Photo montages are a special way to make your wedding reception, just a little more personal. For those of you that don’t know what a montage is, a montage is when you take pictures of the bride and groom growing up, dating, engagement shots, etc and put them all together in a slide show. Normally it is done to music. You can have them professionally done or do them pretty easily yourself. Check out Microsoft Photo Story 3 for Windows.Some of my planner buddies and I have been discussing just when is the right time to play the photo montage for your guests. Personally, I believe the best time is during the cocktail hour. A close second would be to show them during dinner, once your guests are seated. I prefer the cocktail hour because this gives your guests something to do (watch) and talk about (“weren’t they just the cutest babies”). The guests are also free to move on if they are bored. Another possible time is as a backdrop to your first dance, or the cake cutting if there is a drop down screen available at your site.
The secret to the photo montage is to keep it short. Remember only you; your mom and hopefully your fiancé are really that in to seeing your baby pictures. One more tip, be sure you have your photographers ok to use engagement photos unless you purchased the rights to them.
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