Wedding Party Posing: The Nitty Gritty

 
 

Here, I’m going to get into all the nitty gritty posing aspects of posing the wedding party. The reason I’m making this blog post is because I know some clients care about this aspect of the day and may want a say in whether we have more or even less posing of the wedding party. For me I just want to do what you want for your wedding day so if that’s less posing that’s fine by me and if that’s more posing, also fine by me but we may need to account for this in the timeline!

 

I would say for me I tend to keep wedding party posing fairly minimal so that we can move along to the more important events like the wedding itself and the reception and you can get to enjoying your day with your guests! This is why my personal recommendation would be to keep this list fairly short so that your day doesn’t just feel like it was a portrait shoot! I would hate for you to walk away feeling really burnt out so I say we keep it fairly short, fun and to the point.

 

MY TYPICAL WORKFLOW FOR WEDDING PARTY FORMALS

(Please let me know if you’d like MORE or LESS variety in posing, we may need to adjust timeline depending on your personal preferences):

All Groomsmen

  • Looking at camera

  • Looking at Groom giving a good laugh

  • Walking / casual

  • “Flying V” shape

  • Casual arms wrapped around each others backs

  • Any Other Poses you specifically want

Groom with each Groomsmen

  • Full Body (And Close Up if Time Allows)

  • (Individuals of each Groomsmen if we have a second shooter and time allows)

Full Wedding Party

  • Pairs of who you are walking down the aisle with and disperse evenly looking at camera (one with and without ring bearer and flower girl if applicable)

  • Bride and Groom step to side for photo with ring bearer and flower girl

  • Everyone look at bride and groom they kiss and everyone cheers

  • Casually walking towards camera looking around bride and groom go in for a kiss and everyone cheers

  • Everyone looking at camera guys on one side gals on the other 

GROOMSMEN ARE DISMISSED

All Bridesmaids

  • Looking at Camera

  • Looking at Bride & Each other / Giving a good laugh

  • Walking / Casual

  • Walking with arms around each other’s backs

  • Close up of Flowers

  • (Some people have been requesting the bride with all of the bouquets surrounding herself, this one is very fun and I will do it if we have time on top of the other poses!)

  • Any Other Poses you specifically want

Bride with each Bridesmaid

  • Full Body (And Close Up if Time Allows)

  • (Individuals of each Bridesmaid if we have a second shooter and time allows)

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