17 Must-Have Poses For Your Wedding Album

The dress and other accessories

Indian weddings are an extremely photogenic affair. The gold ornaments adorning the bride from head to toe add to her being photogenic. It deserves a click. The wedding attire, along with the footwear and other embellishments, is splashed with a dash of colours. This is one moment you would like to freeze it for lifetime.

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The Make-Up Click

Probably, one of the first wedding poses would be with the beautician. After all, he/she takes a lot of pain to make you look like a prince/princess on your special day. Trending our charts of the top wedding poses ever is the make-up click. Make sure you get one!

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The bride with her bridesmaids:

The bridesmaids are mostly the friends or sisters of the bride. They help the bride in scouting for marriage locations, provide them emotional support and are great listeners throughout. Not to forget, they mastermind the great shoe robbery of the groom. It is only fair that she has pictures with each one of them.

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Blessing the groom:

The bride's family blessing the groom provides some of the best examples of the traditional Indian marriage poses. The mother of the bride welcomes the groom with the pooja thali and blesses him for a long life. You won't even need to pose for these wedding pictures. These are the naturals.

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The bride's entrance:

This is the moment that the groom awaits for, in fact everyone is waiting for with bated breath. The photographer cannot miss this one, as the bride-to-be walks towards the mantap [marriage hall] for the last time as a single woman. Wanna learn how to pose for wedding pictures even when you are just walking? Ask the Indian woman.

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The saath phere:

The vedic chants in the background prove to be magical, as the couple circumambulate the consecrated fires making specific vows. Their colourful attire, the fire and couple's face looking all lit up make the event all the more special. Posing for wedding pictures does not get better than this.

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The Mangalsutra:

Mangalsutra is the sacred thread or necklace, which classifies a woman as married. An integral part of any marriage, the groom tying the mangalsutra signals that they are now married. Practically a no-brainer, as this is one picture that they will remember forever. It's one of those must-have wedding pictures.

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The Wedding Ring

Not really a top wedding pose as such, but come on, who doesn't click the wedding ring? On their rightful fingers, they seem wonderfully in place, glittering their way into the couple's hearts. This is any photographer's must-have click.

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The Religious Outlook:

It makes perfect sense to have a picture that captures the couple praying to their respective Gods. But a twist would be adding the religious book into the midst! A picture coupling the couple as well as the holy book would look lovely and should make your family happy too.

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The stolen glances:

The candid pictures where the bride and the groom are both stealing glances at each other. Romance is in the air and they really cannot help it. These stolen glances look so romantic that photographers have made it into a regular wedding pose.

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On the dias/stage:

Indian weddings seem incomplete without the traditional stage on which the couple garland each other. It is slightly raised so that all the people gathered can see the couple. The photographer is also overjoyed, as he can click some amazing pictures without anybody obstructing his view.

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Pose with the siblings:

This is guaranteed to be the part of every wedding album or the wedding video! A picture with all your siblings. You don't have to learn as to how to pose for this particular wedding picture, since you have practically lived with them your entire life. It is pretty easy but proves to be a memorable picture.

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The Wedding Cake:

Who doesn't love cake? The wedding cake cutting ceremony, though newly inducted into the long list of ceremonies, is a fun event. It is supposed to bring good luck to the couple. This marriage pose is catching on with the Indian sensibilities.

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The sandwich:

Ok, we made up that name! But it makes perfect sense. Mom and dad kissing their daughter goodbye. A lovely pose for any wedding.

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The groom carrying the bride:

Considered to be practiced by even the raja-maharajas, carrying the bride seems muscular and provides the photographer with some nice candid images. It is bold and also one of the top wedding poses in India.

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The tearful vidaai (farewell)

The final tradition before the bride departs is also the most tearful one. The vidaai or the farewell is the post wedding ritual, signalling the end of the ceremony. The bride seeks her family's blessings and leaves for her husband's home. It provides some great shots, which will well-up your eyes with tears even after many years.

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Not to forget the “Just Married” car pose:

How can we forget the classic pose in the 'getaway' car? We cannot! The photo in the car with the just married sign is quite foreign, but we inculcated in our Indian sensibilities. Provides a great picture to that bulging wedding album. But hey, nobody is complaining! Click away!