Has anyone else gone through the experience of a family wedding?
When my son Sean starting dating Kim, I thought to myself, “She seems like a nice girl.” But with my son’s dating history, I really didn’t think the relationship would last. But last it did! I think my first clue was when Sean wanted Kim to be included in the family holiday photo cards. Then we had to take digital pictures of them on Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, etc. You get the idea.
Finally, after a year of dating, Sean popped the question on a horse and buggy ride through Central Park. This experience, along with all of the holiday photos, have been captured in digital photos that will last a lifetime. The photo collection is sure to continue growing as time goes on.
Now we are in the process of hiring a wedding photographer and I can’t believe how much photography has evolved since my wedding. Not only have the wedding photographers gone totally digital, but now the whole process isn’t complete without a videographer capturing everything on a DVD.
I know it sounds like we’re flash happy, but years from now we’ll look at all of the family photos fondly, enjoying memories of when we were all a little younger and slimmer.
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It is so nice that your son wanted to include his fiancé in the family holiday photo card! I just recently got engaged and my fiancé is going to be included in our family photo this year. I think he might even be a little nervous. We are an overwhelming bunch – we have grown from our immediate family of 7 to 18 people and counting. Congratulations on the wedding!
Wow, Lorelai, squeezing 18 people into a photo must be quite an experience! I can’t relate, being from a small family. But my best friend actually just got engaged, and her older sister just got married. But even before these new men would become their husbands, they were invited to all family gatherings, and were even asked to be included in family photos! The best Holiday card I received was from their whole clan, boyfriends and fiancés included, all decked out in decorative matching Hawaiian shirts. Not only was it great to see them, but I had quite a laugh seeing her whole family in those colorful shirts!