What to Include in Your Wedding Flat Lay

What to Include for Your Wedding Flat Lay

Let’s define a flat lay. It is a collection of items that are arranged and viewed from above to create a composition and photographic memoir of your wedding day. It is usually the photographer who creates these flat lay images and will do them in advance so being prepared with what you want to have in yours is important.

Besides the essential wedding invitation, here is a list of suggestions you may want to consider for your wedding flat lay. Remember that not all these are in the shot. Less is more!

• Wedding Invitation with Envelopes

• Save the Date and/or RSVP cards

• Little love notes or messages received

• Ceremony Program

• Menu and Seating cards

• Rings or other Jewelry and Cufflinks

• Wedding Shoes

• Garter

• Something Old such as an Heirloom Item

• Ribbon or Veil

• Vintage Photographs

• Your perfume bottle

• Garter

And to put the icing on the cake, ask your florists to include sprigs, stems or loose flowers that can be given to the photographer ahead of time as they work on your flat lay.

A wedding flat lay is an ethereal keepsake of your wedding day. It not only captures the overall look and feel of your wedding but tells your unique wedding story through images.