Wedding Photos of Reception

The following “Reception” 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” 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.

Veneto wedding photographer captured this beautiful distance image of a reception tent lit up at night in the middle of a forest

Northern California wedding photographer captured this photograph of the bride and grooms reflection as they have their first dance in a rustic reception location

smile reception smiling reflection groom embrace Color

The bridal party stands outside beneath large lights in this wedding photo by a Hangzhou, China photographer

reception Hangzhou bridal party outdoors Hangzhou wedding photography China

color toast food drinks windows laughing

reception drink color purple

reception toast black and white groom speech bride

shoes shoe color drinking reception bride

wood color blur dance floor reception

Bueno Aires wedding photographer captured this black and white photo of the groom getting down on the dance floor

dancing dancer reception dance floor dance black and white Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires wedding photos - Argentina photo of the bride and groom embracing as confetti falls around them

Color groom bride Buenos Aires reception emotion Black

West Sussex Wedding Photography | Image contains: black, white, wedding guests, reception, sombrero, selfie

black and white smile phone cell phone hats reception

Documentary Wedding Photograph in Arezzo | Image contains: reception, dinner, bride, guests, table, outdoors

water veil weather reception bride rain

Wedding Photographer in Seattle | Image contains: garter, indoors, reception, groom, groomsmen, color, indoors

groomsmen tie hands laughing ties color

bottles bottle cake color art cake cutting

drink reception purple dress Color colors

accordian reception musicans music instruments musician

groom reception glass bride garter drink

Lecco Documentary Wedding Photographer | Image contains: black and white, bride and groom, reception, wedding guests, embrace, banquet, tables

black and white bride guests groom reception

Toronto Wedding Photography | Image contains: black and white, wedding reception, wedding guests, dancing lanterns, outdoors, bride, groom

sand dance tree black and white groom beach

Picture of a Java wedding couple entering their colorful evening reception to the applause of guests

color reception chandelier chandeliers

Sydney Documentary Wedding Photography | Image contains:wedding party, selfie, black and white, wedding reception, party, tables, flowers, wedding cake

cell phone reception black and white cake phone picture

Manhattan Wedding Photojournalism | Image contains: bride and groom, reception, ribbons, celebration, reception hall

Photo by: Vera Varley - New York New York

bride Blue streamers groom reception first dance Color

Bahia Documentary Wedding Photographer | Image contains: celebration, black and white, groomsmen, reception, tent

black and white chandelier reception tent suit

Two guests clasp their hands together as they watch the bride and groom cut their cake in this wedding image created by a documentary-style St. Louis, MO photographer.

cake cutting bride St Louis groom reception Color cake

Tennessee wedding photographer captured this photo of a groomsmen swinging a bridesmaid around on the dance floor

dress shoes reception tent color dance

California - Northern wedding photographer captured this overhead image of the wedding reception while looking down from a balcony several stories up

reception building stairs night

Chicago bride and groom laugh as they cut the cake outdoors at the reception - Illinois wedding photography

Chicago bride and groom laugh as they cut the cake outdoors at the reception in this Illinois wedding photo

reception Chicago bride and groom Illinois wedding photo cut the cake IL laugh Chicago

green cake violet reception windows color

The couple are dancing joyfully at their reception, reflected in the tranquil tree-lined waters of Málaga, Andalusia, Spain

In Málaga, Andalusia, Spain, the couple joyfully dance at their reception with tranquil tree-lined waters reflected

silhouettes reflection water Night tree reception dancing

bride children girls table black and white groom reception

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