After almost 20 years as a wedding photographer, Corinna Raznikov has more than a few accomplishments under her belt, but perhaps one is most important.

“I have never missed a kiss,” she said of that sacred moment in every wedding.

Now, Raznikov’s hard work and keen eye are being appreciated by more than just brides and grooms. The Marion resident was recently honored as Best Wedding Photographer in Boston Magazine’s annual Best of Boston, published in August.

“I’m embarrassed by how excited I was,” said Raznikov. “It’s been a lovely attaboy to my business.”

A native of California, Raznikov double majored in art and English, thinking she could never become a professional photographer.

“I’ve been obsessed with photography since I was twelve years old, but I had it in my head you couldn’t make a living,” she said.

Fortunately Raznikov was wrong. She began her career by focusing on portrait and family photography, vowing never to become a wedding photographer. But after moving to New England with her husband, Ron Wisner, also a photographer, she was convinced to shoot a wedding.

Fellow Marion resident Judy Rosbe asked Raznikov to photograph her daughter’s wedding.

“I said, ‘Thank you, Judy. I don’t shoot weddings.’ She said, “I think that’s a mistake, and I think my daughter should be your first wedding.’” recalled Raznikov.

She agreed but under one condition – that she shoot the wedding in black and white, “because I was a total prima donna,” said Raznikov.

From there, her career took off as high-quality documentary-style wedding photographer in what was to become a multi-billion dollar industry.

“Wedding photography used to be really boring,” Raznikov said. With the advent of Martha Stewart Weddings, that changed.

“There weren’t very many of me twenty years ago. There’s a truck load of me now,” she said. “There’s a tremendous amount of competition. In the last eight years, I’ve worked really hard not to become a dinosaur.”

A full schedule each wedding season and the Best of Boston award certainly affirm Raznikov’s relevance in her field. Yet, even with many more calls likely to come her way, Raznikov has no plans to expand her business.

Twenty-five weddings a year is her limit.

“I don’t want to get larger,” said Raznikov. “I’m a boutique photographer. I have an eight-year-old. That’s the most important thing – my daughter, my family.”

Plus, 25 weddings means 25 weekends of non-stop work and countless hours coordinating with brides before the wedding and editing photos after it.

At a recent wedding, she photographed 200 Swedish people at the New York Yacht Club in Newport, spent three hours sailing and photographing the wedding party on America’s Cup yachts, shot the rehearsal dinner and then the wedding.

“It’s a huge, big, crazy job. All the other vendors are done when the wedding is over. My work has just begun,” Raznikov said. “I have just unloaded 5,000 images that I have to get down to 1,000 perfect shots.”

Every couple gets those images on a flash drive, and many also order prints and albums from Raznikov.

“That’s the beginning of their family archive,” she said.

Almost done with her 19^th wedding season, Raznikov says she hasn’t tired of capturing a married couple’s first kiss, the bride’s dance with her dad or the best man’s toast.

“I love documenting and hearing about who these people are. That’s probably the best part,” she said. “When it all goes well you’re documenting joy.”

See Raznikov’s work on her website.