Wedding Photos of Night reception

The following “Night 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 “Night 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.

Overview of the wedding evening at Distillerie Longeteau in Guadeloupe, with palm trees in the background

Romantic Tropical Bliss: A Wedding Evening at Distillerie Longeteau

Guests at a wedding in Starksboro, Vermont indulge in ice cream from the Palmer Lane Maple cream truck. A young girl's joy is palpable as she can't contain her excitement while waiting for the sweet treat

Sugar Rush: Sweet Delights and Unforgettable Smiles at a Vermont Wedding

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A vibrant wedding photo captures the joyful atmosphere at the end of the night in Mexico. The poolside venue glows with colorful lights as guests celebrate and dance.

Fiesta of Love: A Vibrant Mexican Wedding Celebration Sparkles Underneath the Poolside Glowing Lights

poolside North America Mexico colorful lights Mexico Destination Wedding guests dance night reception

A couple celebrates their wedding at Villa Belvedere in Bertinoro, Italy, with a night landscape as a backdrop, cutting into their wedding cake with the romantic glow of city lights in the distance

Romantic Night Under Italian Skies: Capturing Love at Villa Belvedere

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A couple shares their first kiss at the Four Seasons Hotel, surrounded by enthusiastic guests capturing the moment on their phones

Unforgettable Love: A Serendipitous First Kiss at Four Seasons Hotel

Bangkok night reception Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok mobile devices guests celebrating Bangkok Documentary Wedding Photography phones

At night, the Reception Venue in Bouches-du-Rhone, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France was illuminated by strings of lights over the table seating area on the lawn, creating a romantic atmosphere for the special wedding reception dinner and party

In Bouches-du-Rhone, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France, strings of lights illuminated the reception venue's lawn table seating area at night

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At Rosewood San Miguel de Allende, San Miguel de Allende, GTO, Mexico, wedding guests take photos at the 360 degree photo booth

The 360 degree photo booth provided a fun activity for the wildly-dressed wedding guests to take memorable photos together

MX 360 Photo Booth Colonia Centro San Miguel de Allende Rosewood San Miguel wildly dressed night reception

At the night reception at La Catilina in Clusane, the groom's sister was trying to get him to dance, talking to him through the glass windows

Groom's sister attempted to coax him to dance by communicating through the glass windows at the night reception

Brescia Clusane Lombardy night reception La Catilina groom glass

At a Vertou Nantes Reception Venue, guests scream the party roar

At the Night Reception Venue Party, a guest roared loudly

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At dusk outside the Lareau Farms of Waitsfield, VT, a bridesmaid can be seen giving a toast during the reception

As the sun sets, a bridesmaid's words of joy and celebration can be heard echoing in the air, a moment of bliss captured in a timeless wedding photo

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At the darkened Île-de-France Wedding Reception venue, the bride and groom are about to start dancing

The bride and groom are illuminated in a timeless photo as they prepare to dance at the dimly lit Wedding Reception venue

Ile-de-France night reception bride and groom dance France photographer Pierrick Roland

Outdoors at night at the Siena Town Hall, Villa Cambi, Siena, a picture from the limbo game during the wedding reception

At the Town Hall wedding reception, a picture was taken of the bridal party participants playing the limbo game outdoors at night

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A city view portrait on the night of their wedding at The Belvedere Hotel, Baltimore, MD

On the night of their wedding, a couple portrait was captured outside a Maryland city building, looking up into their window

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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

Lodz night reception illuminated tent Mansion on a Hill tented reception Poland Lodz Photographer

bride and groom towards the cutting of the cake

Italy night reception Luigi Porzia Photographer Italian photographer Altamura Lights cake cutting

Remscheid winning image of the cake cutting from the best documentary style wedding photography contest in the world

cake cutting at this night reception

dramatic lighting night reception cake cutting Remscheid Photographer Remscheid Germany

A Nikolovo wedding photographer captured footage of the groom tossing during an energetic reception party

Bulgaria documentary wedding photography contest winning image of The Groom tossing during the party at the Lipite Complex in Nikolovo

Bulgaria photographer Bulgaria Lipite Complex night reception tossing groom Nikolovo

A Summit County wedding photographer at a Colorado wedding venue captured the Dance and bride and groom Jump rope session at night

A Summit County wedding photographer captured the unique moment of a bride and groom jumping rope with napkins tied together at their night wedding venue

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At a wedding reception in Adro, Brescia, the groom was seen high-fiving guests beneath the trees, captured by the photographer

World class documentary wedding photography at Al Burnec in Adro, Brescia has captured The grooms high-fives for a guest during the reception under trees

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The groom enjoyed a cigar at his night wedding reception in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, illuminated by a blue light

At his night wedding reception in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the groom savored a cigar under a blue light

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Great night wedding photography from Estes Park, Colorado showing The grooms son enjoys a cigar during the reception

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Bas-Rhin photo from Wedding Night at the Reception of the Bride and Groom playing at " him or her ". A tricky question where the groom apparently didn't answered correctly.

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Boulder, CO First Dance wedding photography from a night reception venue

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night reception on the dance floor

Mexico wedding photography night reception the dance floor Sayulita Rancho Huracán

Edgewood Tahoe wedding photographer | Bride and Groom end the night with bubbles

wedding photography of the Bride and Groom ending the night with bubbles and guests

Lake Tahoe bride and groom bubbles Edgewood Tahoe night reception Edgewood

couple cutting their cake at night outside with firework showers

Daniele Borghello night reception padova wedding cake cutting Villa Foscarini Rossi firework showers

bride and groom at wedding cake with fireworks going off behind them

Daniele Borghello night reception Villa Molin wedding cake fireworks italy wedding venue

Photo taken outside the Villa la Vedetta in Tuscany at night while the bride and groom dance by a Veneto, Italy wedding photographer.

Photo taken outside at night while the bride and groom dance

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Bride and groom smile at the wedding reception outside at the Villa Mosconi Bertani - Veneto - Italy

the Bride and groom smile at the wedding reception outside

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