Large bridal parties can be tough to pose! No worries… I have a tip for you!
This is a great posing tip for large bridal parties. (Taken from BP4U’s The Beginner’s Guide To: Posing Bride and Groom, Bridal Party, and Family Formals)
Have the groomsmen stand at the back, arms around each others’ shoulders.
*I’ll usually say, “act like you love each other!”
The bridesmaids will be slightly bent down so you can see the groomsmen and then the bride and groom will be squatting or on one knee.
I have them look at me first, to get another “formal” in. Then I’ll have them do something silly.
*If the bride is weird about getting that close to the ground. Scoot the groom over a bit and have her sit on his knee, she can then wrap her arms around his neck and WAH-LAH doesn’t have to be on the ground.
This was taken with Canon 5d, 70-200/2.8, f/3.2, 1/1000, ISO 1000
This guide goes over:
- Posing Techniques
- How to get bridesmaids photos done in 15 mins
- How to get groomsmen photos done in 15 mins
- How to get full bridal party photos done in 15 mins or less
- The must have shots in a time crunch
- How to get a ton of photos in a short amount of time
- How to get the bridal party and family to cooperate
- Family Formals in 20 mins or less
- How to do creative poses in limited time
- Tips on how to achieve different looks with the same pose in a matter of mins.
- Changing a photo with expressions, bouquet, eye direction & hand positioning
- Camera Settings