Wedding portraits used to be simple: bride in gown, groom in suit. A single default. Anything else was an exception that required special handling.
Modern weddings are more varied than this, and AI portrait tools are now capable of reflecting that variety. This guide covers every portrait style available in FondPix, with practical guidance on choosing the right mode, writing effective styling descriptions, and getting results that actually look like you.
The Eight Portrait Modes
FondPix organizes portrait generation into eight distinct modes. Choosing the right mode determines the starting point for styling, composition, and AI generation.
1. Classic Couple Wedding (couple_wedding)
What it is: Standard couple portrait with one person in bridal styling and one in groom styling.
Default styling: Gown for Person A, suit or tuxedo for Person B. These defaults can be fully overridden with custom styling descriptions.
Best for: Couples who want a traditional wedding portrait aesthetic. Also useful as a starting point before customizing individual looks.
Key tip: Even in standard couple mode, custom styling descriptions produce far better results than leaving the defaults in place. Describe the specific gown silhouette, suit color, and accessories for both people.
2. Two Brides (two_brides)
What it is: A couple portrait where both people receive bridal styling.
Default styling: Both people in bridal looks. Independent A/B styling fields for outfit, hair, and makeup.
Best for: Same-sex female couples, non-binary couples who want both people in bridal looks.
Identity preservation: Both faces are preserved exactly. No facial feminization occurs — styling applies to clothing and hair only.
Key tip: Use the A/B styling fields to deliberately coordinate or contrast the two looks. The most common mistake is writing identical descriptions for both people, which produces a portrait where it's hard to distinguish the two individuals visually.
3. Two Grooms (two_grooms)
What it is: A couple portrait where both people receive groom styling.
Default styling: Both people in formal men's wear. Independent A/B styling fields for each person.
Best for: Same-sex male couples, non-binary couples who want both people in groom looks.
Identity preservation: Both faces preserved exactly. No facial masculinization occurs.
Key tip: With two grooms in similar formality formalwear, the differentiation happens through color, accessories, and small details. Be specific about ties, pocket squares, lapel styles, and suit colors for each person.
4. Gender-Neutral Couple (gender_neutral_couple)
What it is: A couple portrait with no gender-coded styling defaults. Both people's looks are defined entirely by custom styling.
Default styling: None — everything is defined by what you write in the styling fields.
Best for: Non-binary couples, couples who want styling that doesn't follow bride/groom conventions, couples who want both people in the same type of clothing (both in suits, both in jumpsuits), couples where one or both people's preferred styling doesn't match the traditional bride or groom categories.
Key tip: Because there's no default, you need to describe both looks fully. Don't leave fields empty — empty fields in gender-neutral mode produce generic-looking results.
5. Solo Bride (solo_bride)
What it is: A single-person portrait in bridal styling.
Best for: Pre-wedding portrait previews, gown style comparison, social announcement photos, anyone who wants a portrait as the sole subject.
Not limited to: Heterosexual women. Any person who wants to see themselves in bridal styling can use solo bride mode.
Key tip: Solo mode benefits especially from multiple reference photos (3-4). With only one person anchoring identity, there's more room to invest in photo quality.
6. Solo Groom (solo_groom)
What it is: A single-person portrait in groom styling.
Best for: Suit and formalwear previews, engagement photos with one subject, any person who wants to see themselves in groom styling.
Key tip: Use the custom styling field to specify the exact suit — generic groom styling defaults to a standard dark suit. If you want something specific (linen, colored, double-breasted, cultural), describe it.
7. Couple With Pet (couple_with_pet)
What it is: A couple portrait that includes a pet — typically a dog or cat — in the scene alongside the couple.
Best for: Couples whose pets are an important part of the family, playful and personal wedding portrait alternatives to traditional poses.
How the pet appears: The pet is included in the generated scene, typically in the foreground or alongside the couple. Specific composition notes (in front, beside, being held) help direct placement.
Key tip: Upload a clear reference photo of the pet separately. The more clearly the pet's breed and markings are visible in the reference, the more accurately the AI will represent them in the portrait.
Scene tip: Natural settings (garden, park, countryside, beach) generally work better for pet portraits than very formal indoor scenes.
8. Wedding Family Portrait (wedding_family)
What it is: A couple portrait expanded to include additional family members — children, parents, or larger family groupings.
Best for: Couples with children, couples who want to include parents, blended families, multi-generational family portraits.
How it works: Upload reference photos for each family member. Describe styling for family members in the additional notes field. Add composition notes to direct the arrangement (e.g., "children in front, couple behind them, parents flanking").
Key tip: Family portraits work best with clear, simple scenes. Busy backgrounds compete with the composition challenge of multiple people. Minimal studio, garden, and classic formal settings compose most naturally with groups.
Custom Styling: The A/B System
Every mode except solo supports independent A/B styling for the two people in the couple. Each styling slot has three fields:
- Outfit: The primary clothing — gown, suit, cultural garment, jumpsuit, or any describable item
- Hair and Makeup: Hair style and color, makeup style (including intensity and color choices)
- Additional Direction: Scene-level or styling notes that apply to this person specifically
Writing Effective Styling Descriptions
Gown descriptions should include: silhouette, neckline, main fabric, train length, color, key details (lace, embroidery, open back, etc.)
Suit descriptions should include: cut and silhouette, color and fabric, jacket type, shirt and collar, tie or bowtie, key accessories
Cultural garment descriptions should include: garment name, color, primary decorative style (embroidery, pattern), and any key accessories
Hair descriptions should include: style (updo, half-up, down), key elements (braids, waves, pins), and color if different from natural
Why Specificity Matters
The AI generates what the styling description tells it to. Vague descriptions ("classic wedding look") produce whatever the model defaults to. Specific descriptions produce what you actually envision.
The difference between:
"A beautiful wedding dress"
and:
"Champagne-colored fit-and-flare gown with beaded lace bodice, illusion neckline with cap sleeves, sweep train"
is the difference between the AI guessing and the AI executing.
Scene Selection: How to Choose
FondPix offers 200+ background scenes. The scene selection matters as much as the styling — the same outfits read completely differently in different environments.
Scene Categories
Indoor Formal
- Classic hotels and ballrooms
- Church interiors
- Palace and grand hall interiors
Best for: Traditional formal looks, black tie, cultural garments that benefit from architectural framing.
Outdoor Natural
- Garden and floral settings
- Park and countryside
- Beach and coastal
Best for: Light and airy looks, softer styling, portraits that want a warm, romantic mood.
Urban and Contemporary
- City rooftop at golden hour
- Street scenes
- Architectural urban
Best for: Modern, editorial looks, suits and structured garments, portraits with a confident contemporary feel.
Destination
- Santorini cliffs
- Kyoto cherry blossoms
- Maldives water villa
- Paris evening
- Tuscany vineyard
Best for: Travel-themed portraits, romantic destination wedding aesthetics, lighter and more flowing garments.
Studio
- Minimal white
- Minimal grey
- Soft floral backdrop
Best for: Testing looks without scene distraction, portraits where the styling itself is the focus, high-contrast or matching looks where clarity is important.
Resolution Options
2K resolution (Standard)
- 4 credits per image
- Suitable for digital use, social sharing, website display
- Best for testing and iteration
4K resolution (High)
- 6 credits per image
- Suitable for printing, framing, and high-quality digital display
- Best for final versions you intend to use
Recommended workflow: Generate and iterate in 2K. When you've found a look, scene, and composition you're happy with, generate the final version in 4K.
Choosing the Right Mode: A Quick Reference
| Your situation | Recommended mode |
|---|---|
| Heterosexual couple, traditional looks | couple_wedding |
| Same-sex female couple | two_brides |
| Same-sex male couple | two_grooms |
| Non-binary or gender-nonconforming | gender_neutral_couple |
| Solo portrait, bridal styling | solo_bride |
| Solo portrait, groom styling | solo_groom |
| Couple + children or parents | wedding_family |
| Couple + dog, cat, or other pet | couple_with_pet |
| Mixed-gender couple, non-default styling | couple_wedding with custom styling |
The Identity Preservation Commitment
Across every mode, FondPix's hard rule: faces, skin tones, and original characteristics are preserved. Styling applies to clothing, hair, and makeup — not to facial features.
This means:
- Two-bride mode doesn't change facial features to look more feminine
- Two-groom mode doesn't change facial features to look more masculine
- Cultural garments don't change a person's apparent ethnicity
- No mode will alter skin tone toward any modeled "average"
The people in the portrait should look like the people in the reference photos. Everything else — what they're wearing, where they're standing, what surrounds them — is what changes.
That's the promise of an inclusive wedding portrait tool: the portrait reflects who you are, in a setting that reflects the wedding you want.