Breathtaking Ways To Easily Incorporate Your Wedding Photos Into Your Home Decor

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At first, the days after your wedding may not seem nearly as exciting as the event itself. However, this can be the perfect time to start transitioning from the "dos" of your vows to the "dos" of decorating. For many couples, the average cost of a wedding photographer can run into the thousands. With an investment like that, the last thing you want to do is leave those pictures without a home beyond your social media page. Instead, you can print your wedding photos and display them around your home as either subtle details or show-stopping statement pieces, providing a useful way to maximize your investment while adding life to your home.

Fortunately, adding your wedding photos to your home décor doesn't have to derail your current aesthetic. Instead — whether you're curating an eye-catching photo album for your coffee table or elevating your bathroom by incorporating your "getting ready" shots — there are plenty of ways to stylize your home with memories from your special day.

Few decorations around your home can pull their weight as a coffee table book can. On the surface, these books add a visually appealing element to an otherwise empty coffee table. However, they can also serve as conversation starters and ice-breakers, as well as create an easy way to reminisce with visiting friends and loved ones. Curating your favorite wedding photos into a neat photo album can be the best coffee table book ideas for your living room, offering a subtle but sweet way to easily incorporate your special day into your existing home décor.

A picture is worth a thousand words, and there are few methods of adding wedding photos around your home as simple and low-maintenance as a traditional framed photo. With the right frame and matting (if desired), you can tailor your photo to your home's aesthetic and any nearby decor. For example, if you're looking to create a minimalist moment in your home with an overall modern style, a floating frame can be the perfect touch. Or, you may prefer a more rustic, weathered wood frame with classic matting.

If you're struggling to pick just one picture for your wedding to elevate your space, you may want to consider a gallery wall instead. Compared to coffee table books or a framed photo, the details of a gallery wall can make it stand out more in your home. While not as subtle as some of the other options on this list, this careful arrangement of your favorite memories can be the perfect ode to your wedding day. For balance, consider blending people-oriented shots with detail shots and even DIY decor projects to help remember your wedding, like a bouquet shadow box.

On the topic of detail shots, they can make excellent fillers for other areas of your home. A close-up of wedding day flowers, flat lays with your and your partner's special items, stationery — these are all examples of common detail shots that capture the moment without screaming wedding aesthetics. You can easily incorporate these photos into your home décor without them stealing the show. For example, you can add a framed photo of your florals to your mantle, adding color and vibrancy while blending in seamlessly.

Gallery walls can be a stunning way to showcase multiple photos at once, but there are a few potential downsides to consider, such as the amount of space the photos take up. It can also be painstaking to curate and hang a large number of photos. That's where photo collages come in. Photo collages offer a more minimalist approach, allowing you to display several images at once while only needing to organize and hang a single frame. Because you don't need to invest in multiple frames, this can also be a more budget-friendly approach.

Functional decor can be both breathtaking and simple. A calendar filled with your favorite wedding memories is an example of this. Each year, you can pick your twelve favorite images from your wedding — or create twelve collages grouped by similar themes or colors — and print them in a calendar. Not only does this allow your wedding-inspired home decor to pull double duty, but it's also versatile. A calendar can easily fit into any room, whether that's a living area, kitchen, or home office.

For those who like the idea of using wedding photos as functional home decor, magnets are another clever option. Unlike calendars that need to be replaced each year, magnets can live on your fridge year after year. They're also more space-savvy, turning your kitchen (or office work board) into a photo album overflowing with memories. While charming in appearance, magnets are also easy to add to your home, with many options for designing, creating, and purchasing.

Another alternative for functional, visually appealing wedding décor is customized coasters. Like coffee table books, these can help spark conversations with your guests, especially if they spot themselves in one of the photos. They're also effortless, with just a little work needed to design and order your customized coasters before they take up residence on your coffee or side table. For the best results and longer-lasting images, choose a high-quality option that withstands wear and tear.

Not all of your decorations stay up year-round. But if you want an easy way to incorporate your wedding photos into your home decor, it can help to think outside of the box — or rather, the season. Christmas decorations, especially custom photo ornaments, are one of the simplest ways to sneak in photos. You can also curate rotating displays, such as a greater focus on florals in the spring and more on family shots during the holidays.

Few things are easier than uploading your wedding photography portfolio and allowing a digital frame to do the heavy lifting of showcasing your special day. Digital photo frames work by compiling a slideshow of uploaded pictures, which then slowly plays as long as the frame is powered on. If you're short of room for frames, this can be a great alternative to traditional printed photos. You can also incorporate photos from other occasions, which will help it blend better into your home.

Sometimes, bigger is better, and while it may not be subtle, using a printed version of your favorite wedding photo as a focal point in your home can create a well-loved and lived-in aesthetic that is entirely unique to you. Larger photos can stand alone, hung over a mantle or couch to really stand out, or smaller photos can be used as a statement piece within a gallery or collage. This puts you at the center of your home's décor. You can even create a DIY wall-filling picture with your photo.

If you like the idea of adding food photos to your kitchen, then you may also be a fan of adding your "getting ready" photos to your bathroom. Whether framed and left on the sink or hung in minimalist, elegant displays on the wall, incorporating these photos from before the wedding can be a subtle, classy way to blend your wedding into your existing home décor. This can work especially well in bathrooms with two sinks, as you can hang a photo of yourself and of your partner in each spot.