Wedding Photos of Late afternoon light

The following “Late afternoon light” 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 “Late afternoon light” 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.

couple in Montpellier walking and holding hands in the late afternoon sun

afternoon sun shines on the brides gown by the water

Brittany brides gown Brittany photographer late afternoon light France

Creative wedding photo from the Hotel Ritta Hoppner - Gramado - Brazil Against late afternoon light with newlyweds

The newlyweds touched noses in front of a late afternoon light, capturing the perfect wedding photo

Gramado Brazil Bride and groom Brazil late afternoon light newlyweds Creative wedding photo from the Hotel Ritta Hoppner

Irene Farm engagement photoshoot - This was shot in Autumn and the beautiful colours of the leaves with the soft late afternoon light made for a beautiful aesthetic.

This was shot in Autumn and the beautiful colours of the leaves with the soft late afternoon light made for a beautiful aesthetic

South Africa engagement photography late afternoon light aesthetic leaves South Africa pre wedding portrait South Africa engagement images South Africa e session

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