Wedding Photos of Speech

The following “Speech” 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 “Speech” 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.

On the beach near Île-de-France, the bride and the groom are listening to a speech during the ceremony with a ship behind them on the water

The bride and groom sat on the beach, listening to a speech as part of their wedding ceremony, the blue sky behind them with a large ship visible near the horizon

At the Philadelphia, PA Reception Venue, the best man getting emotional as he talks about how the groom and his family had such a profound affect on his life

The best man became emotional while expressing how much the groom and his family had impacted his life

Philadelphia Philadelphia wedding photographer emotional best man PA reception venue speech Pennsylvania

Bridesmaids toast and start drinking wine quickly to reduce their stress levels shortly after their speech at a Flanders reception venue

At the reception venue head table, the bridesmaids toasted and quickly began drinking wine to reduce their stress levels after giving their speech

flanders wedding photographer Flanders Reception Venue Belgium speech bridesmaid toast wine Flanders

Richmond upon Thames creative documentary wedding photography at Bingham Riverhouse from the father of the bride's speech outdoors under trees

the father of the bride's speech outdoors under trees

under trees Richmond upon Thames speech England photographer England Bingham Riverhouse father of bride

Inside the Noord Holland Reception location, the Bride & Groom laughing during speech

The bride and groom were laughing inside the reception location during the speech

North Holland Ceremony Venue North Holland Wedding Photographer laughing speech North Holland

This authentic and emotional wedding day moment from the Allan House in Austin, Texas was recorded by a documentary wedding photographer showing Wedding guests crying after speech at the outdoor reception venue

Austin Allan House Austin emotional outdoor Reception Venue Austin photographer authentic wedding guests

Best Kent, UK wedding photojournalism picture from Lympne Castle venue of The flower girls looking somewhat bored as the groom delivers his speech to his new wife

Lympne Castle new wife speech Kent groom UK flower girls

Best Washington DC documentary wedding picture from Heurich Museum showing a Reflection of the speech and toast in the Museums classic architectural features with modern neighborhood

classic modern reflection DC documentary Museum neighborhood Heurich Museum venue

An exceptional Gloucestershire wedding image by a pro UK photographer at Elmore Court exhibiting a Silhouette of guests giving a reception venue speech

Elmore Court United Kingdom speech Gloucestershire Elmore Court weddings silhouette

Best Nottinghamshire documentary wedding photography from the Old Vicarage Hotel in Southwell from the best man speech

best man Old Vicarage Hotel Southwell Old Vicarage Hotel UK Nottinghamshire documentary wedding Southwell

Colorado wedding reportage photographer captured this moment at the Holy Name Catholic Church as the groom gives a toast during their wedding reception

Holy Name Catholic Church groom speech Colorado colorado wedding photographer

A top Lewes, UK wedding photographer captured this picture at The Royal Oak Pub showing the Father of the bride speech

The Royal Oak Pub Royal Oak Lewes Lewes wedding venue Pub father of the bride

A top wedding reportage photographer in North Yorkshire captured this picture of The bride and all the wedding guests cheering as the groom in the foreground gives his speech outside

groom wedding guests bride cheering UK reception venue speech North Yorkshire photographer

A top Asia wedding photojournalism example from a beautiful Singapore wedding venue, Bayswater Kitchen Restaurant, demonstrating the Bride listening keenly to a speech while their slideshow played in the background

Asia wedding photojournalism Singapore wedding venue listening Bayswater Singapore bride speech Singapore

A top Illinois wedding photojournalism example from a beautiful Chicago wedding venue, Revolution Brewing showcasing the father of the brides speech

father of the bride chicago wedding venue Revolution speech Brewing FOB

A Boulder wedding photojournalist at Greenbriar Inn captured this moment of the bride and groom laughing during maid of honor speech

bride and groom boulder speech maid of honor Greenbriar Inn CO photographer

A top France wedding photojournalism example from a beautiful Lyon wedding location showcasing a Funny scene with kid grabbing the mic at the outdoor speech

France speech Lyon wedding Lyon funny kid mic

Atkinson Farm, Virginia marriage reception party award-winning photo that has recorded The best man speech making the groom tearful

cowboy hat VA reception party tearful speech best man reception venue Virginia

Casa Romantica, San Clemente marriage reception party award-winning photo that has recorded The parents of the bride and groom react to a remote speech delivered by Zoom on Ipad

zoom remote San Clemente outdoors San Clemente wedding image parents reception party photo

Markus Ribs Society, Istanbul marriage reception party award-winning photo that has recorded emotions right after maid of honor's speech

Nilufer Nalbantoglu speech Istanbul hugs marriage reception venue bw Istanbul photographer

West Peckham, Kent nuptial day award-winning image of The best mans speech, superbly delivered in the driest possible way

Kent outdoor wedding venue West Peckham photographer speech toasting Kent nuptial day Kent

Paris marriage reception party award-winning photo showing The bride cries during her dad's speech

Paris Dad speech Paris photographer bride cries Pierrick Roland paris reception party

The Elgin, London indoor wedding reception party award-winning picture showing the Groom giving his speech whilst holding his smiling wifes hand

groom smiling London uk wedding reportage indoor Wedding Reception speech England couple

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

speech outdoors Truckee wedding photography CA outdoor marriage laughs surprise bw

Virginia wedding image of Couples reaction during brides sisters toast

toast speech Charlottesville va reception speech toasting Virginia

United Kingdom wedding photographer contest award winning image sample at East Yorkshire Barns wedding venue of The bride and groom embracing after an emotional speech

Barns speech East Yorkshire Barns wedding venue emotional United Kingdom Wedding Photographer embracing east yorkshire

Los Angeles wedding photography contest award winning gallery picture at The Lombardi House wedding venue showing The newlyweds laughing at the speech of the brides brother

Lombardi House wedding venue newlyweds Los Angeles wedding photography brides brother speech laughing

Berkeley City Club wedding ceremony moment photo showing the bride's childhood and lifelong friend who just gave a powerful and emotional speech. She then sits down and uses her husband's necktie to wipe her eyes

childhood friend Berkeley City Club speech bride wedding ceremony photo husband necktie

Grey's Crossing, Truckee wedding day moment photo from CA created as The bride and groom embrace a tearful sister of the bride following her emotional speech at an outdoor reception venue

Grey's Crossing CA wedding photo tearful Truckee wedding outdoor Reception Venue California - Northern

Sequoia, Washington, DC wedding photography showing the brother of the groom making a blooper during his best man speech

blooper Sequoia best man DC wedding photography brother Washington

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