the other one is a nice idea too but a less good shot, pay good attention to your backgrounds; not too distracting and make a 'clean' crop. Also the reflection IN the spoon is what people look at, make it work with the rest of the photo
I think that a different DOF might have worked better. Maybe approaching with a smaller angle in order to have sharp focus on the marriage word and the rest quite out of focus.
This is incredibly clever! I might have tried for softer light or a yellowish tone to give a little ambiance to the book as it looks a little institutionalized (no pun intended). I rated this VERY high anyway. Although there are a other entires that are 'technically' stronger, the imagination is what sold this image for me. I don't know if you'll get a ribbon for it, but I believe you deserve it!!