Wedding Photos of Toasts

The following “Toasts” 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 “Toasts” 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 bride at her wedding reception at Château de Castelneau, Saint Léon, France, sitting at the head table, attentively listening to a heartfelt speech during the meal.

French Fairytale: Bride Captivated by Heartfelt Speech at Château de Castelneau Reception

A joyful couple and their guests react with laughter and tears to heartfelt toasts during a wedding celebration at Nonesuch River Brewing in Scarborough, Maine.

Brewing Love: A Memorable Wedding Celebration at Nonesuch River

Maine Maine Documentary Wedding Photography laughter brewery reception toasts Scarborough ME Nonesuch River Brewing

A flower girl playfully leans upside down and peeks at her yellow dress during toasts at a wedding in Blue Hill, Maine.

Joyful Whispers: A Flower Girl's Surprise in Blue Hill

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At the Estate at River Run in Richmond, Virginia, USA, the mother stands in disbelief in response to the toasts given by the groom's siblings

At the Estate at River Run, Richmond, Virginia, USA, the mother is stunned by the toasts

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Charlottesville editorial style wedding photography at 12 Ridges Vineyard in Virginia capturing the Couple and guests laughing during toasts at the outdoor marriage venue

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Billings, Montana photojournalistic wedding photography of a solo cat walking across the floor during the toasts

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A black and white Colorado documentary wedding picture from Greenbriar Inn showing the Boulder bride wiping grooms tear during toasts

A black and white Boulder, Colorado documentary wedding picture from Greenbriar Inn showing the bride wiping grooms tear during toasts

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A high class Pianirossi, Tuscany marriage photo from the outdoor Wedding reception venue during dinner toasts

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A top Virginia wedding photojournalism example from a beautiful Charlottesville, Common House wedding venue showing the Couple and guests smiling towards flower girl during toasts

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View this fine example of the best in the world wedding photography at the Chateau des Chézeaux in Indre During the cocktail hour toasts

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Estes Park, CO wedding photographer shooting images at Della Terra Mountain Chateau of the groom crying during wedding toasts

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PA wedding photography from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania showing The bride and groom laughing during the toasts at their wedding reception venue

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Germany wedding photography from the Schloss Hotel Gedern at The outdoor reception during bride and groom toasts

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The bride and groom listen to toasts and eat dinner with their two children

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Wedding detail photo in the mountains of the Vows

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Documentary wedding photography at Paris reception drinking party

Champagne Toasts and Joyful Moments: A Parisian Wedding Celebration

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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.