Wedding Photos of Night portrait

The following “Night portrait” 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 “Night portrait” 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.

bride and groom portrait under the stars at night

Photography at the Green Acres Event Center Wedding Venue | Couple in the barn window | Lit portrait at night

Photography at the Wedding Venue Couple in the barn window in a portrait at night

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Lincoln NE Engagement session at Memorial Stadium | Couple Portraits with a Light

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Sofia, Bulgaria Night portrait - Couple session with a light

Sofia, Bulgaria Night portrait with a Couple session with a light

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Niterói, Rio de Janeiro Engagement Photography: Pure love at night

Niterói, Rio de Janeiro Engagement Photography with Pure love at night

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Engagement Photographer for Manhattan, NYC - Gantry Plaza State Park - Couple's portrait with Manhattan night view

Engagement Photo from Manhattan, NYC at Gantry Plaza State Park of a Couple's night view

Denis Gostev nyc pre wedding image Manhattan night portrait lit portrait Manhattan engagement shoot Manhattan

Engagement Portrait from baker beach san francisco with birds

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Brooklyn Dumbo Engagement Photos - Couple stroll in Dumbo with Manhattan night view

Brooklyn skyscrapers Denis Gostev night portrait late night stroll cityscape NYC couple portraits

Using flash creatively in grand central stations vast walkway

Lights dusk lighting lit portrait Night New York evening

Couple hugs each other in the sunset light

Mogosoaia engagement photo blue hour lit portrait hugs lighting Mogosoaia Park low light

Washington DC National Gallery of Art - silhouette couple portraits at night for engagement

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DC National Gallery of Art Engagement Photo Session - A couple on the steps at night

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National Gallery of Art couple portrait on stairs

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Duluth Engagement Photographer - Couple hanging out in the nocturnal room during portrait session

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silhouette of a couple on a lighthouse shaped restaurant in Old Town Alexandria

Alexandria pre wedding portrait Silhouette portrait Blackhall Hitch Alexandria engagement photography night portrait Bee Two Sweet Old Town Alexandria

couple embraces after sunset and the sky is illuminated

Bee Two Sweet virginia e session Rixley VA Farm virginia pre wedding portrait virginia engagement images night portrait Brittany Diliberto

Lima, Peru engagement shoot with couple at night with lights

An engagement shoot with couple at night with lights

Lights Lima Lima engagement photography Peru night portrait

The bride and groom dipped in front of the lit stone wall of Schloss Romrod, creating a beautiful night portrait

The bride and groom posed for a romantic night portrait at the wedding venue in front of a lit stone wall

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A couple pose for a portrait on a staircase at the Buell Mansion in Denver as a storm looms above.

A couple pose for a portrait on a staircase at the Mansion as a storm looms above.

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A nighttime portrait of the newly married couple was taken at The St. Vrain wedding venue

A wedding photo of the newlyweds was taken at The St. Vrain at night

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Dali, Yunnan, China Engagement Shoot On the road of Dali, the night view of the town and the couple

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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

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wedding day portrait of bride in the rain with red umbrella

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Bear Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado Engagement Portrait at Night in the Snow.

Rocky Mountain Engagement Portrait at Night in the Snow

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Chicago Engagement Portrait Photographer: "I asked the couple to walk down the street. and the light and shadow accentuated the two of them."

Engagement Portrait Photo of the couple walking down the street with the light and shadows accentuated the two

IL lit portrait Chicago Chicago engagement photography night portrait stairs

Frosinone Italy engagement shoot on the beach with candles in the sand.

A romantic engagement shoot on the beach with candles in the sand near the kissing couple

Frosinone Engagement Photography beach night portrait Italy candles Frosinone

Valleta Malta Portrait Session - A couple enjoys the music provided by a street musician during their engagement session in Malta

Night Portrait Session for a couple enjoying the music provided by a street musician during their engagement session

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A lamp in old town was great opportunity for late photo during their engagement photo session

night portrait lamp post Slovakia Engagement Photography Topoľčany Slovakia

Topoľčany, Slovakia - couple drapes themselves in strands of lights while embracing for their engagement photoshoot

The couple drapes themselves in strands of lights while embracing for their engagement photoshoot

Slovakia Engagement Session Topoľčany strands of light Couple embracing night portrait Slovakia

The silhouette man lifting his future bride off her feet were captured in a spot light shining on a stone fence in this Ouro Preto engagement shoot

The silhouette man lifting his future bride off her feet were captured in a spot light shining on a stone fence in this dusk lighting engagement shoot

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