<p>I am putting together a slideshow to play during my DD’s August wedding. I have all of the pictures in digital format, but I need some suggestions of a format or flow. Pictures are:
groom - baby to adult
bride - baby to adult
bride and groom together and also with friends</p>
<p>Bride and groom want one series of pictures where their same-age portraits are displayed together on a slide, i.e. kindergarten pictures of bride and groom on one slide, first grade on next slide, etc. I also discovered some pictures of them doing similar things in their youth (well before they knew each other) that I thought might be entertaining to display as like pictures on slides. For this second batch, I thought of captioning it like it’s an on-line dating ad: loves to dance, take naps, ride bikes, etc.</p>
<p>The reception facility has multiple flat screen TVs where the DVD could be played, with it looping over the course of the evening. One DVD will play through all the TVs at the same time. They are very tastefully placed, and it won’t look like a sports bar! </p>
<p>Please send all your creative ideas my way. I appreciate it.</p>
<p>From our experience with DD’s wedding, the photos you choose should take the viewer on an emotional journey, starting with ‘Aaaawh’ baby and toddler photos, and working up chronologically, as you have noted. But vary the emotion. First have a batch of lighthearted photos of (for example) the toddler/preschool years for the bride, followed by a lighthearted batch for the groom at the same age. Then let your music segue into something much softer and more heartfelt, and go for photos from that same age that touch the heartstrings, and also perhaps, include secondary folks in the photo who are no longer with you. 8-10 or more fotos of that type, then go lighthearted again for the next age range, and so on. Don’t shortchange the photos of the couple together as adults. We also made an effort to see that every guest at the reception showed up in at least one, if not more, of the photos included.</p>
<p>If you haven’t picked a software program yet Proshow Gold is very user friendly, gives a lot of control, and is a good price point.</p>
<p>Don’t make it too long ~ just a suggestion.</p>
<p>^ Good point. You’ll tend to put your favorites towards the end for an emotion ending. You don’t want to loose your audience and have them miss it.</p>
<p>Length shouldn’t matter if it is going to loop continually throughout the evening.
I am guessing it will run silently.</p>