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Wedding Photo Poses For After the Ceremony

Essential wedding picture poses for your wedding photos!

Picking out the wedding photo poses you want for after your wedding ceremony, in advance of your wedding day, is essential to making sure you don't end up too tired to enjoy your wedding reception!

Do You Want Your Baby Bump to Show in Your Wedding Photos?

Discuss your plans and options openly with your photographer ... it's no time to be coy! An experienced wedding photographer will want to work with you to achieve beautiful wedding photographs you will cherish.

It's so important to plan your wedding picture poses well ahead and to be in complete agreement about ...

• which wedding picture poses you want, and
• how long you want to be on your feet for.

Don't under-estimate how tired you might be feeling by your wedding day ... whatever your stage of pregnancy!

If you're on a strict budget you'll also need to decide between you which wedding picture poses are vital, and which you could live without.

Ideas for Maternity Wedding Photo Poses - After The Ceremony

Choose your own combination and number of the following wedding poses, to give you lots of beautiful wedding photos to choose from.

• Bride and groom, separately and together
• Bride and groom with your religious or civil officiant
• Bride with maid of honour; bridesmaids and flower girl
• Groom with best man, ushers and ring bearer
• Bride and groom with bridesmaids
• Bride and groom with ushers
• Bride and groom with maid of honour; best man; flower girl and / or ring bearer
• Bride and groom with entire wedding party (bridesmaids, ushers, flower girl, ring bearer, ushers)
• Bride and groom with bride's parents and with groom's parents, separately and together!
• Bride and groom with bride's extended family (grandparents, sisters and brothers, other special family members - various combinations are usually desired)
• Bride and groom with any special friends/guests in attendance

TIP: Will you be in your last trimester? Think about asking for some seated wedding photos! Or factoring in some time for a rest!

Recommended Wedding Photo Poses for Your Reception

• Entrance of bride and groom
• Bride and groom being served or in food line
• Bride and groom at wedding party table
• Bride and groom during toasts (and those giving toasts)
• Bride and groom cutting the wedding cake and feeding each other wedding cake
• Bride and groom's first dance
• Other special dance moments (father/daughter, mother/son, etc.)
• Bouquet toss
• Garter removal/toss
• Bride and groom's hands/rings (ring shot)
• Bride's bouquet
• Parents and special guests at parent's table (and other 'table'; shots, as appropriate, and as desired by the bride and groom)
• The gift table and guest book sign-in table
• The wedding cake
• Special decorative arrangements (florals, ice sculptures, etc.)
• Musicians and/or singers
• Candids of bride, groom, and family members/friends
• Candids of various guests, (as appropriate and as desired by the bride and groom)

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