Planning a 2025 wedding?

Planning a 2025 wedding? Here are three photo trends to consider

Having photos taken at your wedding is an essential part of your big day. Given that you’ve spent so much time and energy planning your perfect celebration, it’s important to capture it, so you can happily reminisce for years to come.

There’s no one way to photograph your wedding – each photographer will have their own style, but as the client, you can also discuss any preferences during your pre-wedding calls or emails. The exciting part is that new trends can give you inspiration for capturing your nuptials in a way that best suits you and your partner. Let’s take a look at three trends to consider if you’re becoming newlyweds in 2025.

Nighttime photos

The celebrations don’t stop when the sun sets, and neither should your photography. The darkness can add a new dimension to your images, and sparklers, fairy lights or even just small uplights placed in the ground at your venue provide enough light to see your expressions. The dark backdrop means there’s no distractions in the photos – the focus is purely on the people.

Having a range of photos is a great way to showcase the day as it develops – from the early morning light as you get ready, to blue hour, to the nighttime as you and your guests let your hair down and enjoy the most relaxed part of the celebrations.

Group cake-cutting photos

The cutting of the wedding cake is a key photo moment for any couple, and it’s a lovely chance to get slightly posed photos that are also more relaxed as the couple settle into the reception celebrations. But why not get your guests up from the tables and involved too?

Get everyone to gather around to see you cut your wedding cake, so that your photographer can capture the expression on everyone’s faces, not just your own. Especially if you’ve got a large number of evening guests, this is a lovely way to make sure there’s at least one photo of everybody together.

Documentary-style photography

One of the best ways to capture all the authentic moments of this important day is through documentary-style photography. Wedding photos shouldn’t just be about formal family portraits – although there’s room for those too – but rather about capturing the essence and story of your wedding day as a whole.

Documentary photography focuses on capturing the day as it unfolds, showcasing everything from the time spent getting ready with your wedding party, the venue being set up, that first look as you walk down the aisle and your guests hitting the dancefloor as the band starts playing. This creates a beautifully intimate selection of photos from your big day, as well as having those classic group images that everyone wants to get printed and framed.

Discuss your vision during the planning process

If you’ve got a specific style of photography in mind, make sure to discuss it during the planning stage. That way, you can be sure you’re going to end up with a portfolio of photos that you’re going to love and look back on for many years to come.