How to Choose the Right Wedding Photography Style for Your Colorado Wedding

A guide for Colorado couples looking for a wedding photography style that reflects them

Whether you've been pinning dream wedding photos for years or wedding photography has slowly drifted to the bottom of your to-do list, welcome!

There’s a lot of information to sort through when choosing a Colorado wedding photographer, especially if you want a gallery that reflects your relationship as much as it reflects the day itself.

Here are 2 quick steps to help you find your unique style:

Step 1: Ask yourself what you want from your wedding photos

Most couples will have the same initial answer: to remember their wedding day.

All great wedding galleries will help you do just that, but from there, each can reflect your own subtle priorities and styles.

For example, maybe your priority is photography that blends seamlessly into your day, focused on people and story rather than poses and objects.

Or maybe you’re drawn to the art and details, and want images with the kind of intentional framing you’d expect to see in your favorite magazine.

Or maybe you want both!

Step 2: Find the style that aligns with your priorities

There are a bunch of ways to categorize wedding photography styles, but I generally find it helpful to break them down into 3 buckets: documentary, editorial, and cinematic.

Documentary is probably the one that seems the most clear off the bat: documentary photographers are true flies on the wall, leaving scenes untouched and capturing your day exactly as it pans out. No posing, just documenting. This is a really story-driven style, perfect if you don’t want to remember a photographer being there at all.

For editorial photography, think fine art images you'd find in magazines. Editorial photographers intentionally craft scenes to maximize the artistic flow of an image, creating galleries with a luxurious, elevated feel. If you're ok with a photographer playing a main role in your day to get top-notch images, this could be the style for you.

Both styles are incredible. And honestly, each shines during different parts of the wedding day.

So if you’re anything like me and don’t want to choose between the two… you don’t have to.

Cinematic photography generally means creating galleries that feel like stills from a movie. For me, it means combining story-driven, documentary coverage with the intentional framing of editorial images.

During wedding portraits, I snap the classic, posed photos, then move into my favorite part: prompts. By prompting you and your spouse to do silly things together, the photo is no longer about you looking at the camera — it's about the true affection and dynamic between you and your spouse.

Then, I become a fly on the wall (until your aunt asks me to snap a picture of her with you, I'll never say no to those!).

I chase the joy of your wedding, and I mean that literally.

I’m looking for the sibling about to erupt in laughter, slipping onto the dance floor before the beat drops, snapping the photo just as your spouse subconsciously wraps an arm around you.

I take the classic photos of the details you meticulously picked out, but I also find ways to organically weave those tiny things into the rest of your album as your guests interact with them.

In the end, choosing a cinematic photographer means receiving a gallery that feels like frames from the movie of your wedding — capturing your story through beautiful art, while letting you stay fully present in every moment.

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