Wedding Photos of Laughing

The following “Laughing” 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 “Laughing” 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.

The engaged couple were full of joy, playing and laughing in Rocky Mountain National Park as they posed for their pre-wedding portraits

CO - RMNP - Rocky Mountain National Park: Engaged couple joyfully posed for portraits, laughing and playing

A black and white engagement portrait of a couple partially hidden behind a tree at the Dome House in Cotia, Brazil

Cotia, Brazil's Dome House: BW engagement portrait of couple, groom-to-be partially hidden by tree

Cotia bw portrait Cotia Engagement Photographer São Paulo tree laughing smiling

A couple is laughing and holding hands while standing on the grass with tall trees in the background in Perth, Western Australia in a lifestyle portrait

The happy couple laugh and hold hands in a lush forest of tall trees, just before their wedding day

perth forest engagement laughing holding hands Western Australia Perth Pre Wedding Photographer tall trees

A laughing couple embraced near the cliffs of Cafayate, Salta, Argentina is captured in an image of a lifestyle portrait

An image of a laughing couple embracing near the water's edge was captured in a lifestyle portrait

Cafayate Argentina Engagement Photography Argentina Salta big smiles laughing fun portrait

As they picnic by the lake in Sonoma California, he cracked a joke and she couldn't resist laughing out loud

She couldn't resist laughing at his funny joke while they were having a picnic by the lake for their lifestyle engagement portrait

laughing picnic Sonoma California - Northern Sonoma Engagement Photographer lakeside engagement

This pre-wedding lifestyle couple portrait in Palo Alto, California featured the couple lying down on their backs, laughing, with harsh shadows in the sun

A couple is captured in a lifestyle engagement portrait, lying down on their backs and laughing in the harsh sunlight

Palo Alto Engagement Photographer laughing Palo Alto wooden deck Northern California harsh shadows sunlight and shadows

The bride in Baltimore, Maryland had a surprise under her dress for the groom, who was kneeling and laughing at the reception in MD

The groom, laughing and kneeling on the dance floor, was in for a pleasant surprise as the bride revealed her hidden garter beneath her dress at the reception

Maryland garter groom kneeling laughing Baltimore photographer dance floor Baltimore

The groom, bride, and all guests laughing during this Fazenda Verde outdoor ceremony

The groom and bride's joy was contagious as they shared hearty laughs with all their guests during this outdoor ceremony

laughing Santa Catarina Santa Catarina Outdoor Ceremony Santa Catarina Photographer Fazenda Verde

This Praia do Rosa bride and godmother laughing while getting ready for the ceremony with hair and makeup

The bride and godmother shared a joyful moment as they got ready for the ceremony, doing their hair and makeup with laughter

getting ready makeup laughing Praia do Rosa Santa Catarina Santa Catarina Photographer

The bride and groom sat laughing and pointing in the direction of the officiant during their wedding ceremony at Rhederoord, Netherlands

The bride and groom joyfully laughed, pointing at the officiant throughout their heartfelt wedding ceremony

Rhederoord Photographer Gelderland officiant laughing pointing Netherlands Rhederoord

The bride and groom laughed as their guests toasted them at the elegant indoor venue of a Chicago, Illinois hotel

Beaming with joy, the bride and groom laughed together as their loving guests toasted them in celebration at the beautiful and sophisticated indoor venue

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The two women playfully and aggressively tore off the groom's bow tie in Montlouis sur Loire, signaling it was time to party

Laughing and jostling, the two women tugged at the groom's bow tie, signifying that the celebration had begun

Montlouis sur Loire Central France Photographer laughing France Central France Indre et Loire harassing groom

The newlyweds joyfully stroll down a path in Domaine de Baulieu, Auch, France, laughing and cherishing their special day

The newlyweds joyfully savored the moment as they walked along, delighting in the celebration of their union

path Hotel Le Domaine De Baulieu Auch Photographer France Auch laughing Strolling

Mother of the Bride laughing at the bride being funny at Lauritzen Gardens, Omaha, NE

The Mother of the Bride was laughing at the bride's humorous antics in the library, which was filled with bookshelves along the walls

library Lauritzen Gardens laughing Omaha books Omaha wedding photography bride with mother

The dreamy Beijing, China indoor ceremony featured a rose petal backdrop and a procession of a ring bearer, flower girl, and the beloved bride and groom

The couple was accompanied by a ring bearer, flower girl, and a backdrop of rose petals as they entered the indoor ceremony

BEIJING photographer Beijing rose petals flower girl laughing China roses

At Villa Miani, the couples' crazy dance had all the guests laughing, as the groom dipped his blushing woman with a funny look on his face, leaving an empty dance floor in their wake

The crowd was amused as the crazy dance duo dipped with a comical facial expression from the mans

Rome photographer dance duo Villa Miani Italy Rome Villa Miani wedding venue dance floor

The guests at the Franklin Commons wedding ceremony in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania were delighted to witness the groom and groomsmen laughing out loud together

Guests at the wedding ceremony were delighted to see the groom and groomsmen laughing heartily together

Phoenixville Phoenixville Photographer Pennsylvania laughing groomsmen PA groom Franklin Commons

At The Breakers, Spring Lake, New Jersey, the bride and groom are laughing as they exit their wedding ceremony and the bride gets tapped by a sword

The bride and groom joyfully exit their wedding ceremony, the bride gets a tap from a sword

tapped by sword ceremony exit Spring Lake swords laughing The Breakers new jersey photographer

The parents of the bride took a crazy photo in the photobooth that they show during the reception at Brasserie Zeven in Ouddorp

The parents of the bride showed off their fun side by taking a crazy photo in the photobooth to share with friends and family

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At the Yvelines reception venue, the newlyweds are laughing out loud

The newlyweds are laughing and smiling at the head table at the reception venue

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Laughing wedding guests are lighting each others cigarettes outside at the Sunset Cruise Boat, Istanbul, Turkey

At the wedding venue, guests were smiling and somewhat serious as they lit each other's cigarettes outside

smiling lighting cigarettes Turkey istanbul wedding photographer Sunset Cruise Boat cigarettes Istanbul

In Brescia, Lombardy at the Bride's Grandmother's home, it is time to laugh

At the Bride's Grandmother's home, the Bride and Groom in a tender and loving moment with the elder generation

grandmother Lombardy Older generation laughing Brescia Wedding Photographer black and white Brescia

At Fantasy Farms in Toronto, the groom made everyone laugh with his heartfelt story of how he and the bride had met

At the wedding reception head table, the groom made everyone laugh with a story about how he and the bride had met

groom speech laughing Toronto photographer Toronto story wedding reception head table

At the Baltimore Museum of Art, a couple laughed joyfully while seated on a small garden bench outdoors

The couple's joyful laughter filled the air as they sat together on a garden bench

black and white Baltimore photographer Baltimore bench laughing Baltimore Museum of Art Maryland

The couple lifestyle engagement photo was taken in a garden setting with a red brick wall as a backdrop

The timeless quality of a Parisian garden setting shines through in a couple's beaming engagement picture against a red brick wall

Paris red brick wall Parisian Garden laughing Paris engagement photography garden setting

The couple's laughter and enjoyment of each other, captured as they hold hands in the sunshine in Nantes, Brittany, France, and are framed separately, symbolizes their love

A couple in a sunny urban setting, laughing and holding hands, are framed separately in an engagement portrait, capturing their joy and love for each other

urban setting holding hands France Brittany Nantes laughing Nantes Engagement Photography

From a wedding at a Perth Western Australia Reception Venue, the bride plays the shoe game

The bride and groom laugh and smile while playing the shoe game at the reception venue

perth laughing perth wedding photographer Western Australia shoe game perth bride Perth Reception Venue

The rustic wood wall of Oingt, France, with its round window reminiscent of a nautical feature, provided the perfect backdrop for a picture session of the joyous couple, the bride-to-be's laughter illuminating the scene

The couple posed in front of a rustic wood wall, with round windows featuring a nautical feature, the bride-to-be laughing in delight

round windows laughing France nautical feature Oingt Oingt Engagement Photography Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Bride laughing while reading her vows and looking to family and friends outside during a Garden wedding in Roswell

The bride was laughing as she read her vows aloud during an outdoor garden wedding ceremony

garden wedding Roswell reading vows laughing Roswell Wedding Photographer Georgia Roswell Outdoor Ceremony

The bride and groom were laughing uncontrollably with their officiant in Chicago, Illinois during their ceremony after the groom read a funny story

The bride and groom laughed with the officiant during their ceremony after the groom read a humorous tale

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