreszeiten Germany wedding photo

Australia pre wedding and engagement photography in Fossil Bluff, Tasmania, Australia of a couple in the long grass bathed in golden hour light

golden hour afternoon sunset Tasmania sunshine Australia warm light

Sozopol, Bulgaria artistic wedding Picture from the short session we did with the couple after the ceremony

A picture of a wedding taken artistically at golden hour captures the couple walking arm in arm on the beach, their footprints left in the sand

footprints beach couple walking Sozopol Wedding Photographer Sozopol arm in arm golden hour

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