It is no small thing to know how to pose your clients. In fact I don't feel like it's unreasonable to say that it is the hallmark of a competent, professional photographer. Especially when dealing with couples. Most client take comfort in being directed. It helps remove doubt and awkwardness while yielding a far more professional end product. For this reason, posing can be just as important to your final images as knowing what camera settings to use. Besides, it's always more fun for everyone when you can keep the atmosphere carefree, through confident direction and fluid action. Leaving your poses to chance or divine inspiration can lead to uncomfortable, awkward photos. So study up. Every pose you know is another tool at your disposal and to help you get started SLR Lounge has provided you with these nine quick and easy wedding poses: 1) The V-Up, 2) Opened Up, 3) Closed-Up, 4) The Stacked Pose, 5: the Swing, 6) The Dip, 7) Staggered Couple, 8) Meet in the Middle, 9) The Walk. There is a good chance most of you already use some of these but you may find that they're much easier to draw upon once you have defined them (if you haven't already).
For a more comprehensive and detailed explanation of each pose, be sure to read the full article here. The crew over at SLRL continue to put out killer content and deserve to have you check them out. And if you really want to go all out and learn their full posing framework then you may want to consider picking up their Natural Light Couples Photography DVD.
via [SLR Lounge]
"There is a good chance most of you already use some of these but you may find that they're much easier to draw upon once you have defined them."
That's the key. Putting a "name to a face" makes things a ton easier.