Marriage is one of the biggest milestones in your life because you go through a complete makeover. From being a pampered child to being a responsible woman, it’s a completely new world. But before you go there, you need to pass through the toughest exam of being the “perfect” bride on your wedding day.
And the recipe to being that is a blend of some nazakat, lots of adaaye, a little bit of sharmana, and you’re done. But where do you show that? In your bridal poses, women. Yes, posing for the camera as a bride could be a task at hand because you’re already going through a whirlwind of emotions, and so we wanted to make it easier for you.
Pro tip: Just relax and only and only think about how you want to feel when you look at your wedding album 10 years from now. And if you could only think of looking pretty, then here are a few poses that you NEED to give a shot!
Being a bride, you invest a lot of time in getting your hands adorned with beautiful henna and we feel that it deserves a few ravishing shots for sure. Don’t y’all agree with us? Your trendy Arabic or Moraccan Mehndi design should definitely be noticed by everyone. Flaunt your mehndi design in whatever way you like, for your reference you can have a look below and get your favorite shot with the mehndi-adorned hands.
Smile is the finest makeup that any bride could ever wear. Well, that statement is indeed quite true and you will agree with us. Your dazzling smile and that bright red lipstick will totally capture the hearts of many. So, forget everything else, just look at or away from the camera, while wearing your beautiful smile which has the power to light up the entire room.
We said lehenga and you heard ‘Let’s Twirl’. Well if you nodded a big YES to that statement then you too would love the next bridal pose. This pose is all about twirling around until the camera person captures that ‘Perfect Twirl Shot’. We personally feel that your gorgeous bright red lehenga with gold work or the trendy pastel lehenga would be extremely disappointed if you didn’t twirl and swirl around wearing it. We understand that you are all decked up and your attire and the jewelry are quite heavy but trust us, it’s totally worth it.
The next up on our list is surely one of the most effortless poses of the era. All you gotta do is sit with poise and elegance, and ta-da... Your classic bride pose is ready! Sit in a comfortable position and just subtly show off your vibrant bridal wear. Be it your beautiful red lehenga or the elegant kanjivaram saree, just grab a chair and just sit while smiling for the camera, the rest will be done by the photographer.
Well if you are a swagger then you would totally fall in love with this pose and wouldn’t miss the chance to do it. For this pose, you need to wear your favourite sunglasses and ditch em’ high heels and rather wear your comfy sports shoes, sounds exciting, right? Look at the camera and exude your swag and we are sure you’ll get lots of dope pictures which will enhance the swag-factor of your album.
If you ask us, then we’d say that the gorgeous dupatta often gets ignored and over-shadowed by other accessories. So, why not pose with it, just cover your face with your beautiful veil and hold the corners with your hands and leave it up to the photographer.
For this particular capture, you can sit comfortably and adjust your jewel pieces or just close your eyes and smile, the rest magic has to be done by the photographer. The shots from the top angle have a totally different effect and the bride wearing her beautiful wedding attire looks stunning from this angle.
Now that you’re dressed in the loveliest attire with lots of details and colour tones, it is quite important to embrace it. The beautiful bridal lehenga with embroidery and alluring designs should be given proper attention, Right? Sit down comfortably and spread your lehenga, the rest seems sorted because your gorgeous attire can be captured from any angle and still the outcome will be just perfect!
The next up is yet again an effortless pose that just requires you to look away from the camera and do whatever you want. You can smile, stare, pout but just don’t make eye contact with the lens. Your beautiful Jhumka, Nath and other bridal jewelleries will get all due attention in this pose and the shots are truly going to be amazing!
Mirror, mirror on the wall, isn’t our bride beautiful of all? Of course, she is! While you’ll be using the mirror to get ready, we insist you just let your photographer capture you while you are gazing at the mirror.
The cool golden Jhumkas, huge Bridal Nath, vibrant bangles, alluring Kundan neck-piece, and the list goes on & on, the bride wears intriguing jewellery items which surely shouldn’t go un-noticed. So, just admire your jewellery or flaunt it the way you want and you’ll surely end up getting the prettiest shots. And if you’re wearing something vintage and attention-worthy, well the time is yours; make sure to use them for the portraits.
If food is your bae, then we suggest don’t ditch it even on the day of your wedding. Savour your favourite food in front of the camera and your photographer will surely click the best shots while you’re busy enjoying those scrummy!
The ‘Hand Under Chin’ pose looks quite alluring and we all must have tried this pose somewhere. All you gotta do is just put one hand under the chin and look at the camera lens and there you go. You can confidently flaunt your floral jewelleries while doing this pose.
If you love to groove on the beats of some peppy music, then we suggest do your favourite dance move and hold, the camera person will capture you enjoying and having fun, which we think is pretty cool. Just lift both your hands and give a fun-filled expression or do the ah-mazing thumka-thingy and you’re good to go!
Whenever in doubt, just take a deep breath and pout. Well, that really works when you’re totally clueless about good poses. So, to all the stunning brides out there, we would love to see you pouting like a pro on the day of your wedding. While you have the perfect red shade lipstick on your lips, the pout looks 10 times better and the shots you capture are just perfect.
Those heavy, red, and vibrant bangles definitely deserve to be highlighted in your wedding album. You can play with your hands and pose to get the focus on those lovely red bridal chooras.
Let’s go cliché’ for a while. For this pose, you have to pretend to adjust your heavy bridal jhumkas while looking at the camera lens. You can also look away from the lens, this way this pose will look candid.
Laughter is not only the best medicine but it is also one of the best poses which results in the best shots. It can be a plandid or someone around you can crack a hilarious joke which will automatically make you Laugh Out Loud, the choice is totally yours.
Wedding makeup is just ah-mazing and especially the perfect eye makeup deserves a tiny bit of attention. So just sit comfortable and close your eyes and rest leave it up to the camera person.
Next up is yet another simple pose. All you gotta do is turn around and let the photographer click you from behind. This elegant pose has a different level of grace and poise. If you want to add a tiny bit of quirk to this pose, then ditch the dupatta and show the trendy design of your blouse, it’ll be FAB!
Okay, we know that gone are the days when the bride was all about shyness and adayein but you can at least fake it for the camera. So just do it girlies!
For the next pose all you gotta do is walk away from the camera, pause, turn, and look at the lens. Seems easy right? Do this pose where the ambiance is aesthetic to get a much better shot.
Side profile shots are just splendid as they perfectly highlight your features and have an altogether different vibe. So, dulhaniyaas, just show your best side and let the photographer do the rest.
While looking at the celebrities on their wedding day, we all somewhere in our heart wanted to do this pose. This pose is all about least efforts, maximum impact. Just stand tall with poise and nazakat. Hold your pallu and look intensely at the camera. Did you just imagine yourself doing it already? Well of course you did and that’s why we suggest pinning this pose to the list of your favourite ones.
Whether it’s the classic low bun or the chic braid, the bridal hairstyle which took hours often gets un-noticed cause of the veil, So, we suggest you turn back and insist your photographer to click a few portraits of that beautiful hairstyle of yours and we’re sure you’re not going to regret it.
The voguish Bridal Nath which screams for attention is not just enough to create a style statement but can also be used to pose for the best shots on your wedding day. Flaunt it in the best way you can!
Now, this pose is one of the best poses for close-up shots. Cover a small portion of half of your face using your palms and look straight into the camera lens. Your gorgeous matha patti or the stunning chand-bali maang tikka will get perfectly highlighted in this pose and it will definitely shine bright in your photo album.
Grab your favourite pair of sunglasses and just do some quirky poses with them. The sunglasses add an oomph factor to your bridal attire and you look savage for sure. You can also put the sunglasses over your head and do various poses which will add quirk to your wedding album.
Now, this pose doesn’t require any briefing we suppose. All you gorgeous looking bride can just stand still and look into the lens and we’re sure your photographer will do the rest. This pose will highlight all the details of your alluring bridal lehenga and you’ll love the shots for sure.
The Classic Indian Bride is known for the Pallu over her head and you can just hold it gracefully and pose in front of the camera.. Your dazzling embroided dupatta deserves to be noticed in the most perfect way, so just hold it with grace and the rest is done.
It is quite true that as a bride, you might have to devote hours for getting all decked up for your big day. So we suggest that get some captures while you’re getting ready. Your beautiful bridal make-up needs to be appreciated by everyone, so get a few stunning shots while it’s being done. These caught in the moment shots will surely be quite memorable.
Your bridesmaids are your lifelines and you cannot imagine your wedding without them being by your side. So, we suggest you get them all in a single frame and pose along with them. We believe we don’t need to suggest you proper poses for this, you girlies very well know how to rock the show with your spunk and aura *wink* *wink*
Now, this is something a bit too filmy but completely picture-worthy. Just walk slowly and gracefully down the staircase, let your bridal lehenga grab all the attention. Keep walking while flaunting your bridal attire and let the camera person capture you at the moment.
The struggle of getting married in this pandemic era is real and we can totally feel you ladies. You always gotta put on that mask and carry a bottle of sanitizer with you, because obviously! In such a scenario, we suggest you get one click with the mask of yours. We’re quite sure that you would be getting matching masks, so just use it as an accessory and get clicked lovelies!
For this one, you gotta casually lie down and tell someone to spread the dupatta properly all around you, and there you go. This pose has a different vibe altogether and you’re surely gonna love it when you see it in your wedding album!
Close-ups portraits that highlight the details are surely the best shots any bride could ever get. You can just look at the camera and smile or look away from the lens and just gaze. Your stone-studded maang tikka, stunning eye-makeup and other details will be captured in this pose and the photographer will surely capture some best shots.
C’mon, we all know that fairy lights can make any picture 10 times better. You can just hold them in your hands or stand next to the fairy lights and you’ll get LIT and dazzling shots.
Who doesn't love flowers? Flowers add to the beauty and charm of almost everything. On your Haldi ceremony, when you’re being showered upon with vibrant flowers is the time when your photographer should capture the cheery smile and soulful expressions on your face. This photo can be either a candid or a plandid, for which you can pose for the capture while flaunting your beautiful smile.
Now, this pose is solely for all the pet lovers out there. We know how much you adore them and therefore posing with them on your big day seems like a win-win situation to us. Cuddle them, sit next to them, basically do whatever your heart says and we are quite confident that you will end up getting really cute and lovable shots with your fur-buddies.
Posing against a backdrop is just amazing as it quirks up the picture and gives you the liberty to play around. The cool backdrop acts like a prop, which enhances the impact of the shot and makes it stunning.
And here comes the veil yet again! Well, for this pose just peep slightly through the veil and try to give intense expressions to create a better emotional impact. Just lift your veil a bit and look into the lens and voila, there you have your perfect dulhaniyaa shot.
For all the brides who prefer to keep it simple, you guys will love this pose. Stand gracefully wearing your perfect wedding attire and put one hand over the other, and there you go. You can stare at the camera or just look away, and we are sure whatever you do, you’ll end up getting a few minimalistic-ally-awesome shots.
Here we bring to you yet another minimalistic pose that has a different feel. Sit down comfortably in a chair and put one hand on your leg while keeping the other on the forehead. We love this pose and we are sure you too will!
A selfie a day keeps monotony at bay! Don’t you think that’s absolutely true? Well, if yes, then the next pose is certainly gonna cheer you up. For this pose, you just have to click uber-cool selfies and the camera person will capture you at the moment. If your selfie game is super strong then we suggest pinning this pose as it’s for sure going to be one of the perfect shots in your album.
Being the bride, you must have visited multiple lehenga shops and have scrolled through various shopping websites just to get that ‘One Perfect Lehenga’ for yourself. Now that you’ve invested so much time and money on it, we insist you pose with it or actually without it. Just wear your blouse along with a cool pair of jeans, hold and admire the stunning Lehenga of yours. This pose is quite trendy and quirky and we feel all you dulhaniyaas would look gorgeous while doing it.
Just like you, your mum is also dealing with mixed feelings. On one hand, she is super happy about your new journey while on the other she is really sad that you’ll be leaving the house. What we feel is that your wedding album should have lots of mom-daughter-duo pictures. You both can just hug together or she can kiss your forehead and that’s all it takes to capture your two beauties at their best.
We believe that placards are the perfect props which totally add to the quirk-quotient, don’t you think the same? Well, if you nodded yes, then on your big day, just grab a few funky and cool placards, hold them in your hands and play with your expressions.
They say, ‘Eyes are the windows to the soul’ and we completely agree with it. So, ladies let your eyes do the talking for the next pose. Cover your face with both your hands in such a manner that only the eyes are visible. *Click* *Click*, We’re sure the photographer will do the rest in the best possible way.
We believe our gorgeous brides can rock this pose totally! For this, you just have to sit on a swing and just smile and you’ll get a splendid shot that deserves a special place in your wedding album.
If y’all are looking for something trendy and uber-cool, then this pose is meant for you! The Bride in Bathtub Pose requires you to just casually lie down or sit in the bathtub and voila! This is quite a trendy pose that has a different mood and we feel it totally awesome.
