Judges Comments

PHOTO CAPTION BY BRIDES MAGAZINE: Almasy invites us into this intimate scene when a father, puttering around before dressing for the wedding, sees his daughter in her gown for the first time. His emotional reaction, shot over the bride's shoulder, is a sweet, deeply personal moment between parent and child.

Judges Comments

The mother looks so overwhelmed with joy that she can't even speak. And the father in the back looks so surprised. It makes you want to know what is going on and what part of the day or ceremony they are watching.

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There is a relationship between father and daughter that no one can take away. This image captures the chaos around them while the mother helps her daughter get ready and the bride stays fixated on her father.

Photographer's Comment

Sometimes the stars align with the bride's dad blowing a kiss and mom smiling, helping her get dressed. I really like the composition and story telling nature of this photo.,

Judges Comments

This moment is so gentle and sweet. It looks like the bride's father is singing in her ear. The body language of the two shows that they really love each other. We like that the attention is being put on the bride's father

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The lush green helps make the subjects pop out at us. It is reminiscent of a motion picture still.

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This is such a precious moment between the two women. There is so much love expressed in their body language

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This family is so full of life and happiness it makes you yearn to be a part of their festivities. We love the repetition of the wine glasses lifted in a toast.

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You can see how important family is to these women from the younger woman helping to dress her mother to the wedding photo on the wall.

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Usually we see the mother crying but here we see the father's tears of joy. The interaction in this picture really captures your attention.

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You can see in their body language that they really love each other and that her father is so proud of her. The auburn backlight helps make these two center of attention