Wedding Photo Ideas and Projects

Pictures are important both before during and after your wedding. There are plenty of DIY projects that you can do to impress your guests and have memories that last forever.

Before your wedding, one of the best ways to get to know your photographer is to have an engagement photo session. Once your photos are all set and ready to go a great idea is to use your favorite for your “save-the-date” invitations. Simply upload your photo to a printing website, like VistaPrint, and you can add the affects you want to make your cards unique.

During your wedding, you can find interesting ways to display photos at your wedding reception. You can always re-purpose old photos and use them as coasters for your guest’s drinks, or use them as a part of your wedding program. To honor your parents or grandparents marriages find photos of their wedding days and display them as well, it is great way to bring out the sentimental nature of the day and make the moment even more special. 

After your wedding, looking at all the photos may be overwhelming. Sit down with your spouse or maid of honor when you are ready to scrapbook your day. Choose the best photos that you feel best describe your day. Make it like a story, highlighting the most important parts of the day, keeping the categories semi even (getting ready, wedding ceremony, candid’s, cake cutting, dancing, and speeches are popular categories). Also, be sure to have the most important people well represented whether it is your immediate family, bridal party or friends.

If you are looking for some specific ideas one of the best sources for planning your wedding is Pinterest. There are millions of great ideas here that can help give you the inspiration to make your day even more memorable.

Fun and Silly Wedding Ideas: Witty invitations, photos, and more!

Wedding News: Humorous invitation goes viral, even passes royal baby!

A Chicago couple held a memorable and fun ceremony, by jesting with their guests. Doing something a bit “out there” can be a memorable experience for everyone; this couple took full advantage of their collective wit and charm. They did it by teasing their guests with a bit of humor before the ceremony.

Attendees of the Kerr/Sabina wedding received a rather unique invitation in the mail. When asked for their RSVP guests were encouraged to select from a few witty and creative responses. Attending guests could select comical options like “I’m in your wedding party, idiot! Wait, is this optional?” or “Two Words: Free Booze”. Guests who were unable to attend the ceremony were prompted by a playful guilt trip stating, “I’m lame, on a scale of 1-10, my lameness would be in the 9.5 to 9.8 range”.

(read more here)

Don’t be afraid to have a little fun with your wedding invitations, photography, music, and stationary!

Katie Kerr, bride, told abcnews that she just wanted to have some fun with her invitations, and so she did. It all depends on the couple, but if you’re the type that likes to tease and banter, you may want to take a page out of the Kerr/Sabina book of wit.

Obviously, with the invitation gone viral, copying these exact options would put your invitations at about a 9.9 on the lame scale, but mimicking the idea in your own way could be a lot of fun! Even if your invitations don’t suddenly go more viral than the birth of the royal baby, you’ll still make your guests chuckle and smile for your special day.

A few ideas you can use to make your own include…

I will attend:

_I plan to object

_My presence is your present

_It depends on the bridesmaid dress you picked

_I’m only going for the cake/booze/pretty bridesmaids (circle one)

_I’m too polite to say no

I cannot make it because:

_A slight jab at the guest for not coming, but nothing overly mean

_Joke about a well-known fact about the bride or groom

_Celebrating alone (for those who live far and can’t make it)

_Other:__________________________________________

 

The Key to Having a Photogenic Wedding Cake

Wedding cakes have a long-standing tradition as a symbol of celebration of two people joining as one. Whether you are planning a traditional elegant wedding or an outrageously original one, your wedding cake will remain a focal point of the event.

When you plan your dream wedding cake, you have to understand that everything unique costs extra…. and you pay per slice. The cost of a slice of wedding cake can range from $3.00 to $13.00. Plus, if you want fresh flowers, multiple tiers and fondant, the costs will certainly add up.

Of course, you want your beautiful wedding cake to be highlighted in your wedding pictures and it's easy to panic about the price of an elegant cake. You can still plan to dive into a delicious and beautiful cake that's affordable and will photograph well, just use some of these ideas below.

1. Round cakes look better on a round table and a square cake looks best on a rectangular table.
   
2. Candles adorning the table can illuminate your cake, making it appear magical in pictures.
   
3. Silk table linens can dress up your cake, while plain white cotton linens can dull the beauty of it.
   
4. Faux silk flowers have the appearance of real flowers. Plus, they'll dress up your cake affordably and will shine in your pictures.
   
5. You can create a multi-tiered cake by using a cake base on the bottom. You might have only two layers of cake, but one or two cake bases will give it beautiful height that looks great in photographs.
   
6. Monogrammed letters or words made from frosting that surround your cake gives it a 3-D appearance that wows in photographs.
   
7. For pictures, you can rent a faux wedding cake and serve your guests with delicious homemade cupcakes and scoop of ice cream with a garnish of mint.

Source -

http://wedding.theknot.com/wedding-planning/wedding-cakes/articles/10-top-wedding-cake.aspx?MsdVisit=1

http://www.bridalzine.com/cake.html