<p>It&#8217;s interesting how angry some wedding suppliers get about styled shoots &#8211; at least from the forum chats and Facebook groups I&#8217;ve seen. Anyone would think styled photoshoots were some kind of evil plot to dupe couples into booking dodgy suppliers. The reality is the opposite: <em><strong>all of the styled shoots I&#8217;ve been involved with have been put together by amazing creatives looking for a way to showcase their ideas and share inspiration with couples.</strong></em> Styled shoots as I see them are a healthy, inspiring, and bloody gorgeous way for the industry to show YOU how they make weddings look amazing. So if you stumble across <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/WeddingPhotography/comments/1jthwzo/is_this_the_end_of_styled_shoots/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">one of those Reddits suggesting styled shoots are &#8220;disingenuous at best&#8221;</a>&#8230; here&#8217;s a balanced view from me &#8211; as a wedding blogger and a wedding creative. <span class="post-teaser-more">&nbsp;<a href="https://english-wedding.com/2025/09/they-can-be-controversial-but-i-still-love-styled-shoots-heres-why/" title="Permanent Link: They can be controversial, but I still love styled shoots: here&#8217;s why." rel="bookmark">See more...</a></span></p>{"id":157236,"date":"2025-09-08T11:48:55","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T10:48:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english-wedding.com\/?p=157236"},"modified":"2025-09-08T11:48:55","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T10:48:55","slug":"they-can-be-controversial-but-i-still-love-styled-shoots-heres-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english-wedding.com\/2025\/09\/they-can-be-controversial-but-i-still-love-styled-shoots-heres-why\/","title":{"rendered":"They can be controversial, but I still love styled shoots: here&#8217;s why."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s interesting how angry some wedding suppliers get about styled shoots &#8211; at least from the forum chats and Facebook groups I&#8217;ve seen. 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