2023 Winners – West Coast Wedding Awards

We are proud to announce the 2023Award Winners! Congratulations to all of our winners!

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

West Coast Wedding Awards

Category: Wedding Couple

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

First place award winner is Candice Marie Photography

Runner-up is Burlap & Oak Wedding Photography

Finalist is Lindsey Paradiso Photography

Honorary mention to Candice Marie Photography who had multiple winning photos in this category, however, contestants can only place once per category.

	Composition	Creativity	Lighting	Aesthetics	Editing	Overall
Winner	100	95	100	95	95
	90	92	95	93	93
	98	99	99	90	99	95.53
Runner-up	95	95	100	90	95
	92	93	95	93	92
	97	100	98	99	98	95.47
Finalist	100	95	95	95	95
	83	85	88	84	88
	99	98	99	99	98	93.40

Category: Photojournalism

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

First place award winner is: John Bello Photographer

Runner-up is Janice Power Photography

Finalist is Donna Marie Photography

	Composition	Creativity	Lighting	Aesthetics	Editing	Overall
Winner	95	100	90	100	85
	85	85	89	88	90
	95	95	97	95	98	92.47
Runner-up	100	90	80	80	80
	92	88	87	90	88
	99	99	99	98	98	91.20
Finalist	95	95	95	95	100
	85	88	81	90	89
	85	79	80	89	85	88.73

Category: Detail photo

A photograph showcasing a wedding day detail.

First place award winner is Isle + Oak Photography

Runner-up is Meghan Hemstra Photography

Finalist is Emily Nicole Photos.

	Composition	Creativity	Lighting	Aesthetics	Editing	Overall
Winner	85	85	90	90	85
	85	85	90	87	88
	97	95	97	97	97	90.20
Runner-up	95	95	90	95	95
	80	80	75	78	77
	98	90	90	90	95	88.20
Finalist	80	80	90	90	85
	77	78	82	77	82
	95	90	98	90	95	85.93

Category: Furry friends

Photograph that includes an animal on the wedding day.

First Place is Emily Serrell Photography

Runner-up is Miranda Anderson Photography

Finalist is John Bello Photographer

	Composition	Creativity	Lighting	Aesthetics	Editing	Overall
Winner	95	90	85	90	85
	92	90	90	95	90
	89	80	85	89	90	89
Runner-up	90	90	90	90	90
	83	88	90	89	90
	85	85	79	75	79	86.20
Finalist	80	90	80	95	70
	85	82	89	87	88
	85	85	85	80	79	84

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 Isle + Oak Photography

Runner-up is Miranda Anderson Photography

Finalist is Dylaina Gollub Photography

Honorary mention to Isle + Oak Photography who had multiple winning photos in this category, however, contestants can only place once per category.

	Composition	Creativity	Lighting	Aesthetics	Editing	Overall
Winner	100	95	95	95	95
	91	92	95	90	90
	99	99	98	95	98	95.13
Runner-up	90	90	85	100	85
	88	88	85	87	90
	89	89	95	98	95	90.27
Finalist	95	95	90	100	90
	82	75	82	78	85
	80	80	85	89	80	85.73

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 Burlap & Oak Wedding Photography

Runner-up is Miranda Anderson Photography

Finalist is Candice Marie Photography

	Composition	Creativity	Lighting	Aesthetics	Editing	Overall
Winner	85	100	95	90	90
	80	85	85	82	85
	98	98	98	98	92	90.73
Runner-up	95	90	100	95	90
	85	82	90	88	88
	89	85	97	90	95	90.60
Finalist	90	85	90	90	85
	89	83	80	82	87
	99	99	98	97	99	90.20

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