This week, we celebrate amazing wedding moments taken by photographers Ben Minnaar, Dallas & Sabrina, Kathleen Elizabeth, and Lushi Song of Song Photos.

Cambridge wedding photographer Ben Minnaar says this wedding moment was taken at Queens college in Cambridge. “I saw this absolutely beautiful window light at the entrance of the chapel moments before the bride (Natasha) walked up the aisle,” he explains. “To take the decision to be with the bride at this point instead of shooting down the aisle with the groom beside me was instinctive but risky.”

Minnaar continues: “I feel like this photo can serve as a timeless keepsake of Natasha’s wedding day, showcasing her beauty and elegance before she sees her groom for the first time. Additionally, this photo can also serve as a way for them to reflect on her journey leading up to her wedding day, and as a reminder of the anticipation and excitement she felt before beginning a new chapter in her life.”

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Sabrina of Dallas & Sabrina Photography says, “I love everything about this photo—the composition of the harsh diagonal line that cuts through the image contrasting the cloud filled blue sky against the industrial building, the lines of the light and shadows hitting the building, and of course the intimate moment between the bride and groom.”

Sabrina continues: “Above all of that though, I love how the photo was created. How the scene in real life looked vs. the photograph couldn’t be farther from each other. This photo was taken in the back of the venue, in front of a parking lot full of vehicles where the caterers were piling up bins of dirty dishes. The location looked awful in real life, but Dallas, my husband who took the photo, had a vision and saw something amazing, and I know to never question when he gets that twinkle in his eye. Thankfully the couple also had full confidence in us and didn’t question anything. Dallas had them step on a ledge and shot the photo below from a distance to capture this shot. The end result is, this is one of my favorite photos from the day.”

The next image, also by Dallas & Sabrina, took place after they were photographing the speeches and noticed one of the flower girls laying off her chair, just completely done and so tired out from the day. “We tried our best not to laugh, took the photo and knew it was gold. It was such a great little moment and the couple loved it which in the end is the best part of what we do,” say the photo duo.

They continue: “Our approach to weddings is to always go in with an open mind, let the wedding day flow naturally, be a fly on the wall and have fun. The day is filled with so many amazing moments so we don’t interfere or manufacture things—we want to capture real moments so that our photos are connected to something meaningful. Being discreet, slowing down, really observing everything helps us achieve that. Most importantly just being a nice person to spend time with helps everyone else around us relax and then everything else just flows.”

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Washington elopement photographer Kathleen Elizabeth says this image “just brings up so many emotions when I look at it and I think it’s so interesting—from the fog at the top to the motion blur of the couple. It was one of the last photos of their elopement. It was starting to get dark, the fog was rolling in over the lake and the mountains, and it was getting pretty chilly. To warm up, I had them run back and forth on the beach a couple of times. I wanted to capture it with motion blur to get a whimsical, free feeling to it and I just love how it turned out!”

Lushi Song of Song Photos says that with this image below, she was experimenting a lot for double exposure on film and this one came out very naturally as a candid, in-between moment.

“Capturing unique wedding moments is like playing puzzles,” she explains. “Everything looks very unclear and mysterious at the beginning and then every click of my shutter becomes a valuable piece of the whole set. Most of the time I look for the micro interactions and small details besides those formal events. They are mostly imperfect—blurry but very true to the moment.”

Dig into our Photo of the Day archives for even more eye-catching portraits and wedding moments. Submit your wedding, editorial, documentary and other interesting photo genres to: jacqueline.tobin@emeraldx.com.