Wedding Photos of Reception games

The following “Reception games” 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 “Reception games” 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.

Groom playing the bouquet ribbon game with a bottle of whisky in Oberhausbergen, France during a wedding reception party.

Groom Wrangles Ribbon and Whisky in Oberhausbergen: French Wedding Shenanigans in Full Swing

A whimsical moment captured at Deer Park Country House in Somerset: a woman playing croquet out of a hedge, appearing to be consumed by the large bushes.

Hidden in the Hedges: A Whimsical Croquet Game at Deer Park Country House

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Two young children joyfully play a ring toss game during a wedding celebration at the Milling Barn in Bluntswood Hall, Hertfordshire.

Barnyard Bliss: Children's Delight at the Milling Barn Wedding

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Games are fun for all at a Barn wedding venue in Lancashire UK

Older guests enjoy cornhole, bean bag toss, and other games at an outdoor wedding reception venue

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A young girl and boy in England were playing a game of Jenga, and their stacked wood block tower came crashing down

A girl and boy's game of Jenga ended abruptly when their tower of wood blocks toppled over

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At the Rennes outdoor wedding reception, the bride and her brother-in-law enjoyed a friendly game of ring toss

At the outdoor wedding reception, the sun shone softly as the bride and her brother-in-law enjoyed a friendly game of ring toss

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A game during the wedding reception dinner in Geneva

At the wedding reception dinner, guests left their chairs and ran across the dance floor for a game

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Documentary style photography from a Auch, France wedding capturing a bit of the dangerous evening games at the reception

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This Vermont wedding photojournalism picture is a first rate example of what candid, nontraditional New Haven wedding photography looks like, as guests hula hoop during cocktail hour at Tourterelle

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A Poland documentary style wedding image showing a moment at the White Palace Niesiecin of Guests participating in the wedding fun get out of their seats for the race

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Fujian nuptial day award-winning image of Wedding reception games

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