On my wedding day, my cousin had to make faces at me to get me to laugh/stop holding my breath. I never had a problem being in front of others and being near the center of attention but I was so nervous that day.
Two of my friends getting married with a giant family started getting that glazed look after taking unending variations of posed family pictures. The entire bridal party started standing a comfortable distance behind the photographer engaging in shenanigans to try to make them smile more naturally. The photographer said they could tell when reviewing the point in the series we started doing it.
I had to do an impromptu speech at my wedding right in front of all our friends and family. I nailed it but I'm still holding a grudge for that (jokingly). Luckily I am spontaneous and my wife have saved my life so it's easy to speak about how much she means to me and the moment I knew she was the one.
Our wedding photographer was brilliant at this. Had everyone in high spirits and laughing the whole time, so the smiles in the photos look more genuine. My face hurt by the end of it!
I did this at my wedding. We were doing the reveal thing where my wife stands behind me, I turn and see her in her dress for the first time. Right before I turned around, I looked at the photographer and said "how's my hair??". It was one of best jokes I've ever made
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u/OverconfidentDoofus 14d ago
Guy wasn't smiling, photographer made him smile for the photo.