Are You a Style Obsessed Couple? Here’s How to Plan Your Wedding to Get the Best Out of Your Photos
Style obsessed couples know something important. Good taste sets the tone, but intentional choices create unforgettable imagery. The most striking wedding photos are never an accident. They are the result of thoughtful planning, refined design, and a photographer who understands how fashion, feeling, and environment work together.
If you care deeply about aesthetics, colour, mood, and visual storytelling, this guide will help you plan a day that not only looks beautiful but photographs beautifully.
1. Curate a Cohesive Style Vision
You already know what you love. Minimal silhouettes, soft tailoring, sculptural flowers, considered details. Now turn that instinct into a unified vision.
How to do it well:
Choose a colour story that carries from stationery to tablescape.
Think about texture. Silk, linen, velvet, glass, and stone translate intensely well on camera.
Create a mood board that captures feeling as well as design.
2. Choose Locations That Support the Style You Want
The environment is everything. Editorial imagery needs a backdrop that elevates, not competes.
There are two main aesthetics that photograph exceptionally well:
A. Minimal, Modern, Architectural
Spaces with clean lines, beautiful light, and a sense of chic. Think:
The Ned
Kin House
The Standard
100 Barrington
These allow the couple, the fashion, and the emotion to take centre stage.
B. High End Chateau Elegance
If your taste leans more towards European glamour, choose a venue with refined old world architecture, manicured grounds, symmetrical gardens, and pastel facades.
Examples include:
Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild in Cap Ferrat
Château de Tourreau
Son Bunyola in Mallorca
any estate with classical detailing and soft Mediterranean light
This aesthetic offers layered depth. Stone balconies, sweeping staircases, curved archways, cypress-lined paths. Every corner becomes a frame.
3. Style YOUR GETTING READY SPACE
Getting ready imagery is where your story begins, and style obsessed couples know this is more than a practical moment. It is the mood-setting part of the day.
Make it work on camera:
Choose a calm, bright room.
Keep clutter minimal and hide bags, wrappers, clothes, and product packaging.
Lay out outfits, accessories, stationery, and fragrance for intentional detail shots.
4. CHOOSE OUTFITS THAT REFLECT YOUR STYLE & ENVIRONMENT
There is a difference between clothes that look good in person and clothes that look incredible on camera. Opt for pieces with movement, structure, or sculptural detail, and most importantly that make you feel incredible.
For brides: clean lines, bias cuts, micro pleats, open backs, or statement sleeves.
For grooms: refined tailoring, quality fabrics, and tonal layering.
Avoid overly reflective fabrics, bulky silhouettes, or dresses that restrict movement.
5. Work With a Photographer Whose Style Matches Yours
The most stylish wedding in the world cannot be photographed in an editorial way unless your photographer sees the world through that lens.
Look for an editorial wedding photographer who:
understands fashion
values emotion over performance
blends documentary storytelling with polished composition
captures in between moments with intention
This partnership is everything. When your photographer shares your taste, every image feels elevated.
6. Design a Tablescape Worth Photographing
Tablescapes photograph best when they are thoughtful and unfussy. Keep your eye on balance, tone, and texture.
Key elements that translate well:
low, sculptural florals
tapered candles
layered textiles
unique glassware
natural ceramic or stone details
Editorial imagery thrives on negative space. Allow the table to breathe.
7. Prioritise Flow Over Formality
A stylish wedding is not just a beautiful one. It is one where the couple feels present. True presence photographs better than anything else.
Create a timeline that avoids rushing, allows room to breathe, and makes space for unposed, emotional moments. These are the frames that become art.
8. Create Space for Unscripted Beauty
The most relaxed editorial images often happen in the quiet moments between events rather than the big set pieces. When you allow small pockets of unstructured time throughout the day, your photos gain a sense of intimacy and ease.
How to do it well:
Leave a few minutes after each key moment (dress on, ceremony exit, reception entrance).
Step away together for a breath during transition moments.
Avoid back to back scheduling that forces you to rush.
These pauses allow your photographer to capture honest touches, soft glances, and real connection. They create the emotional depth that defines editorial storytelling.
9. Style With Intention and Edit Like a Creative Director
Style obsessed couples do not avoid detail. They curate it.
Think of your wedding styling the way a fashion editor builds a shoot. Every element earns its place. Nothing is accidental, nothing competes.
How to approach it:
Choose a clear visual hierarchy. Decide what the hero moments are.
Let supporting details echo the main story rather than fight for attention.
Layer texture, colour, and material with purpose.
Trust your suppliers to refine, not just add.
Whether your style is romantic, European, fashion forward, or richly layered, intentional editing is what makes imagery feel elevated rather than busy.
This approach allows your photographs to feel luxurious, expressive, and cohesive without sacrificing personality.
10. Invest in Details That Elevate the Mood
For style obsessed couples, the small touches matter. Scent, texture, stationery, playlist, and décor create an atmosphere that translates beautifully.
Think elegant signage, refined paper goods, fragrance moments, natural fabrics, and curated décor.
Style obsessed couples often work with bridal stylists, fashion consultants, and experienced wedding planners who understand how to translate taste into a cohesive visual story. These professionals bring an editorial eye to every layer of the day, from fashion and florals to flow and atmosphere.
When your photographer, planner, and stylist are aligned creatively, everything feels effortless. The day unfolds with intention, the aesthetic remains coherent, and the imagery reflects not just how your wedding looked, but how it was designed to feel.
Final Thoughts
The couples who create the most compelling wedding imagery are those who trust their instincts, curate their team carefully, and allow the day to unfold with intention.
If you feel drawn to an editorial, fashion informed approach to documenting your wedding, I would love to hear more about the atmosphere you are creating.