12 Instagram Accounts to Follow for Diverse Wedding Inspiration

On Oct. 3, 2019, I was standing in a London rose garden, looking at the full moon, when my partner of four years turned to me and asked me to marry him. I had always scoffed at friends who promised that this would be one of the most joyful occasions of my life, but I’m happy to report they were all right. I have never felt so elated as I did on that evening. 

As soon as we got back home to Jersey City, I dove into planning. I hadn’t grown up fantasizing about my wedding and wasn’t sure where to begin, so I decided to search Instagram to gather ideas for the shape and style of my wedding dress. I’m a quarter Indonesian, and I don’t have Western features or skin tone, but with more than 20 million posts filed under the #weddinginspiration hashtag, I figured it would be easy to find a bride who looked like me. 

I was wrong. The majority of the posts that the algorithm displayed for me at the time featured white, straight couples. Occasionally, a South Asian or Black couple would appear, but for the most part, my experience searching Instagram for bridal ideas served only to remind that social media overwhelmingly promotes a wedding aesthetic that favors thin, white women—hardly universally flattering to or inclusive of all skin tones, face shapes, body types, and gender identities. In the afterglow of our engagement, I didn’t expect that anything could deflate my excitement, but I closed the app discouraged and disheartened. 

My wedding has been postponed indefinitely because of the pandemic, and I’m sure that so many other couples are in a similar position; when I do pick planning back up, I don’t want to feel like I have to erase my body and my heritage to achieve narrow, exclusionary definitions of the ideal wedding. 

No one should ever have to feel invisible during the wedding planning process. Here are 12 Instagram accounts featuring diverse couples to follow if your fantasy wedding is inclusive and welcoming to everyone.

So you’re planning an elegant affair, and you want to look equally majestic? Head to the Instagram account of Black woman-owned business AloNuko Bespoke, which makes wedding gowns in the United Kingdom, for a stunning photo roll of regally dressed Black brides.

Equally Wed is a vendor directory and wedding magazine that focuses exclusively on LGBTQ+ weddings, and the celebration of queer love on the brand’s Instagram page is inclusive and joyful. No matter how you identify, this feed is a space where you and your relationship are validated—and worthy of celebration.

Lupe Juarez photographs brides and grooms against the sun-drenched and pastel-hued backdrops of Los Angeles, Portland, and beyond. Her refreshing Instagram account treats Black, brown, and white couples with the same reverence. 

Bindle and Keep suits are the epitome of classic and chic, and its Instagram account is replete with joyful people wearing them at their nuptials. Whether you prefer a masculine or feminine look, fall somewhere in between, or favor a gender neutral ensemble, these photos will probably set off wedding planning sparks.

Malaysia-based photographer Sharil Redzuan (Kupurama Photography) shares images of Muslim Southeast Asian couples at the height of wedding glamour—and playfulness. Check out this Instagram feed, and you’re sure to feel inspired to infuse your own wedding with a little fun-loving energy. 

The wedding inspo account Aisle Society shows nuptials from every imaginable perspective: There are brides with tattoos, pink hair, short hair; LBGTQ+ couples; diverse bridal parties—there’s even a cat in a veil. No matter what your fantasy wedding day looks like, you’ll likely find an aesthetic, and couple, to match it on this Instagram page.

Toronto-based Angie Choi’s (Eyekahfoto) elegant photography conveys the quiet dignity of her subjects, and the solemnity of the occasion. Love is a serious business, and Choi treats it with a gravitas that will resonate with couples of all kinds. 

This Australian wedding and honeymoon directory features both a diverse range of couples and a breadth of wedding styles. Dreaming about bohemian flowers, a classic vineyard wedding, or a modern ceremony in an urban garden? No matter what, you’ll find ideas here.

In the era of COVID-19, these New York City officiants for hire have pivoted to conducting ceremonies over Zoom in New York City, Westchester, and Long Island, but their central philosophy of “weddings for everyone” hasn’t changed. The business’s Instagram page features both casual and glamorous weddings, and couples eating pizza and cheesecake in their formal attire and celebrating their love in the rain and snow.

Washington, D.C.-based Iris Mannings’ portraits of Black couples and families have a modern, metropolitan feel paired with a timeless glamour. 

This wedding gown designer makes romantic and whimsical dresses, and features real brides of all different backgrounds wearing them on its Instagram feed.

“Come as you are”: Those are the instructions in the Insta bio of this Detroit-based pro, and her understated yet romantic photos capture all the joy and excitement behind getting married for couples across the spectrum of race, sexuality, and gender.

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