2021 Winners – West Coast Wedding Awards

We are so proud to announce the 2021 Award Winners! Congratulations to all of our winners and also to everyone submitting. The level of photography submitted made this year a fierce competition! Often the person in 4th place was only a few points shy from being in the top 3. And while 2021 still came with many pandemic related challenges, it is clear our industry is bouncing back!

A huge thank you to the Judges, who went above and beyond to provide excellent feedback.

UPDATE: For WCWA 2022 Awards, the max amount of times one photographer can place is once per category. For example, if Sarah Smith’s photos wins first, second and third place, the highest scoring photograph, first place, will be awarded to her and second and third place awarded to the photographers with the next highest scoring photographs.

Tanja Aelbrecht and Caroline Ross
West Coast Wedding Awards


Category: Wedding Couple

Photograph of a couple together, taken on the wedding day.

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First place award winner is Emily Nicole Photos

Runner-up is Whistler Elopements

Finalist is Isle + Oak Photography

CompositionCreativityLightingAestheticsEditingOverall
Winner1001009510095
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Runner-up9492949590
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Finalist8580958895
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Category: Photojournalism

A photograph taken at any point during the wedding day where the subjects are not posed.

First place award winner is: Isle + Oak Photography

Runner-up is Emily Serrell Photography

Finalist is Emily Serrell Photography

CompositionCreativityLightingAestheticsEditingOverall
Winner8590909090
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Runner9085828585
9490969694
858779847987.40
Finalist8588847075
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858779858385.53

Category: Detail photo

A photograph showcasing a wedding day detail.

First place award winner is Page and Holmes  Photography

Runner-up is Amber Hughes Photography

Finalist is Sambajoy Photo & Art

CompositionCreativityLightingAestheticsEditingOverall
Winner8587899191
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778584828289.80
Runner9095899091
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Finalist9592979898
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Category: Furry friends

Photograph that includes an animal on the wedding day. 

First place award winner is Emily Nicole Photos

Runner-up is Erin Fraser

Finalis is Sydney Aleisha Photography 

CompositionCreativityLightingAestheticsEditingOverall
Winner9088909090
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808585878088.53
Runner8885859088
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747880808087.07
Finalist8885888578
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Category: Group photo

Photograph taken on the day of the wedding, showing a group of people, either the wedding party or other guests with (or without) the couple. 

First place award winner is Page and Holmes  Photography

Runner-up is Page and Holmes  Photography

Finalist is Page and Holmes  Photography

CompositionCreativityLightingAestheticsEditingOverall
Winner7770818376
9810010010098
717675757483.60
Runner7475828280
9088909292
767778807582.07
Finalist7082798177
9092909294
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Honorary mention to Erin Fraser, who’s group photo placed behind the finalist with the smallest possible margin in this contest.


Category: Engagement

Photograph of a couple that is engaged. The photo can’t be taken on the wedding day. The couple in the photograph isn’t wearing a wedding-specific outfit. 

First place award winner is Janice Power Photography

Runner-up is Emily Nicole Photos

Finalist is Kathleen Elizabeth Photography

CompositionCreativityLightingAestheticsEditingOverall
Winner9090888890
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807776807788.80
Runner-up9585959595
9294989698
767679787688.53
Finalist9090909085
9890959588
848482788188.00

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