Wedding

December 18, 2019

Beautiful Winners of the 2019 International Wedding Photographer of the Year

Wedding photographers have the distinct honor of chronicling one of the most important events in a couple’s life together. In 2017, the International Wedding Photographer of the Year Awards (IWPOTY) began recognizing this challenging and rewarding work. Now in its third year, the 2019 winning entries were just recently announced, and they continue to showcase the best in artistic wedding photography from around the world.

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September 3, 2019

Man Takes Photos of Engagement Ring in Front of Girlfriend without Her Noticing

When it comes to planning a proposal, timing is everything. While waiting for the “perfect” moment is standard practice when popping the question. Self-described “spontaneous improviser” Edi Okoro took this idea to the extreme—and he has a hilarious Facebook album to prove it. For an entire month, Okoro secretly snapped photographs of his girlfriend, Cally Read, unknowingly posing with an engagement ring.

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April 17, 2019

This Couple Hired a Robot Photographer for Their Wedding Day

Almost every couple hires a photographer to capture precious moments during their wedding day, but not everyone employs a robot as well. For their April 7, 2019 wedding, English couple Gary and Megan hired Eva the Robot Photographer—a 5-foot-tall android created by England-based Service Robots that’s designed to take guests’ portraits. This was Eva’s first wedding job, and it likely won’t be her last.

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January 17, 2019

Multi-Sensory Wedding Album Lets Blind Bride Experience Her Special Day in Detail

A wedding is a life-changing occasion. While this is always true for the betrothed, it can even apply to all parties involved, from family and friends to photographers and film houses. In 2018, photographer James Day was asked to shoot the wedding of Australian couple Steph and Rob. Steph, who inherited Cone Rod Dystrophy from her mother, Linda, lost her eyesight shortly before meeting Rob. Nevertheless, they fell in love, got engaged, and excitedly planned a November wedding.

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