When wedding photographs go wrong - in pictures
Photobombs, animals and unexpected backdrops provide some of the funniest images released by the International Society of Professional Wedding Photographers. Joe Milton, the society’s executive director, estimates that last year alone 20,000 entries were submitted for its quarterly competitions to find the best images from couples’ big days across the world
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A dog chooses the wrong moment to take a toilet break – and in the worst possible place.
Photograph: Vinicius Matos/Caters News Agency
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This horse and groom are clearly very close. We just hope he can tell which tongue is which.
Photograph: Hendra Lesmana/Caters News Agency
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When the bride goes that extra mile to throw the bouquet to her perennially single, semi-naked rambler friend.
Photograph: Caters News Agency
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This groom has found a novel way of defying the mother of the bride’s insistence that he be clean shaven for the big day.
Photograph: Fabio Mirulla/Caters News Agency
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Some grooms are haunted by their stag party
Photograph: Hendra Lesmana/Caters News Agency
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Most people don’t want it to rain on their wedding day. But for those that do, there’s always an ingenious photographer with an idea.
Photograph: Dennis Jagusiak/Caters News Agency
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Sometimes you really wish the best man would just go and sit down.
Photograph: Jonathan Cossu/Caters News Agency
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No fishing please: wedding shoot in progress.
Photograph: Matt Theilen/Caters News Agency
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When the bride’s friends promised to always be behind the new couple, they took it literally.
Photograph: Ken Pak/Caters News Agency
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Shots at the bar always seem like a great idea on the way in.
Photograph: Maíra Erlich/Caters News Agency
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Puppy love
Photograph: Vincent Ng/Caters News Agency
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‘I told you Muscle Beach was a terrible place for the photoshoot!’
Photograph: Bin Shen/Caters News Agency
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Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue (naked cyclists).
Photograph: JPG Photography/Caters News Agency
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Remember that all the wedding treats can send some guests doolally.
Photograph: Daniel Ribeiro/Caters News Agency
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The best man takes a subtle approach in telling the groom how he really feels about his choice of bride.
Photograph: Steve Young/Caters News Agency
