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.

Interlaken, Switzerland Snowy Evening Pre-Wedding Engagement Photograph

A Lit Snowy Evening Pre-Wedding Engagement Photograph in the Winter Forest

Engagement photo session of a couple standing in a lit up greenhouse at dusk

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Face to Face couple in night portrait in Rio de Janeiro was captured by an artistic wedding photographer

A distinctive night portrait, featuring rim and back lighting + lots of hanging lights, in Rio de Janeiro

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A couple took a portrait on the hotel balcony in Phoenix, AZ, with the city lights below them providing a stunning backdrop

The couple posed for a portrait on the hotel balcony of Phoenix, AZ, with the glittering nighttime cityscape as the backdrop

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Santa Monica Wedding Photographer - Long Exposure Engagement Portrait

A wedding photographer captures a long exposure engagement portrait with stars and a dark sky adding drama and depth to the scene

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Rain engagement photograph in the streets of Ho Chi Minh city Vietnam

The Rain engagement photo captured the couple running through the city streets at night as they crossed the crosswalk

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Vietnam Black & White Engagement Photo Session at Night

The Black & White Engagement Photo Session at Night featured the couple in the urban streets of the city, with graphic framing in the photograph

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Golden Gate Bridge at night

San Francisco night portrait Golden Gate Bridge lit portrait

Silhouettes under Buildings at Night - Sofia Engagement Photo

The couple's engagement photograph featured silhouettes under massive buildings at night, with orange lighting in the background

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The loveshoot at night featured a couple posing in front of a windmill and business signs

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Couple by the gold medal sign | Minneapolis Engagement Photographer

The couple posed for their engagement photo at the park by the gold medal sign, with the photo being taken at night and featuring lights in the background

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Denver, Colorado Portraits | A silhouette of a beautiful couple against the Denver Skyline at night.

A silhouette of a beautiful couple against the Skyline at night

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London Eye Engagement Photo Shoot at Night with Couple in Red

Lit Engagement Photo Shoot at Night with Couple in Red

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Dillon Reservoir, CO Engagement Photographer for Colorado pre Weddings

The engagement photo featured the couple standing together at the bottom of the frame, with deep blue tones and the setting being a reservoir

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Engagement portraits in Denver | Pre wedding photography for CO

Pre wedding photography of a couple surrounded by hanging lights

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A Siena engaged couple twirling and spinning against the lit brick building

The beautiful picture of the engaged couple twirling and spinning against the lit brick building and night brick ground encapsulates their joy of their love

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The Mississippi couple illuminated by a vibrant night street scene

The romantic couple's engagement night was illuminated by a vibrant street scene, with his back against a rustic wood fence

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A Mississippi couple sat on the tight balcony taking in the city ambiance below on the night streets

The engaged couple sat on the tight balcony, taking in the romantic ambiance of the bustling street party

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The California couple pictured with night architecture lit with blue lights

The romantic interplay of light and shadow in this couple's engagement portrait session highlights the stark beauty of night architecture lit with blue lights

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A South Carolina Couple lit under tall palm trees and a dark blue sky

Couple embracing and lit by photographer, with tall dark palm trees filling the frame and a dark blue sky in the background

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An Illinois engaged couple perched happily on the balcony railing overlooking Chicago

The engaged couple perched happily on the balcony railing, admiring the stunning view of the skyline lit up at night

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China Pre-Wedding Portrait Photographer | Beijing Photograph

China Pre-Wedding Portrait Photographer making night couple portrait in Beijing

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Bucharest destination wedding photography | Romania engagement session with trees and lights at night

During an engagement session with a tree wrapped with lights at night, the couple can be captured in a romantic and whimsical setting

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Ho Chi Minh destination wedding photography | Vietnam engagement photographers

The vibrant colors of their engagement photos pop against the harsh reflections, creating an extreme contrast that captures the couple's love and energy

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A Spain engagement photo shoot session of a couple at night with dark sky | Madrid photographer

The couple stands silhouetted against the night, the darkness of the sky lit up by a brilliant rim light behind them

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Paris destination wedding photography at the Eiffel Tower | European engagement photographers

A bride to be stands with fiance in the night light of the Eiffel Tower, her hair blowing in the wind

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Reggio Calabria wedding engagement photography with a couple at night with the city glowing | Calabria photography

Warm toned engagement photo with a couple at night with the city glowing creating a romantic and intimate atmosphere for the photograph

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Czech Republic pre-wedding engagement pictures of a couple with fire, flares and smoke | Prague portrait shoot

An exciting pre-wedding engagement picture of a couple with fire, flares and smoke

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Reflected engagement images of a couple in the city glass | Hong Kong photographer pre-wedding session for portraits

Reflected engagement image of a couple in the city glass at night

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Blue Night Sky for Engagement Portraits in Murcia Spain

Engagement portrait with a deep blue night sky and a low camera angle, showing the couple holding hands

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