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Here Are 22 Of The Best Unstaged Wedding Photographs Photographers Submitted For Our Contest
Weddings are full of amazing and emotional moments, but if they are not captured, it can be hard to truly convey the magic and memories as they fade over time. However, there are many talented wedding photographers around the world and they capture every little detail in the most unique way—welcome to "This Is Reportage."
"This Is Reportage" showcases the very best wedding photography and it all has one thing in common—nothing staged, no poses, just pure, natural images. Here we have the latest collection of award-winning documentary wedding photos highlighting the very best in reportage wedding photography. Trust us, these images will give you all the feels.
Have a look through these amazing and beautiful images from weddings across the globe. We have selected 22 images from 135 award-winners that highlight the very best of the collection. You can view the full collection here. These images are proof that despite our different cultures and traditions, weddings elicit the same emotions no matter where you're from.
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Marcellus II 5 years ago
That's... exactly a photographer's job description? "Effectively use light and focus". And composition.
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heidi holmes 5 years ago
The sad joyfulness of the parents in this picture was beautifully captured, it's almost as if you can see their hopes and dreams for their daughter's future in this photo. Love it. <3
Aamna Shah 4 years ago
It's a beautiful picture radiating joy but the parents' sad smiles make it even more raw and emotional.
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Kiss Army 5 years ago
This makes me miss my dad so much. It's been 7 years and I don;t cry about it as often but I'm crying now remembering his emotion on my wedding day,
Monika Soffronow 5 years ago
I lost my dad 16 years ago, on my birthday. I still talk to him. To miss your dad means that your father meant a lot to you. There is a lot of solace and gratefulness to be had from grief, because, unfortunately, quite a few people did not have a dad, or mother for that matter, who was ever a positive part of their lives.
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martin734 5 years ago
@ Martin Donovan, so was slavery and human sacrifice. Thankfully for most people times and attitudes change.
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Kalita Nite 5 years ago
okay seeing this one made me cry too! Im sooo happy these two go to have this moment!
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KatHat 5 years ago
You have no idea how she's feeling just from her face. Odds are she's trying to control her own tears. GIVE UP the notion that you know how someone is feeling by looking at them. Women keep getting judged for things like "resting b***h face" because people keep thinking they know what they're thinking or feeling. STOP.
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Linus Nilsson 5 years ago
To me it looks like he just told a dad-joke, and the bride is all "really?"
kurisutofu 5 years ago
Exactly what I was thinking. I thought the father was doing an exaggeration of someone crying and the bride was like "come on, even here?"
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Gina Lehman Peebles 5 years ago
The bride looks mad. I think it would be a tender moment between a daughter and Dad. It was between my Dad and myself.
Monika Soffronow 5 years ago
His expression epitomizes what it means to be overcome by emotion.'
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Kailyn Waters 4 years ago
This one should be higher. He's just trying to be the goodest boy be can be
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pusheen 5 years ago
why are they pouring water on them? not being rude, i just don't understand
Kahlo Smith 5 years ago
It looks to be a Hindu wedding tradition called Mangala Snanam, which involves covering the pride and groom in turmeric (you can see the spice powder all over their faces and arms) and giving them a holy bath. Just like in other traditions, like Western baptisms and Buddhist ablution baths, the water is meant to purify :)
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Rukmani Krishnan 5 years ago
In older times, Indian wedding were about a week long and the Haldi ceremony was done on one of the days. The idea behind this ritual is that the turmeric is supposed to help make your skin glow, so the bride n groom are radiant on their wedding day. This was of course, before we had salons selling us expensive wedding grooming packages! Plus, turmeric is believed to have spiritually purifying properties, so we have the haldi ceremony.
Leanne Emmerton 5 years ago
The water washes away the bad luck so they start their lives together with good luck. Like Asian new year. I love that their hands are clinging together and they have the same expression.
Viki Banaszak 5 years ago
Actually, I see in my brain, the water on them being separate but when it is on the ground you can no longer separate the whole because it is now one.
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Alpár Lukácsi 5 years ago
Hi, I am Alpar, the photographer of this wedding and of this photo, of course. No worries, he is a great father and he loves the groom, they are in a good relationship ! He was very emotional that day, especially on the ceremony because he was the major of the town too and he had to officiate the ceremony ! You can see the wedding here: https://alparlukacsi.ro/fotograf-de-nunta-mures/
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Shirley Richard 5 years ago
I actually love this one. I don't think the dad is thinking something outrageously negative. Perhaps he's acknowledging it's time to let go?
Elaine Mattingly 5 years ago
Surely we made the right decision, he'll make her happy and keep her safe.
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Peter Kelly 5 years ago
I don't want to rain on anyone's parade, but that is a standard wedding photographer's shot. I bet every Pro in the field has dozens of similar.
Tardis42 5 years ago
I was going to say the same thing. Pretty, but unstaged is not a word that applies to this picture.
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Suzanne Haigh 5 years ago
I am not sure about this, looks like the groom did not turn up and they are still waiting for him...........
Jenny Pugh 4 years ago
You know the groom waits for the bride inside the church, right?
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Elaine Mattingly 5 years ago
Students we have here an example of how many things can be wrong in one picture.
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Randomcthulu 5 years ago
The bubble solution won't kill you or anything, might give a mild stomach ache if you drank the entire bottle, but it's pretty much dish soap, water, and maybe a little glycerin, so it wouldn't taste good.
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Elizabeth Maas 5 years ago
She must have patted herself on her own back with sun screen on her hands before attempting to get some color from the Sun.
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J-Yogi-Temp-Mom 5 years ago
They say, rain on your wedding day means you'll have a long happy marriage. It rained on my parents wedding, and they just celebrated 36 year this last April.
LOttawa 5 years ago
Rained on mine also... Seperated in 2004, divorced in 2005 🤷
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rustic raven 5 years ago
WELL WHAT IS A LITTLE RAIN ON A WEDDING DAY SOMETHING TO REMEMBER ALWAYS ;=]] THIS WAY NO ONE KNOWS YOU ARE REALLY CRYING ;=]
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Final score:
90points
The lion tamer 5 years ago
That actually happened at my cousin's wedding! Thank God the groom was cool.
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Sarah Patti 5 years ago
Maybe he's seen one of them grow up and is proud to be part of their wedding.
AY1984 5 years ago
Highly likely. I got married at 22 and the priest who married us I had known since I was 3. I went to school and church and was involved in the youth group that he was a priest at. He was so thrilled I selected him versus the younger priest that many of the younger crowd like.
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Dorothy Parker 5 years ago
I'd like to know the background of this scene rather than our conjecture.
Catherine Bell 5 years ago
I can relate to this photo. My father had passed by the time my little sister got married. Father Calais had been a part of our lives since I was 7 when he gave me First Communion. My sister was 9 years my junior. When it came time for her to decide who would walk her down the aisle, she chose Father Calais. He walked her down the aisle, handed her to her soon to be husband, went behind the altar, changed into his vestments, and proceeded with the ceremony. There was not a dry eye in the house!
rustic raven 5 years ago
OH WOW ;=[] REAL GOOD FATHER YOU WON'T FORGET THIS ONE FOR SUNDAY MASS ;=]]
Aimee Simmons 5 years ago
Marriage is so moving. This man takes his calling very seriously to heart. Bless you, sir. Bless you.
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Final score:
87points
Dorothy Parker 5 years ago (edited)
Beautiful focus on the bride's profile and the girl almost looking like it's her profile, heads both bowed.
Evelien Van Den Bossche 5 years ago
Thank you for featuring my photo here! One of my all time favorites! 🥰
LC Greenwood 5 years ago
At my sister's wedding I was sad at that age because I thought I had lost her. Little did I know I was getting 2 amazing nephews down the road.
Evelien Van Den Bossche 5 years ago
:-) This girl was really happy with the white dress just like her mom.
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Evelien Van Den Bossche 5 years ago
It was intentional. I’m always looking for shadows in hard light. I was waiting for the two of them looking both at their shoes, because I heard them talking about it.
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JessG 5 years ago
What a ridiculous thing to say, were you AT that wedding?
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RaroaRaroa 5 years ago
Unless you're a woman, then you learn to hold it. :-)
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Danny Heath 5 years ago
I took this picture at My Cousins Wedding - My Daughter and her cousin - called it Runaway Bride PDR_1083-6...e98388.jpg 
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Must Be Bored Again 5 years ago
When I got married, I was walking down the isle to my 6'3" future husband, who was also a Marine and Law Enforcement Officer. He was standing at full attention while waiting for me. When I finally reached him, his bottom lip was trembling like a little child. That is love.
Margaret Martin 4 years ago
Wished I'd gotten a notice for this post... I have a couple nice Wedding pics.
Must Be Bored Again 5 years ago
When I got married, I was walking down the isle to my 6'3" future husband, who was also a Marine and Law Enforcement Officer. He was standing at full attention while waiting for me. When I finally reached him, his bottom lip was trembling like a little child. That is love.
Margaret Martin 4 years ago
Wished I'd gotten a notice for this post... I have a couple nice Wedding pics.
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