Wedding Photos of Party

The following “Party” 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 “Party” 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.

Wedding photojournalism at Tianjin | Grossman inflates balloons as part of the pre-wedding games

Balloons and Love: A Wedding Journey in Tianjin

Rome wedding shoot with a couple leaving their reception party under a gauntlet of guests with flaming torches

Eternal Flames: A Roman Wedding Celebration

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Colorado Wedding Photography of the Reception Dance Party

Rocky Mountain Rhythms: Capturing the Magic of a Colorado Wedding Dance Party

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Picture of dancing guests by a top Lyons, CO | Get off the dance floor buddy!

Twirling Through Lyons: A Wedding Dance to Remember

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Documentary wedding photography of groom about to eat at Château d'Ermenonville - France

Eager Appetite: The Groom at Château d'Ermenonville

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Ciudad Victoria, Mexico wedding shoot with a couple at their well lit reception

Fiesta de Amor: A Magical Evening in Ciudad Victoria

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Documentary wedding photography at Russia reception party with bouquet of flowers on the ground after the toss

Blooms and Blessings: A Candid Capture at a Russian Wedding Celebration

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Documentary wedding photography at England reception with megaphone and lights at the party

Echoes of Celebration: A Wedding Reception in England

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Wedding pictures of reception party guests dancing by Goiânia photographer

Rhythm & Romance: Capturing the Joy of Wedding Guests Dancing in Goiânia

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Bucharest couple during their wedding - a DJ dance party with lights and lasers

Electric Love: A Bucharest Wedding Celebration

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Wedding picture of groomsmen pushing bridal party bus by Chicago photographer

Chicago Groomsmen: The Ultimate Team Players

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Wedding shoot with Blue Hill reception guest doing the worm while dancing

DANCE FLOOR MOVES: WORMING GUEST STEALS WEDDING SPOTLIGHT

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Wedding photojournalism at Providence reception dance party in Rhode Island

Providence RI Reception Dance Party: Wedding Photojournalism at Wedding

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Miguel Onieva is an artistic wedding photographer for Madrid

Photo by: Miguel Onieva - Madrid Madrid

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A wild reception party for this bride and her friends at the Brengman Brothers Winery, Traverse City, MI

Photo by: Ray Iavasile - Birmingham Michigan

Detroit wild MI Traverse City party bride Ray Iavasile

Bride lights a candle at her wedding ceremony at Hope House in Easton, MD

a Bride lights a candle at her evening ceremony

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Cake toss during wedding reception in Playa del Carmen, Mexico

a Cake toss during a mexico reception

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Black and white photo of women reaching for a bouquet

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Bridesmaids assist with signage during the Maid of Honors' speech

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Bishop's Bay Wedding Photograph in Madison WI - Guests stand in front of an air conditioner as tempertures inside of the reception tent climb over 80 degrees.

Guests stand in front of an air conditioner as tempertures inside of the reception tent climb over 80 degrees

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Emil Boczek, of West Midlands, is a wedding photographer for Folly Farm, Bristol, UK

Wolverhampton wedding photo of games on the grass lawn

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The bride and her guests celebrate with their arms in the air

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The bride and groom dance on a Lexington yacht in this photo by a New York City wedding photographer.

The bride and groom dance on a yacht

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Black and white photo of the bride dancing with her guests in Purcellville, VA by a Washington, D.C. wedding photographer.

Black and white picture of the bride dancing with her guests

VA gathering function bridal party after party dance

Poland bride and groom have their first dance

the bride and groom have their first dance with fog

Poland bride gathering dance fog after party newlyweds

Silhouetted bride enjoys a drink and the dance floor

a Silhouetted bride enjoys a drink on the dance floor

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Annie Bang, of California, is a wedding photographer for San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

Los Angeles wedding reception party action from above

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The bride and groom hold a pair of shoes in the air during a game in this black and white photo by a Prague wedding photographer.

The bride and groom hold a pair of shoes in the air during a game in this black and white picture

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A man lays on the ground holding a bottle of champagne as another takes a swing to open it in this black and white photo by an Alberta, Canada wedding photographer.

A man lays on the ground holding a bottle of champagne as another takes a swing to open it in this black and white picture

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Black and white photo taken in Truckee, CA of the bride sitting on the groom's shoulders by a Lake Tahoe wedding photographer.

Black and white image of the bride sitting on the groom's shoulders

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