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Hey Kat, which electric slide? There were two of them....and yes, I CAN do both....but as a wedding gift to Bob, I won't.....
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Bob, it was awesome, and had a little step on the back (like a tricycle does) so you could give people rides. But you wouldn't give me a ride! And you still haven't answered my question! Oddly, it also had a little joystick to control it with, even though you seemed to have plenty of upper body strength. *shrug* Who am I to question the Chair of Bob?
Elizabeth, I will try very hard to dream you thin tonight when I go to bed. I'm pretty good at directed dreaming, so it might work! Would help, of course, if I knew what you looked like originally. It's not necessary, though, I have an active imagination!
For the record: I love the chicken dance. LOVE IT! But I will settle for the Macarena as long as katharina and Ela will dance with me. Posts: 1545 | Registered: May 2002
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**Pictures Bob dressed up as Frankfurter** *Leaves thread*
ps. If I can make it, depending on the kids at that time, would you be interested in Karaoke? I might be able to bring that, for the reception, not the wedding.
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Dan, I figured since jexx put me in a wheelchair, I'd end up being Dr. Scott...
<trades in cargo pants for fishnets, high heels, and a nice warm blanket>
Ahhhh....
My only problem with karaoke at the reception is that I'm not a good singer and some of the guests may be armed.
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One thing I learned from my wedding and several others was that the surest way to get the chicken dance played is to specifically tell the DJ NOT to play it.
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See, and I have been to only one reception that didn't start out a little nervous and end with the ushers playing basketball while the stragglers gather in the kitchen.
I think...the difference is alcohol.
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I think dkw might want to consider taking a cue from the Mormons and having, following her own small and tasteful gathering, a "ring ceremony" of some sort. Posts: 37449 | Registered: May 1999
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Tom, you’re talking to the woman who once got stopped for public intoxication, but has never had a drink in her life. Small and tasteful is not the goal here.
But NO chicken dance.
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If you have any special things you want served before dinner, make sure someone saves some of it for you. Kristine is stilled pissed off that all the chocolate covered strawberries were gone before we got to the reception.
And if you have a table just for the two of you, don't have it located right at the front of the buffet line.
Just because the photographer says he's going to get lots of candid photos, doesn't mean he's really going to do it.
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We had a giant family to-do over videotaping the wedding. I did not want it tpaed. Taping the reception was OK, but I really think some things need to be left to memory, and I stuck to my guns. I still haven't regretted it. We did have the wedding photographed, but that was somehow OK with me.
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Personally I get upset when you spend the majority of the "Most important day of your life" getting photos taken to "remember it by" and you don't spend any time doing anything worth remembering.
You are going to have loads of family, strange looking strangers, friends and parishoners all begging for a few moments of your time.
Make sure you set aside some time for yourself.
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Try and get as many of those pictures out of the way before the ceremony - bride with her family and bridesmaids, groom with his family and groomsmen, etc.
If it's hot outside, kick mack if she suggests pictures of the two of you outside with Bob lifting you up or spinning you around. It's not an easy position to hold while she focuses her camera.
And if you need help, Dana, I've also helped plan bachelorette parties.
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I don't recall who said this, but it seems to be true sometimes:
quote:The wedding isn't for the bride & groom. It's not for their families either. The wedding is for the photographer.
We're going to try very hard to be an exception to that rule.
On the other hand, we have the coolest photographer on the planet, so maybe we'll be okay with it.
Dana forgot to mention that we're going to need four chocolate fountains, one for each corner of the room.
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Do all the photos before the wedding. This way you can enjoy your reception. Also, be sure to talk with the photographer about poses that you absolutely want. This helps eliminate disappointment later.
We had a lot of success with disposable cameras at the tables. They were expensive, but provided the best candid moments that you could capture. The photographer just isn't going to get those kinds of shots.
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So maybe we should just have a thread devoted to hatrack instructions for bob and dana's wedding photographer?
(Speaking of...bobndana, need to know what ya'll want...and bob, don't say pictures, or I'll have to thwap you when I meet you.)
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*takes back all comments about photographers not getting candid shots* *should have realized that of COURSE Mack would be the photographer*
Mack has a great eye for expressions!
I was going to post some of my favorites from our wedding, but realized that I love almost all the reception photos!
My favorite "posed" shot isn't on the website, though, I don't think. We had Tom kneel down as if he were proposing, holding my hand and looking up adoringly. *giggle* The poor guy had wet knees all morning, though!
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Here is a list of poses for ideas for traditional shots to get started. The more "fun" pictures, in my opinion, are the artistic/photojournalism style photography (which Mack does so well ), and depend on the couple and photographer. You probably want a combination of both.
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We are planning on the disposable cameras on the tables – we want mac to be able to have fun at the reception and not have to be running around taking pictures the whole time.
Sorry, the excitement gets to me. I love planning. I planned my wedding for two years before we got married. Posts: 1777 | Registered: Jan 2003
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