Here are five tips to help you look your best in front of the camera on your wedding day:1. The bride is under a lot of pressure to look perfect on her wedding day. As a consequence, you may be tempted to overdo your makeup. DON'T! The best wedding photos feature a bride who looks naturally beautiful, not made up. Slather on the cosmetics if you want, just make sure you choose natural shades that will highlight your unique features.
2. Give a designated helper a list of your must-have posed wedding photographs so you don't forget any of the important ones. Even if your wedding photographer has a list, there's no guarantee he or she will remember to bring it along! Your helper can get everyone together and remind the photographer of the shots you want, leaving you free to fuss with your bridal bouquet or hair style.
3. Take your wedding photographer's suggestions to heart. He or she has probably shot scores of weddings, so they have a good idea of what works and what doesn't. That said, if you really want photos of you and your new spouse in the atrium, but it's too dark, have your wedding photographer take the shots anyway. They may turn out all arty and cool, or they may not turn out at all. Nowadays, photogs shoot digital, so it's not like you're wasting film.
4. Relax! You're going to look great in your wedding photos no matter what, so don't put a lot of pressure on yourself to mug for the camera or pose. Some of the most beautiful photographs of the bride and groom are candid shots in which the couple hasn't had a chance to pose or put on a staged smile. Just do your thing and let your photog do his or her thing. Your photos will be all the more memorable for it.
5. That said, smile! If you do feel nervous on your wedding day, smile anyway. Smiling releases feel-good hormones that will make you happy, thus causing you to smile more. It's a happy cycle, and one that can contribute to great wedding photographs!
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