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Framing Your
Wedding Photos

Choosing the photos

You and your photographer may have discussed the must-have shots before the day, but once the dust has settled and you've received photos back, how do you choose the ones you want to display? There's an art to assembling a list of pictures to have framed. Here are our tips for selecting your dream photos for framing.

Trust your gut & pick your favourites

First of all, do yourself a favour and go through the hundreds (if not thousands) of amazing pictures together and whittle down the collection, so it just contains your top 20 absolute favourites. Next, select another 30 or so key photos spread throughout the entire day. Finally, try to include scene-setters and photos of your closest family and friends. By curating a subset of images up-front, you'll save time and ensure you don't miss any of your favourites.

Colour vs black and white

Generally speaking, there's no rule for choosing between full colour or black and white photos. It depends on your tastes, your decor and the wedding itself. You'll want to reflect on the emotion and atmosphere experienced on the day; if the wedding were a colourful event, we'd recommend capturing this in the photography. On the other hand, if your wedding was more traditional or minimal, printing and framing black and white photos might be your thing. Mixing the two types can also work well in a relaxed gallery wall style.

Work smart

There's no shame in framing the same photos if you've already curated many images for your wedding album. Because, let's face it, there's a sacredness to your wedding albums, meaning they usually end up in a cupboard under lock and key! So frame the photos from your wedding album with which you feel the strongest connection and save yourself a heap of time.

Think aesthetically

If you're creating a more structured gallery wall, you'll want to consider the orientation and colour of your photos relative to the images immediately around it. Focus on details and moments that pair well together, and choose a layout that suits your photos. If, however, you're going for a more organic look, your display doesn't need to appear carefully crafted - so try mixing it up.

Top Tip: Select one or two photos and supersize them - these framed photos should be simple shots with lots of white space. This helps to give your eyes room to rest and is integral to the overall look of the picture wall.

Choosing frame styles

After deciding on your absolute favourite photos, you need to find some frames and mounts that'll do them justice.

When buying frames for these photos, you'll need to consider two critical elements; the photos themselves (their colour, size etc.) and your existing decor.

Your decor

Each part of your home can have a slightly different look and feel, so first; you need to choose which room and wall within that room to display your pictures. As a general point, we find it wise to pair your frames with existing decor first and foremost.

Suppose you're creating a gallery wall above an oak sideboard, order oak frames. You can also do the same with accessories. Do you have black accents throughout your room? Use black frames. By framing your photos in a style appropriate for your room, they'll feel much more at home when hung.

For more information, try reading our picture frame buying guide.

Your photos

When it comes to matching your wedding photos with an appropriate frame, our rule of thumb is the more you like the picture, the bigger it should be relative to the others in your display. Bigger pictures should be framed using wider mouldings to maintain visual balance.

You might also find it appropriate to try and pull certain colours of your picture out with your choice of frame. However, we'd only recommend doing this with neutral colours like white, cream and ivory. Trying to match the exact yellow or green featured in your wedding might be a step too far and can be done more effectively with a mount.