Our "problem" - is that we love all of them...ALL of them. As my husband puts it...it's a "good problem" because after all, we could have really crappy photos but naturally our amazing photographers at Lewis Rinaman Photography are always amazing.
Oh did I mention we got the photographs in May of 2010? Yeah...it's been a while.
So how did we choose? Why did we take so long? And did we stress out choosing the photos? All that to be answered.
So this process took a while because ultimately...we got to fed up with trying to limit of photograph choices. And like I said...it's a good problem - but a problem none the less.
Here are some tips for how to make your final choices:
- Each person goes through and make their own list We had 100+ each
- Go through and match up the numbers of the same photos you use Our lists matched 19
- Go back through the lists and see what photos you like the best from "each part" of your wedding and make a separate list From this we had 120 photos
- Once the photos are organized, go back through again and try to weed out any photos you think you could order for another time.
- Our professional album limit was 60 so I thought the logical thing was to have 15 photos per section of our wedding...wrong! Reception can and will take up more space.
- Do another pass at the elimination and then if you are STILL not at your limit, go through the photos with your partner.
- Ultimately - make the professional album about YOU and YOUR PARTNER. There are plenty other options that can highlight Uncle Dan's dancing.
This was a really stressful process but with the tips I provided I found the process a lot easier; but, what also made it easier to choose a small amount of photos is to find ways to display the photos in other mediums. Your wedding photos don't have to end with the professional album - the possibilities all depend on your level of creativity, but I believe in you!
- Create an online album via a Photo Printing web site.
- We ordered two huge albums from Shutterfly. I spent about a week working on the albums and created two - one for our pre-ceremony and ceremony and one for the reception.
- I searched the web and managed to get discounts that saved us $117 !!
- It made it super easier to use all the photos I wanted and create an amazing replica our wedding day.
- Upload the photos to a web site.
- It makes it easier to share all the photos and look at them whenever you want!
- Order prints to hang and display throughout your home.
- Create a handmade scrapbook
- Feeling up for a Michaels trip? Head to their scrapbooking section and make a wedding scrapbook you can feel proud of! They even offer a rewards program now so you can pile up the rewards while creating something you can enjoy for years to come.
So readers - how did you decide on your photos? Did you get more photos than me? Jealous! I'd love to hear more ideas of what YOU did with your wedding photos!
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