Wedding Photos of Setting sun

The following “Setting 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 “Setting 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.

At Espiguette beach in Camargue, France, a couple is silhouetted against the setting sun. He lifts her up on the shore, the sun shines between their faces.

Sunset Silhouettes: Beach Love in Camargue, France

Artistic couple portrait by a Wailea wedding photographer, Maui, Hawaii capturing a romantic sun setting in the water as the couple kneels in the surf.

Sunset Romance: Wailea Photographer's Artistic Engagement Portrait in Maui's Surf

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Fort Collins, CO: A couple engages in a romantic dance pose against the backdrop of a setting sun. Illuminated by the skilled photographer, this lifestyle portrait captures their passion and connection.

Fort Collins, CO | Enchanting Engagement: Love's Dance Beneath the Setting Sun

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A couple engages in a joyful interaction, capturing the essence of their relationship. Against the backdrop of a historical French city, they laugh together, rim lit, and silhouetted against the setting sun.

CAPTURING LAUGHTER | ENGAGEMENT SESSION IN HISTORICAL FRENCH CITY

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An award-winning artistic wedding day portrait captured at Villa Bonomo, Trieste, Italy. The image showcases the bride and groom, in a loving embrace, gazing at each other with the setting sun casting a beautiful glow.

Golden Embrace: A Romantic Wedding Moment at Villa Bonomo, Trieste

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A captivating wedding day portrait where the couple, bathed in the warm glow of a setting sun, stand amidst a parched field at Mas des Oliviers, their love and anticipation radiating through the lens.

Golden Love: A Radiant Wedding Portrait at Mas des Oliviers

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In Moorea, French Polynesia, this engagement portrait captures a couple in a romantic embrace, hugging in the water at sunset. Partially submerged, the scene radiates the warmth and intimacy of their love against the stunning backdrop of the setting sun.

Moorea Embrace: A Dreamy Engagement Portrait in French Polynesia

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At Ouddorp beach, the Netherlands, this pre-wedding shoot captures the couple standing in the sea during sunset. Ocean ripples circle their feet, creating a serene and picturesque scene against the backdrop of the setting sun.

Sunset Serenity: Ouddorp Beach Pre-Wedding Bliss

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A couple in love stands on the beach in Scarborough, Maine, and shares a warm embrace while the sun sets behind them

Love's Embrace on Scarborough Beach

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A wedding photographer from the WPJA captured a beautiful engagement picture at Sainte Anne La Palud in Finistère, Britanny, featuring a couple sharing a golden kiss by the water with a low sun setting at the beach

Sun-kissed Love: A Golden Moment at Sainte Anne La Palud, Finistère's Stunning Beach

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Engaged couple basks in the warm glow of the setting sun, seated on a tranquil dune at Les Sables d'Olonne, France. This enchanting portrait, captured by a top France wedding photographer, exudes timeless love in soft pastel hues.

Love Transcends Time: A Captivating Engagement Portrait at Les Sables d'Olonne, France

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A loving couple stands in a romantic pose, enveloped by the soft glow of the setting sun, after a beautiful walk in the woods, captured by a talented Triel-sur-Seine wedding photographer.

Triel-sur-Seine's Golden Hour Delight: Embracing Love in a Woodland Escape for Engaged Hearts

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A couple embraces in a warm, golden-hued setting at Les Hauts de la Frégate, Lot-et-Garonne, for an enchanting shot in perfect harmony with the setting sun.

GLISTENING ROMANCE: WEDDING PORTRAIT UNVEILS GOLDEN-HUED EMBRACE BY SETTING SUN

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At Chateau de Miremont in Puy-de-Dôme, the newlyweds pose in front of a breathtaking sunset, as the fiery rays of the setting sun create a magnificent sunburst effect.

Wedding Dreams Unveiled: Romance Ablaze as Sun Ignites Spectacular Portrait

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The couple basks in the warm, romantic glow of the setting sun as they enjoy an intimate stroll along the Muggia, Trieste break wall, holding hands

Muggia, Trieste Break Wall: Couple Enjoys Romantic Stroll at Sunset, Hand in Hand

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The couple is standing at the beach in Texel, Netherlands, the setting sun creating a glorious rainbow between them

Texel, Netherlands: Couple at the Beach Creates Glorious Rainbow with Setting Sun

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The couple poses at their first date location under a bridge in Budapest, Hungary, holding hands while facing each other and admiring the peaceful water

Budapest, Hungary: Couple Poses Hand-in-Hand Admiring Peaceful Water Under Bridge on First Date.

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The couple embraced in a romantic Mauguio garden bathed in the soft light of a setting sun

Mauguio Garden: Couple Embraced in Romantic Soft Light of Setting Sun

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At Hotel de Russie in Rome, Italy, a bride was captured in a beautiful portrait spinning and dancing in the garden with the setting sun providing a stunning rim light effect

The bride was captured spinning and dancing with beautiful lighting

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A couple's pre-wedding lifestyle portrait session at Crete Senesi in Tuscany is the perfect way to capture their love against the backdrop of rolling green hills, a calming body of water, and a stunning setting sun

The couple's romantic engagement portrait in Tuscany captures their love amidst rolling hills, tranquil waters, and a beautiful sunset

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The couple are posing for a save-the-date engagement announcement portrait in Meyzieu, France, with tall trees and the setting sun behind them

Meyzieu, France: Engagement Announcement Portrait in Tall Trees with Setting Sun

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The couple posed for a romantic save-the-date wedding announcement, sharing a kiss in the fields of York, PA at sunset, illuminated by the warm glow of the setting sun

York, PA: Couple shared a romantic kiss in the fields at sunset, illuminated by the setting sun

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The couple posed for a romantic save-the-date announcement in Udaipur, India, surrounded by the setting sun, layers of colors, greenery, and sky

Udaipur, India: Romantic wedding announcement photo session surrounded by setting sun, colors, greenery, and sky

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The happy couple are looking forward to getting married soon, posing in Oytier-Saint-Oblas, France, as they embrace in the warm light of a setting sun

The engaged couple pose blissfully in Oytier-Saint-Oblas, France, basking in the romantic sunset light

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The sun setting and peeking through the trees created a beautiful flare through the lens, as the couple comes close and shares a special embrace at Mount Edgecumbe Country Park in Cornwall, UK

Mount Edgecumbe Country Park in Cornwall, UK: Beautiful sun setting through trees, couple embracing

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The couple were silhouetted in the gorgeous golden hour light shining through the trees of Bedgebury Forest, Kent, UK, as the sun set at the end of the lifestyle engagement portrait shoot

Bedgebury Forest, Kent, UK: Couple silhouetted in golden hour light as sun sets during engagement shoot

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The couple hold one another, facing out over Lough Eske and the setting sun, which casts a warm light over them at Harvey's Point, Co. Donegal, Ireland

The couple's embrace in the face of the setting sun over the water is a powerful demonstration of their strong and enduring connection

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The bride's portrait was taken in Santos, São Paulo, Brazil, with the golden light of the setting sun illuminating her on a cliff overlooking the ocean

The bride was illuminated by the golden light of the setting sun while her portrait was taken on a cliff overlooking the ocean

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The wedding at Tourterelle in Middlebury, Vermont was made all the more beautiful with the sun setting over the outdoor ceremony, creating a dreamy bokeh effect with a low camera angle and perfect symmetry

The sun's rays beamed, casting a dreamy bokeh effect onto the outdoor ceremony from the low camera angle, creating perfect symmetry

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In Masai Mara, Kenya, a blue hour loving couple portrait session with off road SUV with lights on

The photographer captured a couple illuminated by the soft light of the setting sun, creating a beautiful portrait

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