Wedding Photos of Sun setting

The following “Sun setting” 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 “Sun setting” 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.

In an idyllic setting of vineyards in Brignoles, a couple shares a sweet embrace as the sun sets, capturing the beauty of their love.

Vineyard Pre-Vow Portrait Session: Sweet Sunset Embrace in Brignoles

A couple exchanges vows in a captivating outdoor setting at Artist Point, Washington, with the majestic mountain as the backdrop, the sun gently rising, all captured in a candid and authentic photograph that tells a touching wedding day story.

Romantic Vows at Artist Point: Majestic Mountain backdrop for Candid and Authentic Wedding Photograph

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A picturesque wedding scene on the shores of Pleinmont, Guernsey: the sun setting behind a glowing orange sky as a bride and groom hold hands at the water's edge

Sunset Serenity: A Breathtaking Wedding by the Orange Skies of the Shores of Pleinmont, Guernsey

orange sky glowing sky silhouettes waters edge Pleinmont Wedding Portrait Guernsey sun setting

A stunning pre-wedding photoshoot captures a couple at the picturesque Scheveningen beach in the Netherlands. The breathtaking sunset illuminates the water's edge as dark clouds hover overhead, creating a dramatic and romantic ambiance.

Romantic Engagement: A Captivating Portrait at Scheveningen Beach, Netherlands

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A couple stands together in the enchanting gardens of Chateau de Seguin, sharing a tender kiss as the sun sets behind them

Love Blossoms at Chateau de Seguin: A Captivating Sunset Embrace

Gironde Wedding Portrait Lignan de Bordeaux enchanting gardens sun setting Chateau de Seguin Gironde share a kiss

A couple in the French Alps at Champ dans le vercors, captured as the fiancé blows a dandelion onto his sweetheart. The sun sets behind them, illuminating the grass field.

Champ dans le Vercors: A Breathtaking Engagement Portrait as the Sun Sets on the French Alps

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A couple holds hands and joyfully runs through a meadow on Flatirons Vista Trail in Boulder, CO as the sun gracefully sets behind them during their engagement photo session

Capturing Love's Radiant Glow: A Blissful Engagement Stroll amidst Boulder's Majestic Flatirons

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A couple embraces each other lovingly as the sun sets over the picturesque Mediterranean Sea in Corfu, Greece during their engagement photo shoot

Capturing Eternal Love: Embracing the Romance in Corfu's Serene Sunset

hillside water Corfu Engagement Session sun setting sitting in field Corfu Mediterranean sea

The couple is standing on the beach in the Texel, Netherlands, embracing and kissing while the sun sets, with sea foam scattered on the sand

Texel, Netherlands: Couple Embraces and Kisses on Beach at Sunset with Scattered Sea Foam

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A romantic engagement photography session at Philadelphia City Hall, as the sun sets behind the downtown skyline, creating a breathtaking backdrop of towering buildings

Philadelphia City Hall: A breathtaking backdrop of towering buildings for a romantic engagement photography session.

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A couple is seen standing and enjoying some peaceful time together on a trail near a wooden fence in nature, as the sun sets in Biebersee, Cham

Biebersee, Cham: Couple peacefully standing near wooden fence on trail, enjoying sunset in nature

sun setting Biebersee Engagement Session Switzerland trail in nature wooden fence Biebersee

Capture the love and beauty of a couple as they sit amidst a stunning poppy field in Centre-Val de Loire, with the sun setting on the horizon

Centre-Val de Loire Couple's Photoshoot: A Romantic Moment in a Stunning Poppy Field at Sunset

Centre-Val de Loire Poppy field sitting in field sun setting Centre Val de Loire Engaged Couple

The couple joyfully celebrates their engagement with an intimate dance at Philadelphia's Penns Landing

At Philadelphia's Penns Landing, the joyous couple celebrated their engagement with an intimate dance

Philadelphia Penns Landing dance and dip sun setting intimate dance Philadelphia engagement photography

The romantic ambiance at La Madrague Beach set the perfect atmosphere for the engaged couple as they embraced each other barefoot on the rocks, rolling in the sea at sunset

The couple's engagement portrait captured the beauty of their love, with the sun setting and the waves crashing around them

La Madrague Beach Hyères sun setting sunset Var E Session barefoot sea

The warm glow of the sun setting filled the air with an ethereal light and bathed the loving couple in divine beauty just before they shared a kiss at Villette d'Anthon, France

The romantic atmosphere created by the gorgeous sunset heralded a special moment between the soon-to-be-wed couple, as they enjoyed and savored the beginning of their journey towards wedded bliss

Isère Engagement Portrait Villette dAnthon bathed in light warm glow sun setting ethereal light Isere

The loving couple shared a quiet embrace during a romantic portrait walk at sunset, with the sun setting low in the trees behind them at Meyzieu, France

The couple’s love captured beautifully at sunset as they shared a romantic embrace during their lifestyle portrait session, making for an unforgettable moment in time

Meyzieu sunset session sun setting romantic portrait Meyzieu Engagement Portrait Lyon

The sun was setting during the shoot and the couple cuddles in close at Ashridge Wood, Berhamsted, UK

A romantic sunset portrait captures a couple just before they tie the knot, with the groom embracing his bride from behind

Berhamsted couple cuddling embracing UK Ashridge Wood Berhamsted Engagement Photographer sun setting

A Lost Gulch Overlook, Boulder CO couple enjoying a moment as the sun sets over the winter night scene

The couple, illuminated by photographer's light, basked in the beauty of the winter sunset as they prepared to tie the knot

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A Langres Portrait of a couple in a grass field with the sun flaring the frame and the couple touching foreheads is an example of a lifestyle engagement portrait

A prewedding couple portrait session captures a tender pose with the couple touching foreheads with the sun setting behind them

Haute-Marne sun setting Langres Haute Marne Engagement Photography touching foreheads sun flares

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Channel Islands Photographer Channel Islands Jersey St Ouen La Braye sun setting evening engagement

The bride and groom were featured standing on the shore at Tunnel Beaches wedding venue in Devon, England, as the sun set over the horizon

England, Devon's Tunnel Beaches: Bride & Groom silhouetted at sunset walking in the water of the ocean

England shore Devon Tunnel Beaches devon photographer sun setting Beach Portrait

In Silverthorne, Colorado, a romantic embrace between the couple is captured as they share a passionate kiss while the sun sets over the river

Silverthorne, Colorado: Couple share passionate kiss as sun sets over river

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Best documentary wedding photo from Jan Serr Studio in Milwaukee, Wisconsin capturing the groom and mother-son dance as the sun went down over the city

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World's most innovative and best Netherlands wedding day portraits of the bride and groom out in nature enjoying some Sunset love

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Brainard Lake, Colorado couple e-session along the bridge near the lake as the sun was just setting behind the mountains in the Indian Peaks Wilderness in Boulder County

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Rocky Mountain National Park, CO outdoor mountain photo session before the wedding day with some Cuddling in the last seconds of sunlight

Rim lit outdoor mountain photo session before the wedding day with some Cuddling in the last seconds of sunlight

Rocky Mountain National Park dusk portrait sun setting Cuddling Colorado colorado engagement photographer

De wijers forest engagement photo shoot as the sun begins to set

A forest engagement photo shoot as the sun begins to set behind the kissing duo

sun setting Kobe Vanderzande kiss on cheek De Wijers Engagement Photographer De Wijers forest engagement smiles

The Heads, Knysna, Garden Route outside forest picture session before the wedding day created while The sun was setting behind the rocks that made for this awesome sun flair

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Jefferson, North Carolina artistic wedding portrait at sunset. "We were able to hike to the top of a Ridgeline, put the drone up in the air, and then position it perfectly where the sun was lighting them

A drone was used to take an artistic wedding portrait at sunset, with the sun lighting them, atop a ridgeline

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As the sun was getting down at Castle Rheinstein, the couple posed for a romantic portrait to commemorate their special day

The couple posed romantically at Castle Rheinstein to capture their wedding memories

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