Wedding Photos of Reacting

The following “Reacting” 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 “Reacting” 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.

A funny wedding image was created at the Marriott Hotel in Burlington, Massachusetts, showing the couple sitting at a small round sweetheart table, reacting to a humorous best man toast

The couple reacted to a funny best man toast at the Burlington Marriott Hotel, MA

Washignton DC wedding reportage photographer captured this moment showing Wedding guests reacting to another guests who all of a sudden was swinging from the rafters in the middle of the dance floor

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A top documentary wedding photographer at St. Paul's Memorial Church in Charlottesville, VA created this image showing Bride and bridesmaids all reacting to a story by officiant

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View this fine example of the best in the world wedding photography at the Bear Brook Valley in Fredon, New Jersey showing us the Bridal party reacting during game of Flip Cup

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A Colorado documentary style wedding image showing a moment showing the Bridesmaids reacting to bride

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Woodstock, Vermont marriage reception party award-winning photo that has recorded The groom reacting under the tent during his best mans toast

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Sugarbowl Resort, Truckee, CA outdoor marriage reception party award-winning photo that has recorded A groom reacting with surprise to his best man's speech while his wife laughs

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California wedding photographer captured this outdoor snowy image at Granlibakken Resort: Tahoe City, CA of The groom reacting to seeing his bride for the first time at their ceremony

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Nevada outdoor, remote wedding photography in New Washoe City, NV showing the The bride giggling, reacting to her fiance's vows

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Texas wedding photo from Terlingua showing The wedding party reacting to the couples' vows.

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Wedding Photography at Bucharest - Mogosoaia Lake - The Groom reacts while first seeing his bride

Wedding Photography showing The Groom reacting while first seeing his bride

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WPJA contest judges have been recognized by their industry peers, winning top awards as staff picture editors, staff photojournalists, and newsroom mentors while working for these and other leading publications and journalism organizations.