Who is more happy and carefree than a bride at her own wedding? It’s that pure joy and exuberance shown here that really draws the viewer in.

“I am truly in love with this image,” says Charlotte, North Carolina, photographer Scott Stockton. “She looks so free.”

Earlier that day, the bride married the love of her life and this image shows her partying with friends and family. “No worries, no stress,” adds Stockton. “Just happiness.”

(Photographed with the NikonZ6 and Sigma 20 Art lens. Stockton had the dance floor lit with a series of Godox speed lights fitted with Magnetmod spheres.)

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