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The following “Backyard 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 “Backyard 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.

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In Blawnox, PA, the bride's niece and flower girl gets a surprise as dirt spills onto the white tablecloth while setting up for the backyard reception.
PA Flower Girl's Dirt Mishap During Backyard Reception in Blawnox
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Washington documentary-style wedding image from a Lake Tapps private home showing The mother of the groom, who's battling brain cancer, insists on making the traditional mother and son dance happen
The mother of the groom, who's battling brain cancer, insists on making the traditional mother and son dance happen
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A Middlebury, VT wedding photographer captured the funny moments of guests playing croquet at a backyard reception
A Vermont wedding photographer in Middlebury captured Guests playing croquet at the backyard, home reception
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New Jersey wedding photography from a backyard reception of a little girl spinning around in bubbles as the sun sets during an intimate backyard wedding
New Jersey wedding photography from a backyard reception of a little girl spinning around in bubbles as the sun sets during an intimate backyard wedding
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Image from a Socially Distanced First Dance at a Backyard Wedding in Northern Virginia Reception
Image from a Socially Distanced First Dance at a Backyard Wedding in Northern Virginia Reception
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