Welcome to wedding season! In the United States, June is the busiest month for scheduled nuptials and related events. Even if your big day is coming up in just a few weeks, you still have plenty of time to create a showstopping (yet tasteful) wedding photo montage. These practical tips will help ensure that you have an elegant and classy montage of memories at your wedding.
Keep It Short
This is the most common rookie mistake in the creation of photo slide shows. And why shouldn't it be? It can often be difficult to edit down the lives of two extraordinary people into just a few minutes' worth of images. However, if it's a truly tasteful slide show you're after, the shorter, the better. Ideally, you'll want to keep your slide show to an absolute maximum of ten minutes (although seven minutes is truly perfect). Any longer, and your family will merely feign interest while your friends wonder why they aren't included in more of the photos (after all, there's a snapshot featuring every pet you've owned since the third grade). Keep it short and sweet.
Stick to the Topic
Yes, we know how much you love the maid of honor, how she's stood by you through think and thin, and how much you appreciate and value her friendship. But she's not the one you're marrying! Keep your photos relevant, which means the majority of the photos should be of the bride and groom, with a sprinkling of photos including parents, grandparents (if you're close to them), milestone events, and a smattering of siblings and very close friends. Remember, the more people you include, the more likely you are to leave someone out and have to deal with hurt feelings.
Skip the Embarrassing Stuff
The easiest way to make your video montage tasteful is to choose appropriate photos. That means no drunken binges, no pictures of you-know-who with what's-his-face, no ex's, and no childhood photos of the bride or groom in the bathtub. Anything incriminating should be omitted. When in doubt, leave it out.
Choose Classic Music
This is not the optimal time to showcase the Billboard top five, or your favorite hip hop ditty. Your wedding slide show should be classic, so choose a classic love song or two, the song you will dance to at your wedding (for your first dance together as husband and wife), or "your" song that's stuck with you since you first began dating. After all, you don't want to look back years from now while watching your slide show and say, "What on earth were we thinking?"
As always, begin with the end in mind. Imagine your friends and family clapping or wiping away a happy tear as the lights go up after your wedding montage has played. This will ensure a truly tasteful wedding slide show.
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