It’s your wedding day; a day when all eyes would be on you and him, and you don’t want anything stealing your thunder today. This is why, you need to be at your best. However, when most couples look back at their wedding photo albums, they aren’t happy with the imagery clicked. Maybe the angle was not rightly taken they say, or maybe the photographer couldn’t capture the right emotion and feeling? STOP blaming the photographers. Let’s remember; it is a two-to-tango story here when looking at your wedding album. If you want the right emotions to set the mood in the pictures taken, learn from these tips that will help you pose like a celebrity. Read on, please!

1. Did you sleep well the previous night?

We know how harrowing it can be seventy-two hours before a wedding. And the last thing on the mind is to get sleep because there is so much to do. But sleep is a must, or else even the best of makeup artists cannot do much about those puffy eyes and tiredness on the skin. Three nights before the wedding, you should set your routine to sleeping early and without distractions of any sort. Good sleep helps with bringing on good skin. Your skin will glow, and you wouldn’t have to worry about the photos taken there after.

2. Smile for the cameras

Practice makes it perfect, which is why using the concept of selfies or asking your bestie to click pictures of you whilst smiling makes sense. It sounds funny we know, but the look or the smile should be au naturale, and should seem comfortable on your face too. Tape favorite pictures of you on a mirror and mimic the smiles in them; the expressions and the poses. The more you do this, the better it would be to bring out the right smile.

3. Flash those pearlies

Your teeth shouldn’t be hidden from the glare of the camera lens. Pretty smiles always have pearly whites to radiate and charm the audience with, and we know this to be true. Get a teeth cleaning or whitening done a week before the wedding, and this would make you more confident and happy about your smiles.

4. A manicure is a must

In any wedding, the hands of a bride are most clicked, after the face. You may have Mehendi on your hands which can camouflage a lot of skin problems, but what if you aren’t wearing Mehendi? This is why, a week before the wedding, getting a holistic manicure treatment for the hands is a must. Your fingers and palms would look prettiest when the cameras click away!

5. Let the eyes express

Shed all inhibitions and let your eyes do the talking. Your eyes are the best tools for you to connect with the camera. Visualize and imagine romance, a new life with him, something mushy and nice, and the memories you would be making with him ahead, and leave it to the camera to capture them all. Let your eyes do the talking!

6. Express your real emotions

Forget that the camera is around for a moment; if you want to shed a tear or want to cry, go ahead and do that. These are natural emotions that the camera can catch best candid and mushy. This will freeze moments of joy and happiness, which would make you feel mushier ten years or twenty years down the line when you watch the photo album with him.

7. Don’t forget the red carpet pose

Don’t get shot by the camera straight on the angle your body to the camera, which helps create an illusion of slimness and height. The back foot is where you would place more weight upon, and flaunts your ‘good side’ too.

8. Focus on the neck

Your neck should be elongated when you pose for the camera. Do this naturally and without too much of a stretch. Lift the chin up and pose for the camera, just like you see confident celebrity brides doing the same.

9. Let your arms be free

Whether standing solo or with someone, there should be a separation between the arms and the body! Don’t cling to the body of someone, which would only make your arms look small and the waistline too frumpy.

10. Where to hold the bouquet

At the hip, and not anywhere around the hip, which would not only hide the lovely flower arrangement but also make the body look stunted and round, and the grandeur of the wedding dress goes too.

More tips

1. When standing with your man, you can afford to get close but not clingy. This shows an emotional feeling and a loving chemistry with him, and what you could do is to have your heads touching each other at the forehead to throw in a little more romance than the usual. Get snugly by all means, but not clingy we repeat!

2. Your bridesmaid and groomsmen can help you strike the right pose. Get them all excited and chatty, and make them perform a dance or something behind you and your man. The emotions would automatically take over, and you would have the best shots taken too.

3. Enjoy the moment and relax

You aren’t competing here, so why the worry? Just relax and enjoy the moment, his company and the others around whilst the camera does its magic. Remember, if the camera man asks you to pose a certain way, maybe he has an emotion he feels would best come out that way.  Take a look at the innumerable social media posts online, where you see young couples posing candidly. These are pictures that can send you some inspiration much needed on posing like a star most of them are from real weddings and not professional models to say so.

Do let us know what you thought about these handy tips when getting ready and posing for your wedding pictures. We would love to hear from you on the same.