These are the Secrets to Looking Great in Your Wedding Photos


I am notoriously picky about having my picture taken. Just ask my mother (she’ll tell you about the time we drove to Timbuktu to have my high school graduation portraits taken for a third time) or our lovely photo editor, Claudia, who snapped my headshot (she thought it was pretty funny that I preferred the side with my “good eyebrow”). The struggle is real, y’all, and I’m sure there are plenty of you who can relate.

If the thought of having a camera in your face 24/7 on your wedding day is slightly unnerving, you’ll enjoy this read just as much as I did. The folks over at Vogue are spilling insider secrets that’ll guarantee your wedding photos turn out beautifully, and trust me, they’re good.

You have celebrity makeup artist Charlotte Tilbury talking camera-ready makeup looks—don’t forget foundation on your ears, she says—and photographer Hannah Thomson dishing on how to pose like a pro

Grab a pen and paper so you can take down a few notes and then check out their expert advice here.

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