Wedding Photos of Laughs

The following “Laughs” 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 “Laughs” 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.

Amidst the festivities at Kasteelhoeve Geldrop Wedding Venue in North Brabant, a woman's beer tumbles off her plate, as friends perform a lively sketch for the couple.

Beer Mishaps and Sketch Laughs at Kasteelhoeve Geldrop Wedding Venue in North Brabant

Wedding party at House in Soho, England, sharing a laugh and a drink while the groom dons a face mask. A lighthearted moment captured on the special day.

Soho House Celebration: Laughs, Drinks, and a Masked Groom

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Brant Lake, NY wedding reportage photographer captured this moment at Jimbos Club on the Point as the bride laughs at something the officiant has done during her wedding ceremony

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A romantic and sweet Alexandria engagement photo created as a couple walks together and laughs

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Deer Isle ME documentary wedding photography at Aragosta Goose Cove was captured of The newlyweds mirroring each other in laughs at their wedding reception

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Pre-wedding photo-session in Boston, Massachusetts as A couple laughs while framed by a water fountain

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Millwick, Los Angeles marriage ceremony award-winning image showing The groom laughs hard while his bride reads her vows

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Sugarbowl Resort, Truckee, CA outdoor marriage reception party award-winning photo that has recorded A groom reacting with surprise to his best man's speech while his wife laughs

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Revive Coffee and Wine - South Lake Tahoe outdoor marriage ceremony award-winning image showing A groom makes a comment to the crowd of guests watching their ceremony while the bride laughs

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Château Saint Denis, France indoor wedding reception party award-winning picture showing BW laughs at the head table

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California outdoor beach wedding photo from Carpinteria as A groom laughs during his vows on his intimate beach ceremony

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Ryland Inn Coach House, New Jersey wedding photo showing the Flower girl laughs at grandfather and uncle

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Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Reception venue image of The bride putting on her veil, her mother laughs with emotion when she finds her

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The Renaissance - Ocean Township, NJ wedding venue image | The bride and groom share some laughs prior to the ceremony.

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The maid of honor laughs while placing the garter on the bride

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Bridesmaid takes a swig of liquor while bride laughs at a hotel

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appelscha laughs during couple engagement portrait shoot

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Masseria Don Luigi Party Photos from the Wedding Reception

Party Photos of hugs and laughs from the Wedding Reception

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The bride laughs at a joke as she and her groom stand at the altar

Henri Deroche Orléans bride groom France joke altar

Bride laughs as she gets helps with her wedding dress before the ceremony in The Hague, the Netherlands

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Bride laughs as the groom gets the garter

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Paris groom laughs as he gets help with his tie before the wedding | France wedding photojournalism

Paris groom laughs as he gets help with his tie before his wedding in France

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West Sussex guest laughs with little boy after making a face for the picture | England wedding reportage photo

West Sussex guest laughs with little boy after making a face for the picture during an England wedding

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Chicago bride and groom kiss while priest laughs during outdoor ceremony | Illinois wedding photo

Chicago bride and groom kiss while priest laughs during their outdoor ceremony in Illinois

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