Im trying to show the fact that in a picture my character is smiling, but I don't want to say
"we were smiling"
this is the sentence im trying to fix: "We were both smiling foolishly, he looked so handsome in his tuxedo and honestly, I looked pretty good in my dress."
I can't think of any other way of saying it, but I know it can be worded differently. Can anyone help?
One alternative is to describe the apparent feelings of the people in the photo.
"He looked so handsome in his tuxedo, I looked pretty good in my dress, and we both looked like we'd just heard something hilarious. We hadn't, it was just anticipation of the moment, I remember it felt like waking up on Christmas morning when I was a kid."
An appearance described in isolation may be weak, to reinforce it describe as the result of an interaction.
A smile could be something that your face does when it is affected by emotions, or it could be the result of behaviour in a social setting.
Describe the interaction between the characters the smile will just pop in there.
"He looked so handsome in his tuxedo. Our eyes met, a foolish look on his face. He glanced at my dress, my face warming with the thought of his smile touching mine."
You get the idea!
