Smile! Wedding Photos

I would talk to your photographer. They no a lot more. When my fiance and I got our engagement photos done, we had no idea what we were doing. We had never gotten professional photos done before. She taught us some ways to look at the camera as well as positioning in the right direction.

I suggest letting your photographer know so that he or she can take more candids of you rather than too many posed photos. Candids are captured in the moment and hopefully with your husband-to-be by your side, you are more yourself, you're relaxed and the idea of a happily ever after will come through and be shown on your face throughout the day. This way, the photographer is not asking you to take a picture while you awkwardly pose for one but rather they are documenting the true moments throughout the day.

If you'll end up having some posed photos anyway and want to practice, I find this helps. Make a couple of exaggerated faces where your mouth is wide open in front of a mirror: pretend to scream, make a goofy face, go BLEEEERGGHHHH, do the biggest HA HA HA (point if you have to to get yourself into it), etc. It may feel silly but just keep at it and really go big. Pay attention to how you look as you close your lips. Do you notice any difference between how you look there and your neutral face? There's likely a bit of pep or positive energy that comes through. All it takes is a slightest curl upward at the corner or your lips and it would look closer to a happy face than a neutral face. And from there, you can try training your face's muscle memory to react that way when thinking of your own goofy faces.