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Me (left) and my sister & maid of honour (right).
Finding a photographer in Toronto is not easy. Yes, there are lots to choose from…but that only makes it harder! Where do you even start? Well, lucky for us, my sister is really into photography and was also on the hunt to find a photographer for her wedding. She researched photographers like crazy, so when she found one that impressed her, I knew it was worth setting up a meeting to meet the photographer. We set up a meeting with Kim Lovell and she made a great impression on us. She was professional, personable and her pictures were fabulous.
We are bringing in a photographer for six hours. We will do our photos during the cocktail hour while the guests enjoy drinks and appetizers. Several people suggested that we do our photos beforehand, but I really don’t want to risk losing that special moment when Maleke & I see each other for the first time.
Right now I am working on a slideshow that will be shown during the cocktail hour. I always love to see the slideshows at weddings and this is a must have for ours! This is one of the tasks that I wanted to get a good head start on. There is no speedy, stress free way to scan pictures into the computer last minute! Now that all our pictures are scanned in, I am working on the order. I still have to pick some good music for the slideshow as well.
In your opinion, what’s the best way to group the photos?
1) Mix the childhood photos of Maleke & I together and put them all in chronological order
2) Show the pictures of Maleke growing up and then the ones of me growing up and then our time together
3) Forget the chronological order and put them in groups like family, friends, school, gymnastics, circus, then & now, etc
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I would say #1 …..mix up the pics of growing up chronologically. Perhaps there are similar photos of you that u could put one after another- like pics from each of u doing gymnastics, your 4th brithdays , your newborn shots, etc…
it doesn’t have to completely alternate one of you then one of MAleke but i think joining them together is nice when i’ve seen it done that way.
Neat idea! My vote is on option #2. And you’re right– there really IS no easy way to scan pictures into a computer last-minute! So true! You are so forward-thinking, Heather. I bet you’re wedding is going to be a blast.
I don’t have any pictures from my childhood. If I ever get married, we’ll elope! So I won’t have to scan any pictures, write any blogs… I’m lazy ;-)
Firstly: Love the first picture of you and your sister – how sweet!
I like option number 2 with a variation: Maleke growing up, then you growing up, pictures of you each with your families and friends ending off with pictures of the two of you. Either way, I like the idea of having pictures of your family and friends in there as well because they are very much a part of your lives together. When you think about it though, there’s really no wrong way to do – or maybe I’m just partial to slideshows, I love them :).
I agree! No seeing the each other beforehand. I love the idea that my first sight of him is waiting for me at the end of the aisle :).
Slide shows always go down well. I like option 2 the best.
I just love slide shows. I think if you go chronological it would be a good idea to alternate between the two of you. Usually the slide shows repeat, could you set up so that it is a show that repeats the pictures but in a different order. Like maybe the first round alternates between the two of you and the second is first one of you then the other.
#2
I like to see the couple’s photos shown individually from birth up to an important time in adulthood (college graduation maybe), and then photos of them together. Choose a great song for each section and watch the tears flow! ;)
Good luck!
I like the idea of ones going from young and growing up – either with you then him, or one of each of you right after each other so more back and forth, into pics of you together. Also rather than PowerPoint you might want to use Windows Movie Maker – I’m just discovering the brilliance of it (it has cool transitions and you can add music and fade in and all sorts of cool stuff!)
And I’m totally with you – our wedding is in Dec. at 3pm, so it’ll probably be DARK afterwards – but we’d both rather not see each other beforehand, so we’re willing to sacrifice daytime shots to get that special moment :)
Like you, we’re having our photo’s done during cocktail hour because we don’t want to lose that special moment either. Besides, everyone will be busy eating, chatting, during that time. As for the slideshow, LOVE the idea. Depending on your backgrounds, I think a mix of you both in chronological order would be cool, growing up and mixed in with pictures of you both together throughout your relationship. Maybe specific life milestones..Just a thought..