Wedding Photos of Reads

The following “Reads” 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 “Reads” 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.

Northumberland wedding reportage photojournalist created this image at the Doxford Barns in England as The bride cries as she reads a card from her bridesmaid during the getting ready stage

A top California wedding photojournalism example from a beautiful Temecula, Lake Oak Meadows wedding ceremony outdoors as The groom gets overwhelmed as his bride reads her vow during their backyard wedding ceremony

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Kramerbooks, DC engagement photography portrait as The couple reads a memoir of RBG while wearing masks

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Millwick, Los Angeles marriage ceremony award-winning image showing The groom laughs hard while his bride reads her vows

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Emotional bride reads groom's letter

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Charleston best man reads his speech at the reception | South Carolina wedding photo

Charleston best man reads his speech at the reception party of a South Carolina wedding

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Phoenix maid of honor reads her speech at the reception | Arizona wedding photojournalism

Phoenix maid of honor reads her speech at the reception in Arizona

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Chicago groom reads his speech at the reception | Illinois wedding photography

Chicago groom reads his speech at the reception of an Illinois wedding

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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.