How Wedding Photography Prompts Help You Feel Natural

Wedding photography prompts are one of our favorite ways to help couples feel comfortable, natural, and completely forget there’s a camera in front of them. If you’ve ever said “We’re awkward in front of the camera,” trust us — you are not alone. Almost every couple says it before their session starts.

The good news? You do not need to know how to pose perfectly.

Our goal isn’t to make you stand stiff and smile at the camera all day. We want your photos to feel natural, playful, emotional, and most importantly — like you.

These wedding photography prompts are designed to take the pressure off posing and help you focus on each other instead of the camera. Prompts help create movement and the result is genuine laughter, real emotion, and photos that actually feel alive.

Here are a few of our favorite prompts we use during engagement sessions and wedding days.

Walking Hand in Hand

This one sounds simple, but it works every single time.

We’ll have you walk together holding hands while talking, laughing, bumping shoulders, or sneaking little glances at each other. Movement instantly helps couples loosen up and forget they’re being photographed.

Some of the best moments happen in between the walking — the smiles, the hair fixing, the quiet little reactions you don’t even realize you’re doing.

Playing Tag

Yes, actual tag.

This prompt is especially fun for couples who are playful together naturally. One person chases the other, there’s running, laughing, spinning, and usually at least one dramatic tackle hug involved.

It gets rid of that stiff “what do I do with my hands?” feeling immediately because you’re too busy having fun.

And honestly, the blurry in-between moments from prompts like this often end up being favorites because they feel so real.

Slow Dancing Together

This is one of our favorite ways to slow things down during a session.

We’ll ask you to hold each other close and sway like you’re alone together. No pressure to look at the camera. No overthinking. Just a moment together.

Sometimes couples talk quietly. Sometimes they close their eyes and soak it all in. Sometimes one of them starts laughing halfway through because it feels awkward at first — and those reactions are beautiful too.

These prompts create some of the most emotional and intimate images.

Run Up Behind Your Significant Other and Hug Them

This one creates instant genuine reactions.

We’ll have one person walk ahead while the other runs up behind them for a surprise hug. The reactions are always different — laughter, spinning around, giant smiles, squeezing each other tighter.

It creates movement while still feeling natural and connected, which makes the photos feel effortless instead of posed.

Grab Her by the Hips While She Tries to Escape

This prompt is chaotic in the best way.

One person grabs onto the other while they jokingly try to wiggle away. It usually turns into laughing, pulling each other closer, forehead touches, and uncontrollable smiling.

These are the moments where couples completely forget about the camera because they’re focused on each other instead.

And that’s exactly the goal.

Why We Love Using Prompts

At the end of the day, prompts help create moments instead of poses.

You don’t need to worry about where your hands go or whether your smile looks natural. We guide you through movement and interaction so your photos feel authentic instead of forced.

The best images usually happen in the in-between moments anyway — the laughter after the prompt, the way you naturally look at each other, the little reactions you didn’t plan.

That’s the stuff that matters.

And that’s the stuff you’ll want to remember years from now.