Weddings are meant to be happy and joyous occasions, where couples stand before their loved ones and vow to stay together through thick and thin.
And nobody can capture the bond between partners quite like a good wedding photographer, as they spend a great deal of time working on the perfect shot to help the couple remember their special day.
But there are certain 'red flag' signs that photographers come across that make them believe that a couple's marriage is sadly destined for divorce, and the professionals have come together on social media to share some of them.
The Mirror reports that one photographer took to Reddit to reveal how a groom avoided eye contact with his bride throughout their wedding day.
They said: "So many photos where she is gazing lovingly at him, and he's just staring like 10 yards right over the top of her head." Another photographer said: "The groom didn't want to participate in any wedding pictures after the ceremony. I believe he was more interested in drinking beers with his buddies. I don't think they lasted a year."
A third photographer described how they once dealt with a married couple who were reluctant to even stand beside each other for their pictures, saying "it always left me with a bad feeling in my gut".
"I was a wedding photographer for about five years," they said. "I get being awkward on camera and not wanting to do any PDA [public display of affection].
"I’m very awkward myself! But when prompting couples for fun poses like whispering obscenities in each others' ear for a laughing shot or nuzzling close together, most couples eventually let their guard down and enjoyed holding each other.
"A few times though, I had couples that visibly didn’t want to be near each other at all. Once the shot was done, they went back to standing a foot apart.
"They would complain about each other and make fun of each other in front of me. Most of the time the marriage didn’t last long!"
Photographers aren't the only people working at a wedding who are able to pick up on warning signs that a marriage may not last.
One woman in the thread said: "In another life, I worked catering shifts doing lots of Saturday weddings.
"I'll never forget the best-man's toast of the groom - it was a shameless roast.
"He spoke openly about the groom's willingness to have sex with anything when he's drunk.
"He then went on and on about the groom's deadly gambling habit and his short fuse when he doesn't win.
"He asked the stone-faced groom 'How many thousands of dollars in golf clubs have you destroyed or lost in countless ponds?'
"Nobody was laughing. The bride had tears in her eyes and the groom's parents sat in stunned silence."
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