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.

Massachusetts best wedding photography from Valley View Farm in Haydenville showing a pic of Young guest at reception with bride in foreground

Best wedding photography from Baltimore showing a pic in BW of bride and groom intro dancing

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Artistic Cape Cod wedding picture in Falmouth, Massachusetts from a private residence showing the MA couple in front of the tent at dusk with lights

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A wedding photographer at the Verb Hotel in Boston created this image of kids learning chopsticks at reception

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Corral de Piedras de Arriba en San Miguel de Allende, Mexico wedding couple artistic image session of a totally natural moment during the reception with great stage lights

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A wedding photographer in Spring, TX created this image at the Addison Woods Wedding and Event Venue of a baby taking a nap on Grandmas shoulder during reception

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Best wedding photography from Cleveland showing a pic of the bride and groom at the reception dance off

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Illinois wedding photographer created this image of the Groom holding bride as they trudge through the winter snow back to their apartment for their reception

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WA image of a wedding moment as the Trinity Tree Farm Issaquah Bride cries while other bride laughs during toast

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Lille, Hauts-de-France creative fine art wedding clothing picture during a moment of relaxation in the wheat field next to the place of reception

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Telluride, CO wedding portrait session of two grooms riding in the Gondola to their reception

CO wedding grooms portrait session Telluride riding reception gondola

Grand Est Home wedding photography showing that Everyone wanted to dance

Grand Est wedding photography reception Patrycja Janik dance home

Thailand wedding photo from Bangkok during the bouquet toss at the Reception

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Estes Park Condos, Estes Park, Colorado creative couple wedding portrait on a huge rock to overlook the river running through their reception space

The couple posed for their wedding portrait on a huge rock overlooking the river that ran through their reception space

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Bulgarian couple during the wedding cake feeding at the reception

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Big Sky, Montana wedding photography from the reception baby nursery room

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Rockville Backyard Wedding photo of bride and one of her best friends go in for a socially distanced hi-five at the reception

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Wedding photo from Desmond Hotel Malvern, Pennsylvania showing the bride in a Hora dance during the reception dance party

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Wedding photography from Malopolskie showing Funny play during reception

reception Funny play Wedding photo Malopolskie

Mexico wedding photography from casa hyder, san miguel de allende of A wedding guest sleeping during the reception

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MX wedding photography from casa hyder, san miguel de allende, mexico as A wedding guest takes a break during the dancing portion of the reception

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Baden-Württemberg wedding photo from the lit reception showing the bride and groom during the first dance

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NH wedding photography from the DoubleTree by Hilton Nashua of crazy dance tricks at The reception

DoubleTree Hilton dance tricks reception NH wedding photo Nashua

Wedding photo from Portopiccolo Sistiana, Trieste, Italy - cake cutting at the recpetion

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England wedding reportage photo from Chelsea, London as the bride and groom and the band walk through the streets to reception

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Colorado wedding photo from Black Canyon Inn (Estes Park, CO) showing wedding guests dancing during reception

Black Canyon Inn Estes Park dancing CO reception wedding guests

Artistic Guangdong wedding photographer captured bridal party dresses swinging during the reception

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Chicago Bride & Groom Sharing Their First Dance at the reception

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Arizona wedding guest waves to family members on Zoom during the reception at the Secert Garden Event Center in Phoenix

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Colorado creative wedding detail photo from Fort Collins Reception Venue of the rings during the reception

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