2025 Through Our Lens:
Weddings That Made Us Feel
A wEDDING photography review:
The Year Of Letting Go of Perfect
2025 was a turning point for us. Not in a loud, dramatic way - but in a quiet, honest one. The kind that shifts how you see your work and why you do it in the first place.
This was the year we stopped chasing photo-perfect moments if they came at the cost of something real. The year we prioritised feeling, over performance.
If we’re being honest, there was a time when our hearts would sink a little. Certain venues. Certain lighting. Certain days where we knew we’d have to let go of the familiar ways we usually worked. And that realisation mattered, because it showed us something uncomfortable.
When photography leans too heavily on control, performance can creep in - even with the best intentions. Moments get shaped for the camera instead of lived for the people in them. That isn’t why we’re here.
The Shift That Changed It All
2025 was the year we properly let go. We stopped measuring weddings against an ideal image in our heads. Stopped needing everything to look a certain way to feel successful.
Instead, we leaned into documenting each day exactly as it unfolded - even when it was messy, quiet, chaotic, emotional, or imperfect. Especially then.
Because the truth is: the wedding isn’t for us. It never was. Our job is to witness it honestly, not direct it.
This shift is also why 35mm film became such a big part of our work in 2025. Film doesn’t reward control. It doesn’t care about perfection. It asks you to trust the moment.
You don’t get endless retries. You don’t fix everything later. You pay attention, feel the room, and press the shutter when it matters.
Why 35mm Film Became Part of the Story
Film reinforced everything we were learning - that the power of a photo comes from what’s happening, not how flawless it looks.
As the year went on, something changed. Couples relaxed more. Days flowed naturally. Emotions had space to land instead of being rushed past.
And the photos felt different too. They held more weight, yet they were quieter at the same time. More human. Less about how things appeared, more about how they felt to be there.
Film grounded our entire approach because it rewarded presence over perfection - something couples told us deeply mattered to them.
Wedding Photography That Puts People First
So, what are we carrying forward into the 2026 wedding season? 2025 reminded us why we photograph weddings the way we do. Not to create a performance. Not to chase perfection. But to document a day that belongs to two people - honestly, respectfully, and without interference.
If you’re reading this and you don’t want to perform your wedding for the camera, you’re not alone.
We’re here for the couples who want to feel their day, and trust us to notice it.
This blog is a (tiny) round-up of weddings that look different from one another - different venues, different energy, different stories. But they’re connected by one thing: they’re real.
This was 2025.
And it changed how we work - for the better.
For more insight on how we work, check out some of our other blogs such as: Why Great Wedding Photo’s Don’t Need To Be A Huge Production and Why Your Wedding Photographer Should Care About More Thank Just The Photos.