New photo competition celebrates the best wedding 'epic fails'

One of the top 10 photos to be nominated (Alessandro Giannini)

Wedding photos should capture a bride and groom's perfect day; a Kodak moment that generally happens only once in your life.

However, a photo competition for professional snappers asked for candid wedding moments which were anything but perfect.

The overall winner in the 'epic fail' category of the Mywed Award 2016 have been chosen from the 10 shortlisted images.

The winner of the competition- Cristiano Ostinelli

Do you have any wedding fails and once-in-a-lifetime shots? Email eleishafoon@mediaworks.co.nz

Here are our top five picks from the competition's nominations, showing when something went wrong at a wedding:

This poor bride was attacked by a squirrel. (Denis Koshel )

The worst time for a bottle of champagne to misbehave. (Michele Monasta)

Not the most pleasant sight for these newly weds. (Andreu Doz)

This groom had an unlucky encounter with the church stairs. (Gap Antonio Gitto)

The perfect opportunity to add a new phone to the gift registry. (Yuliya Frantova)

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