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WPJA Spotlight - 2024 Round 3

Since its launch over two decades ago, the Wedding Photojournalist Association has been honoring and showcasing the incredible talent and creativity of documentary wedding photographers through its prestigious awards. Now, we are thrilled to introduce a new feature called Spotlight, where we showcase the best of the best in the industry.

A truly exceptional wedding photographer possesses a unique and creative eye. They have an innate ability to capture moments, emotions, and details that tell the story of a couple's special day. Whether it's a candid moment between the newlyweds, a stunning landscape as a backdrop, or the intricacies of carefully crafted wedding details, these photographers expertly capture it all in ways that are artistic and expressive.

The images featured in the WPJA Spotlight below embody the limitless possibilities within the wedding photography industry. Each photograph is a testament to the skill, passion, and dedication of the talented members of the Wedding Photojournalist Association from around the world. From stunning portraits to heartfelt candid shots, these images capture the essence of love, joy, and celebration that define a wedding day.

We invite you to explore this gallery of breathtaking images and applaud the extraordinary photographers who have made them possible.

Wedding photo taken in Budapest, Hungary capturing the couple kissing in the courtyard at the marriage ceremony.
Attila Ancsin
Photographer captured bride and groom dancing at Bodrum Villa Maçakızı in a black and white image with high contrast, taken at their wedding.
Emre Nesli
Wedding photo taken at a castle in Gelderland, Netherlands, capturing a couple standing on the steps indoors.
Karin Keesmaat
Wedding photo taken at a Budapest hotel captures a moment when the groom checks the time on his watch, his reflection visible in a mirror.
Attila Ancsin
Wedding image captured in Budapest, Hungary, shows a couple embracing affectionately in a garden setting.
Attila Ancsin
A fun image captured at a wedding at Tang Dynasty Art Garden Hotel in China, showing the groom playing a game with his groomsman.
Long Kang
Wedding photo captured at a venue in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where the bride and her niece realize they unknowingly matched their nail polish.
Benjamin Dupuy
Beautiful moment captured at Domaine des Sources wedding in Annot, Alpes-maritimes, France. Bride sharing a heartfelt hug with her niece during hair preparation.
Myriam Ohayon
At a wedding in Bar Harbor, Maine, the bride is captured getting ready with portraits of men observing in the background.
Kate Crabtree
The photographer captured a beautiful moment at Domaine le Milagro in Ardèche, France. Emotional bride getting ready with a stylist working on her hair.
Elodie Micciche
Wedding photo taken at Old Thorns Hotel in Surrey, UK, featuring friends embracing the emotional bride in a striking black and white image.
Martin Beddall
Beautiful wedding photograph at the Hyatt Carmel Highlands in Carmel, CA capturing the stunning ocean view and the ongoing ceremony. A perfect vow exchange frozen in time.
Chris Shum
A photographer captured the groom at his home in Nottingham, UK, putting the final touches to his hair before the wedding.
Andrew Heeley
Wedding photo taken at Poitiers where guests are caught napping during the ceremony.
Corentin Azamoun
Wedding photo taken at home in Pays Basque, France. The couple is featured in a stunning display of graphics and geometry on their arrival.
Ariane Duplaceau
Romantic kiss under the rain in Couloume-Mondebat, France captured beautifully in this lit wedding picture at dusk.
William Desse
Beautiful wedding photo captured at The Bosphorus Palace in Istanbul, showcasing the bride arriving in a black car and waving to friends. Perfectly encapsulating a special moment from the event.
Emre Nesli
Wedding photo taken at Okyanus Yati in Istanbul, showcasing a beautiful moment between the bride and groom surrounded by stunning floral decorations during their ceremony.
Nilufer Nalbantoglu
This wedding photo captures the bride and her friends playing games and joking with a playful tossed bouquet outside at Las Palmeras, Jaén, Spain.
Rocio Sanchez
Wedding photo captured in Budapest, Hungary during the reception. The image shows the bride and groom resting outside during the nightly festivities.
Attila Ancsin
Photograph captured at Domenico Winery wedding in San Carlos, CA, featuring two men stealing the show with a spontaneous dance-off. A memorable moment frozen in time
Lisa Stone
Photographer captured a candid moment at Fanhams Hall. Young girl yawning as her sister and mum dance. Emotion-filled wedding photo taken at a wedding event.
Andy Sidders
Photographer captured the opening of the ball by the bride and groom at a wedding reception party at Domaine du château de la Rive, Cruet, Savoie, France.
Thomas Vigliano
Photograph taken at a wedding in Jaén, Spain. Couples' Wedding dance at Hotel HO Ciudad de Jaén with fireworks and smoke.
Rocio Sanchez
Wedding photo taken at Divan Hotel Mersin - Groom drinking champagne from friend's bottle. Candid moment captured by the photographer.
Emre Nesli
A wedding image captured at Whirlowbrook Hall, Sheffield, showing the Bride getting ready as she puts on her dress, presented in black and white.
James Arnia
Wedding photo taken at The Priests House, Barden, Yorkshire capturing the bride and groom walking through confetti.
Nadine Lotze
Wedding photo taken at sunset in Budapest, Hungary. Couple in nature with sunlight washing out the black and white frame, giving the image muted tones.
Attila Ancsin
Wedding picture of a bride and groom kissing just after the ceremony at Okyanus Yati, Istanbul. Beautiful moment captured by a wedding photographer.
Nilufer Nalbantoglu
Photographer captured a touching moment of the bride reading her vows during an outdoor ceremony in her parents' backyard in Roswell, Georgia.
Cindy Brown
Professional photographer capturing a special scene at a wedding in Bar Harbor, Maine. A dog looks on as the bride gets ready for her elopement in Acadia National Park.
Kate Crabtree
A photo taken at Xi'an Hi-tech Hotel shows the groom playfully arriving to pick up the bride while wearing a dinosaur suit during their wedding.
Long Kang
Professional wedding photo taken at a Bar Harbor, Maine event, featuring the couple toasting in the tent venue. A special moment captured by a skilled photographer.
Kate Crabtree
Wedding photo taken in Ravenna, Italy featuring the bride and groom posing in front of a vintage beetle car, adorned with flowers.
Caterina Errani
Wedding photo showing a beautiful moment captured by a photographer at a wedding in Nanning, Guangxi showing a boy watching girl get her hair fixed.
Color Song
An intimate moment of a bride getting assistance with her dress at home in Brittany is captured in black and white with powerful contrast at this wedding event.
Stephane Auvray
Professional wedding photo taken by a photographer at Samoset Resort in Rockport, Maine. Kids are excited as the couple cuts the cake at the wedding.
Kate Crabtree
The photographer captured a serene image of the couple sitting on a bench under lush greenery at a wedding in Budapest, Hungary.
Attila Ancsin
Photographer captures a romantic wedding portrait in Mont-Dore, Puy-de-Dôme, France. The image showcases a beautiful scene during a wedding session in the forest.
Amael Dubiez
Photograph taken at a wedding in Domaine des Plagnes, St Hilaire de Brens, Isère, France. It shows the groom being tossed in the air, capturing his joy.
Elodie Micciche
This candid wedding photo features a young guest lounging on the grass lawn while other attendees chat in the background at Bunkers Barn.
Andy Sidders
Photograph taken at a wedding at Press Street Station in New Orleans. A member of the band is seen playing the trumpet, with pop art images in the background.
Cindy Brown
Wedding photo captured at The Scenery Vintage Farm, Ratchaburi, showing the bride kissing the ring finger of the groom during their outdoor ceremony.
Chaiyasith Junjuerdee
Photographer captured a sweet moment as the bride styled her daughter's hair while enjoying a homemade cookie. Wedding photo taken at the Champagne Suite of Landhotel Voshövel.
Miriam Folak
Wedding photo captured at Smedmore House in Dorset, UK, with a milk tanker speeding past during the ceremony, adding a unique and unexpected element to the photo.
Martin Beddall
Chateau de Kergrist in Brittany, France. Wedding photo of a couple in the garden taken from a high angle in black and white with a tilt shift effect.
Isabelle Bazin
Wedding photo capturing the couple at Charleston Harbor Beach, joyfully high-fiving guests during their recessional after the ceremony.
Cindy Brown
Professional wedding photograph taken at SanDestin Resort in Miramar Beach, Florida. Close up shot of the bride's bouquet with dress details highlighted.
Joanna Banks Morgan
Befuddled dog ring bearer searches for direction at wedding ceremony in Old Thorns Hotel, Surrey, UK as guests point the way to the altar.
Martin Beddall
Captivating bride portrait in a rustic building interior in Sao Paulo, with shadows cast by tall windows, captured at a wedding event.
Eric Corbacho
Photograph taken at a wedding in Aillas, Gironde, France. The groom and his friends are captured in this wedding photo, as they help him get ready to marry.
Amael Dubiez
Photograph captured at a wedding in Suffolk, UK, showing elderly guests walking in a windy path to the church surrounded by tombstones and tall grass.
Martin Beddall
Professional photograph taken at a wedding at Bar Harbor Club capturing two children enjoying a snack during the cocktail hour.
Kate Crabtree
Wedding photo taken at The Bohlin, Newport, RI USA showcasing a bride playfully hiding her face from her sisters during a toast at the head table.
Kathryn Wallace Yeaton
Photographer captured a beautiful portrait of the bride sitting by a window at Hotel Aníbal in Linares, Jaén, Spain. The bride gazes at her bouquet and dress is fanned out on the floor.
Pedro Volana
Photograph captured at a historic wedding ceremony in Garcíez, Jaén, Spain. The couple exits the building as rice is thrown, creating a beautiful moment.
Rocio Sanchez
A touching moment captured at Maison des mariés, showing the bride's daughter stepping in to help with the groom's jacket buttoning before the wedding.
Benjamin Dupuy
A photographer captured a funny moment at The Crazy Bear wedding where a guest fell off the mechanical bull onto his head.
Andy Sidders
Wedding photo from Istanbul, Turkey at Soho House. Bride and groom seated with guests standing behind during speeches, two men holding notes in foreground.
Serenay Lokcetin
Photograph taken at a wedding in Tring, Hertfordshire captures the bride and groom laughing on the floor after falling off a swing. A joyful moment captured beautifully.
Andy Sidders
This wedding photo was taken at La Villa Brignac in Ollioules, Var, France. The bride and groom are seen hugging both of their moms after their heartfelt speech outdoors.
Marion Deletraz
In Fontaine, France, kiss on the cheek before the city hall ceremony. Beautiful wedding photo taken by a professional photographer.
Chloe Perez
This wedding photo was taken at the bride's home in Shandong, China on the wedding day, capturing a touching moment of reluctance between the bride and her mother.
GuoQi Yang
Emotion-filled moment as bride's father hands her over to the groom at Hyatt Regency, Hong Kong wedding ceremony. Bride fighting back tears.
Ronnie Szeto
Photograph taken at a wedding ceremony in Belin-Beliet, Gironde, France. The image features the wedding rings being exchanged in a beautiful outdoor garden setting.
Amael Dubiez
The bride, overwhelmed with emotion, sheds tears at the historic Basilica di Sant Ambrogio in Milan, Italy
Federico Fasano
Capture from a wedding at La Subida Restaurant in Cormons, Gorizia, Italy where a horse is curiously sniffing the bride's bouquet in this unique and charming photograph.
Paolo Blocar
Photograph taken at The Pastures Hotel capturing the bride and groom's intimate first dance in low light. A beautiful moment of love captured by the photographer.
Simon Dewey
Wedding photo taken in a mirror at Xi'an Zhuoke Hotel shows the groom and his friends assisting each other in putting on their suits.
Long Kang
Wedding photo taken featuring a couple illuminated by sunlight between olive trees in Italy
Karin Keesmaat
A special moment during a wedding ceremony at a church in Brittany, this photo from an event in Cotes-d'Armor.
Stephane Auvray
Captivating wedding photo taken at La Villa Brignac featuring the bride playing ribbon games, cutting ribbons with scissors. A joyful moment captured by a skilled photographer.
Guillaume Planat
Wedding photo at Yellow Arch Studios, Sheffield, UK captures emotional moment as bride wipes tear during groom's speech. A deep photo with layers.
Andrew Heeley
Photograph taken at Chateauroux wedding. Witness ironing his shirt.
Corentin Azamoun
Professional wedding photographer capturing the bride and groom's kiss at the historic Pera Palace Hotel in Istanbul, Turkey. This stunning photo captures a memorable moment from the ceremony.
Nilufer Nalbantoglu
Photographer captured a sweet moment at a wedding, with a child enjoying the buffet at Châteauroux.
Corentin Azamoun
The moments leading up to the wedding, from the bride's preparation to the ceremony, at Belle Signature - Casa de Beleza - Porto Alegre - Brasil, in this stunning wedding photo.
Rogerio Frota dos Santos
Wedding photo taken at Dortmund featuring a close-up shot of rings on a dried flower umbel. A beautiful and timeless image captured by the photographer.
Nadine Lotze
In this wedding photo, the bride and her bridal party are captured walking through the wet streets of Edinburgh towards the ceremony.
Andrew Heeley
This wedding photo captures a heartfelt moment at a Shandong, China hotel, where the bride's wedding ring is adorned with her grandmother's handkerchief.
GuoQi Yang
Wedding couple kissing on dance floor at Bodrum ruins. Red, orange, and yellow lights blur around them in a circle, capturing the essence of burning love.
Serenay Lokcetin
Photographer captures groomsmen smoking cigars outside at a wedding at Causeway Club in Southwest Harbor, Maine.
Kate Crabtree
Wedding photo taken of the lit couple in the evening at Ponto Vechio
Karin Keesmaat
Wedding photo taken at a ceremony in Budapest, Hungary. Outdoor portrait of bride and groom in the afternoon light, capturing the love in their eyes.
Attila Ancsin
Newlyweds sharing a kiss under the Palace of Fine Arts dome entrance in San Francisco, CA. Photograph captures the intimate exchange with a low camera angle, blue sky, and a romantic touch of wind.
Chris Shum
Wedding photo taken at a mountaintop hotel in Shandong, China, showcasing a joyful couple with a "happiness" sign on the hotel glass, with expansive mountain views and a blue sky in the background.
GuoQi Yang
Wedding photo captured in Canéjan, Gironde, France, where the groom breaks a pignata over his friend's head. Unique moment captured at an outdoor wedding event.
Amael Dubiez
Beautiful wedding photo at The Club at Castlewood in Pleasanton, CA capturing a tender moment between the bride and her father during the first dance.
Chris Shum
Professional wedding photo taken at Mountain Top Inn and Resort in Chittenden, Vermont. The bride's pup observes as she finishes getting ready.
Joanna Banks Morgan
A wedding photographer captured a beautiful moment at a wedding in Haut de la Fregate, Agen, Lot et Garonne. The photo shows the couple's first dance under colorful and dramatic lighting.
Vincent Dupin
Photography of a bride and groom embracing and smiling at Domaine des Plagnes, St Hilaire de Brens, Isère, France. Detailed shot of rings and joyous couple at a wedding.
Elodie Micciche
Wedding photo captured in Puerto Norte, Argentina, showing a moment when a friend of the groom is pouring him a drink into his mouth as the bride looks on in the foreground.
Pablo Banterla
A couple is seen leaving The Westin Xi'an hotel for their new life together in this wedding photo.
Long Kang
Professional wedding photographer capturing Grandma at The Priests House in Yorkshire, mesmerized by a singing waiter. Beautiful candid moment captured in this wedding photo.
Nadine Lotze
A beautiful moment captured outside Rosate Church near Milan, Italy, as the emotional bride's grandmother embraces her with tears in her eyes after the wedding ceremony
Federico Fasano
Siblings of the bride bring humor and embarrassment to the wedding toast at Newport Beach House in Middletown, RI, captured in this wedding photo.
Kathryn Wallace Yeaton

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