Don’t feel that you are limited to hanging formal wedding photos alone on a wall or grouping candid photos on an end table. You can create interesting arrangements by using a variety of photo frames, changing the sizes of those frames, or grouping the new with the old.
Selecting Frames for Pictures in a Group
A group of pictures can be more interesting than a single picture surrounded by a lot of empty wall space. Play with different size, color, and shape frames and photo mats for added interest. If possible, look for frames using colors from your wedding colors (you can paint inexpensive frames) if that works with your decor.
Since the wedding photos create an instant theme, the different shape and size frames will still look cohesive. If the idea of banging numerous holes in your wall while you try to settle on an arrangement is nerve-wracking, try this alternative. Trace the frames onto brown craft paper and cut them out. Use blue painter’s tape on the corners of each shape. Move the paper around until you find an arrangement you like.
Highlighting Wedding Pictures
Group two large wedding pictures side-by-side or four large picture frames grouped in a square and flank with smaller frames on either side. Since this arrangement is more symmetrical than the one described above, maintain that balance with photo frames that share a color. The larger frames should be the same style and the smaller frames should all be the same.
You don’t want the smaller pictures to get lost next to the larger frames, so consider stacking two or three smaller frames on either side of the larger picture frames.
Displaying Wedding Pictures in Small Spaces
Tuck a few photos in along a wall in a breakfast nook or down the length of a hallway by using identical frames, the same color mat, and space the images equidistant at the same height. The repetitiveness of the frames will be soothing and this gallery-like arrangement allows each image to stand on its own. Put the photos in order so to tell the story of the day.
A small space, such as over a bed, can handle one large photo surrounded by two smaller photos, one picture on each side. The three frames should all be the same color and style, just holding different size images. Hang the smaller pictures so they are centered along the length of the larger picture.
If you had a casual wedding, consider how a less formal arrangement will reflect the feel of the images. A formal wedding can look best when presented in a symmetrical display with similar photo frames. You can also have fun mixing in photos of parents, grandparents, or great-grandparent’s weddings along with your wedding photos in any of the above arrangements. Think about the feel and theme of your wedding and how you can carry that over in the display of your wedding pictures.
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