Before the Reception...
1. Become the Center of Attention
Instead of flowers, fill photo cubes with different shots from your dating history or world travels and then use them as table centerpieces. It's a great conversation-starter and a nice way for guests to learn more about the early stages of your relationship. And unlike fresh blooms, you can decorate your home with these afterward. Make a deck of playing cards with your pictures on them and leave them on the table for your guests to play with an aww over! Use a photo tile as your certer piece they are cheap and you can make them as large or as small as you want. Check out http://www.couturephotocreations.com/ for more tips on making yourself the center of attention.
2. Be the Favors
Have your photo imprinted on cookies and leave one at each place setting. Opt for a black-and-white, vintage-looking image so it doesn't come out cheesy. Wrap the cookie in wax paper and tie with a ribbon. Then let guests eat their hearts out -- and your faces off!
3. Head to the City Engagement cityscape shoots are popular because of the iconic quality of posing by recognizable landmarks. No skyline? Shooting against an urban brick wall can convey the same message. Use your favorite image in your save-the-dates or, use Heritage Makers to create a one of a kind guest book with your pictures from your engagement shoot. You can display it in your home for years to come and its not just a bunch of names on paper. http://www.couturephotocreations.com/
During the Reception...
4. Ditch the Formality
Try some casual shots, like the bride sitting on a staircase right after the ceremony breathing a sigh of relief, with champagne at her feet. Or consider finding an "unofficial" setting. If your reception is at a country club, take pics on the golf course. Ask your photographer to get candids of your group making their way there. It's those between-the-moments photos that always turn out best.
5. Go Behind the Curtain
Rent a photo booth and a technician to troubleshoot. Have guests tape wacky shots next to their messages in the guest book. Or create a DIY photo studio in a section of the reception room. Hang a nine-foot-wide seamless paper for a backdrop and bring a printer so guests can take photos home.
6. Let it Slide
Run a slideshow of images from the ceremony and cocktail hour from your photographer's laptop and project them on a screen during dinner. Guests will love looking at what they just experienced, and they'll have plenty to talk about at the tables.
After the Reception...
7. Go Digital
Instead of mounting a few photos on a wall in traditional frames, display a bunch in a single digital frame. Upload multiple images from a memory card or your computer and watch a slideshow of your day. You can even add music. It makes a great gift too.
8. Book 'Em
Skip the traditional album (the one with thick-as-cardboard, single-photo pages) in favor of high-quality coffee table books, like Heritage Makers. The images are printed on paper, and the layout is more like what you'd see in a magazine. You can add embelshements and even make douplicates for parents. Its a much more classic look and less stuffy than a traditional album.
9. Learn to Preserve
Enlarging some final prints on Heritage Makers website and making some great galley wrapped canvanses is a great touch to your home! When archiving your photos and negatives, choose acid-free boxes, negative-sleeves, and binders. They're pricey, but the absence of acid prevents your photos from yellowing or deteriorating.
Photos from top: Almasy Photo; Modern Wedding Photography; Kristin Spencer Photography
Stephanie Emma Pfeffer
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