The ISPWP holds a members-only wedding photography contest four times a year. Each contest has 20 different categories, so over the four quarterly contests that adds up to 80 First Place winners for the entire year. Here is a look back at ALL 80 1st place winning images from 2012.

NOTE: The four contests include all contests where the results were published in 2012, which includes the Winter 2011, Spring 2012, Summer 2012 and Fall 2012 contests.

Want to see more? Check out the Best Wedding Photography of the Year from prior years:
Best Wedding Photography of 2011
Best Wedding Photography of 2010

1st PLACE | ALL ABOUT LIGHT | WINTER 2011
Cliff Brunk | Cliff Brunk Photography | San Francisco, California

1st PLACE | BRIDAL PARTY PORTRAIT | WINTER 2011
Tim Fitch | Tim Fitch Photography | Madison, Wisconsin

1st PLACE | BRIDE AND GROOM PORTRAIT | WINTER 2011
Ed Atrero | Atrero Photography | San Diego, California

1st PLACE | BRIDE PORTRAIT | WINTER 2011
Ana Correa | Ana Correa | Wedding Photography | Florianópolis, Brazil

1st PLACE | CEREMONY | WINTER 2011
Jacques Mateos | Magic Flight Studio | Paris, France

1st PLACE | EMOTIONAL IMPACT | WINTER 2011
Mauricio Arias | Chrisman Studios | San Francisco, California

1st PLACE | ENGAGEMENT PORTRAIT | WINTER 2011
Franck Boutonnet | Franck Boutonnet Photography | Paris, France

1st PLACE | FAMILY LOVE | WINTER 2011
Virginia Gimeno | Tag Fotografia | Madrid, Spain

1st PLACE | FIRST DANCE | WINTER 2011
Liliya Gorlanova | Liliya Gorlanova | Moscow, Russia

1st PLACE | FRAMING THE SUBJECT | WINTER 2011
Mauricio Arias | Chrisman Studios | San Francisco, California

1st PLACE | GETTING READY | WINTER 2011
Mauricio Arias | Chrisman Studios | San Francisco, California

1st PLACE | HUMOR | WINTER 2011
Erin Chrisman | Chrisman Studios | San Francisco, California

1st PLACE | KIDS WILL BE KIDS | WINTER 2011
Ben Chrisman | Chrisman Studios | San Francisco, California

1st PLACE | MOVEMENT AND MOTION | WINTER 2011
Eunice Montenegro | Eunice Montenegro Photography | Halifax, Nova Scotia

1st PLACE | PURE ART | WINTER 2011
Sol Tamargo | del Sol Photography | Playa del Carmen, Mexico

1st PLACE | RECEPTION | WINTER 2011
Ben Chrisman | Chrisman Studios | San Francisco, California

1st PLACE | THE DECISIVE MOMENT | WINTER 2011
Caroline Robert | Caroline + Ben Photography | Austin, Texas

1st PLACE | THE WEDDING DRESS | WINTER 2011
Stephen Loh | Lyrical Moments Photography | Singapore

1st PLACE | VENUE/LOCATION | WINTER 2011
Vinicius Matos | La Foto | Belo Horizonte, Brazil

1st PLACE | WEDDING DETAILS | WINTER 2011
Alexandre Araujo | Alexandre Araujo | São Luís, Brazil

1st PLACE | ALL ABOUT LIGHT | SPRING 2012
Alessandro Baglioni | Alessandro Baglioni Photographer | Florence, Italy

1st PLACE | BRIDAL PARTY PORTRAIT | SPRING 2012
Matt Theilen | Theilen Photography | Lake Tahoe, California

1st PLACE | BRIDE AND GROOM PORTRAIT | SPRING 2012
Freddy Ku | ClaudiaPhoto | Cancun, Riviera Maya, Mexico

1st PLACE | BRIDE PORTRAIT | SPRING 2012
Galina Nabatnikova | GRANINPHOTO.RU | Moscow, Russia

1st PLACE | CEREMONY | SPRING 2012
Alexandre Borges | AleBorges Fotografia | São Paulo, Brazil

1st PLACE | EMOTIONAL IMPACT | SPRING 2012
Raphael Oglaza | Raphael Oglaza Photography | Szczecin, Poland

1st PLACE | ENGAGEMENT PORTRAIT | SPRING 2012
Juan Jose Euan | del Sol Photography | Playa del Carmen, Mexico

1st PLACE | FAMILY LOVE | SPRING 2012
Brian Callaway | Callaway Gable | Los Angeles, California

1st PLACE | FIRST DANCE | SPRING 2012
Virginia Gimeno | Tag Fotografia | Madrid, Spain

1st PLACE | FRAMING THE SUBJECT | SPRING 2012
Jenni Ashton | Ulysses Photography | Lower Hudson Valley, New York

1st PLACE | GETTING READY | SPRING 2012
Jocemar Voss Kovacs | JVKovacs Photo Art | Florianópolis, Brasil

1st PLACE | HUMOR | SPRING 2012
Virginia Gimeno | Tag Fotografia | Madrid, Spain

1st PLACE | KIDS WILL BE KIDS | SPRING 2012
Ned Mansour | Beautifoto | Montreal, Quebec

1st PLACE | MOVEMENT AND MOTION | SPRING 2012
Cristiano Ostinelli | cristiano ostinelli photographer | Milano, Italy

1st PLACE | PURE ART | SPRING 2012
Daniel Stark | Daniel Stark Photography | Portland, Oregon

1st PLACE | RECEPTION | SPRING 2012
Ray Soemarsono | Apertura | Los Angeles, California

1st PLACE | THE DECISIVE MOMENT | SPRING 2012
Erik Clausen | Erik Clausen | San Francisco, California

1st PLACE | THE WEDDING DRESS | SPRING 2012
Graham Scobey | Scobey Photography | Atlanta, Georgia

1st PLACE | VENUE/LOCATION | SPRING 2012
Marco Schwarz | schwarzbild | Frankfurt, Germany

1st PLACE | WEDDING DETAILS | SPRING 2012
Daniele Vertelli | Daniele Vertelli Photographer | Florence, Italy

1st PLACE | ALL ABOUT LIGHT | SUMMER 2012
Sigit Prasetio | THEUPPERMOST PHOTOGRAPHY | Jakarta, Indonesia

1st PLACE | BRIDAL PARTY PORTRAIT | SUMMER 2012
Fer Juaristi | ferjuaristi photographer | Riviera Maya, Mexico

1st PLACE | BRIDE AND GROOM PORTRAIT | SUMMER 2012
Erwin Darmali | Apertura | Los Angeles, California

1st PLACE | BRIDE PORTRAIT | SUMMER 2012
Fernando Garcia | Fernando Garcia Photography | Mexico

1st PLACE | CEREMONY | SUMMER 2012
Steven Young | STAK Photography | New York, NY

1st PLACE | EMOTIONAL IMPACT | SUMMER 2012
Andrea Corsi | Andrea Corsi Photographer | Florence, Italy

1st PLACE | ENGAGEMENT PORTRAIT | SUMMER 2012
Joseph Gidjunis | JPG Photography | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1st PLACE | FAMILY LOVE | SUMMER 2012
Raymond Phang | Raymond Phang Photography | Singapore

1st PLACE | FIRST DANCE | SUMMER 2012
Erwin Darmali | Apertura | Los Angeles, California

1st PLACE | FRAMING THE SUBJECT | SUMMER 2012
Matt Theilen | Theilen Photography | Lake Tahoe, California

1st PLACE | GETTING READY | SUMMER 2012
Veli Yanto | Veli Photography | Bali, Indonesia

1st PLACE | HUMOR | SUMMER 2012
Michal Barteczko | Ela & Michal Barteczko | Katowice, Poland

1st PLACE | KIDS WILL BE KIDS | SUMMER 2012
Liesl Shults | Liesl Diesel Photo | Chicago, Illinois

1st PLACE | MOVEMENT AND MOTION | SUMMER 2012
Susana Barbera | Susana Barberá LOVE Photography | Cadiz, Spain

1st PLACE | PURE ART | SUMMER 2012
Daniel Kudish | davina + daniel | Montreal, Quebec

1st PLACE | RECEPTION | SUMMER 2012
Katja Schuenemann | Katja Schünemann Photography | Nuremberg, Germany

1st PLACE | THE DECISIVE MOMENT | SUMMER 2012
Gonzalo Nunez | Gonzalo Nunez Photography | Playa del Carmen, Mexico

1st PLACE | THE WEDDING DRESS | SUMMER 2012
Stela Zaharieva | Stela Zaharieva Photography | Detroit, Michigan

1st PLACE | VENUE/LOCATION | SUMMER 2012
Veli Yanto | Veli Photography | Bali, Indonesia

1st PLACE | WEDDING DETAILS | SUMMER 2012
Susana Barbera | Susana Barberá LOVE Photography | Cadiz, Spain

1st PLACE | ALL ABOUT LIGHT | FALL 2012
Brandon Wong | Brandon Wong Photography | Los Angeles, California

1st PLACE | BRIDAL PARTY PORTRAIT | FALL 2012
Jamieson Dean | Jamieson Dean Photography | Toronto, Ontario

1st PLACE | BRIDE AND GROOM PORTRAIT | FALL 2012
Ben Chrisman | Chrisman Studios | San Francisco, California

1st PLACE | BRIDE PORTRAIT | FALL 2012
Davina Palik | davina + daniel | Montreal, Quebec

1st PLACE | CEREMONY | FALL 2012
Derrick Ong | Derrick Ong Photography | Singapore

1st PLACE | EMOTIONAL IMPACT | FALL 2012
Cristiano Ostinelli | cristiano ostinelli photographer | Milan, Italy

1st PLACE | ENGAGEMENT PORTRAIT | FALL 2012
Aaron Waggoner | Lifetime Photography | Fort Wayne, Indiana

1st PLACE | FAMILY LOVE | FALL 2012
Vinicius Matos | La Foto | Belo Horizonte, Brazil

1st PLACE | FIRST DANCE | FALL 2012
Jessica Stout | Stout Photography | Sacramento, California

1st PLACE | FRAMING THE SUBJECT | FALL 2012
Derrick Ong | Derrick Ong Photography | Singapore

1st PLACE | GETTING READY | FALL 2012
Dennis Berti | Dennis Berti | Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

1st PLACE | HUMOR | FALL 2012
Matt Adcock | del Sol Photography | Playa del Carmen, Mexico

1st PLACE | KIDS WILL BE KIDS | FALL 2012
Philip Stephenson | Stephenson Imagery | Paris, France

1st PLACE | MOVEMENT AND MOTION | FALL 2012
Virginia Gimeno | Tag Fotografia | Madrid, Spain

1st PLACE | PURE ART | FALL 2012
Fernando Garcia | Fernando Garcia Photography | Mexico

1st PLACE | RECEPTION | FALL 2012
Christophe Viseux | Christophe Wedding Photo | Paris, France

1st PLACE | THE DECISIVE MOMENT | FALL 2012
Jessica Stout | Stout Photography | Sacramento, California

1st PLACE | THE WEDDING DRESS | FALL 2012
Marcelo Schmoeller | Marcelo Schmoeller Fotografias | Florianópolis, Brasil

1st PLACE | VENUE OR LOCATION | FALL 2012
Matt Adcock | del Sol Photography | Playa del Carmen, Mexico

1st PLACE | WEDDING DETAILS | FALL 2012
Jason Kaczorowski | Jason Kaczorowski Photography | Chicago, Illinois

Want to see more? Check out the Best Wedding Photography of the Year from prior years:
Best Wedding Photography of 2011
Best Wedding Photography of 2010

View all of the ISPWP Wedding Contest Results
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