Candlelight on a long dinner table, glasses waiting for guests

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Pictures of real celebrations. Find the ones that feel like your day, then write them into your vision.

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Tables and decoration

How the room looks when your guests walk in.

Brass and candlelight — Brass and candlelightWarm, low light. Good for evening.

Food, plated — Food, platedServed at the table, not a queue.

A table beneath the trees — A table beneath the treesOne shared table in fresh daylight.

Lights overhead — Lights overheadSimple change that lifts any room.

Glasses by candlelight — Glasses by candlelightWarm table light once the sun is down.

Plated by the chef — Plated by the chefSmall plates, finished in front of guests.

Ceremony and family

The moments that carry your culture and your people.

Aso-oke and beads — Aso-oke and beadsFamily colors worn together.

A name, spoken — A name, spokenElders leading a short blessing.

White on white — White on whiteQuiet, simple, few colors.

Woven in gold — Woven in goldOne statement outfit for the main moment.

The entrance — The entranceHow you are welcomed in.

Kente and gold — Kente and goldA child dressed for the family ceremony.

The northern turban — The northern turbanPink gauze and embroidered agbada.

Music and dancing

What happens once the food is done.

Drums at midnight — Drums at midnightLive drummers for the last hour.

One candle, one wish — One candle, one wishA single quiet moment mid-party.

A band, not a playlist — A band, not a playlistLive music changes the whole room.

The last toast — The last toastClose the night on purpose.

A DJ for the late hours — A DJ for the late hoursKeeps the floor going after the band.

Drinks poured, not queued — Drinks poured, not queuedSomeone serving at the table.

A working celebration — A working celebrationFor work events and milestones.

Small details

The little things people photograph and remember.

The rings — The ringsOne close, quiet picture before the day starts.

Dried flowers — Dried flowersNeutral stems that last past the day.

The car with the bow — The car with the bowHow you arrive and how you leave.

Pictures of the two of you

Ideas to give your photographer before the day.

Stone and light — Stone and lightOld architecture, late afternoon sun.

A whisper — A whisperClose, warm, unposed.

Golden hour, walking — Golden hour, walkingHalf an hour away from the guests.

Out in the street — Out in the streetA short walk through town between venues.

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