Choosing Poses for Wedding Photoshoots

For all newlyweds, a wedding is a unique, memorable day. In addition to the general festive mood, flowers and congratulations, the presence of a professional photographer and camera is mandatory, because photographs will be interesting to see over the years, to show to children and grandchildren. Unfortunately, not everyone has the gift of posing at camera with ease. This is especially true for shy grooms, who sometimes worry no less than their brides during preparations for the wedding.

Of course, the highlight of any wedding and its main emphasis is the beautiful bride. On this day, all eyes and flash are riveted to her magical image, carefully thought out and verified. Therefore, for the wedding archive it is worth capturing all the subtleties of the outfit, makeup and bouquet. It would be useful to subtly beat shoes and manicures in photographs. Of the main classical images for the portrait of the bride, the following can be distinguished.

A good angle suitable for any type of face. A girl can sit on a chair or in a car, look up into the lens from the bottom up.

Mysterious gentle image with a sweet smile and sparkling eyes.The bride stands half-sided towards the photographer, with her head slightly bowed, the camera is focused on her eyes. The veil in this case will serve as a background - a light cloud around the bride's face.

You can capture the wedding outfit with standard full-length photographs, with a bouquet of flowers, in full face or in half-profile. But in order to make an unusual accent and highlight the subtleties for which the dress was chosen, you need to come up with something original. For example, the bride’s look over her shoulder, her back to the lens. Often wedding dresses have a stunningly beautiful back, not inferior to the neckline. In addition, the bride’s neck, jewelry and curls will be visible on such a photo.

A special pride of any bride is wedding shoes. After all, a wedding is almost a fabulous event, and everyone wants to feel like a princess. Shoes are selected in accordance with the outfit and most often worn only once. So why not capture this attribute? To give aesthetics, a photo with a shoe can be played according to the classic version of Cinderella, on the beautiful stairs of the palace, mansion, park. You can demonstrate the shoes with a playful pose, slightly raising the edge of the crinoline, while the look will be turned down to the legs.

Wedding nail art has been popular for quite some time, there are even special manicure styles for brides. It is particularly solemn and feminine; it is difficult to confuse it with evening or everyday.

It so happened in the wedding tradition that the image of the groom in the photographs complements and completes the image of the bride. Poses are selected depending on the wishes of the couple, but they should be as natural as possible and fit the newlyweds in character. It’s worthwhile to decide in advance which image the groom will broadcast on camera. It can be a gentle knight or a brutal head of the family, a protector or a passionate lover.

Depending on the image, the appropriate pose is selected in a particular photo.

• A kneeling knight holding the bride's hand or holding out a bouquet. The photo is taken in profile.

• Photo in the style of pre-revolutionary retro. The head of the family sits on a chair, and the bride stands slightly behind, putting her hand on the groom's shoulder.
• A hug from behind, when the groom’s hands are on the bride’s waist, symbolize protection and protection. At the same time, the bride looks into the lens, and the groom can gently kiss her ear or blissfully revel in the smell of her hair.

Separately, the portrait of the groom can be captured surrounded by friends, beating a merry company in any suitable way. Or a groom standing on the steps of a registry office and looking excitedly at his watch.

All of the above is just a small part of the wedding album, and you should not go in cycles in single photos. The main part of the archive, of course, should be joint photos of newlyweds. To make an approximate plan of wedding poses, it is worth mentally walking through the ceremony from the very beginning. Meeting with the bride. A touching moment, which in the photo is intended to express joy and the long-awaited connection.

Relaxed poses with smiles and even laughter successfully convey the feeling of happiness.

• The groom can grab the bride in his arms and slightly raise. The impression is that the couple ran towards each other.
• A strong hug symbolizes a meeting after a long separation, because for lovers every minute seems like an eternity.
• Slow rapprochement when the groom looks hopefully and timidly at the approaching modest bride who has lowered her gaze.

In the registry office during the wedding procedure, the photographer can choose any close-ups - they will all be good for a wedding album. The moment of announcement by husband and wife, painting in the certificate, exchange of rings and, of course, the first kiss in the status of husband and wife. As a rule, during the ceremony there is no time and desire to be distracted by thoughts about planned poses, so let there be natural emotions and feelings.

A photo session in the studio is carried out after painting, usually in a beautiful hall or lobby of the registry office.

Here, group photographs are taken with relatives and close friends. It is important to capture the moment of congratulations to the newlyweds, when guests present flowers and pronounce their first wishes.

Creative photographs can display the exit of a newly-married couple under the pen from the registry office, which is accompanied by actions in the form of sprinkling with rose petals or white doves released into the sky. All these points will perfectly complement the wedding album. If possible, the groom can take the bride out of the registry office in her arms.

Any wedding is a sea of ​​kisses and hugs. You can make a whole selection of touching photos and insert them into an album on each page between all the other photos.

• The groom gently hugs the bride by the waist, an Eskimo kiss nose to nose, eyes to eyes. The camera is on the side.
• The same pose, but the rear view of the bride. The groom’s hands form a heart at the beloved’s waist. In this photo, the back of the newlywed dress will be clearly visible.
• Touching poses are obtained with the touch of the groom’s hand on the tender face of the bride, with a patronizing kiss on the forehead.
• A pensive pose, when the groom presses the bride to him and looks into the distance, as if through the years, and she trustingly clings to his chest and closes his eyes.

Landscapes at any time of the year look much livelier than any interior delights, so do not neglect the natural beauties to create wedding photos. If the weather and air temperature allow, you can plan a walk on the street or a short trip out of town to picturesque places with guests.

The colors of the sunny summer season will decorate wedding photos better than any designer. Depending on the area, choose the most picturesque corners and try to feel what nature itself will tell you.

On a forest path, a road through a field or a park, cute photos are taken as a couple walking forward. The lens is kept at a distance, the couple moves away, holding the hand and smiling at each other, turning his head slightly.

Fabulous winter time in harmony with the snow-white outfit of the bride. Flakes of snow, hoarfrost on the trees will go well with wedding attributes. Unless, of course, the winter was snowy. Otherwise, it is better to refuse to take pictures outdoors in damp windy weather. If winter did not disappoint, and the bride has a wedding coat or mantle attached to her, then you can arrange a short photo shoot in the winter park. Choose the lush spruce closest to the path and beat the image from different sides. Also, a walk can be supplemented with a game of snowballs, a demonstration of cones or spruce branches in the joined palms of the newlyweds.

It is time for the spring awakening of life, drops and the first bird chimes to capture the same picture as in the winter version, but to focus on the melting of icicles, on picturesque streams. In late spring, when the first flowers had already appeared, photographs with lilacs, blooming apples and cherries would be especially tender.

Bright golden red shades of autumn - a great backdrop for wedding photos. Against the background of crimson foliage, the bride's snow-white outfit will stand out like a white cloud. Successfully obtained autumn photos at a pond or lake, when the foliage is reflected in the already icy clear water.

To make the best photos of your wedding, it is not so necessary to completely copy other people's ideas. It is enough to grasp the general vector and mood, take into account the nature of the partner and put into the lens all your love for each other.

The groom’s head lies on the bride’s lap, she gently hugs his face with his palms. Both have a happy look of an already engaged couple.

An unusual angle that gives the impression of a dance stage in which partners sneak a kiss.

Not so much original as a symbolic perspective. Such a photograph can be put on the title page on the first page of the wedding album.

Photographer's tips about mistakes in the wedding photo shoot in the video below.