You just celebrated your engagement! Congratulations! It’s a big event, a promise of another great event, one that will change your life for the better. Everything went perfectly, the pictures are great, and you can’t be happier!
But what do you do with the photographs now? Do you just keep them in the corner and look at them every now and then? Or is there something more you can do? It’s a waste not to use them. Look at everyone with big smiles, champagne glasses in hand, dressed to kill. And look how you and your partner look in the photographs.
We’re here to tell you that there are a host of options you can use to keep the memories strong in your mind and everyone else’s. Here are a few ideas you can use to be creative with your engagement photographs and infuse them into your wedding.
• Create a Guest Book
Almost every wedding has a guestbook where people write their comments, give their feedback, and wish you well. But in almost every wedding, you’ll see the same few designs that are getting old and obsolete. Time to transform your guestbook by using your engagement photos. Go through your engagement photos and select the best ones; you can ask your wedding photographer to create a guest book for you with those photos, and guests can add their comments alongside them. Every time you open the guest book, not only will you be able to read the comments, but also look at the photos and reminisce.
• Couple’s Table
Now, this is a very simple yet very effective idea to use your engagement photos. All you have to do is place your engagement photos on tables reserved for your happily married family members like your parents, grandparents, and your favorite cousin. You can place your own engagement photos or place one photo of the couple and one of yours. If it’s your grandparents, you can place one of their photos, one of your parents, and then yours to show the generational love and bonding.
• A Sweet Idea
Everybody loves M&M’s, right? Well, here’s your chance to be featured on one. Just get your engagement photographs to be replicated on M&Ms or any other candy you like, and have a sweet and lovely surprise for your guests as they sit at their tables. Don’t forget to tell your wedding photographer to take pictures of the engagement pictures. Then you’ll have wedding photos of your engagement photos (confused yet?) And let’s face it. This is the only time you get to put your face on a candy. When else are you going to use this idea?
• Party Favors
Thanks to technology, you now have the option to put your photographs on almost anything. You can have your engagement photos printed on mugs, hand sanitizers, magnets, coasters, pillows, and so much more. Anything you can think of!
Isn’t this a great idea to add a little flavor to your wedding? You can arrange the party favors on a table and ask your wedding photographer to take pictures as guests pick one. Not only is it fun, but it ensures people will remember your wedding for a long time.
• Wedding Slideshow
One of the best ways to use your engagement photos is if you do a wedding slideshow. It could be funny, emotional, and overall happy, starting with the time you guys got together and ending at your engagement. You can even throw a few shots of your college days or even before that. People love to see baby photos of each other. As your guests wait for the wedding ceremony to start, they can watch the presentation and be engaged, or you can walk them through it one by one.
• Wedding Decoration
This is one of the best uses of your engagement photos. Use them to decorate the venue, and put them anywhere you want: next to the guest book, at the entry table, or even at the bar. Your wedding day is all about you, and there’s no way better than your engagement photos strewn about the venue. As guests come in, they can go through the photos as they find their way to their tables.
• Engagement Tree
Have you ever heard of a family tree? It’s when you put all your family’s photos around a tree to show off your entire clan. Now, think of the same thing, but for engagement photos. If there’s a tree at the venue, good. Otherwise, just make one and place all your engagement photos around it. The guests will go around and look at it as they mingle.
Use Your Engagement Photos at Your Wedding Creatively
Your wedding day is a celebration of you, and what better way to infuse it with your unique charm and personality than by featuring your engagement photos? We at 2.0 Photography Co. are here to help you make your special day even more memorable.
Our expertise as Bloomington Indiana wedding photographers allows us to recommend the perfect placement for your engagement photos. We suggest showcasing the best ones near the stage while scattering the rest strategically throughout the wedding venue. This way, every guest can fully immerse themselves in your love story.
Contact us at 2.0 Photography Co. to ensure your wedding album is filled with the most magical moments captured beautifully. With our professional touch, your wedding photos will be nothing short of extraordinary. Don't miss out on this opportunity to turn your special day into a cherished memory. You won't be disappointed.