A sunset portrait of a bride and groom will win almost every time. A private “first dance” before the real thing? Even better.

Wedding photographer Carla Towill of The Unbridled, based in the UK, had a moment with these two after their ceremony to enjoy the setting sun at Hestercombe Gardens in Somerset. “A sunset portrait session is something I love to do. The light provides an atmosphere like nothing else,” Towill notes.

Basking in the sunset before joining the party at the reception, Towill says she asked the couple “to have a secret first dance here before they went in to do their official one with their guests. I saw the low light coming in through the trees and knew this was the spot. It was a wonderfully intimate moment to witness—the calm before the storm.”

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