This is an intensely visual decision — the photo gallery is doing more persuasive work than any copy on the page.
An empty room, however attractive, requires a couple to imagine the transformation themselves — photos of a genuinely styled, set-up wedding do that imaginative work for them and are far more persuasive.
A venue that only shows daytime summer photos leaves a couple planning a winter or evening wedding without a real sense of how the space will actually look for their date.
Wide shots convey scale and layout; detail shots (table settings, lighting, architectural features) convey atmosphere and quality — a gallery needs both to give a couple a complete picture.
Older photos may not reflect recent renovations or current styling, and couples researching venues can often tell — recency itself is part of what makes the gallery trustworthy.
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