Wedding photography is one of the most popular categories and a huge branch in the industry. Top level photographers can turn it into art, while others, well...not so much.

But at the completely opposite end of real wedding photography, you have the fails, the "how-to-never-ever -photograph-a-wedding" shots. I'd hate to see the face on the brides and grooms in these pictures when they got them. Or maybe they had a laugh as well.

Anyway, I give this epic list of 44 absolute photography fails.

1. Jewelry, pigeons and a romantic sunset. You'd have to be nuts to ask for anything more.

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2. Happy marriages. Insured by angry fathers with shotguns since forever.

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3. Being the photographer who has to arrange this group has got to be a memorable experience.

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4. I wonder if her feelings are connected with the happy folks in the blurry background.

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5. I'm sure the guy with the disgusted look knew he was going to be in a partial desaturation photo.

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6. Whatever was going on in this picture, we would have loved to have seen her happier.

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7. Someone loves to photo bomb and make it look subtle.

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8. Till death... Wait, what?

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9. He might not have been her first choice.

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10. Now here's a bride with crystal clear priorities.

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11. I imagine she had been waiting for it for a while.

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12. Oh well, if it's true love, that's a good a place as any.

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13. Who gives such directions?

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14. So that's what bridesmaids are for.

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15. You have to admit, the photo bombing llama is absolutely charming.

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16. Here's a wedding with some distinguished guests.

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17. "They'll never notice I'm not one of them!"

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18. Early trashing of the dress in 3, 2, 1...

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19. Wrong. Just wrong.

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20. I get that they want people to know they're nerds, but this is taking it a bit too far.

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21. Well, this kept me staring for a few minutes. I'm not even going to start.

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22. With friends like that, he's bound to make a good housewife out of her...not .

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23. Now that's what I call limitless joy!

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24. In some parts of the world, this is what class looks like.

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25. Now there's a happy groom!

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26. It's really simple in the end: if you love a place, you really love it!

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27. Ah, what a joyful memory to relive in 30 years.

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