Author Topic: Planning weddings (Read 86932 times)

slobber · « **Reply #50 on:** April 18, 2013, 02:51:03 PM »

Quote from: CNS Casey on April 18, 2013, 02:42:55 PM

Man, I need to qualify my last post. I was married in 2002 and then a large part of the expense was a min quantity of pic's being purchased since the digital camera age wasn't very high quality back then.

Jesus, this post makes me feel super old.

They had digital cameras when you got married??!!

CNS · « **Reply #51 on:** April 18, 2013, 02:57:41 PM »

Quote from: dobber on April 18, 2013, 02:51:03 PM

Quote from: CNS Casey on April 18, 2013, 02:42:55 PM
Man, I need to qualify my last post. I was married in 2002 and then a large part of the expense was a min quantity of pic's being purchased since the digital camera age wasn't very high quality back then.

Jesus, this post makes me feel super old.

They had digital cameras when you got married??!!

Dobbs, I bought a Sony Mavica 1.2MP cam for $440 in 1999 the summer after my Soph yr....so, yeah, they had them. But I am pretty sure they topped out at like 3MP then and that cam prob cost like $5k at the time and produced images that you wouldn't want your wedding saved as.

Rage Against the McKee · « **Reply #52 on:** April 18, 2013, 03:47:47 PM »

Quote from: CNS Casey on April 18, 2013, 02:42:55 PM

Man, I need to qualify my last post. I was married in 2002 and then a large part of the expense was a min quantity of pic's being purchased since the digital camera age wasn't very high quality back then.

Jesus, this post makes me feel super old.

Purchasing the photos is still a large part of the expense. Very few photographers would give you the copyright on the photos, and nobody will make copies of photos that look professionally done for you.

puniraptor · « **Reply #53 on:** April 18, 2013, 03:51:34 PM »

we paid kind of a lot I think, but our photogs were super amazing and gave us all of the images digitally including a release.

SkinnyBenny · « **Reply #54 on:** April 18, 2013, 04:09:38 PM »

OK cat, what's the protocol for this?:

Bride has a good friend in Seattle, not in the wedding, who is a pro photog of weddings and babies and stuff. Thinking of asking her. Should we expect her to cut us a deal since she's good buds with Ms. SB or should we pay her what she would normally get? Or, if we offered to buy her flight to NOLA and pay for her hotel room in exchange for her services, would she see that as an insult? Or what? She's pretty laid back most of the time.

Willesgirl · « **Reply #55 on:** April 18, 2013, 04:20:36 PM »

SB,
I don't know the protocol, but I would be leery of having a quasi-guest shoot the wedding.

SkinnyBenny · « **Reply #56 on:** April 18, 2013, 06:07:30 PM »

Really? I ask this because of course I've never done it, but...can I just have her shoot the nicey-nice staged photos and rely on people's digicams to capture awesomeness from the party bash reception? I mean, we're going for more of a "beer bust" feel at the reception than a formal, bullshit, look-at-how-elegant-this-all-is type of reception.

Mr Bread · « **Reply #57 on:** April 18, 2013, 06:31:32 PM »

Quote from: SkinnyBenny on April 18, 2013, 06:07:30 PM

Really? I ask this because of course I've never done it, but...can I just have her shoot the nicey-nice staged photos and rely on people's digicams to capture awesomeness from the party bash reception? I mean, we're going for more of a "beer bust" feel at the reception than a formal, bullshit, look-at-how-elegant-this-all-is type of reception.

She's friends with your fiancé. Have them discuss it. She won't offer to do anything she's not comfortable with. Why intrust it to a stranger when somebody your lady knows/likes/trusts is willing to do it? I would not leave it up to random drunk guests to take reception photos if you actually care about getting some good ones.

SkinnyBenny · « **Reply #58 on:** April 18, 2013, 07:32:22 PM »

Just pretty much want good party pics I guess. I mean...who cares.

Mr Bread · « **Reply #59 on:** April 18, 2013, 07:40:17 PM »

Quote from: SkinnyBenny on April 18, 2013, 07:32:22 PM

Just pretty much want good party pics I guess. I mean...who cares.

Possibly your future wife does. Nobody gives a crap what you want. That's already been covered. Pay attention.

TheHamburglar · « **Reply #60 on:** April 18, 2013, 08:17:51 PM »

Mrs. Titola planned our whole wedding. I don't think i made a single decision, I just had to show up.

Mr Bread · « **Reply #61 on:** April 18, 2013, 08:19:01 PM »

Quote from: TheHamburglar on April 18, 2013, 08:17:51 PM

Mrs. Titola planned our whole wedding. I don't think i made a single decision, I just had to show up.

Sock outed?

wetwillie · « **Reply #62 on:** April 18, 2013, 08:22:15 PM »

Quote from: Mr Bread on April 18, 2013, 08:19:01 PM

Quote from: TheHamburglar on April 18, 2013, 08:17:51 PM
Mrs. Titola planned our whole wedding. I don't think i made a single decision, I just had to show up.

Sock outed?

I believe its his sister

puniraptor · « **Reply #63 on:** April 18, 2013, 08:23:36 PM »

Quote from: wetwillie on April 18, 2013, 08:22:15 PM

Quote from: Mr Bread on April 18, 2013, 08:19:01 PM
Quote from: TheHamburglar on April 18, 2013, 08:17:51 PM
Mrs. Titola planned our whole wedding. I don't think i made a single decision, I just had to show up.

Sock outed?

I believe its his sister

Pigaggie outed

star seed 7 · « **Reply #64 on:** April 18, 2013, 08:24:26 PM »

Quote from: wetwillie on April 18, 2013, 08:22:15 PM

Quote from: Mr Bread on April 18, 2013, 08:19:01 PM
Quote from: TheHamburglar on April 18, 2013, 08:17:51 PM
Mrs. Titola planned our whole wedding. I don't think i made a single decision, I just had to show up.

Sock outed?

I believe its his sister

Even more confused now.

SkinnyBenny · « **Reply #65 on:** April 18, 2013, 08:39:19 PM »

Quote from: Mr Bread on April 18, 2013, 07:40:17 PM

Quote from: SkinnyBenny on April 18, 2013, 07:32:22 PM
Just pretty much want good party pics I guess. I mean...who cares.

Possibly your future wife does. Nobody gives a crap what you want. That's already been covered. Pay attention.

She barely cares too, it's pretty awesome. That's why we picked this one venue, because they handle all the food, booze, tables/chairs/linens, etc. we looked at a few places where we would've had to do more legwork and she was like, "F this, let's go with the place where we do less work." But yeah, I bet pro photos of the reception might actually be worth the investment. I guess.

oh and all this is about my Canadian friend or whatever.

TheHamburglar · « **Reply #66 on:** April 18, 2013, 09:14:39 PM »

Quote from: wetwillie on April 18, 2013, 08:22:15 PM

Quote from: Mr Bread on April 18, 2013, 08:19:01 PM
Quote from: TheHamburglar on April 18, 2013, 08:17:51 PM
Mrs. Titola planned our whole wedding. I don't think i made a single decision, I just had to show up.

Sock outed?

I believe its his sister

My wife and Phil Titola's wife are sisters.

star seed 7 · « **Reply #67 on:** April 18, 2013, 09:16:18 PM »

Quote from: TheHamburglar on April 18, 2013, 09:14:39 PM

Quote from: wetwillie on April 18, 2013, 08:22:15 PM
Quote from: Mr Bread on April 18, 2013, 08:19:01 PM
Quote from: TheHamburglar on April 18, 2013, 08:17:51 PM
Mrs. Titola planned our whole wedding. I don't think i made a single decision, I just had to show up.

Sock outed?

I believe its his sister

My wife and Phil Titola's wife are sisters.

so is phil the brother, or you?

michigancat · « **Reply #68 on:** April 18, 2013, 09:22:56 PM »

The Canadian friend thing is only funny when Pete does it. So just stop, everyone.

ben ji · « **Reply #69 on:** April 18, 2013, 09:25:16 PM »

Quote from: michigancat on April 18, 2013, 09:22:56 PM

The Canadian friend thing is only funny when Pete does it. So just stop, everyone.

LOL my canadian friend says the same thing.

star seed 7 · « **Reply #70 on:** April 18, 2013, 10:22:11 PM »

Quote from: michigancat on April 18, 2013, 09:22:56 PM

The Canadian friend thing is only funny when Pete does it. So just stop, everyone.

i have like 6 canadian friends though

slobber · « **Reply #71 on:** April 19, 2013, 08:17:38 AM »

Quote from: seven on April 18, 2013, 10:22:11 PM

Quote from: michigancat on April 18, 2013, 09:22:56 PM
The Canadian friend thing is only funny when Pete does it. So just stop, everyone.

i have like 6 canadian friends though

I have like 20 or something. But you know what, I am not a racist towards Canadians, so I just call them "friend".

SkinnyBenny · « **Reply #72 on:** April 19, 2013, 11:26:22 PM »

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puniraptor · « **Reply #73 on:** April 20, 2013, 12:01:50 AM »

i personally know 0 canadians but i often watch hgtv

bones129 · « **Reply #74 on:** April 20, 2013, 12:29:55 AM »

Quote from: Mr Bread on April 18, 2013, 06:31:32 PM

Quote from: SkinnyBenny on April 18, 2013, 06:07:30 PM
Really? I ask this because of course I've never done it, but...can I just have her shoot the nicey-nice staged photos and rely on people's digicams to capture awesomeness from the party bash reception? I mean, we're going for more of a "beer bust" feel at the reception than a formal, bullshit, look-at-how-elegant-this-all-is type of reception.

She's friends with your fiancé. Have them discuss it. She won't offer to do anything she's not comfortable with. Why intrust it to a stranger when somebody your lady knows/likes/trusts is willing to do it? I would not leave it up to random drunk guests to take reception photos if you actually care about getting some good ones.

I suspect drunk guests will gravitate toward self-shots with their cell phones. Not good, IMO.