Wedding Photos of Low sun

The following “Low sun” 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 “Low sun” 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.

A couple poses for a romantic session at Agriturismo Baccoleno in Tuscany. He lifts her as the low sun creates a warm glow, capturing a joyful and intimate scene.

A Joyful, Intimate Sunset Portrait: Groom Lifts Bride At Agriturismo Baccoleno, Tuscany, In Romantic Light

DENNIS, Mass. — A couple races hand-in-hand along Mayflower Beach, against the low sun. This engagement portrait captures their youthful, carefree love.

Mayflower Beach Engagement: Racing Hand-in-Hand into a Carefree Sunset

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An artistic wedding portrait from Dorset, England, featuring the couple holding hands in a sun-drenched, dry grass field in Chedington, with the low sun behind them.

Artistic Wedding Portrait: Couple Holding Hands in Sun-Drenched Dry Grass Field, Chedington, Dorset

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In Northern San Francisco, California, a couple shares a kiss in an open grass field, with the low sun casting warm tones. This engagement portrait is captured by an expert WPJA photographer.

Engaged Couple Kissing in Sunlit San Francisco Field

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In the charming village of Saint Sulpice sur Lèze, France, a couple sits on the grass with the low sun behind them, creating an inviting scene captured by a talented WPJA photographer.

A Romantic Engagement Portrait in Saint Sulpice sur Lèze, France

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In the old town of Angoulême, France, a couple's sunset photo session captures the low sun and a descending line of towering lamp posts, expertly photographed by a skilled WPJA photographer.

Sunset Love in Angoulême: A Couple's Portrait Amongst Towering Lamp Posts

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At Villa Bria in Gassino Torinese, the bride and groom face each other with the low sun behind them, capturing a serene wedding scene at the historic venue.

Bride and Groom in Sunlit Harmony at Villa Bria, Italy

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In Kayseri, Turkey, during an engagement photo session in Cappadocia, a couple stands at a ranch with many horses. The low sun creates a warm glow, while to the right, a cowboy rides a horse rearing up, adding a dynamic element to the scene.

Engagement Session in Cappadocia, Kayseri, Turkey | Couple at Horse Ranch with Warm Glow from Low Sun | Cowboy on Rearing Horse Adds Dynamic Element

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In Valais, Switzerland, a secular ceremony unfolds in the Swiss Alps with the bride and groom facing their seated guests. The low sun peeks over the mountains, illuminating the brisk, snowy scene.

Bride and Groom Face Guests at Secular Ceremony in Valais, Sunlit Swiss Alps Creating Snowy Scene

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At Crystal Cove in Laguna Beach, CA, family members hike down to the beach, following a courthouse wedding. The low sun casts a warm, lovely light over the scene, enhancing the joy and beauty of their beachside celebration.

Family Hikes to Crystal Cove Beach for Post-Courthouse Wedding Celebration

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At a wedding reception, guests are chatting and mingling during the cocktail hour. The low sun shines brightly behind them, creating a warm and happy scene.

Guests Chat and Mingle During Cocktail Hour at Wedding Reception - Low Sun Creates Warm, Happy Scene

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This WPJA image features an engaged couple, sharing an intimate embrace on the sandy shoreline of Caorle, Venice. The low sun casts a warm glow, adding to the romantic ambiance.

Caress at Sunset: Pre-Wedding Shoot in Caorle, Venice

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A stunning capture by a talented WPJA photographer at the breathtaking Gorges de l'Ardèche, France. The engaged couple stands at the river, bathed in a warm sunset glow as they face each other, with the low sun casting a magnificent backdrop.

Stunning Wedding Photo at Gorges de l'Ardèche, France: Talented Photographer, Engaged Couple, Warm Sunset Glow, River, Low Sun, Magnificent Backdrop

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In Cádiz, Andalucia, Spain, a couple poses for a beach portrait with the low sun shining behind them as he lovingly lifts her up.

Cádiz, Andalucia Beach Wedding Portrait with Low Sun and Loving Pose

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An engaged couple in Los Angeles, CA, standing on the beach during a low sun, hugging each other with the ocean in the background.

Beachside Love: Engaged Couple Embracing in the Golden Glow of Los Angeles, CA

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Engagement portrait of a couple under the Santa Monica Pier, CA, captured by a SoCal wedding photographer - a fine art portrayal of a low sun.

Under the Santa Monica Pier, CA - Fine Art Engagement Portrait in the Low Sun

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Love's Summit: A Captivating Engagement Portrait at Hunger Mountain

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In Summit County, Colorado, a winter engagement portrait captures a couple laughing in the low sun and snow, beautifully taken by an artistic Colorado wedding photographer.

Capturing Love in Summit County: A Beautiful Winter Engagement Portrait in Colorado's Snowy Wonderland

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In this WPJA Blue award-winning picture taken at Kew Gardens in London, two boys and a girl frolic on the grass, chasing after a man with bubble guns, as the warm backlighting from the low sun illuminates the scene

Sunlit Delight: Children's Playtime Ignites Joyful Chase at Kew Gardens

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A picture from a wedding day in Portovenere, Liguria, Italy. The veil of the bride is beautifully illuminated by the low sun, reflecting its warm glow on the water

When Love Dons Its Veil: Captivating Portovenere Wedding Bathed in Sunlit Splendor

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A Haute Marne portrait of a couple kissing in a grass field with low sun flaring the frame was captured in a lifestyle engagement portrait

A prewedding couple portrait session featuring a kiss in a grass field with low sun flaring the frame

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A lifestyle portrait of a couple in a Kansas City parking garage rooftop with a skyline background and low sun

A couple is rim lit on a rooftop parking garage with a skyline background and low sun, in a lifestyle engagement portrait session

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Outside the Yvelines Reception venue, the groom helps the bride putting on her shoes

As the low sun washed across the grass lawn, the groom helped the bride put on her shoes under the trees outside the reception venue

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Frenchtown engagement photography portfolio image with a Hunterdon County, NJ couple in an open field with a low sun

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A Save the Date in New Forest. Dorset portrait of a couple Framed by a pony with a low sun

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A Save the Date in Petropolis. Rio de Janeiro portrait in Brazil of a couple walking hand in hand in an open field under a low sun

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A romantic engagement session at Montpellier, France with the couple about to kiss near the trees with a low sun

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Cappadocia post proposal engagement session with a Turkey wedding photographer showing her long red dress and the low sun with hot air balloons rising above the desert floor

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Nakhon Ratchasima post proposal photography showing a smiling Thailand couple at the Khao Yai National Park for a Silhouette Portrait while they run under the blue sky and sun

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Drumheller lifestyle portrait photography for an Alberta couple who are engaged and standing on a hill before the rising sun

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