Wedding HELP! w/ pics for wedding announcements

[mia1181]

Okay so I feel bad asking for help before even posting my wedding thread, but I just got back from our honeymoon and I need to get these announcements out soon.

I don''t have the actual photo files but I do have a few teasers and saw all of my pics online. So heres my problem. I don''t really love a lot of the pictures of us actually getting married. But I do love the trash-the-dress pics we did afterwards. We also have very few "formal" shots of us just smiling at the camera. I wanted a more artistic approach, but now I am realizing a more traditional pic would work better for a photo announcement.

Soooo.....

I am thinking of using these beach pics for the announcements. I like them a lot, but we aren''t facing the camera in any of them. Is this a stupid idea? Keep in mind that we are sending them to a few people we have lost touch with completely and they will probably be curious about what we look like now. But we are also going to have a website where people can view a slideshow of the rest of the pictures including the actual "getting married" part of the day.

So let me post the pics and tell me what you think...

This is the first potential cover:

 

[mia1181]

second potential cover:

 

[mia1181]

small pic for inside of card:

 

[mia1181]

fun tiny thumbnail for back of card:

 

[Guilty Pleasure]

I think they are beautiful pictures, but in my honest opinion, they are a little too "personal" to send out to people in the mail, especially people whom you haven''t seen in a long time and are not close enough to merit an invite to the wedding. Think of it this way, I would not want my grandparents or distant second cousins or old high school friends to walk up to me on a beach and see me lying on top of my husband making out... so I definitely wouldn''t send a picture of it

That being said, I felt uncomfortable receiving a Christmas card with my cousin-in-law''s naked pregnant belly on it with my cousin''s hand touching the belly. I thought, "you really want our aunts and uncles and grandparents looking at you touching your wife''s pregnant belly? Too intimate for my comfort!"

so maybe I''m a prude!

 

[neatfreak]

Love the second and fourth ones for announcements. The first one is a bit sexy/personal IMO for announcements...but I don't think there is anything wrong with sending pictures from this shoot instead of the wedding.

 

[Sparkalicious]

Date: 9/17/2008 11:21:59 PM
Author: neatfreak
Love the second and fourth ones for announcements. The first one is a bit sexy/personal IMO for announcements...but I don''t think there is anything wrong with sending pictures from this shoot instead of the wedding.

Ditto. I think that they look great and original. Beautiful pictures!

 

[Guilty Pleasure]

I think the second picture is much more romantic. I think people are more likely to keep the announcement if it''s a picture showing your faces, but if them putting it on their fridge isn''t a concern of yours, then go with that one!

The sand one looks more like dirt than sand, and without a huge beach montage, people might not get it, so I vote no on that one.

I think the picture of your feet jumping up is super cute

 

[violet02]

I agree with 2 and 4 for the announcements but I friggin LOVE LOVE LOVE that first one!!! HOT!

 

[Sabine]

Ditto to pp. #1 is too intimate, but the rest are great!

 

[SuLi]

Echoing previous comments...while the first one is beautiful, I think it''s a little too personal to send to acquaintances. I also vote for the #2 one.

 

[Mediterranean]

What everyone else said. #2 is a sweet, romantic cover-shot.

Just wanted to add that the picture of your hands covered in sand is very, very beautiful! If I were in your shoes, I''d get that one printed & I''d hang it, just on its artistic merit alone! I love it!

 

[violet3]

Date: 9/17/2008 11:21:59 PM
Author: neatfreak
Love the second and fourth ones for announcements. The first one is a bit sexy/personal IMO for announcements...but I don't think there is anything wrong with sending pictures from this shoot instead of the wedding.

Ditto to this too - i think the first shot is too sexy and intimate for sending as an announcement. The second shot in the waves, however, is adoreable and i love the jumping feet picture too! you had a great photographer

 

[SparklyGirl*]

The second one is adorable! I love it! So well done! And i might have to sneak the sandy hands one and have my photog take one like that! Its so gorgeous and the rings really stand out!
So 2nd one and dirty hands...and the jumping up one!

 

[pocahontas]

Date: 9/18/2008 8:43:09 AM
Author: Mediterranean
What everyone else said. #2 is a sweet, romantic cover-shot.

Just wanted to add that the picture of your hands covered in sand is very, very beautiful! If I were in your shoes, I''d get that one printed & I''d hang it, just on its artistic merit alone! I love it!

What Mediterranean said!

the hands shot!

 

[mia1181]

Wow I was surprised you all thought the first picture was too intimate. Do you think it is completely inappropriate to put in our album? I think it''s a nice picture and I''d like to use it somewhere...

Also, we eloped with no witnesses so the announcements are going only to people we are really close to with the exeption of a few people we were extremely close to (and knew us when we first met) but have lost touch with over the years. So no distant relatives or people we don''t really know will be receiving the announcements.

But anyway, would it be really bad to use only beach pictures for our announcements and if people want to see our faces or the actual "ceremony" they can watch the slideshow online? I''d just hate to a picture that wasn''t great for the cover of the card...

Mediterranean and Pocahontas: Thanks for the compliments on the sandy ring pics! They actually came out a lot better than the pictures he took of them when they were clean.

 

[Izzy03]

Picture #1: HUBBA HUBBA! I LOVE IT!

Picture #2: This one is the best for an announcement.

How did you ever get your dress clean?

PS Your pictures are beautiful!

ETA: Okay I just read your about your "trash the dress" session. WHEW!

 

[noelwr]

I think the 1st photo is awesome and if my close friends sent me an announcement card like that I would keep it forever. people send the traditional boring photos and I throw them out.

if FI and I are able to take a beautiful photo like that on our wedding day I would blow it up to the size of my wall and hang it up!

you should be proud and show it off.

 

[Guilty Pleasure]

It is definitely a matter of personal taste. I think it''s a wonderfully romantic picture, and I would love to have one of myself! I think it''s fine for an album that I keep in my home. Would I send it to my friends and family in the mail? no. But if you would, then you would, and you should do what you are comfortable with

I think the second one is a better picture for an announcement though. It captures the emotional intimacy without the physical intimacy. You both look better in the standing picture. It looks like two people starting a life together versus two people starting a night together

 

[kittybean]

I know I''m a little late to the party, but here''s my $0.02: if I were one of your friends or relatives receiving the announcement and hadn''t seen you or your DH in a long time, I would want some pictures that showed your beautiful, smiling faces. I''m sure your friends are curious to see what your new husband looks like if they haven''t met him, and I''m positive they want to see how beautiful you looked in your wedding dress! Although these photos are artistic and lovely, I would really advocate at least one shot of your faces in your announcement.

I agree with others regarding the intimacy of the first photo. I probably would keep such a photo in my album or in my house, but would not feel comfortable sending it out to family and friends. I know my grandmother would be taken aback by such an intimate shot, but she is quite a traditional lady. I think that as long as you are comfortable with sending it, and you think the people receiving it would be fine with it, send it if you so desire.

 

[Halo]

I have to agree with what others have said about the first photo. I found it quite "intimate" when I saw it and could only think of what would happen if I were to send that out as my announcement...my family would not be pleased with me. Then again I have a very traditional family so that comes into play, but I do agree with others that the first photo is more suitable for your album.

The other photos would be great for your announcement I think. I particularly love how artsy and fun the fourth shot is!

 

[neatfreak]

Date: 9/18/2008 4:05:51 PM
Author: mia1181
Wow I was surprised you all thought the first picture was too intimate. Do you think it is completely inappropriate to put in our album? I think it''s a nice picture and I''d like to use it somewhere...

COMPLETELY fine to put in your bedroom at home or in your album! It''s beautiful and should be used somewhere! But the reason it seems inappropriate for an announcement is because it''s very sexual what with you essentially lying on him. Just not something I''d send to grandma.

 

[CJ2008]

mia, the pictures look beautiful! I hope we get to see more soon! And I hope you''ll tell us details about how your day went.

 

[Harleigh]

I LOVE your photos! I think they are all beautiful, but I think #2 is by far the most appropriate and romantic of the 4 to send out as an announcement. HTH!

 

[mia1181]

Thanks for your opinions everyone.

Okay so the 1st pic is out! Although I don''t think it would have offended anyone in our not-so-traditional family, why take the risk?

I guess I was just excited because it is my favorite shot and also what I dreamed of when I thought about doing a trash-the-dress.


Now, do you think my plan of using pic 2 on the cover, pic 3 on the inside and pic 4 on the back is a good idea? And inside the card will be a web-address to view a slideshow of the rest of the pictures? That way anyone who is concerned enough to see our faces can visit the site and see everything.

My thoughts are that we DO have pictures of our faces and smiling, but none are a shot that is a "cover shot" KWIM?

Also, if I use the beach pics, I can send them out right away, whereas, I haven''t received the rest of the image files yet.

 

[mia1181]

Date: 9/21/2008 9:20:09 AM
Author: claudinam
mia, the pictures look beautiful! I hope we get to see more soon! And I hope you''ll tell us details about how your day went.

I definitely will!

I wanted to wait until I get the pics to do one post. Hopefully I''ll get them soon!

 

[SarahLovesJS]

I like the second cover option! Can''t wait to see the wedding pics thread!

 

[pocahontas]

Date: 9/21/2008 6:27:06 PM
Author: mia1181
Now, do you think my plan of using pic 2 on the cover, pic 3 on the inside and pic 4 on the back is a good idea? And inside the card will be a web-address to view a slideshow of the rest of the pictures? That way anyone who is concerned enough to see our faces can visit the site and see everything.

Mia, I think this is a GREAT idea! Your announcements are going to be stunning