What do you do if you hate your photos?

Jade, I’m so sorry. We are our own worst critics. I criticize photos of myself too and pick myself apart. However, I can guarantee others don’t see what you see. They see their beautiful wife, loving daughter or friend enjoying their wedding day and being surrounded by love and happiness! They see the joy between you and your new spouse. We put so much pressure on ourselves (myself included) that the happiness which is the most important part, we miss recognizing that. I hope this brings you a bit of comfort and I hope in time you find photos you come to love. All the best to you ❤️

Aw man I’m sorry about that I get you as I’m not photogenic either and have to take lots of selfies before I just like one. Maybe put on your dress again and have a second wedding photoshoot with a different photographer like portraits of you and your husband and what not I’ve heard of some brides doing this😅

Sorry to hear that Jade! Are these your engagement photos or wedding photos? I agree with Leslie, maybe have another shoot with a different photographer. I hope it works out!

We truly are our own worst critics. I HATED the way I looked in about 95% of our engagement photos. I only ordered like 6 of them. My Fiance thought I was crazy, he loved almost all of them because of how "stunning" I was in them and how much love you could see between us. I ended up going back and ordering more because of how much he loved them.

Oh this is a bummer I m sorry you feel this way, sending you a big hug. I do not love having my photo taken I tend to get very critical of myself which is kinda funny because years later I ll look back at the same photo and think wow I looked amazing. We can definitely be our own worst critics at time. I d ask a close friend for their honest opinion, if this was your engagement photos maybe you can get a re-do if the photographer knows you aren't completely happy because they probably want your wedding business too. Good luck!

I'm really sorry to hear this. I agree that we are all our own worst critics. I think social media has done such a disservice through setting up these ideal images that people have to reach. These photos are something to look back on and remember one of the best days of your life.

I was disappointed in my pictures at first— turns out even a great photographer can’t magically make me love the way I look! This may sound dumb, but time really was all it took for me. I don’t even see my flaws in the pics anymore, just glowing happy memories. I have extra chins but over time I realized it’s because my smile was SO darn big, and now *that* is what I see.

Jade, as others have said, time will definitely help. I was deeply worried about our engagement pictures (and am still worried about our wedding pics). But the truth is, it was a beautiful time in your life, and you'll be happy to have captured it. Just walk away for now. Come back later and try looking at them again, focusing on the love, the smiles, the way your spouse looks.

Time will definitely help. There was an article that I read last year (which I can't find or I'd provide a link) about how you may hate your pictures. But they will be treasures in years from now. And I think about that a lot. They will be treasures. It's an amazingly special day, and you'll be so glad. Perhaps not today. and not tomorrow. But there will be a day where you love them.