Lucky number 7!

I'm so excited to announce that Vesic Photography has come in 7th place in the first wedding photo competition BRIDES magazine has ever held! As they put it:

"Inspired by the pictures our editors have been seeing—images that remind us how poignant and precious (and funny!) every wedding is—Brides asked members of the Wedding Photojournalist Association (WPJA) to enter their work in our first-ever photo contest.

Pictures were divided up into 10 categories, and after poring over hundreds of submissions, we chose the work in each category that best captured the magic and memories of this day of days.

From hipster groomsmen to precious little attendants, these photographers were able to capture the unique feeling of these couple's wedding days with an especially artistic eye."

The competition was held with the WPJA (Wedding Photojournalist Association), which is a great organization which supports and promotes photojournalistic and an artistic style of wedding photography; and one that I'm happy to say I am member of.

The winning photo is from last year's wedding of Rachel and Aaron, in Valle Crucis, NC (just outside of Boone, NC). They are such a great and fun couple and there was definitely a lot of love at that great little church up on top of the mountain. The photo was taken after the ceremony and before the reception, with the two of them just walking around the the open fields and gravel paths, and from time to time, the moment would strike, as it always does, the reality of the fact they just got married hits, and you see the perfect kiss, or, as is the case with here, the perfect embrace. As the judges put it:

"A powerful photo capturing a raw emotional moment between the bride and groom. Very moving photo. Bride embracing groom, very close-up, graphic and emotional - a portrait of unity, support and strength."

The top photo is the winning photo, and below are some more of my favorites from their wedding.

Direct links to the winning photo, and to see the other great photos, click here for the Brides Magazine page, and here for the WPJA page.