The International Society of Professional Wedding Photographers Awards

These are the stunningly creative photographs voted as some of the worlds best wedding snaps from the last year. The International Society of Professional Wedding Photographers (ISPWP) Awards features more than 20 categories. From the conventional Bride and Groom Portrait to the vibrant All About Light award – everything is taken into consideration. In total more than 20,000 images were submitted by the societys members.

The bride being thrown up buy her Groom and Ushers. 1st place – the wedding dress. Cordoba, Spain. (Photo by Valentin Gamiz)

The Bride getting into her dress wiht her Bridesmaids. Bristol, UK. (Photo by Rich Howman)

The Bride and her ride. 1st place – Ceremony. Canmore, Alberta. (Photo by Lanny Mann)

Bride and Groom. 1st place – Family Love. Zurich, Switzerland. (Photo by Thomas Hinder)

Bride and Bridesmaid picture. 1st place – kids will be kids. Hong Kong. (Photo by Nick Chang)

Groom and Ushers pictured in Moscow, Russia. (Photo by Galina Nabatnikova)

The first kiss – 1st place – first dance. Canmore, Alberta. (Photo by Erika Mann)

A couple kiss – 1st place – Reception. Florence, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Baglioni)

Bride and Groom – 1st place – reception. Lake Tahoe, California. (Photo by Tara Theilen)

Portrait on iPhones. 1st place – Bride and Groom Portrait. Riviera Maya, Mexico. (Photo by Fer Juaristi)

Bride and Groom pictured in Taipei, Taiwan. (Photo by Chris Huang)

Giving of the rings. 1st place – Emotional Impact. Florence, Italy. (Photo by Andrea Corsi)

Bride and Groom pictured in an Aeroplane – 1st place – Family love. Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Masao Okano)

Watching the ceremony in Halifax, Nova Scotia – 1st place – Emotional impact. (Photo by Emma Rose)

The first dance – 1st place – Framing the subject. Novorossiysk, Russia. (Photo by Ruslan Myts)

The wedding party with the Bride and Groom.1st place – Movement and motion. Florence, Italy. (Photo by Andrea Corsi)

Groom and Ushers – 1st place – The Decisive moment. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. (Photo by Pedro Cabrera)

Bride and Groom. 1st place – getting ready. Lisboa, Portugal. (Photo by Rafael Vaz)

The bride in the car. 1st place – First dance. Zwolle, Netherlands. (Photo by Peter Can Der Lingen)

Bride and Groom. 1st place – The decisive moment. Zaragoza, Spain. (Photo by Victor Lax)

Bride and Groom. 1st place – The wedding dress. Caxias do Sul, Brazil. (Photo by Lucas Lermen)

The ring – 1st place – all about light. Chongqing, China. (Photo by Zhang Ainiu)

The Bride in her wedding dress. 1st place – ceremony. Sussex, UK. (Photo by Martin Beddall)