Flat Lay Styling: 3 Wedding Invitation Layouts to Master
If you have ever sat down to style a flat lay, you know they can feel more like puzzles than creative projects. Because you have a thousand different props to choose from. Because it doesn’t look as good on camera as it does to your eye. Because you’re trying to fit in this one particular thing but it always feels forced. And, while sometimes you have the luxury of time to spread out and get every detail to fit perfectly together, other times you get pulled aside and asked to style something when you really need to be somewhere else in three and a half minutes. So today, we wanted to talk about 3 setups you should have in your flat lay kit just like you have ribbon, styling blocks, and ring boxes. Read on for our flat lay styling tips and the 3 wedding invitation layouts we think you should master!
The “My Timeline is Tight and I Gotta Get This Done” Layout
Trying to be creative under pressure is one of the worst things, so on a busy wedding day every planner and photographer needs to have a simple flat lay in their bags of tricks. Seriously, nothing super fancy but still styled enough that your favorite wedding blog would publish it.
What to grab from your flat lay styling kit: your large stationery styling block and floral shears for cutting the heads off a few blooms.
The Organic Layout
Depending on the invitation design and the overall look of the wedding, sometimes you need to ditch the right angles and go for a more organic look. But, that can be a struggle if you’re a type-a-everything-has-its-place personality. The flat lay styling trick here is to arrange your stationery pieces in a way that somewhat (and abstractly) resembles an “S.” After you’ve got all of your paper situated, then you can come back in and fill in the negative space with additional props.
What to grab from your flat lay styling kit: your large stationery styling block as well as a few half-inch and quarter-inch blocks, your shears and loose blooms, a ring box, and some ribbon if it makes sense.
The Full Suite Layout
When a couple makes an investment in a custom suite of wedding stationery, you absolutely want to give every piece a place in the spotlight! The thing is, this is where you can feel obligated to work everything in (making your layout can feel forced), so having a “recipe” to work off can be a major help! The upside? Once you style the full suite, the photographer can capture lots of detail shots (or vignettes) from there.
What to grab from your flat lay styling kit: all of your acrylic styling blocks (you’ll need a range of sizes and thicknesses), your shears and loose blooms, a ring box, vintage stamps if they make sense, and chiffon or ribbon to add texture.
