Saw this couple at the capitol grounds yesterday. They were following their portrait photographer, so I captured this. I thought about no face portrait, but it just didn't have the oomph I wanted.
I think you're right- the groom gets lost in the background and this doesn't have that 'tack sharp' focus you do so well, having said that, it is really a very, very nice image.
Wow, this is lovely, you SHOULD have entered it, would have been a 10 from me. Perfect processing, and plenty of oomph (sometimes a little oomph is enough)....