Photographer

I sent our photography a video off of YouTube that showed some of the poses we were looking for. She was very sweet and took screenshots of the video and posed as those ways and other ways and it turned out great!

I haven’t gotten married yet but my photographer did minimal direction with us on our engagement photos. He would just kind of direct us or tell us how to act, le say big laughs, etc. He would tell us to move this or that our of the way, turn a little bit he didn’t really pose us. He’s more of a candid type photographer though, I think for the wedding I love candid photos. If you want stages photos, maybe send him inspirational pics and let himself her know you would need help being positioned.

Both ! She definitely posed us but we also moved around ourself

Not married yet but for our engagement pics we had sent some inso pics but also knew that our photographer is very laid back and goes for natural moments. so she did pose us a bit but also asked us questions about each other and had us say sweet things or our favorite thing about the other so help add the natural element to our photos

We did our engagement photos with our photographer so far, and he did a combination of posing us and letting us pose ourselves, while he captured the moments as they naturally occured. I thought he did a great job, I liked that they weren't all posed shots, but also weren't all completely candid. If you've already signed a contract with your photographer, maybe let them know what you're looking for when it comes to the photos, and setup another engagement photo shoot as a trial run? If you're still not happy with the photographer after that, then search for a new photographer.

In my experience with engagement photos, we only liked the photos that were natural. 😂 The photographer also had some old fashioned kinda stuff in mind and we didn't like any of them but one. Otherwise, when she gave us clear directions then let us be natural, they always came out well. Our wedding photographer will be different and I know she does more "directions but natural". My fiancé also previously thought he wanted more poses but came out of it feeling the opposite after our experience. If your FH has some specific ideas in mind it certainly doesn't hurt to let your photographer know and I'm sure they can help position you based on those inspiration photos.

Most photos were natural. For some he told us face this way, hold hands, walk toward that tree, etc.

My FH and I enjoyed being posed because it took the guessing out of everything. My photographer definitely posed us but also captured a lot of motion photos i.e walking across the street, FH swinging me etc...

It all depends on your style and what you like. Our photographer gave little direction and made a few suggestions and our photos turned out great! I feel that they look more natural than posed shots, but that’s just me.

DH and I are actors, so we apparently pose well by ourselves? Does your FH want posed or natural photos?

A photographer you mesh with will know how to communicate to you what is going to look natural, what will look posed, and which will look best in their style of photos.

Our photographer posed us the whole time for our engagement photos and it was awesome! We didn’t feel uncomfortable or awkward and the pictures turned out amazing. Here’s a couple examples

I feel like engagement vs wedding photos are different. Other than the formal photos which I think the photographer typically poses your wedding photos should be natural...no reason to pose for ceremony and reception photos. You want them to capture you from a real candid perspective rather than posed. Speak with your photographer and tell them what you want rather than just leaving and getting a new one. You should communicate w/ them.

Our photographer gave us some direction and then let us take it from there. So, I guess it was the best of both worlds. She would have us stand in certain places with our hands certain places, but then have us move or laugh or do whatever naturally and capture several pictures.

We had a very large team for our photographers/videographers. We had 1 lead photographer who did the more posed, artistic style photos we wanted, and we had another photographer doing the candid and family shots. We had a good mix of both posed and candid. Really the best way to accomplish this is to have 2 shooters. I had never originally planned on have 2 shooters but out package came with 2 and seeing how our photos came out...it's worth it.

I can understand why he wants them all posed. It's a large expense and if you get the wrong angles the photos are ruined. So i would say, of you like the photographer, have a talk with them and say, "Hey, so what we had actually visioned was a little bit different then what we received. Can we talk about some other options?" Wedding photographers all have different styles in how they shoot, so maybe a conversation will fix it.