Wedding Photos of Laughter

The following “Laughter” images were created by documentary wedding photographers from the WPJA, who regularly submit their best candid moments, artistic portraits, details, and scene setters for review by our WPJA competition judges.

WEDDINGS + ELOPEMENTS + ARTISTIC PORTRAITS & DETAILS + ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS

Some of the “Laughter” marriage photography samples below may have come from the getting ready events, the actual wedding ceremony, the reception after-party, an engagement session with the couple, or possibly be artistic portraits or detail shots.

FINE ART WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY: Our Artistic Guild award winners take a more creative approach to wedding day Portraits and use their innovative skills to capture the Details of each couple’s special day. The Artistic Guild’s Scene Setters are some of the most notable and breathtaking from within the artistic WPJA contest categories. Playing with light and shadow, special effects, and post-production editing, these images embrace the artistic component of wedding photography.

PRE-WEDDING ENGAGEMENT PHOTOGRAPHY: The story of every couple starts long before the wedding day, and the engagement marks one of the most important milestones in their story. Engaged couples often want to celebrate the occasion and announce their upcoming wedding with a photoshoot. Pre-wedding portraits of an engaged couple can be just as moving and compelling as the images taken on the wedding day. Engagement portraits can win a Diamond Award, an exclusive WPJA award whose winner is selected from the best engagement photography in the world.

At Rossleague Manor in Galway, Ireland, this WPJA Honor Award-winning photo captures a humorous moment as the bride's daughter makes a funny face while the family signs the register.

The Whimsical Vows: A Memorable Moment at Rossleague Manor

The bride's tearful joy and the groom's humorous charm were beautifully captured in a wedding photo at Snowmass, Aspen Colorado with a backdrop of fall colored trees during their outdoor ceremony

At Snowmass, Aspen Colorado, a wedding photo captured the bride's tearful joy and the groom's humorous charm amidst fall colored trees during their outdoor ceremony

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A black and white portrait captured a couple in Hartford, Wisconsin, with the man spinning and twirling the woman in his arms and her laughter in the air

The couple joyfully embraced in a twirling dance for their lifestyle engagement portrait

dancing Hartford WI Wisconsin Engagement Photography black and white laughter Wisconsin twirling

The happy bride was surrounded by her gaily-dressed bridesmaids, all wearing red dresses, as they laughed and chatted with her while she pored over a book in Montoire sur le Loire

The joyful bride was surrounded by her beaming bridesmaids, all wonderfully adorned in red dresses, as they merrily conversed with her while she looks through a book

laughter Centre-Val de Loire red dresses Loir-et-Cher Loir et Cher Photographer looking at book Montoire sur le Loire

At Salones D. Luis Mengibar Jaén, Spain, the bride´s brother suddenly drops to one knee in front of his girlfriend.The girlfriend is overwhelmed and the wedding guests erupt into laughter and applause

The bride's brother's romantic gesture of dropping to one knee in front of his girlfriend was met with loud laughter and applause from the wedding guests

on a knee laughter proposal at reception Jaen photographer Jaén Jaen Proposal Salones D Luis Mengibar

The beautiful bride's laughter echoed over Lake Tahoe as the bridesmaids stood in perfect unison behind her at the Hyatt

The bride's joyful laughter filled the air as her bridesmaids stood in perfect harmony and copy her

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The joyful bride erupted with laughter as her friends and family lifted her in the air during the hora at The Estate at Florentine Gardens in River Vale, New Jersey

The bride's laughter filled the room as she was joyfully lifted in the air during the traditional hora dance

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The sun shone softly through the trees over the private villa in Tourtour, creating an idyllic scene as guests erupted in laughter at the bride's joyful outburst

Laughter filled the air as the bride let out an outburst under the sun-dappled arbor of green trees

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The Bride's hysterical laughter echoed through Wychmere Beach Club, Harwich MA, during the Maid of Honor's speech

The bride was in stitches of laughter throughout the Maid of Honor's speech

Harwich Wychmere Beach Club Harwich photographer speech laughter maid of honor Massachusetts

The reception at Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes was full of laughter as the brides best girlfriend had a funny expression when she unexpectedly caught the bouquet, despite not wanting to get married

At the outdoor reception, there was much laughter as the bride's best girlfriend unexpectedly caught the bouquet

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Brides best friend funny expression bride reception brides bouquet bouquet

The blissful laughter of this picture session couple in Montpellier, France shone brightly under the white sky

The couple's laughter lit up the white sky during an outdoor engagement picture session

France laughter Montpellier Love Session Outdoor portrait session white sky Montpellier

The loving couple in Montpellier, France, beamed with joy as the BW picture session captured their laughter in the tall grass

A couple were glowing with happiness as their laughter was recorded in a BW photo session amongst the tall grass

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The couple is captured in a playful embrace, their laughter and joy contrasting with the cold, snowy scenery of Col de Porte, France

The couple posed for a portrait in a playful embrace amongst the cold, snowy scenery, filled with laughter and joy

playful embrace laughter France Col de Porte Engagement Photography snowy scenery Col de Porte

France Engagement Pic in BW | A Rhone man is making a funny face and the woman behing him is laughing

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At The Madison in Riverside, NJ, the joyous laughter could be heard from the grooms parents during speeches at the dinner table

The happy grins of the groom's parents during their heartfelt toasts at the wedding reception were captured perfectly in the picture

grooms parents new jersey photographer Riverside NJ New Jersey The Madison laughter

At the Parish of S. Benedetto Abate, Gonzaga, Mantua, Italy in beautiful light, the spouses come out aware of the laughter and confetti that will be thrown

The couple emerged into the beautiful light outside the Parish, aware of the laughter and confetti that their family and friends were about to throw

Mantua wedding photographer laughter Mantua Parish of Saint Benedetto Abate confetti thrown exiting church Gonzaga

The Barn at Boyden Farm wedding photo of the couple reacting to the best man's toast

The wedding photo of the couple captures their joyous laughter in response to the best man's toast

Vermont photographer Cambridge VT The Barn at Boyden Farm speech reactions laughter Vermont

A documentary wedding photographer at the Pelham House Resort event venue in West Dennis, Cape Cod, MA captured this fun hug After the ceremony

Massachusetts Cape Cod Cape Cod Photographer West Dennis fun hug Pelham House Resort laughter

Meurthe-et-Moselle Engagement. A young Nancy couple posing during a BW portrait session outdoors with laughter a pre wedding portrait session

Bw Portrait Session Meurthe-et-Moselle Nancy photographer Nancy laughter

Las Vegas post proposal portraits from a Nevada couple engagement session with some Silly jokes

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A Perth, Western Australia lifestyle couple photo session with fun and laughter above the hills and valleys

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Epic Smithsonian Castle, DC pre wedding photoshoot with Laughter and rainbow lens flares

laughter lens flares DC pre wedding Smithsonian Castle rainbow Brittany Diliberto

Outdoor Echo Lake couple engagement photography portrait with some forest laughter

forest photography Echo Lake Outdoor laughter couple engagement

France best wedding photography from Domaine de Courson showing a pic of a Moment of laughter inside the curch during the ceremony

Jean Baptiste Chauvin laughter during ceremony France inside Domaine de Courson wedding photography

A French wedding photographer captured a heart-warming moment of laughter between the bride and groom during their ceremony

Best wedding photography from Mairie de Saint-Maur-des-Fosses showing a pic showing a moment of laughter during ceremony

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Evergreen, Colorado Fine Art Pre Wedding Photography with some giggles and a surprise dip

evergreen engagement Colorado laughter Lucy Schultz Evergreen mountain view surprise dip

De Wijers outdoor pre wedding photo shoot enjoying time in the fresh air

An outdoor pre wedding photo shoot with the couple enjoying time in the fresh air

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Cazorla, Jaén pre wedding couple in laughter while sitting on the rocks by the waterfall

Jaén Jaén pre wedding Cazorla images sitting waterfall Cazorla

Calella de Palafrugells, Spain mini couple photo session before the wedding day on the Costa Brava with laughter

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Toulouse home wedding photo of The mother of the bride-to-be shows her a photo on her phone and Bursts of laughter from the future bride

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