Wedding Photos of Fun

The following “Fun” 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 “Fun” 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.

This unforgettable wedding moment at Sykes Barn in East Yorkshire, England saw an elderly guest take to the stage and join in the fun with two members of the band

An elderly male guest joined the band on stage at Sykes Barn in East Yorkshire, England

At Crazy Diamond Campground in Ventucopa, CA, the bride and groom were joyfully "netted" in a festive celebration by guests wearing bright costumes

The bride and groom were joyfully netted in a festive celebration at Crazy Diamond Campground, Ventucopa, CA

groom bright bridal joyful celebration colorful Ventucopa

In the street, the vibrant Paris bride and groom joyfully leapt in front of the door, ready for a lasting portrait of their special day

The bride and groom are delightedly posing for a photo in front of a door on their wedding day

Paris Paris groom wedding photo dream wedding joyful couple jumping fun

Couple swinging together while holding hands on a swing set with epic mountain background at their Mountain Wedding Garden in Crested Butte, Colorado

The couple celebrated their nuptials by swinging hand in hand against a majestic mountain backdrop

nuptials hills swinging couple playground Crested Butte Colorado Hand in hand

The newlyweds in Mumbai, Maharashtra enjoyed the fun ring finding games being played between them during the wedding ceremony

Couples are adding a fun twist to wedding traditions with ring finding games during the ceremony

India wedding traditions Mumbai ceremony Maharashtra ring fishing Mumbai photographer fun

A Florida lifestyle couple photo outdoor session at Hillsboro River State Park with a little Hanging Bridge Fun

State Park Hillsboro River Hillsborough River State Park Florida fun hanging bridge

A St Petersburg couple poses during a Florida lifestyle portrait photography session with a dash of Architecture Fun

St Petersburg photography session St Petersburg couple St Petersburg Florida architecture pose Florida lifestyle portrait

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

Jacob Gordon hills Western Australia lifestyle A Perth fun mountains Australia couple photo session

An Attica Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this creative, fun portrait of this Athens couple hugging their very happy dog

hugging Attica Engagement Photographer Manos Skoularikos dog Attica Greece fun

A Turkey Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this creative, fun portrait of this Cappadocia couple having a fun photo shoot surrounded by flying birds

Cappadocia fun portrait Turkey engagement photographer Cappadocia couple fun flying birds

A France Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this urban, fun portrait of this Paris couple getting some cotton candy at a fair

fun France cotton candy Elodie Ruelleux Dagorne urban fair Paris couple

A France Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this fun, colorful portrait of this Toulouse couple walking on a bridge with colorfulness

France France engagement photo bridge Toulouse holding hands fun

An Atlanta Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this fun, adventurous portrait of this Gerogia couple laughing and spinning by a lake at Vogel State Park

fun State Park laughing pinning Vogel State Park GA Engagement Photographer

Banff fun actual wedding day couple portrait at Lake Louise with a Bride and groom having fun while opening the champagne

Banff champagne Banff wedding bottle Banff couple portrait fun

A Chicago Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this creative, fun portrait of this Illinois couple embracing in the tall grass at Old Town Scottsdale

embracing Arizona couple Old Town Scottsdale Old Town Scottsdale

A Colorado Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this fun, adventurous portrait of this Fort Collins couple poses for a photo with their lively dog

dog Fort Collins bridge pets Fort Collins couple Colorado poses

A Brazilian Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this fun, urban portrait of this Parana couple in Assis Chateaubriand playing with a shopping cart

shopping cart Brazilian Engagement Photographer Parana Assis Chateaubriand Brazil Parana couple urban portrait

An extraordinary Saltaire Oyster Bar Portchester wedding picture by a pro New York photographer revealing an Awesome Fun Guest Dancing

Portchester wedding picture guest New York photographer Saltaire Oyster Bar Denise Chastain fun Portchester

Best Udine documentary wedding picture showing some After ceremony jokes

jokes after ceremony bride and groom fun Udine IT Udine documentary weddings Italy

Best San Antonio documentary wedding photojournalism image from Club Giraud in Texas showing a Couple having a fun dance together and photographed through window of reception window

window fun dance Philip Thomas Club Giraud venue Texas - Southern San Antonio

A Massachusetts Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this creative, fun portrait of this Nantucket Island couple with their Jeep on the Madaket Bridge

boardwalk MA Madaket Bridge off Road New England jeep fun

An extraordinary Harome wedding picture by a pro UK photographer at The Starr Inn in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire revealing The Bride is surrounded by happy guests beckoning her on a packed dance floor

North Yorkshire The Starr Inn venue happy guests women fun Ryedale District friends

Best San Diego documentary wedding photojournalism image from the Sheraton created during A fun moment during the wedding ceremony

outdoor wedding ceremony fun California Sheraton San Diego wedding photojournalism San Diego

Best UK documentary wedding photography from Cornwell Manor of the the bride and groom having an intimate and fun first dance

first dance Lights intimate bride and groom UK Cornwell Manor wedding venue fun

Best France documentary wedding photojournalism image from Domaine du Fohet of the groom and his close friends having fun on the dance floor

Domaine du Fohet Oliver Saillard friends fun France wedding photojournalism groom dance floor

An extraordinary Netherlands wedding image by a professional Noord Holland photographer conveying the Bride and Groom first dance

NL reception venue Netherlands Teun Bakker Netherlands wedding image North Holland Noord Holland photographer fun

A France Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this fun, playful portrait of this Montpellier couple laughing in pure joy while posing in the tall grasses

tall grasses france engagement photographer Montpellier couple laughing posing Pure Joy fun

A romantic and sweet Paris engagement photo during a night, fun fair session

Night Paris engagement photo fair fun zone fun Elodie Ruelleux Dagorne Paris

Pre-wedding photo-session in Shenzhen, China for a funny picture of bottle spraying

funny picture formal attire China Shenzhen Pre wedding photo Shenzhen fun China photographer

Pre-wedding portrait-session in Orléans, France with a Spiderman style upside down kissing couple

fun France photographer Piranga Studio kissing couple France upside down

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