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About Denis Reggie

Denis Reggie is the nationally renowned celebrity and society wedding photographer proclaimed "the finest wedding photographer of his generation." He defined the genre and coined the phrase wedding photojournalism in 1980, transforming the look of wedding photography throughout the world. Since 1976, Denis Reggie and his exclusive team of hand-picked photojournalists have covered over 1,700 weddings in the documentary style he pioneered. Assignments are accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis.

He artistically documents the essence of the event without posing, prompting or fictionalizing events. His photographs are sensitive and spontaneous - often with a lighthearted edge - and go beyond common, staged wedding portraits and simplistic "look here and smile" imagery. He is known for his keen ability to photograph an event while remaining inconspicuous, anticipating and following the action rather than leading.

Denis has been commissioned by brides and their families to photograph 20 Kennedy weddings since 1980 including those of Maria Shriver to Arnold Schwarzenegger, Caroline Kennedy to Edwin Schlossberg, and John Kennedy, Jr. to Carolyn Bessette. His photograph of the Bessette-JFKjr couple exiting a remote island chapel was the cover shot seen around the world, and later named in listings of "Photographs of the Year" by Life, Time, and People.

He was proclaimed "best in the business" by Oprah Winfrey and was a guest on her television show. He has appeared as a guest on NBC's Today show, and was interviewed by Katie Couric and Al Roker about his unique photography style. He's been featured on Entertainment Tonight, Leeza, VH-1, Oxygen Network, E! Entertainment Television and on the Lifetime Network. He has appeared as a guest on CNN, Fox & Friends, Today in New York, Morning in Los Angeles, and on the television special InStyle Celebrity Weddings. He was the subject of a television broadcast in the award-winning PBS television series Louisiana Legends. He is named by Canon USA to be among the elite group Explorers of Light in recognition of the top 60 photographers working today.

Denis is routinely quoted and has been profiled in the major bridal and photography magazines; he has been the subject of feature stories in The Wall Street Journal, The San Francisco Examiner, New York Newsday, USA Today, The New York Times, and SKY - the Delta in-flight magazine. He is profiled on numerous web sites and is an advisor to top web sites The Knot and Pictage. His work has been featured on the cover of Life magazine, and in Town and Country, Paris Match, W, The New York Times Magazine, InStyle, Vogue, Elle, Newsweek, and Harper's Bazaar. Many of his images appear in books on weddings, photography, and style, including those by Vera Wang, Letitia Baldrige, and Town and Country. In 2004, the BBC dispatched a film crew from the U. K. to record several days in his life and work for a program profiling "the world's greatest wedding photographers" planned for 2005 broadcast.

He personally photographs 52 weddings each year throughout the country and beyond for clients seeking compelling imagery, exquisite handmade albums, and a superlative level of client service. Additional resources about Denis Reggie are available online including: