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Wedding Day Details in 2020 v02 Artistic Guild

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2020 v02 Artistic Guild Judges

Martha Rial, Mary Vignoles, Peter Power, Susan Walsh

The Artistic Guild of the Wedding Photojournalist Association is proud to present the winners of 2020 v02 Artistic Guild Contest. Since 2002, the WPJA has only worked with highly respected and awarded picture editors and newspaper photojournalists for the judging of our contests. Winning an AG WPJA competition award is a major accomplishment in the wedding photography industry.

Image from Ankara, Kizilcahamam, in the house of the couple on Wedding day
Ufuk Sarisen
Bride, groom, and their children share shots after the ceremony to celebrate their marriage in Madoc, Ontario
Viara Mileva
Fujian Home wedding image showing The bridesmaid hid the bride's wedding shoes on her leg during the groomsmen door games
Vinci Wang
The Dress of the bride hanged ah the window, there are two bridesmaids on the sides that hold the curtains to keep them from moving by the wind at Agriturismo il Rigo
Federico Pannacci
Wedding dress hanging from a doorway at the Vila Široko, Šoštanj
Goran Vadlja Kamenjašević
England wedding day prep image of the Bride getting ready, looking into the mirror
Hollie Mateer
Guangdong wedding detail image of Bridesmaid's crossed feet
Jinqi Tan
Recklinghausen bride and groom at the bridal couple shoot in black and white with his pocket watch
Patrycja Janik
A detail image of the bride's clothing and braided hair at her Chinese wedding
XiangJie Hao
church of Saint Flour France wedding image showing the veil of the flying bride
Audrey Morisson
Fujian home artistic wedding photo taken as the Family puts gold jewelry on bride
Qi Xiang
England getting ready close up ring shot while bride enjoys getting her make up done
Hollie Mateer
Lozenets / Black Sea Make up artistic wedding photo of the bride
Ivelina Cholakova
Vietnam Villa in Dalat artistic wedding photo of the rings in a spiders web
Nien Truong
Image from the house of the bride, Taranto Italy during wedding day makeup of the bride
Marco Colonna
artistic wedding photo of the bride and groom's shoes and socks at Moulin du Champ France
Audrey Morisson
Hungary, Budapest, Várkert bazár Mum and Dad detail wedding image of hands in sepia tones
Gabor Kapuvari
Detail image of wedding rings on sparkler by Slovakia photographer
Martin Almasi
Puglia wedding dress hanging from the archway at the reception venue
Federica Ariemma
Bulgaria bride hangs her dress on the curtain rod in this wedding detail image
Tsvetelina Deliyska
izmir wyndam ozdilek hotel artistic bride photo of Wedding day make up
Ufuk Sarisen
A close-up of the wedding rings of the bride and groom lying on a dark table at the "On the hill" Mansion in Lodz, Poland
Piotr Maksa
A detail images of newlyweds holding hands in Athens, Greece
Manos Skoularikos
Fujian Hotel wedding Photo of bride and parents
Qi Xiang
Chicago wedding detail image of the couple's rings sitting on a Chicago Tribune newspaper
Victoria Sprung
Kitchener, Ontario wedding image of the best men and best dog waiting for the ceremony to commence
Lori Anne Crewe
England Ceremony venue detail image of shoes showing the Bride arriving at her wedding ceremony
Patrick Mateer
Roma wedding Details of the groom
Matteo Originale
Image from mill of the field France with the bride and groom under a transparent umbrella
Audrey Morisson
Detail wedding image of a Beijing bride having eye makeup applied
Vincent Mu
Tsarevo, Bulgaria Wedding rings detail image with her dress and bare feet on the grass
Ognyan Stoynev
Chicago wedding detail of a blue heart attached to the inside of the bride's dress
Aileen Ciesielski
Pisa wedding detail image of his hand on her gown in black and white
Matteo Originale
family home France wedding image from when The bride chooses her mask
Audrey Morisson
Canada wedding detail image of the bride's jewelry
Aniket Sananse
Hauts-de-France Wedding Cocktail hour image of the bride and groom toasting to their wedding
Mehdi Djafer
Occitanie wedding detail image of the bride's dress and jewelry
Loic Bourniquel
Marco Luigi after Ceremony wedding image of the Bride and bridesmaids throwing everything up
Renan Radici
Vietnam detail wedding image of the bride having her make-up done by an artist
Huy Che Hoang
A detail of the dress of the Bride in Piedmont, Italy
Nicola Genati
Murcia bride pulling up her stockings in this bridal portrait in her home
Eduardo Blanco
Mas de France, Montpellier, france wedding children play with bubbles at the reception party outdoors
Florent Cattelain
Stand of Trees, Black Balsam Knob, NC wedding image of the Bride's dress hangs on tree
Cindy Brown
Manchester registry office bride portrait showing her flower bouquet
Steven Rooney
Portofino Hotel Splendido wedding Detail photo of man gloves, hands and watch in black and white
Matteo Originale
Philadelphia wedding detail of the groom getting a little help with his dress shirt from the guys
Sarah V. Martinez
Donnel Lake Michigan state wedding image of the groomsman details with the rain
Milan Lazic
Tattooed bride applying makeup before her Wiesbaden wedding
Steven Herrschaft
Frankfurt wedding detail image of the bride's shoes as she receives help with getting ready
Steven Herrschaft
Fujian home wedding day image showing the Ironing of red sheets
Qi Xiang
Beijing detail image of wine glasses going for a wedding toast
Vincent Mu
Artistic wedding photo from the house bride, Cosenza Italy showing the bridesmaids arranging the bride's veil
Marco Colonna
Neuss, Germany wedding dress detail image after the photo session in the rain
Patrycja Janik
Covadonga bouquet detail of the bridal flowers and dress on the natural ground
Eric Corbacho
Saint Pabu, France wedding detail image of a spilled glass of wine on a deck
Patrick Lombaert
Portofino Hotel Splendido getting ready detail image of the buttoning of the back of the brides dress
Matteo Originale
Philadelphia bride gets some help from her mom and sister putting on her wedding gown
Sarah V. Martinez
Birmingham, UK Muslim wedding table/food detail photo
Emil Boczek
Fujian detail wedding day image showing Costume props for bride and bridesmaids
Qi Xiang
Guangdong Home wedding detail photo of the Bridegroom's collar
Jinqi Tan
A detail image of the eyelashes during bride's make up at the Villa Tosca
Isabelle Dohin
Borgo Santo Pietro wedding detail image of little shoes of the Bride's son with the wedding dress in the background
Andrea Sampoli
Allegro Buffet wedding reception venue image of the drinking boyfriend
Eric Corbacho
Home wedding image from Cambridge, Massachusetts of the Officant/brother of bride hanging up "Just Married" sign after ceremony
Simi Rabinowitz
Artistic wedding photo from mill of the field of a glass falling on the Dancefloor
Audrey Morisson
Hungary/Budapest/Várkert bazár ceremony artistic wedding photo of the bride from before the church vows
Gabor Kapuvari
Brunswick, ME Simple Necklace artistic wedding photo detail of the bride
Corey Butler
Foligno wedding image of the bride's dress hanging from a colorful wall
Mirko Vegliò
Fuzhou Fujian Home Make up artistic wedding photo in black and white
Vinci Wang
Detail photo of bride's dress and veil on sand dunes at the Great Sand Dunes National Park (Mosca, CO)
Jesse La Plante
UK bride clasps onto her dress and drink on a wintry day at the wedding venue
Patrick Mateer
Birmingham, UK Dress and confetti artistic wedding detail image on the grass
Emil Boczek
Inn at Fernbrook Farms, New Jersey wedding detail of the groom watching a YouTube video on how to tie a bowtie as best man helps
Michelle Arlotta
Portofino wedding image of the Details on the brides shoes as she puts them on
Matteo Originale
Groom has help with bowtie in Inn at Fernbrook Farms in NJ
Michelle Arlotta
England Reception venue detail wedding image showing A bride has changed into her trainers
Patrick Mateer
The bridegroom and the best man play poker on wedding day in Shaanxi
XiangJie Hao
Steinhagen / Bielefeld detail wedding image of a flower and the ring
Nadine Lotze
Sestri Levante low angle getting ready photo of the back of the dress getting buttoned
Matteo Originale
Wedding detail image of a the bottom of a bride's shoe as she walks
Samuele Ciaffoni
Allegro Buffet hands detail image in soft lighting on wedding day
Eric Corbacho
Vietnam artistic wedding photo of the man fastening his suit jacket buttons at the Ceremony Location
Nien Truong
Close-up detail of the bride's ring with in the background the bride looking happy at her husband at Villa Litta Modigliani in Milan
Michela Bocciarelli
the bride and groom embrace during a portrait session at Venue, Diamante Italy
Marco Colonna
Mersin/Turkey wedding rings on a wood artistic picture details
Emre Nesli
İstanbul Turkey Bride make up detail artistic wedding photo
Emre Nesli
Arzon, France wedding portrait image of the tattooed bride and her bouquet
Patrick Lombaert
Mumbai India Detail Ring shots are an essential part of the wedding day! When you keep time for them of course
Ankita Asthana
detail image at the salon by Ohio wedding photographer "Shutting off the lights and using a mirror to reflect sun coming in window"
Dennis Crider
Borgo Santo Pietro, Tuscany, Siena, Chiusdino image of The Wedding dress hanging during the active getting ready session
Andrea Sampoli
London, UK Flowers on the way to the church in this artistic wedding photo
Emil Boczek
Bejing wedding image of the bride waving from a car to family and friends waving back
Vincent Mu
San Francisco, California bride getting ready with curlers and makeup on
Tyler Vu
Fujian Hotel pool wedding detail image showing the Cheers of champagne
Qi Xiang
A portrait of the bride and her bouquet at the Villa Ekaterina, Sofia, Bulgaria
Detelina Krasteva
Italian wedding image of the hands of the bride while she is nervously holding her veil
Zsofia Rebicek
Bulgaria, golf club st. Sofia wedding portrait of the couple with soap bubbles
Boni Bonev
Chinese wedding detail image of small papers of blessings to the bride, hung by clothes pins on strings
Ding Yu
Detail image of hands with rings over a wheat field in Valladolid, Spain
Sergio Cueto
French wedding detail image of the groom placing a ring on the bride's finger
Jerome Villard
Bay of Silence in Italy wedding portrait of the couple with a detail of the groom's ring
Matteo Originale
Couple's silhouette with a wedding detail at the Guesthouse Hotel in Chicago
Victoria Sprung
Domaine de la Butte Ronde wedding image showing the bride's bouquet
Karim Kheyar
Private place at La Romieu, Gers, France wedding Detail image of a guest's hairstyle
Isabelle Bazin
Taiwan Home wedding detail image of Old things & wedding rings
Tao Hsuan Tzu
Hotel, Diamante Italy artistic wedding photo of the bridal makeup in black and white
Marco Colonna
Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam artistic wedding photo of the shoes outside
Nien Truong
Hauts-de-France Hotel image of the bride putting on makeup on the morning of the wedding
Mehdi Djafer
Allegro Buffet couple silhouette image with the dress and flowers
Eric Corbacho
Horsham Park, West Sussex artistic wedding photo of the bride and grooms shoes on the grass
Annamarie Stepney
Hotel La Palma wedding detail image of a different point of view of the Bridal Bouquet
Nicola Genati
Piedmont wedding Ceremony Location image of The ring and the bouquet
Nicola Genati
Detail wedding image of the groom and his groomsmen showing their phones and congratulating the groom
Huy Che Hoang
Outside Church Venue in France wedding image of the Family Virgin Marie's statue
Catherine Hudson Paturet
Lambertsmühle, Burscheid, Germany wedding day image showing the little girl looking up at the really big ones
Patrycja Janik
The two witnesses help the bride to complete the dressing, dress worn and shoes ready for the Italy wedding
Fabrizio Demasi
Oakland, California wedding detail image of childhood pictures used to decorate the backyard wedding
Chris Shum
Chiesa Riflessi artistic wedding photo of reflective sunglasses and a guest with a fan in the church ceremony
Samuele Ciaffoni
Colorado hotel wedding picture of bride's rings in between her shoes
Shea McGrath
Artistic wedding photo from California, Napa - Finally a relaxing time for the newlywed
Chris Shum
Mehndi ceremony of the bride in Ahmedabad, India
Jean-Baptiste Chauvin
Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam Wedding Ceremony Location detail image of the rings on a sparkler stick
Nien Truong
Vietnam wedding detail image of a cat roaming the outdoor reception with a guest reaching down to pet her
Huy Che Hoang
The bride asked the groom to knead the dough during this wedding image in China
Hao Pan
UK bride arriving at her wedding ceremony showing a detail of a bridal shoe stepping out of the auto
Hollie Mateer
Ontario wedding detail image of the bride's shoes and ring
Aniket Sananse
Church Ranch Event Center, Westminster, CO Wedding cake detail image under the reception venue lights
Sean Lara
Wedding detail image of the groom getting ready at the Grand Hotel Il Ninfeo di Gaeta Italy
Nando Ginnetti
Bridesmaids block out the sun in this China wedding detail image
Jinqi Tan
Ahmedabad, India Hands of the bride wedding art detail image
Patrick Lombaert
The bride is holding her dress in the harsh winter wind at Kasteel Daelenbroeck near Herkenbosch
Thomas Jongbloed
France wedding detail of the bride receiving help getting dressed
Jonathan Sylvoz
Château de la Trye, France Wedding rings artistic photography
Jean-Baptiste Chauvin

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.