Wedding Photos of Reception photo

The following “Reception photo” 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 photo” 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 documentary wedding photographer captured this award-winning image at Thompson Hotel in Austin, Texas. Guests lift the bride, a former cheerleader, during the reception. She stands above everyone under dazzling DJ lights.

Guests Lift Former Cheerleader Bride in Award-Winning Thompson Hotel Reception Photo

A black and white photo of a bride and groom at their reception in Missoula, Montana was captured in this moment

A wedding reception in Missoula, Montana was captured in a black and white photo

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Patapsco Female Institute, Elliott City, MD marriage reception party award-winning photo that has recorded A bride watches as the bouquet is caught

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District Winery, Washington DC marriage reception party award-winning photo that has recorded A group of guests enjoying singing with the groom

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Mountain Top Inn - Chittenden Vermont marriage reception party award-winning photo that has recorded The bride dancing with her dad

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New Jersey Humorous Reception photo of the groom being recessitated after the garter removal

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Wedding reception photo from Corolla of the Bride and groom smashing cake in each other's faces

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Emilia-Romagna Wedding Photographer at the Recepion | Picture of Table from the balcony

Wedding Recepion Picture of Table from the balcony

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Surprise rainfall in this Kasteel Ter Block wedding reception photo

Surprise rainfall in this outdoor wedding reception photo

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The Bride + Groom share a private moment at the Tope Table in this reception photo

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Chateau de Chapeau Cornu Wedding Reception Champagne time! | Photo of the bride and groom pouring from the bottles into a tower of glasses.

Wedding Reception Champagne Photo of the bride and groom pouring from the bottles into a tower of glasses.

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Catajo Padova wedding reception photography | The entrance of the bride and the groom at the dinner can be seen in this photo

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Marche wedding reception photo of the bride and groom at the cake with wedding guests

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Wedding reception picture of bride and groom lifted in chairs by Seattle, Washington wedding photographer

Wedding reception picture of bride and groom lifted in chairs during hora in Seattle, Washington

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Loyola University photo of the bride and groom during the wedding reception toasts.

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Montreal wedding reception photo of a blindfolded man on the floor | Quebec wedding parties

Montreal wedding reception photo of a blindfolded man on the floor in Quebec

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