Posing in the right way for wedding photos can help capture the couple’s emotions for the wedding album. Even the most sorted out couple might be overwhelmed on their wedding day.

So, here are a few must-have wedding photography poses, ideas, and tips for pre-planning the wedding shots for both the couple and photographers.

1. Chest to chest

It's one of the most simple and versatile postures, and most photographers prefer it. This involves the couple facing each other and pressing as close as they can. The bride usually places her hands on the husband's chest or arms while the groom wraps his arms around the bride's back.

A quick tip: If you put the bride on your right side, you'll see her ring hand facing you when they're face to face. This is helpful because the bride and the ring can be seen in the picture. 

If your pair has a considerable height difference, you can also lie her on his chest as a variation pose. Place her head on his chest and gently close her eyes as if they're embracing or sleeping. You can also express her joy by opening her eyes and concentrating on her smile.

1. Head Cuddling 

It's funny how many couples chuckle a little while posing this because head cuddling or forehead to forehead cuddling can be funny. You begin with a chest-to-chest position with their heads cuddled close and then have them touch their forehead together. If their faces aren't pressed against one other but simply their foreheads are, you can even make them close their eyes.

If the bride and groom are too far apart in height, this pose will look odd since the groom will have to kneel his entire body over only to do forehead to forehead. It would be advisable to limit this pose to couples of the same height or about the same height.

1. Wall Bokeh 

This is the same as the last two postures, except one person will lean up against the wall, and the other will be chest to chest with them. You can have either the groom or the bride on the wall in this pose, but if the bride is up against the wall, don't have the groom place both hands on the wall as it would look awkward like he's squeezing her.

While taking this pose, the pair should be as close as possible to the wall so that you can produce a bokeh blur on the left or right side of the frame that's close to you while still framing out the couple from the rest of the photo.

You can execute this shot with or without walls, bushes, flowers, or anything else that will create a long line on the side of your photo will be enough.

1. Normal Spoon or Bear Hug

For this, your couple is going to spoon, with the groom in the back and the bride in the front. The couple can be positioned in front of the camera, slightly to the side, so that we can see both of them in full profile.

Keep in mind that the same posture can be transformed into something completely different by merely changing your focal length or how the couple stands.

When doing this stance, make sure the husband is not holding the bride over her stomach. This turns the shoot into a maternity shoot, which isn't appropriate for a wedding.

You can have the groom come across the top and hug the bride tightly with his arms while the bride lifts her arms and holds his. This certainly is a lot more adorable, pleasant, and intimate. If you don't want to do the bear hug, put your hands on her hips but keep them away from her stomach.

1. Reverse spoon 

This is a great variation on the normal spoon posture, and shooting it can be fun because couples could have many hilarious things to say. Typically, the groom will be in the front, and the bride will be in the back for this pose. You can have her place her hands on his back or grip his arms.

You can have the bride lay her head on his back or just stare at the camera, and the groom can look off into the distance, almost as if he's looking at the path they'll be on together or at the land he owns. You can also have him turn around and try to look at her. He can't completely do it, but it creates lovely playful scenes, allowing you to take candid.

1. Walking towards the camera 

After we've finished all of the still images, we can move on to some movement shots, such as walking towards the camera. The couple walks towards the camera while taking this shot, and they may tend to stare directly at the camera, which is not advised.

Tell them to look at each other, gaze off in the distance, or simply walk and converse without looking into the camera, or to glance into the camera for a great smile or something, but not to stare into the camera.

Keep in mind to place the camera on continuous auto-focus, zone auto-focus, hold down the back button focus, and then click as many images as you can while the couple walks towards the camera. Since it involves motion, it's difficult to predict when and where the lovely photos will appear.

You can also add a little swirl or hip bump and an attempt to kiss each other to give the couples something to do, and it may turn out to be something fantastic.

1. Wide Side Walking 

Walking side to side from the camera is a variation of walking towards the camera photograph. These photos should highlight the background, which could be the wedding decor or the area you're shooting in. You can have the couple walk parallel to you or very far away and use a super-wide lens. You can take a really wide stance from them while they walk so that you can see their legs separately and add motion.

Make it appear that the person in front is guiding the other to new paths or their future together, rather than the person in front is pulling the other. You can also do variations of it, such as walking up the stairs, up the church, or anywhere else.

This is yet another shot where the photographer must go all technical, so practising a few times may be beneficial.

1. Looking at the camera shot

This is the shot that everyone wants, and it might even end up on your parent's wall. As a result, most individuals prefer a nice, fresh, and simple photograph. Making one person stand straight while the other stands on their side or having the groom hold the bride is a classic pose for this photograph.

Whatever the pose, this is a mandatory shot that you should not miss as a couple or as a photographer. You can also use a few of the above poses to take a look at the camera shot.