Fun Wedding Photo Ideas That Will Make You Smile
Your wedding photos are some of the best keepsakes of your big day, so fill your wedding album with these fun wedding photo ideas and you’ll be smiling every time you open the pages. And how sweet is the dog at number 13??
Of course, you should also make sure you have a photographer who is right for you—here are some top tips on choosing your wedding photographer.
17 Fun Wedding Photo Ideas That We Love
1) Public Display of Affection
Roping the wedding party into a funny photo as if you and your partner are committing a very public display of affection is priceless. This is definitely one photo to put in a prime slot in your wedding album!
Featured above: Precious & Jerald’s Purple And Gold Themed Wedding
2) Jumping For Joy
Simple but very effective—get your bridesmaids and/or groomsmen to jump for joy in this dynamic photo idea.
Featured above: Emma-Jane Photography
3) Faux Meltdown
The word “bridezilla” is thrown around a lot, so why not poke fun at it and with a funny photo like this? Get the whole bridal party involved and the result is fantastic! Who could resist cracking a smile when they see this in their photo album?
Featured above: Emma-Jane Photography
4) Long Exposure Photography
An undeniably beautiful photo effect, long exposure photos can be really, really fun to create! Just picture the scene: the couple stands perfectly still staring lovingly into each others eyes…and the best man has to whiz around them with a sparkler (bonus points if he tries to make the couple laugh with massive, exaggerated dance moves).
Featured above: Joel Skingle Photography
5) Smoke Flares
Add some wow factor to your wedding photos with colourful smoke flares. Not only are they good fun to use, but they add wonderful atmosphere to your wedding photos. See more artistic and dramatic wedding photos here!
Featured above: Emma-Jane Photography
6) Use Your Hands
Simple but beautiful, the couple can spell out “LOVE” with their fingers on a backdrop of a lovely sunset.
Featured above: Precious & Jerald’s Purple And Gold Themed Wedding
7) Balloon Drop
The first dance is a must-have photo for any wedding album, but a celebratory balloon drop (or even a confetti drop) adds an extra piece of something special.
Featured above: Emma-Jane Photography
8) Bouncy Castle
Who said bouncy castles are just for kids? We love the moment below for the smiles and the bright and happy colours.
Featured above: Emma-Jane Photography
9) Lifting Them Up
Pose in style for this fun photo idea where the bride or groom are lifted by the bridesmaids or groomsmen. It pretty much guarantees some laughter.
Featured above: Crystal and Giampaolo’s Californian Real Wedding
10) Kung Fu Fighting
Capture genuine smiles and laughter with dramatic poses like this—fun just rolls out of these kinds of photos, and they will no doubt draw a smile every time you look at your photo album.
Featured above: Emma-Jane Photography
11) Trying to Pull Them Apart
We love this photo, as we can just tell by looking at it that the couple must be really fun people! It just shows that you don’t have to take yourself too seriously on your wedding day—it doesn’t have to be all perfectly planned formal photos with not a hair out of place, it can be a fun, dynamic moment too.
Featured above: Emma-Jane Photography
12) Fun with the Bridesmaids
A photo of the bride in her gown and her bridesmaids in their dresses, happy and laughing and having fun is a photo you’ll definitely want to grab for your photo album.
Featured above: Precious & Jerald’s Purple And Gold Themed Wedding
13) Pets
Pets at weddings guarantee some adorable photos, and what could be more fun than incorporating your pet into some formal photos or grabbing pictures of whatever playful mischief they get up to during the wedding reception?
Featured above: Emma-Jane Photography
14) Strike a Pose
Simple but brilliant—let each member of the wedding party decide what pose they want to do and you’re in for a lot of fun.
Featured above: Emma-Jane Photography
15) Laughter All Around
It’s always great to look back on the smiles and laughter of your big day, especially when your wedding party can let loose and really relax into the wedding photos. You end up with fun-filled photos like this, where everyone is doing something!
Featured above: Emma-Jane Photography
16) Natural Moments
The below photo is so natural and genuine that it’s impossible to plan for—the groom was captured making the bride laugh with a spur-of-the-moment “happy dance” as they walked across the grass, and it made the onlooking bridesmaids crack up too!
Featured above: Him and Her Photography
17) The Couple Having Fun
Similarly, some of the photos you’ll treasure the most after the wedding are those where you and partner can let loose and have some fun.
Featured above: Relate Studios
For more wedding photo ideas, make sure you have a look at these fun photos to take with your bridesmaids.