Why do couples even want wedding photos?

Jon, great idea!!! You could write a book "View your wedding photos often and stay married longer." I guess I could also write a book "View your wedding photos less often and stay married longer." Come to think of it, I don't think there is any kind of relationship between how often a couple looks at the wedding photos and how long they stay married.

"Come to think of it, I don't think there is any kind of relationship between how often a couple looks at the wedding photos and how long they stay married."

 

How could you possibly know? And who's to say? When we look at our wedding photos (one of which is always displayed on our mantle), it reminds me of our ceremony and the vows I took. My thesis is that more people might be inclined to KEEP the vows they took, if they THOUGHT about them once in a while.

Jon, I am not totally disagreeing with you, I just think you have a more simplistic view of the importance of wedding photos than I do. I think that many couples spend way too much money on them and that their value is over emphasized by the "wedding industry". This is my opinion and you obviously don't share it. I have actually shot a few weddings but they were for couples that were interested in having some pretty non-traditional images. Just out of curiousity, how many years have you been married? I am going on the big three zero so you will not be changing my mind anytime soon. If something works, I stick with it no matter what.

Hi, Tim. I'm not disagreeing with you, either. It wasn't my intention to make any commentary whatsover about the emphasis placed on wedding photos by the industry, nor the amount of money couples spend on them. I'm sorry if you think my view is simplistic, but I didn't intend to weigh in on the "importance" of wedding photos, either.

 

I don't care if those photos are done by the world's foremost wedding photographer and cost a small fortune, or are taken with a Polaroid Instamatic by the bride's cousin and given to the newlyweds at no charge.

 

My only point is that if the wedding photos just sit in their album, tucked away in a drawer, cabinet, or closet and never see the light of day, then it's a waste (and a shame), regardless what they cost initially. And I was adding my personal experience, that reviewing those photos occasionally with my wife, my family and/or friends, brings that most important day back vividly, causes me to remember and consider my vows, and makes our marriage stronger.

 

I've been married to my (first) wife for nearly 14 years now, and I haven't the slightest intention to change your mind about anything. Congratulations on your nearly 30 years of marriage, and I hope that you and your wife are as happy together as we are!

Jon,

It's nice to end this thread on a nice note. I learned a few things and have a better attitude toward wedding photos.

"Western judeo-christian society places a huge importance on being married and raising a family" - Leica Greigo

 

"The wedding is pretty important in almost all advanced civilizations"- Marc Williams.

 

 

Far be it from me to pounce on casual phrases in very well thought out responses, but marriage and families are and have been of primary importance in all civilization and cultures since recorded history and possibly earlier.

 

Nothing to do with being "advanced" or "Judeo-Christian".

 

;-)

Good one Mani, except it's probably a fairly advanced society if they use photography to

record it (which is the subject of this thread). Early civilization most certainly placed

importance on weddings, but rarely did 100 paintings of it, and put them in an album ; -)