2025 Winners

WCWA is proud to announce the 2025 Award 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 Kayla Bowie Creative

Runner-up is Timeless Fotos

Finalist is Burlap & Oak Wedding Photography

	Composition	Creativity	Lighting	Aesthetics	Editing	Overall
Winner	85	90	90	90	85
	90	90	95	95	95	88.83
	79	82	85	88	86
Runner-up	85	85	90	90	90
	90	90	95	95	90	86.20
	75	78	80	80	80
Finalist	80	80	80	85	80
	95	95	95	95	95	86
	76	82	85	82	85

Category: Photojournalism

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

First place award winner is: Miranda Anderson Photography

Runner-up is Isle + Oak Photography

Finalist is Blush Wedding Photography

	Composition	Creativity	Lighting	Aesthetics	Editing	Overall
Winner	75	85	75	75	75
	95	90	92	92	92	85.53
	86	87	88	91	85
Runner-up	85	85	85	80	80
	95	95	95	92	85	83.67
	75	73	73	79	78
Finalist	90	85	85	85	85
	75	75	80	80	88	82.27
	80	80	81	83	82

Category: Wedding Detail

A photograph showcasing a wedding day detail.

First place award winner is Isle + Oak Photography

Runner-up is Blush Wedding Photography

Finalist is Elyse Anna 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	85	85	85	85	80
	90	80	90	90	85	81.27
	65	76	78	69	76
Runner-up	85	85	80	80	75
	70	80	60	70	80	75.33
	65	80	70	75	75
Finalist	80	75	75	80	80
	80	80	75	85	85	74.87
	64	64	68	65	67

Category: Faunal Entourage

Photograph that includes an animal on the wedding day.

First Place is Isle + Oak Photography

Runner-up is Capri Kimberly Photography

Finalist is Candice Marie 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	85	85	80	80	75
	90	88	88	90	89	79.33
	75	70	70	65	60
Runner-up	70	70	75	75	70
	75	70	75	75	75	68.07
	55	59	60	57	60
Finalist	85	85	75	80	80
	60	60	60	60	60	68
	65	65	60	65	60

Category: Assemblage

A group of people, either the wedding party or other guests with (or without) the couple.

First place award winner is Sea to Sky Studios

Runner-up is Janice Power Photography

Finalist is Miranda Anderson Photography

	Composition	Creativity	Lighting	Aesthetics	Editing	Overall
Winner	80	80	75	80	75
	85	80	80	80	80	79.07
	78	78	80	80	75
Runner-up	75	75	75	75	75
	80	75	80	85	80	78.07
	82	75	80	80	79
Finalist	75	75	75	80	75
	75	75	75	80	80	76.73
	73	77	78	80	78

Category: Wedding Portrait

Photograph that includes a person who is a part of the wedding couple alone, without others around them.

First place award winner is Oliver Rabanes Photography

Runner-up is Miranda Anderson Photography

Finalist is Isle + Oak Photography

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

	Composition	Creativity	Lighting	Aesthetics	Editing	Overall
Winner	75	85	75	80	80
	85	90	85	85	90	83.93
	87	85	83	89	85
Runner-up	85	85	85	80	75
	85	88	95	90	90	82.80
	75	79	78	76	76
Finalist	75	75	80	80	75
	88	90	92	90	89	81.53
	75	75	79	80	80

Category: Wedding Prelude

Photograph of an event that takes place before the wedding. The photo can’t be taken on the wedding day.

First place award winner is Burlap & Oak Wedding Photography

Runner-up is Blush Wedding Photography

Finalist is Kayla Bowie Creative

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

	Composition	Creativity	Lighting	Aesthetics	Editing	Overall
Winner	85	90	85	90	80
	95	92	97	95	95	85.53
	79	76	73	78	73
Runner-up	80	85	80	80	75
	90	90	90	95	85	84.87
	84	85	85	86	83
Finalist	80	85	80	80	75
	80	85	95	90	88	82.73
	76	79	80	85	83

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