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The following “Sunset” 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 “Sunset” 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.

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Reception venue in Paris, Île-de-France - the father of the bride giving a speech, captured in a minimalist shot with palm trees silhouetted in the background
Parisian Palms: A Father's Wedding Speech
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A couple about to wed posed for their engagement portrait session at dusk in Dumbo, Brooklyn, with the stunning skyline and sunset as their backdrop, holding hands directly below the iconic Brooklyn Bridge with a mirror reflection below them.
Dusk Delight: A Captivating Engagement Portrait Beneath the Brooklyn Bridge
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A couple about to tie the knot posed for their engagement portrait session in Washington DC, with the sunset beautifully illuminating them as the photographer captured the iconic Washington monument in the backdrop.
Sunset Splendor: Love on the National Mall
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Wedding photo taken at Lakeview Farms Events. The couple is beautifully silhouetted against a sunset sky, with dark trees overhead framing the picture.
Sunset Silhouette Portrait: A Captivating Love Story at Lakeview Farms Events
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A beautiful wedding photo captured at a reception venue in Cleveland, Ohio. This sunset image showcases the rings and key details of the special day.
Sunset Splendor: Cleveland Wedding Shines with Radiant Rings
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A couple about to get married cozied up at sunset on City Island in Harrisburg, PA, as they posed for their engagement portrait session, capturing the amazing and vibrant colors of the fiery sky.
A Captivating Sunset Engagement on City Island
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A couple about to wed in Harrisburg, PA, strike a pose at Fort Hunter during their engagement portrait session, their figures framed beautifully by the surrounding trees and water.
Enchanting Love at Fort Hunter: A Timeless Engagement Portrait in Harrisburg, PA
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At Praia do Francês in Alagoas, Brazil, a couple sits closely on the sandy shore, basking in the warm glow of the sunset. The tranquil ocean waves create a serene backdrop, capturing a pose of peace and connection.
Praia do Francês: Sunset Serenity - A Tranquil Couple's Connection
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At Duino near Trieste, Italy, the couple embraces on rugged rocks against the backdrop of a breathtaking sunset. The skilled composition captures the drama of the scene in a striking vertical frame. - Sunset Embrace: Rocks of Love
Duino Sunset Embrace: A Breathtaking Lifestyle Engagement Portrait
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Capturing the essence of joy and love after the ceremony in Mantua, Italy, this award-winning wedding detail photo showcases an artful composition and extreme close-up, highlighting the warmth of smiles and hands in the beautiful sunset light.
Mantua Magic: A Radiant Sunset Embraces Smiling Hands of Love
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In Cappadocia, Turkey, during a pre-wedding photo session, the couple is embraced with a dramatic sky filled with hot air balloons overhead, capturing a romantic pose illuminated by the photographer's lighting.
Cappadocia's Enchanting Sky: Capturing Romance in a Pre-Wedding Portrait
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In Baeza, Jaén, Spain, this pre-wedding engagement session captures a passionate kiss in profile. The sunset lighting behind adds a warm and romantic glow.
A Passionate Profile: A Pre-Wedding Engagement Kiss in Baeza, Jaén
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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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London-based wedding photographer captures a stunning bridal portrait at the iconic Blue Rooms. With perfect light during sunset, the artist captures the bride bathed in golden light, creating a slightly dramatic effect. Low angle adds to the effect.
London Bride: Golden Hour Portrait in Iconic Blue Rooms
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Cape Cod, Massachusetts Home- This evocative wedding photo captures the bride standing at the window, illuminated softly at sunset, in a picture of elegance and readiness for her departure to the ceremony.
Cape Cod's Charm: Illuminated Elegance and Anticipation on the Massachusetts Coast
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A couple is seen walking on the beach in Les Sables d'Olonne, France during sunset, creating a romantic ambiance with warm tones, while holding hands
Sunset Stroll: A Romantic Beach Portrait in Les Sables d'Olonne, France
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In Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, a couple kisses at sunset while a wedding photographer captures the session using minimalistic framing and posing techniques
Love in the Limelight: A Captivating Twilight Engagement in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
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A wedding photographer from WPJA captures an engagement picture in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, with a couple framed in the reflection of the sunset-lit water at dusk, surrounded by trees
Sunset Reflection: A Gettysburg Engagement Portrait
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A WPJA wedding photographer captured a beautiful engagement photo of a couple at sunset, with warm tones and silhouettes, at Le Hechet Farm in St. Saviours, Guernsey
Serenading Love's Embrace: Sunset Engagement at Le Hechet Farm in St. Saviours, Guernsey
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A couple in São Caetano do Sul, São Paulo had a portrait session with a wedding photographer from WPJA, capturing their engagement using the beautiful warm light of the sunset highlighting their profiles
Unveiling Love's Embrace: A Mesmerizing Sunset Engagement Portrait in São Caetano do Sul
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A couple who are getting married had their engagement picture session at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, where they posed with the skyline of Arlington, VA in the background during sunset
A Journey Towards Forever: Love at Sunset on the Potomac
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A couple dances and spins together on the shores of the ocean in Biarritz, France, captured in a beautiful engagement portrait by a WPJA wedding photographer
Love's Grace in Biarritz: A Captivating Engagement Story by a WPJA Wedding Photographer
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A stunning engagement portrait taken by a WPJA wedding photographer capturing a romantic embrace between two lovers dancing in the water at Punta Penna, on the Abruzzo coast in Italy, during a beautiful sunset
Punta Penna's Passionate Embrace: A Breathtaking Engagement Portrait Immortalizes Love's Dance in the Waters of Italy's Abruzzo Coast
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Engaged couple blissfully embraces amidst the stunning sunset at Monserrate Palace in Sintra, Portugal, captured beautifully in BW by an artistic Portugal wedding photographer.
Romantic Serenade at Sunset: Mesmerizing Love Unveiled at Monserrate Palace, Sintra, Portugal
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Engagement portrait of a couple at Guincho beach, Cascais, Portugal. Against the stunning sunset, they lovingly embrace, surrounded by the vast sky and calm water. Captured by a top Portugal wedding photographer.
Love at Guincho: Embracing Romance Against a Breathtaking Sunset at Cascais, Portugal's Stunning Beach
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Engaged couple shares a tender kiss at sunset under a charming bridge on Race Street Pier in Philadelphia, PA, immortalized beautifully by a top Pennsylvania wedding photographer.
Philadelphia's Race Street Pier: A Charming Bridge Setting for the Blissful Sunset Kiss, Immortalized by a Top Pennsylvania Wedding Photographer
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In this stunning pre-wedding portrait captured by a So Ca wedding photographer, a young couple in Los Angeles blissfully embraces each other against the backdrop of a majestic sunset at the edge of the water.
Los Angeles Lovebirds Embrace at Sunset: A Captivating Pre-Wedding Portrait by a So Ca Wedding Photographer
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A romantic portrait captured by a talented Triel-sur-Seine wedding photographer, showcasing a couple in an intimate embrace at sunset, their love beautifully illuminated in the embrace of night.
Whispering Love in Triel-sur-Seine: Serene Sunset Engagement Portrait
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This stunning romantic portrait captures a beautiful couple standing close together, facing each other at Ouddorp Beach in the Netherlands, before their wedding day.
Ouddorp Beach Eternity: A Captivating Engagement Portrait of Love
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Captured in Houston, Texas, this intimate engagement session showcases a couple's passionate embrace against a natural backdrop, just before sunset, beautifully photographed by a creative and artistic Houston wedding photographer.
Houston, Texas: A Majestic Sunset Embrace - An Intimate Engagement Session Captured and Crafted by a Houston Wedding Artist
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