So my photog sent me the link to our wedding album proof last night and I was less than thrilled.
Being a photog myself is curse - I'm super critical and usually never happy with photos I'm paying for. It sucks when you know you can do it yourself but you can't bc you have to be in the photos, and worse when you feel like you could have done it better.
I've reconciled with the photos themselves and gotten over the few things I was unhappy with, bc overall he did a great job at an excellent price. We have some gorgeous photos. The only thing I'm really bummed about is the family portraits bc he had an equipment malfunction and they are a little wahed out. But it happens, and isn't the end of the world. I hired him bc he is very similar to my style, so I am very happy with his work.
In the meantime I made my own wedding album and had it printed at Picaboo.com - Christmas gifts for the parents. It's not a super fancy book or professional printing, but I'm really happy with my layout design and the photos I included.
I'm not happy with his layout. He is clearly proud of it and said he spent a lot of time on it. I can't tell. Some of the photos I can't even imagine why he choose them. I don't' know what to do. I hate that the layout of the photos in the really nice, leather bound, flush mount, thick page album won't look as nice as cheap one you can print at Target.
My mom says I'll never be happy with it bc someone else did it and I'm too picky. I know she's right and I wish there was some way I could change that about myself
It's so hard when it's what you are good at and you are paying someone and expect them to see or do things in the same way or better. I really wanted to love it and be wowed! I really thought he would design a better book than I did and was really surprised when it wasn't. I was very impressed with him sample book, and this one looks nothing like it. It's just a boring run-of-the-mill lay out to me.
Add to that, after getting the album email, DH revealed he watched the wedding video without me. =-O I have been begging him to watch with me for a while now. He thought I watched it already and was waiting on him to watch it to give the videography the final approval. I was so sad bc I had this silly idea we would watch it for the first time together and relive the moment and be all lovey dovey and crap. He felt awful and apologized. I know I'm being over sensitive, but I really wanted to share in the moment together.
Sorry for whining. I needed to get it out so I could feel a little better about it.