So the Big Day is finally here and since there is a pretty good chance you belong to the 99.5% of the population who wasn’t blessed with being a lucky genetic freak (i.e. a model), you might feel some anxiety about your pictures.
The good news is that even supermodels don’t look like supermodels without a few tricks up their sleeves, so here are the top 8 tips on ensuring you look like the Ravishing-Goddess-Of-Love that you are!
1) Don’t be cheap- i.e. hire a professional
Sometimes the sun does shine in the darkest places and Aunt Gertie might snap a front-page worthy picture on her disposable, but on your wedding day random luck is not what you’re after. This is the one time you must look good, so hire a professional for all aspects of your day starting with hairstylist, makeup artist and professional photographer.
2) Trust me, I know what I’m doing
You may think that picture with you leaning on your hands and wistfully glancing in to the distance was a cute, but by gosh, looking cute is not what you’re striving for on your big day. Radiant, Enchanting, Lissome and Languid is more like it so trust me. I’ve spent years training how to make people look good, after all.
3) Be nice
It is your day and I know it is an honor to help you look drop-dead gorgeous so you’ll get some leeway here because you’re probably nervous. However, if you choose to throw down, you just might find your up-do strategically imploding or your behind having been captured from a not so flattering angle. Not that an ultimate professional would ever do such a thing but, ahem, I’ve heard of such things having happened.
So now that we got all that out of the way here are some model-worthy, instantly glamourizing tips for looking picture perfect for posterity:
4) Do the Twist
The only thing that looks good photographed head-on is a pile of logs and my guess is that’s not the look you’re going for. To capture a positively elfin-like waist and best boobs a memory card can catch try turning your feet to one side and twist your upper body towards the camera. If you’re really feeling adventurous or have a booty worth bragging about, you can even stand with your back to the camera and just turn your head. Just don’t strain your neck in the process.
5) Know your angles
We all have a masculine and feminine side to our faces: to find yours grab a regular sheet of paper and relocate in front of the nearest mirror: Move the paper back and forth in front of your face exposing one side at a time: your feminine side has a higher arch of the eye-brow, the eye itself is slightly larger and tilts up more that its sister and the corner of the mouth is higher. Chances are you’ll want to turn this side to the camera on your wedding day which means you’ll also want to part your hair on that side for maximum exposure. Parting your hair the other way and leading the way with your masculine side will come in handy if you have to scold somebody or tangle with the good-ole-boys club: this side lends you authority!
6) Your Mama was right
Straightening your posture is the easiest way to loose 10 pounds in your picture… the problem is it is not so easy to do it right. To practice: sit up straight in a chair, suck in your belly and imagine your head being pulled by a string straight to the sky. Then pull your shoulder blades back as far as they go; when it starts to hurt and you want to quit you’re about 90% there. Pull your shoulder blades back a little more, lean forward about 6 inches (While keeping your posture) and there you have it.
7) Double trouble?
If you’ve been hitting the starches a bit hard and there’s a bit o’ wobble or a downright double chin where the first one ends, try this easy fix: Press your tongue as hard as you can against the roof of your mouth. This will instantly tighten up the jiggly parts and lift up any jowls as well! Now, for 3 extra points… SMILE!!!
8) Tuck it!
The optimum feminine face is an oval but yours not so much? The solution for perfecting your pose is to tuck down your chin; Imagine how a swan would do it, which is slightly forward, THEN down. Instant Grace!
Now all you have to do is combine all the above; and were in business.
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