If we decide to get a wedding book…we will do so through Shutterfly also. But that’s not likely!
I’m sure folks will be happy to see my three nicely displayed pictures in our family room.
Everyone is different with photos. @thumper1 - nice to have a plan.
I remember my folks enjoying our coffee table wedding album in the months following the wedding. Later, few of us ever looked at it. We now have both sets of parents albums, plus our larger one. Of course, a different era without the digital option. Only her upcoming wedding piqued our DD’s curiosity about our dusty album.
I’ll probably frame a key picture or two and eventually assemble a small book.
What about loading a digital frame with photos of the wedding and surrounding festivities? That would hold a lot more, tho of course different format. Anyway, just another thought.
We have a digital photo album that a friend made for me after a birthday party, and DH#1’s engagement photos are in there too. Will likely add the photos from the upcoming brunch as well.
We have a digital frame also. It’s loaded with the pics vintage when I received it. Not sure where it is!
I think I’d enjoy a slideshow on my computer more often.
But I’ll see. The wedding isn’t until May 27 so I have lots of time to change my mind!
Catching up on all the latest posts. I know my S hired a photographer but I’m not sure what is included. I would think I would want several pictures to frame and a coffee table album. My S came over this week and said they have hired an officiant. They are both excited about her. She includes several Skype counseling sessions in her fee. She also gave them each homework. I’m really not involved in much of the planning for that wedding. I think I’ve given up worrying about them not getting it all done. Or at least I’m telling myself that.
My D is getting married in 2019. We toured a location on the weekend that we all loved. My D asked if she could have a date in June for the spring wedding price(lower price was till May 15), a good savings. They agreed. We are happy as the location can be chilly and the later we go the better off we are. It was a fine line between having it still be green but not still be muddy. My D is on top of things and has narrowed it down to two wedding planners. She will meet with the 2nd one in early February and make her decision. She contacted about 8 planners from the list and the range of prices was astonishing. From $1500-4500 for day of coordination.
We have digital access to all the pictures. We opted out of the formal album because it was pretty expensive. I plan on make a Shutterfly album instead. In the meantime, I went online at Costco and made a photo collage. I made 3 different ones. Bride & groom got one, H & I each got one for our offices, and my mother got one. Each one was individualized. I went with the 8x10 size and I think it has 8 or 9 photos of various sizes. It was so simple to do and ridiculously inexpensive. They were a huge hit and I’ve gotten many compliments on them.
D1’s photographer will give her all pictures, not just X number. I am sure D1 will make an album for me and his parents. I think other guests will just order their own pictures. D1 will also have a videographer. He will do a 5 min clip and a long version.
OK- am conflicted… We are a few weeks away from our engagement/family brunch weekend. Older s, DIL and brand new grand baby will be in, and I of course love to spend as much time as possible with them (both s’s and their better halves live on the other coast). They have made some plans (kindly checked with us first) to get together Fri afternoon/early evening (perhaps dinner, not sure) with a friend who will be in town here just that day. Saturday is the brunch and family time, and then some friends are hosting a shower for FDIL the next day (Sunday) Younger s, FDIL and her family are coming in for the weekend as well. It will be a fun weekend.
OK, so here’s the conflict. FDIL’s mother proposed that she and I go MOB/MOG dress shopping together Monday before she heads back to her home town. Great idea! I of course said yes!! But, older s, DIL and grandbaby will be leaving Monday early afternoon, which means we won’t have time with them Monday (am guessing with the time difference, they and the baby may want to sleep, especially after a busy weekend). It really pulls at my new-grandma heartstrings to not be able to see that precious baby (and her parents of course) on Monday before they leave. But the opportunity to go dress shopping with FDIL’s mom is also special. I think the decision has been made, but still…
DH will have Monday with older s and his family, and get them to the airport. I am jealous…
Are you planning to shop all day? That would be too much for me. 
Can you start maybe with an early lunch–say 11ish–so you can spend a little time with the kids before they leave?
You know, the parents may want to sleep late, but the baby is likely to have other ideas! 
True that, though the baby has really improved her sleep and sleeps through the night. The time difference may throw her and she would sleep later if she is still on W coast time. The challenge is that the grandbaby (and parents) probably have to be at the airport by about 2ish, and the stores dont open to dress shop til 10. The stores that we might consider are probably 20 minutes or so east of where we live, and the airport is (in no traffic) 30 minutes south of us. Not sure what time her flight is back home (she will send that info tonight, hopefully) The timing just doesnt seem to work.
Here’s crossing fingers FMIL has late flight and you can have fun with baby before heading to stores.
We have our florist!
@thumper1 , yay…so you are done with all the big stuff now?
@CottonTales we think the major things are done.
Left to do…menu for meet and greet, menu for brunch, menu for bridesmaids for day of wedding prep time.
Addressing and mailing invitations…
Yesterday D1, D2 and I went out to lunch, and went to visit few trimming stores in the City. We also tok the opportunity to go to few jewelry stores for her wedding band. She has a emerald cut ring, which stands out by itself, so many rings we looked at were either too small against the engagement ring or too over powering. She was a bit discouraged. We then came back to my apartment and the girls started going through my jewelry to see what D1 could wear on her wedding day. She picked out a diamond bracelet and earrings. She then picked up a box to see what was in there. It had one of my old diamond wedding rings (I have a few). She put it on with her engagement ring and it just looked perfect, except it is a bit small for her finger. I used to wear that ring when D1 was little, during happier time of my marriage, and I had totally forgotten about the ring. I told her to take the ring, re-set it with a new band.
Oh…@oldfort…excellent. That can be her “something old” for her wedding day.
beautiful, @oldfort!
DIL posted wedding pictures on Facebook today. They are very good. What’s more important is that I, who am not photogenic, looked human in most of them. I really need to lose weight, though.
@thumper1 have you found that the cost of flowers is higher than expected? A friend whose sister is a florist told me to expect to pay a lot because many of the California growers, who supply many of the nation’s florists, have ripped out their flowers in favor of marijuana because it’s more lucrative.