Wedding Photos of Tented reception

The following “Tented reception” 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 “Tented reception” 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.

Professional wedding photo taken at a Bar Harbor, Maine event, featuring the couple toasting in the tent venue. A special moment captured by a skilled photographer.

Romantic Toasts in Bar Harbor: Couple's Special Moment Captured by Skilled Wedding Photographer

A friend extends congratulations to the groom at a private residence in Burlington, VT

Cheers to the Newlyweds: A Heartfelt Celebration in Burlington, VT

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The wedding photographer captures the enchanting moment at Orangerie des Demoiselles, where the bride and groom make a memorable reception entrance under a grand tent adorned with sparkling strings of lights.

Enchanting Entrance: Bride and Groom Sparkle Under Grand Tent at Orangerie des Demoiselles

Frouzins Orangerie des Demoiselles reception entrance tented reception Haute-Garonne strings of lights Haute Garonne Documentary Wedding Photography

Two boys escape the commotion of a reception tent to play and climb a tree at Longstowe Hall in Cambridge

Tree Adventures at Longstowe Hall: Two Boys Find Solace Amidst the Wedding Chaos

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Wedding guests joyfully hoist the groom in the air during a reception held under a white tent in Olympic Valley, California

Exuberant Wedding Guests Lift Groom in Olympic Valley's Whimsical White Tent

Placer County groom hoisted Olympic Valley Wedding Photography tented reception California - Northern white tent Olympic Valley

A fire dancer mesmerizes guests during a night-time wedding reception at Crazy Diamond Campground in Ventucopa, CA, with a huge tent serving as a picturesque backdrop

Celestial Flames: The Enchanting Night of Fire and Love at Crazy Diamond Campground

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A lively reception venue in Centre-Val de Loire, showing people enjoyably mingling and drinking cocktails

Capturing the Joy: Lively Wedding Reception in Centre-Val de Loire

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In Southwell, Nottingham, UK, a wedding photojournalist captured this joyful moment as the bride and groom shared their first dance under a marquee. Guests watched with smiles, creating a heartwarming atmosphere. This image received a WPJA Honor Award.

Dancing Hearts: A Joyful Wedding Moment in Southwell, Nottingham, UK

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The Chateau de la Rochelle's reception glowed warmly in the night under the dark sky, illuminated by the tent lighting

At the Chateau de la Rochelle, the tent reception party glowed warmly under the night sky

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The bride and groom gracefully shared their first dance on the dance floor under the tent at the Southern Vermont Arts Center in Manchester, VT

The bride and groom gleefully share their lively first dance under the tent's canopy

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Under a tent at Zabola Castle, the bride and groom during their first dance

The bride and groom shared a romantic first dance, with a dramatic dip under a tent

first dance Romania photographer Covasna County Romania dancing and dipping tented reception Zabola Castle

The couple shared a spontaneous smooch while visiting guests at their dinner table in the historic Wellfleet Preservation Hall under a clear tent

At dinner, guests watched as the newlyweds shared a loving kiss under the clear tent

tented reception clear tent kissing Wellfleet Preservation Hall Wellfleet Photographer Massachusetts dinner table

Under a tent at night on a family farm in the Quebec countryside, a wedding guest is tossing their child in the air during dancing

Under a tent on a rural family farm, a joyous wedding guest tosses their child in the air, marking the night with whimsical celebration

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A boy dances on the dance floor under a tent reception party in Chebeague Island, Maine

At the wedding reception party, a boy breakdanced under a tent on the dance floor

tented reception dancing boy Maine Maine wedding photographer Chebeague Island

At the tented reception party in Chebeague Island, Maine, a guest dances on the dance floor

The photographer created a shot of the guest as she joyfully danced on the tented reception's dance floor, truly embracing the moment

Maine Chebeague Island tented reception dance floor Maine photographer Kate Crabtree

At Seven Generations Winery in Ruse, Bulgaria, a Ruse photographer captured the bride dancing at the tented reception, along with the party action with guest drinks and kids

The beaming bride twirled around the tented reception, while guests enjoyed drinks and the kids joyfully danced

Bulgaria ruse photographer Bride dancing Detelina Krasteva Ruse tented reception Seven Generations Winery

In Limburg, Belgium, a tented reception featured the first dance for the bride and groom, captured by a local photographer. Young girls, lined up to watch, were also present for the special moment.

At a tented reception, the bride and groom shared their first dance as young girls watched in awe

Limburg Belgium tented reception Kobe Vanderzande Limburg photographer first dance

Captured by a Philadelphia photographer, a child is seen joyfully being tossed into the air at a tented reception in Philadelphia, in this stunning wedding image

The joyous scene of the wedding party under a tented reception was captured as a child was joyfully tossed into the air

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This picture captures the beauty of a night wedding reception at the grand Mansion on a Hill in Lodz, Poland, showing the illuminated wedding tent from outside

At Lodz, Poland, the grand Mansion on a Hill's night wedding reception is captured in this picture, showcasing the illuminated wedding tent

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the guests dancing during the reception venue inside the tent

Moonstone Manor Guests Dancing Pennsylvania Pennsylvania photographer tented reception

The groom shoulder-rides on a wedding guest during his wedding reception at a private ranch in Bozeman, Montana

At his wedding reception at a private ranch, the groom crowd-surfed on family and friends' shoulders

Montana MT family and friends tented reception shoulder rides Bozeman Wedding Photographer crowd surfing Bozeman

Monflanquin, France candid documentary wedding photography of the Bride throwing an axe outdoors at the reception venue

A Monflanquin wedding reportage photographer captured a bride throwing an axe far into the blue sky at the outdoor reception venue

France tented reception bride throwing axe Monflanquin Photographer Monflanquin outdoor reception

Guests dancing during the reception party at Loft Diplomat | Tent Wedding Reception Photograph

A tent wedding reception photograph captures guests dancing and celebrating the newlyweds

Guests Dancing Loft Diplomat Bucharest tented reception Bucharest photographer

Documentary photography from a wedding venue in France showing the Emotion of the bride and groom as they are seated

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Colorado wedding Reception pic of the Couple entering tent

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North Carolina wedding photo from South Nags Head showing the Bride is emotional as she dances with her father

North Carolina wedding photo Outer Banks dances Neil Thurston father tented reception South Nags Head

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