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Headline: Marriage Made In Heaven: Stunning Photos Showcase The Winners Of The International Wedding Photographer Of The Year 2019

Caption: IN PHOTO: TOP SCORING IMAGE - This jolly shot of a groom getting ready for his big day was taken by Ashley Davenport and placed in the Solo Portrait category Wedding photographers have the honour (and the challenge) of capturing what will be the most important day of many couple’s lives. For the third year, the best wedding photographers from around the world have been celebrated for their craft thanks to the International Wedding Photographer of the Year Awards. Artistic wedding imagery poured in, with photographers submitting their work to 11 different categories. The highest accolade went to Cat and Jeff of The Apartment Photography, from Vancouver, Canada, for their atmospheric shot of newlyweds Pia and Julian. The couple got married in Whistler, BC in a 'multi-day celebration', which perfectly combined their differing cultural backgrounds. "Pia and Julian brought together their families from around the world to celebrate their love' said the winning photographers. "Their multi day celebration was the perfect combination of their two backgrounds - bringing so many different cultural aspects together to create a weekend that was so unique and special to them.' "The crazy weather patterns (sunshine, rain and blustery winds!) didn't stop these from from having the best time ever - they had smiles painted on their faces all weekend long!" The runner-up winner was Xenia Shabanova, from Estonia, with a clever image taken using a drone using the reflective quality of hotel windows to capture bride and groom-to-be Chris and Natalie on the night before their wedding in the capital, Tallinn. Photographer Xenia explained; "My idea was to capture the state of mind of both bride and groom before the most important event in their life.' "I was imagining the bride admiring the dress and the groom just having a drink of whiskey and taking a quiet moment for himself.' "The shot was taken by my drone from outside the hotel, in order to look into the hotel from "outside in". I was standing on the street and giving instructions to the couple via the mobile.' "I got very lucky with the mirror-like surface of the windows of the hotel, which reflected the lights of the night." Additional categories awarded included Black and White, Bridal Party, Couple Portrait, Dance Floor, Epic Location, From Above, Single Capture, Solo Portrait, and Film Analog.

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