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31 Times Wedding Photographers Captured Kids Not Caring About Your Fancy Wedding
Wedding photographers know that taking perfectly posed portraits of kids behaving sweetly is a bit like herding cats.
That's why top documentary wedding photographers just go with the flow and capture kids doing what they do at the moment. After all, when little ones lose patience with all the pomp and circumstance they let it all hang out and that makes for some really honest and sweet candid photos like these.
Here at World's Best Wedding Photos, we have a huge library of photos from the most experienced and talented photographers on the planet. We have painstakingly curated and categorized each and every photo they've shared with us to quickly come up with lists like this one for you.
It's a pleasure and honor to share their work.
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#1
This Little Girl That Appears To Have Taken The Upper Hand
Photo by Rich Howman, a wedding photographer from London, England, UK and member of World's Best Wedding Photos.
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#2
This Little Guest Waiting For Dinner
Photo by Dan O'Day from Australia and member photographer at World's Best Wedding Photos.
Oskar vanZandt 4 years ago
There can be long waits during weddings... not fun when you're tired and hungry.
#3
This One Making The Most Of His Ring Pillow
Photo by Victor Marti of El Marco Rojo, wedding photographers from Spain and members at World's Best Wedding Photos.
kathryn stretton 4 years ago
Woman to the left of little boy doesn't look too impressed either. Ha.
#4
This Little One That Is Totally Fed Up With It
Photo by Yves Schepers of wedding photographer from The Netherlands and member of World's Best Wedding Photos.
Oskar vanZandt 4 years ago
I can understand how she might feel... weddings are tedious for children.
#5
This Sweet Girl Taking It Easy
Photo by Gaelle Le Berre from Australia, member wedding photographer at World's Best Wedding Photos.
#6
This Little Lady Signaling It's Time For Some Attention
Photo by member J. La Plante from Colorado, US and member photographer at World's Best Wedding Photos.
#7
Who Needs To Caption This?
Photo by Gaelle Le Berre from Australia, the member wedding photographer at World's Best Wedding Photos.
#8
This Baby Becoming One With His Grilled Cheese Sandwich
Photo by member J. La Plante from Colorado, US, and member photographer at World's Best Wedding Photos.
#9
These Boys Holding On To Their Sanity
Photo by Andy Gaines, a wedding photographer from the UK and members at World's Best Wedding Photos.
#10
These Little People Who Know What A Veil Is Actually For
Photo by Daniel Aguilar, a wedding photographer from Houston TX, USA, and member photographer at World's Best Wedding Photos.
#11
These Boys Entertaining Themselves Through Wedding Portraits
Photo by Deliysky Studios all the way from Bulgaria, member photographers at World's Best Wedding Photos.
Chrissie Mörbe 4 years ago
Honestly, that would go up on the wall as a poster on a canvas. The compsition and the fun of the boys, the weather, the couple having their moment in the background - perfect!
#12
This Flower Girl Throwing Shade, In The Shade
Photo by Isabelle Hattink of Fotobelle, wedding photographers from The Netherlands and members at World's Best Wedding Photos.
#13
This Young Guest Just Horsing Around
Photo by Andy Gaines, a wedding photographer from the UK and members at World's Best Wedding Photos.
#14
This Little Boy That's Having Nothing To Do With It
Photo by Isabelle Hattink of Fotobelle, wedding photographers from The Netherlands and members at World's Best Wedding Photos.
#15
This Little Man Getting Comfortable During Mass
Photo by Victor Lax, a wedding photographer from Spain, an esteemed member of the World's Best Wedding Photos.
Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 4 years ago
This is why I love children. When they're done- THEY'RE DONE
#16
This One Just Wants To Hug Something, Anything
Photo by member J. La Plante from Colorado, US, and member photographer at World's Best Wedding Photos.
#17
This Sweet Face Wondering Why This Is Happening To Her
Photo by Two Mann Studios from Canada, member wedding photographers at World's Best Wedding Photos.
Oskar vanZandt 4 years ago
Not every little girl enjoys playing dress-up or being fussed over...
#18
This Sweet Boy Trying To Deal With The Pressure
Photo by Los Angeles wedding photographers Callaway Gable, member photographers at World's Best Wedding Photos.
#19
This Dude Sunbathing In His Wedding Finest
Photo by Amandine Ropars from France, wedding photographers, and members at World's Best Wedding Photos.
#20
These Little Kids That Think You Can't See Them
Photo by Tsvetelina Deliyska, Deliysky Studio from Bulgaria and members at World's Best Wedding Photos.
#21
This Flower Girl Letting It All Out
Photo by Isabelle Hattink of Fotobelle, wedding photographers from The Netherlands and members at World's Best Wedding Photos.
#22
This Child Who's On A Mission
Photo by Yves Schepers from Belgium, member wedding photographers at World's Best Wedding Photos.
#23
This One Just Wants To Be Anywhere But Here
Photo by JOS Studios from Oregon, US, and member photographers at World's Best Wedding Photos.
Kathy Baylis 4 years ago
Hell, I’m 59 and still do this when the mood strikes. Have to control the urge at work, though...
#24
This Flower Girl Who Would Rather Be Going
Photo by Dana Cubbage, wedding photographer for South Carolina, US, and member photographer at World's Best Wedding Photos.
April Simnel 4 years ago
"Hello, I must be going. I cannot stay; I came to say I must be going. I'm glad I came, but just the same, I must be going, boo-hoo!"
#25
This One Who Is Not Really Feeling It
Photo by Jenny Jimenez from Seattle, US, and member photographer at World's Best Wedding Photos.
Harold Summer 4 years ago
Aspiring model for Zara clothes. (See other Bored Panda article on Zara shoppers and models)
#26
This Little Girl Who Forgot Her Hanky
Photo by Isabelle Hattink of Fotobelle, wedding photographer from The Netherlands and member of World's Best Wedding Photos.
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fro_st puppy 4 years ago
isnt she drooling? i think if i had a cold i would remember to bring a tissue but if i drooled i wouldnt
#27
This Little Guy Who Knows What He's Doing All-Day
Photo by Los Angeles wedding photographers Callaway Gable, member photographers at World's Best Wedding Photos.
kathryn stretton 4 years ago
Show him this on HIS wedding day. He'll probably have an adult only wedding haha.
#28
This Bay Girl Whose Going Nowhere In A Hurry
Photo by JAG Studios, a wedding photographer from Connecticut, USA, and member photographer at World's Best Wedding Photos.
#29
These Littles Settling In For The Evening
Photo by Isabelle Hattink of Fotobelle, wedding photographers from The Netherlands and members at World's Best Wedding Photos.
#30
This One Trying To Be Discreet But Not Really
Photo by member J. La Plante from Colorado, US, and member photographer at World's Best Wedding Photos.
Ilir Ajdini 4 years ago
Grandpa: You know, I have just realized that...? Kid: Can we talk later? I have some job to do right now... Beautiful photo, btw
#31
This Girl Feeling Right At Home
Photo by Isabelle Hattink of Fotobelle, wedding photographers from The Netherlands and members at World's Best Wedding Photos.
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1337 4 years ago
Exactly. I don't get why people run these looong boring weddings.
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Margaret O'Connor 4 years ago
This is one of my very favorite collections here ever! The photography, the color, the lighting are technically first rate and all the people are absolutely lovely. So many close families and so much love! Everyone seems to be glowing. Viewing these photos really brightened my day. Thank you for this and more like it please!
Dianna Siever 4 years ago
I'm so glad I'm not the only one who was deeply touched by these photos. My heart is glowing 💗
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Lisette McCown 4 years ago
That's honestly a tragedy. Your wedding should be how you want it to be.
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Ola Pietras 4 years ago
Weddings are not good place for the children at all, it's boring for them, thwy can't behave and can easily desteoy the day for the bride and groom. I really don't understand, why most of people feels offended, when couple wants to make wedding without kids at all, it should be always like that...
Alex Bailey 4 years ago
My parents were highly insulted when invited to a wedding and told it was for adults only. They felt it was a personal slur on their children. So they refused to go. I cannot understand what the hell they were making such a fuss about. So a couple wanted a child-free wedding? What harm is there in that? Weddings are frequently boring enough for adults let alone small children! Spare the poor things!
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JessRS 4 years ago
I know people want their loved children to be part of their wedding but... for kids, weddings are BORING! If you're going to have young humans you better have some sort of entertainment prepared for them, and snacks, and water, and juice, and whatever keeps them entertained. Adults have long-ish attention spans but kids don't and once the novelty of the pretty dresses or the decorations fades away, they are going to be sleepy, cranky, hungry, or all of the above at the same time.
Patty Stier 4 years ago
Good photography- but i now understand why alot of invitations express 'adults only'!
Vanta Black 4 years ago
These are some really great photos that remind me why I hate weddings.
Mary Ridings Guarino 4 years ago
Neither my stepson nor niece were thrilled with their part... and they refused to be still for pictures 34291_4101...f4e740.jpg 
KandiePrine 4 years ago
Children at that age are completely egocentric. Brides and sometimes grooms are equally so. Guess no one knew that. Now go vote, you intelligentsia.
Celtic Pirate Queen 4 years ago (edited)
Oh, please - there's a reason small children don't belong at a wedding unless there's a designated room for them to play in while being supervised. They're KIDS, kids get bored EASILY. You want a flower girl and a ring bearer? Fine - get them in & out of the chapel as quickly as you can. Was at a wedding where this woman had brought her 6 month old daughter, who screamed for a solid 15 minutes (before the wedding had actually begun) and the bride's mother lost it. She marched over and ORDERED this idiot to take the kid outside. Oh - and it was really soon apparent that she had crapped her diaper. (It wasn't a destination wedding or anything, btw. She could have left the kid with a babysitter - hell, I'm sure Grandma would have been thrilled to have her overnight!)
Elizabeth Molloy 4 years ago
Please don't take your kids to weddings! They hate it, and so does everyone else who has to put up with your bored children.
Azure Adams 4 years ago
Children don't belong at weddings. The ceremony is long and boring and dull for kids and they are not interested. Its extremely selfish of parents and family to dress kids up in uncomfortable and itchy expensive clothes just for an outdated tradition and photo op that takes way longer than it worth. Just take kids to the reception if you have to have them there and let them run around and have fun.
Jen Albert 4 years ago
No please do not let children run around the reception and have fun. Leave them at home. Children running around the dance floor makes for horrible weddings.
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Jake de Backer 4 years ago
Jesus. Say, by any chance, were each and every single one of these photographers members of the World’s Best Picture Takers For Weddings & So Forth with Etc. & So On, Inc.?
Wordfloe-Acid-Test 4 years ago
Kids don't really belong at weddings or other events that require long bouts of patience. I feel for them. There is nothing to entertain them and they can't really play until it's over or they will get their clothes dirty. Etc.
katboxjanitor 4 years ago
Mostly lovely moments in time at an important event. Reminded me of the first wedding I was a part of at 10 yrs old. Lasted 4 or 5 days with all kinds of events before the actual wedding day. When it was all done and we were packed and ready to go home I heaved a loud sigh and stated "Now I can be a KID again!" as I got into the car.
Little Wonder 4 years ago
There's a photo of me in the family album, aged about 6 or 7, absolutely passed out on a couch in my bridesmaid dress. It's possibly the best photo of me ever taken.
Ilir Ajdini 4 years ago
Wonderful photos made by a real artists of photography! Beautiful, funny, romantic, and somehow nostalgic in same time! I would like to had one of this artists at least in one of my two weddings!
Nicole Gonzalez 4 years ago
My daughter decided to check on her diaper in the middle of the dance floor during our speeches. It was hilarious. Wedding_Ni...550a7a.jpg 
1337 4 years ago (edited)
I am a grown up and think that weddings are usually boring and over-social. I can imagine that kids hate it. My parents got married when I was 5, it was sooooo boring. Nowadays I mostly go to weddings where there are no kids. And when the couple don't want to spend the whole day in church. I don't like these looong classical weddings. Who does, anyway? It's nicer with a 2-hour dinner or something with some dance and cake for another 1-2 hours, but then it's enough. I don't see the purpose, since kids are falling asleep and sometimes grownups too..
1337 4 years ago
Exactly. I don't get why people run these looong boring weddings.
Load More Replies... Margaret O'Connor 4 years ago
This is one of my very favorite collections here ever! The photography, the color, the lighting are technically first rate and all the people are absolutely lovely. So many close families and so much love! Everyone seems to be glowing. Viewing these photos really brightened my day. Thank you for this and more like it please!
Dianna Siever 4 years ago
I'm so glad I'm not the only one who was deeply touched by these photos. My heart is glowing 💗
Load More Replies... Lisette McCown 4 years ago
That's honestly a tragedy. Your wedding should be how you want it to be.
Load More Replies... Ola Pietras 4 years ago
Weddings are not good place for the children at all, it's boring for them, thwy can't behave and can easily desteoy the day for the bride and groom. I really don't understand, why most of people feels offended, when couple wants to make wedding without kids at all, it should be always like that...
Alex Bailey 4 years ago
My parents were highly insulted when invited to a wedding and told it was for adults only. They felt it was a personal slur on their children. So they refused to go. I cannot understand what the hell they were making such a fuss about. So a couple wanted a child-free wedding? What harm is there in that? Weddings are frequently boring enough for adults let alone small children! Spare the poor things!
Load More Replies... JessRS 4 years ago
I know people want their loved children to be part of their wedding but... for kids, weddings are BORING! If you're going to have young humans you better have some sort of entertainment prepared for them, and snacks, and water, and juice, and whatever keeps them entertained. Adults have long-ish attention spans but kids don't and once the novelty of the pretty dresses or the decorations fades away, they are going to be sleepy, cranky, hungry, or all of the above at the same time.
Patty Stier 4 years ago
Good photography- but i now understand why alot of invitations express 'adults only'!
Vanta Black 4 years ago
These are some really great photos that remind me why I hate weddings.
Mary Ridings Guarino 4 years ago
Neither my stepson nor niece were thrilled with their part... and they refused to be still for pictures 34291_4101...f4e740.jpg
KandiePrine 4 years ago
Children at that age are completely egocentric. Brides and sometimes grooms are equally so. Guess no one knew that. Now go vote, you intelligentsia.
Celtic Pirate Queen 4 years ago (edited)
Oh, please - there's a reason small children don't belong at a wedding unless there's a designated room for them to play in while being supervised. They're KIDS, kids get bored EASILY. You want a flower girl and a ring bearer? Fine - get them in & out of the chapel as quickly as you can. Was at a wedding where this woman had brought her 6 month old daughter, who screamed for a solid 15 minutes (before the wedding had actually begun) and the bride's mother lost it. She marched over and ORDERED this idiot to take the kid outside. Oh - and it was really soon apparent that she had crapped her diaper. (It wasn't a destination wedding or anything, btw. She could have left the kid with a babysitter - hell, I'm sure Grandma would have been thrilled to have her overnight!)
Elizabeth Molloy 4 years ago
Please don't take your kids to weddings! They hate it, and so does everyone else who has to put up with your bored children.
Azure Adams 4 years ago
Children don't belong at weddings. The ceremony is long and boring and dull for kids and they are not interested. Its extremely selfish of parents and family to dress kids up in uncomfortable and itchy expensive clothes just for an outdated tradition and photo op that takes way longer than it worth. Just take kids to the reception if you have to have them there and let them run around and have fun.
Jen Albert 4 years ago
No please do not let children run around the reception and have fun. Leave them at home. Children running around the dance floor makes for horrible weddings.
Load More Replies... Jake de Backer 4 years ago
Jesus. Say, by any chance, were each and every single one of these photographers members of the World’s Best Picture Takers For Weddings & So Forth with Etc. & So On, Inc.?
Wordfloe-Acid-Test 4 years ago
Kids don't really belong at weddings or other events that require long bouts of patience. I feel for them. There is nothing to entertain them and they can't really play until it's over or they will get their clothes dirty. Etc.
katboxjanitor 4 years ago
Mostly lovely moments in time at an important event. Reminded me of the first wedding I was a part of at 10 yrs old. Lasted 4 or 5 days with all kinds of events before the actual wedding day. When it was all done and we were packed and ready to go home I heaved a loud sigh and stated "Now I can be a KID again!" as I got into the car.
Little Wonder 4 years ago
There's a photo of me in the family album, aged about 6 or 7, absolutely passed out on a couch in my bridesmaid dress. It's possibly the best photo of me ever taken.
Ilir Ajdini 4 years ago
Wonderful photos made by a real artists of photography! Beautiful, funny, romantic, and somehow nostalgic in same time! I would like to had one of this artists at least in one of my two weddings!
Nicole Gonzalez 4 years ago
My daughter decided to check on her diaper in the middle of the dance floor during our speeches. It was hilarious. Wedding_Ni...550a7a.jpg
1337 4 years ago (edited)
I am a grown up and think that weddings are usually boring and over-social. I can imagine that kids hate it. My parents got married when I was 5, it was sooooo boring. Nowadays I mostly go to weddings where there are no kids. And when the couple don't want to spend the whole day in church. I don't like these looong classical weddings. Who does, anyway? It's nicer with a 2-hour dinner or something with some dance and cake for another 1-2 hours, but then it's enough. I don't see the purpose, since kids are falling asleep and sometimes grownups too..
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