Wedding "Night" Photos

[Linda W]

Date: 6/29/2009 6:07:29 PM
Author: decodelighted
NO ONE in their right mind would be into MORE pictures after all the wedding day hub-bub. TRUST! It is the LAST thing you''d want to do.


You''re going to be sweaty and exhausted and disheveled and cranky and looking forward to SILENCE.

Exactly Deco.

I think the whole idea of it, is utterly ridiculous.

 

[VRBeauty]

Boy am I feeling old and fuddy duddy!

I mean -- really?

 

[TravelingGal]

Date: 6/30/2009 1:22:50 AM
Author: VRBeauty
Boy am I feeling old and fuddy duddy!

I mean -- really?

I was going to say the same thing. I am turning into my mother. I can almost say something in an old fart voice like, "That is disgusting! Kids these days!" Too photoGRAPHIC for me, nekkid or not.

 

[Gypsy]

For us, personally. It wouldn't be an option. That's all I can say. My photographer was like a sane second mother.

We did take a couple of pics (in broad daylight fully clothed) on a bed. But they weren't sexy pics, they were... togetherness pics. I'll post one in a few. You'll see what I mean. This already was pushing our comfort zone and it was during the cocktail hour, so clearly not 'wedding night'... ya know?

 

[Gypsy]

Date: 6/30/2009 2:06:42 AM
Author: Gypsy
For us, personally. It wouldn''t be an option. That''s all I can say. My photographer was like a sane second mother.

We did take a couple of pics (in broad daylight fully clothed) on a bed. But they weren''t sexy pics, they were... togetherness pics. I''ll post one in a few. You''ll see what I mean. This already was pushing our comfort zone and it was during the cocktail hour, so clearly not ''wedding night''... ya know?

 

[honey22]

Um, no. I want to be consumating the marrige, not posing for some freakin wierd photos!

Just plain wierd. Fair enough having a photo shoot together, even a little bit naughty later on, but not on your wedding night. OMG, you should be making whoopee people!!!!

 

[AdiS]

Date: 6/30/2009 12:56:03 AM
Author: Linda W

Date: 6/29/2009 6:07:29 PM
Author: decodelighted
NO ONE in their right mind would be into MORE pictures after all the wedding day hub-bub. TRUST! It is the LAST thing you''d want to do.


You''re going to be sweaty and exhausted and disheveled and cranky and looking forward to SILENCE.

Exactly Deco.

I think the whole idea of it, is utterly ridiculous.

That''s how we felt too. We were so happy to finally be together, just the two of us. I remember just closing the door of the hotel room behind us with a huge sighs of relief. lol It was the best wedding ever and the next day we kinda regreted that the whole day was over so fast, but at that time we just wanted peace and quiet. And as honey pointed out so reasonably, that''s the time to be consumating your marriage, after all, not doing a photoshoot.

Seriously though, that was our wedding night. Some things are just too personal (and I''m not talking about naked pics or stuff like that). Can''t imagine us posing for a photographer then and there, no way.

 

[princessplease]

I honestly don''t know how I feel about this. The pics posted, IMO, are not trashy. They''re like a classy sexy, almost like boudoir photos, but with the husband included. I''m by no means shy, though. Anyway, I don''t know if I would feel comfortable doing this because I''m pretty picture paranoid clothed, so I couldn''t imagine taking pics in lingerie. I am not in the best shape, so I''d be panicking about how I looked the entire time. I don''t think FI would be embarrassed or anything, though. I also don''t know what we''d do with them, lol!

 

[Tuckins1]

No, I would not do it. That is personal and nobody should be there with us.... We like our privacy.

 

[rhbgirl24]

I think the idea is interesting, but I would do it w/ our own camera, not a photog in the room! but anything to make money on I guess, right?

 

[Lauren8211]

I think it would be fun to do a boudoir type session with FI, but not after the wedding. We''ll just be too worn out and exhausted and ready to either have some private time or PASS OUT.

If we could re-enact it later ... I would consider it.

But I''m kind of an exhibitionist.

 

[Bia]

FI and I wouldn''t be able to pull off sexy together--we''d be cracking up every time we looked at one another.

It is awkward. The idea is kind of cool, but it doesn''t seem as genuine because there is another person present. At least not the part where he''s pulling off my dress. It''s like acting, and that''s not what you want to capture in my opinion. Fun, family, silliness, acting out, dancing, drinking...memories...those are things I want to capture. Wedding night is, as you said, ''for our eyes only.''

Knowing us, we''ll be too tired to be romantic or sexy on our wedding night anyway

 

[princesss]

Awkward, uncomfortable, and too much like you''re peeping into a window like a big ol'' creeper. At least that''s how they make me feel.

I think I''m just too much of a fuddy duddy for these.

 

[decodelighted]

OF COURSE you have to do this ... what *else* could you possibly use as the picture on your Thank You cards?

ETA: For that matter, why not set up a web cam so the guests can go home & watch "the festivities"? Charging for access could really make a dent in your wedding debt!

 

[sunnyd]

Date: 6/30/2009 11:31:21 AM
Author: Bia
FI and I wouldn''t be able to pull off sexy together--we''d be cracking up every time we looked at one another.

It is awkward. The idea is kind of cool, but it doesn''t seem as genuine because there is another person present. At least not the part where he''s pulling off my dress. It''s like acting, and that''s not what you want to capture in my opinion. Fun, family, silliness, acting out, dancing, drinking...memories...those are things I want to capture. Wedding night is, as you said, ''for our eyes only.''

Knowing us, we''ll be too tired to be romantic or sexy on our wedding night anyway

I don''t know about anyone else, but taking off my dress is not a sexy thing. He''s gonna have to undo allllll the buttons, then heave the thing over my head as I bend over, arms over head. LOL!! Nope, not sexy.

 

[mimzy]

Date: 6/29/2009 6:44:49 PM
Author: Lilac
Not for me - my wedding night was one of the most special times of my life and definitely the most private and intimate with my husband. I wouldn''t have wanted anyone intruding on any one of those precious moments.

DITTO.

just another narcissistic trend.

 

[tlh]

You know, I only started to RELAX, and have fun, when the photographer left. Which is a shame, because those might have made for the best pictures. Go figure!

 

[elrohwen]

FI and I aren''t really comfortable with having our pictures taken in general, so no, it''s not something we would do. We''re still worried about getting through the wedding day without looking stupid in all of our pictures

Plus, we''ll probably be drunk (or at least tipsy) and worn out at the end of the night - not really a recipe for looking my best in pictures

 

[ams0124]

Date: 6/30/2009 11:42:19 AM
Author: sunnyd

Date: 6/30/2009 11:31:21 AM
Author: Bia
FI and I wouldn''t be able to pull off sexy together--we''d be cracking up every time we looked at one another.

It is awkward. The idea is kind of cool, but it doesn''t seem as genuine because there is another person present. At least not the part where he''s pulling off my dress. It''s like acting, and that''s not what you want to capture in my opinion. Fun, family, silliness, acting out, dancing, drinking...memories...those are things I want to capture. Wedding night is, as you said, ''for our eyes only.''

Knowing us, we''ll be too tired to be romantic or sexy on our wedding night anyway

I don''t know about anyone else, but taking off my dress is not a sexy thing. He''s gonna have to undo allllll the buttons, then heave the thing over my head as I bend over, arms over head. LOL!! Nope, not sexy.

LOL!!! Sunny that''s what I was thinking!! My dress has some sort of insane number of buttons that apparently according to the the bridal salon, to button and unbutton you need to use a corcheting needle?!?

I''m pretty sure he''s going to fall asleep before he''s able to get the darn thing off.

 

[Rock_of_Love]

Am I the only one?? But, I kinda like the idea! I wouldn''t have pics taken at the end of the night...but, I could see doing something "staged" when I''m taking pics after the ceremony. We are probably going to stay in the same place where the ceremony is...it is a really beautiful mexican hacienda boutique hotel. The bedrooms are REALLY gorgeous. We are planning to take lots of pics throughout the property...so why not take a couple in the bedroom!?!?

 

[meresal]

Date: 6/30/2009 11:40:34 AM
Author: decodelighted
OF COURSE you have to do this ... what *else* could you possibly use as the picture on your Thank You cards?

ETA: For that matter, why not set up a web cam so the guests can go home & watch ''the festivities''? Charging for access could really make a dent in your wedding debt!

How better to let a good friend know that you REALLY enjoyed the lingerie she gave you at your Bachelorette Party.... lol

 

[decodelighted]

Date: 6/30/2009 12:10:58 PM
Author: Rock_of_Love
We are planning to take lots of pics throughout the property...so why not take a couple in the bedroom!?!?

I don''t know, maybe because life is not a porno flick? I just do not GET this generation? When did everyone start thinking they are living in a movie? Must be all the "reality" tv ... with Jane Q Public dolled up like a hoochie and spread out on bedspreads covered with rose petals. Newsflash: your weddings are not going to be in US Weekly no matter how hard you try to recreate that "celeb life" feeling.

Seriously? SERIOUSLY????

 

[decodelighted]

Date: 6/30/2009 12:12:42 PM
Author: meresal

Date: 6/30/2009 11:40:34 AM
Author: decodelighted
OF COURSE you have to do this ... what *else* could you possibly use as the picture on your Thank You cards?

ETA: For that matter, why not set up a web cam so the guests can go home & watch ''the festivities''? Charging for access could really make a dent in your wedding debt!

How better to let a good friend know that you REALLY enjoyed the lingerie she gave you at your Bachelorette Party.... lol

LOL!!! Good one! You have a point there ...

 

[Rock_of_Love]

Awww...come on...gotta take some pics in one of these bedrooms. I think the pics of Josh & Fergie are sexy, but not porno. I think if they were done tastefully, the pictures would just look "intimate" and not "porno."

 

[Rock_of_Love]

Date: 6/30/2009 12:16:30 PM
Author: decodelighted

Date: 6/30/2009 12:10:58 PM
Author: Rock_of_Love
We are planning to take lots of pics throughout the property...so why not take a couple in the bedroom!?!?

I don''t know, maybe because life is not a porno flick? I just do not GET this generation? When did everyone start thinking they are living in a movie? Must be all the ''reality'' tv ... with Jane Q Public dolled up like a hoochie and spread out on bedspreads covered with rose petals. Newsflash: your weddings are not going to be in US Weekly no matter how hard you try to recreate that ''celeb life'' feeling.

Seriously? SERIOUSLY????

And, just for the record, I don''t think it has anything to do with trying to recreate "celeb life," living in a move, or reality tv. I think it has to do with capturing a couple''s moments...if a couple wants to capture some more intimate moments, then why not? I can imagine these pics would be a nice reminder down the road to not forget about the passion and intimacy of the relationship. Seriously.

 

[TravelingGal]

Date: 6/30/2009 12:16:30 PM
Author: decodelighted

Date: 6/30/2009 12:10:58 PM
Author: Rock_of_Love
We are planning to take lots of pics throughout the property...so why not take a couple in the bedroom!?!?

I don''t know, maybe because life is not a porno flick? I just do not GET this generation? When did everyone start thinking they are living in a movie? Must be all the ''reality'' tv ... with Jane Q Public dolled up like a hoochie and spread out on bedspreads covered with rose petals. Newsflash: your weddings are not going to be in US Weekly no matter how hard you try to recreate that ''celeb life'' feeling.

Seriously? SERIOUSLY????

Easy there, grammy...

HA. Kidding. But SERIOUSLY, stuff like this will become more acceptable and I fear what might be the norm when Amelia is of age to get married. Sexy photos with the hubby? SO OLD SCHOOL. Non non non! You must zee PHOTOGRAFEHR involved! So you need 2 photographers at least because what are wedding night consumation photos without a threesome?

I just have to wonder what goes on in the mind....

 

[decodelighted]

Its a gorgeous suite, no doubt. To each, his own. Ya gotta do what ya gotta do. Sometimes its more about the experience of having done something than the finished product. For as little as I look at my wedding pictures 3 yrs later -- I can't imagine that I'd be framing bedroom shots, or even glancing at them in an album years later without wincing. But, like I said, I really think different generations have different perspectives on things. Or maybe its not generations but personality types??


GRAMMY signing Out!

 

[TravelingGal]

Date: 6/30/2009 12:32:52 PM
Author: Rock_of_Love

Date: 6/30/2009 12:16:30 PM
Author: decodelighted

Date: 6/30/2009 12:10:58 PM
Author: Rock_of_Love
We are planning to take lots of pics throughout the property...so why not take a couple in the bedroom!?!?

I don''t know, maybe because life is not a porno flick? I just do not GET this generation? When did everyone start thinking they are living in a movie? Must be all the ''reality'' tv ... with Jane Q Public dolled up like a hoochie and spread out on bedspreads covered with rose petals. Newsflash: your weddings are not going to be in US Weekly no matter how hard you try to recreate that ''celeb life'' feeling.

Seriously? SERIOUSLY????

And, just for the record, I don''t think it has anything to do with trying to recreate ''celeb life,'' living in a move, or reality tv. I think it has to do with capturing a couple''s moments...if a couple wants to capture some more intimate moments, then why not? I can imagine these pics would be a nice reminder down the road to not forget about the passion and intimacy of the relationship. Seriously.

When the passion and intimacy starts to fade, photos like this will do nothing to remind people not to forget it. Work and effort is what cultivates a marriage, not photos that capture "intimate" STAGED moments.

 

[TravelingGal]

Date: 6/30/2009 12:34:00 PM
Author: decodelighted
Its a gorgeous suite, no doubt. To each, his own. Ya gotta do what ya gotta do. Sometimes its more about the experience of having done something than the finished product. For as little as I look at my wedding pictures 3 yrs later -- I can''t imagine that I''d be framing bedroom shots, or even glancing at them in an album years later without wincing. But, like I said, I really think different generations have different perspectives on things. Or maybe its not generations but personality types??


GRAMMY signing Out!

Deco, I think it''s personality types. It''s probably unfair to label an entire generation, especially since it appears on this thread that even within a generation (younger), many believe this is just OTT and TMI.

 

[Efe]

Date: 6/30/2009 12:38:39 PM
Author: TravelingGal

Date: 6/30/2009 12:34:00 PM
Author: decodelighted
Its a gorgeous suite, no doubt. To each, his own. Ya gotta do what ya gotta do. Sometimes its more about the experience of having done something than the finished product. For as little as I look at my wedding pictures 3 yrs later -- I can''t imagine that I''d be framing bedroom shots, or even glancing at them in an album years later without wincing. But, like I said, I really think different generations have different perspectives on things. Or maybe its not generations but personality types??


GRAMMY signing Out!

Deco, I think it''s personality types. It''s probably unfair to label an entire generation, especially since it appears on this thread that even within a generation (younger), many believe this is just OTT and TMI.

Maybe it is simply about dignity and class?