Is this idea too Cheesy??? Family Wedding history board

ladyjane1976

I had this great idea of creating a family wedding history board - it showcases pictures of the wedding parties of our ancestors - going back to great-grandparents.  They will be displayed on a poster board on an easel, in a time-line fashion, in order of each's wedding date.  The timeline ends, of course, with OUR wedding.  Is this a super-cheeseball idea or do you think it could work?  I am super-crafty and an avid scrapbooker, so this would be no problem for me to whip it up.  I just want it to look classy, not like a Science Fair entry.  Have you heard of anyone doing this before and what do you think??

Lasairiona

To be honest, I've only ever seen that type of thing at funerals. I think it could be very awkward if anyone whose picture was used had gotten divorced since they were taken.

Bubbalub

I think this is a lovely idea if done tastefully. Like the pp said, including pics of divorced family members could be painful or awkward. Perhaps if you spoke to any family members that might have sensitivity issues to such a display you could make sure no one's feelings get hurt.

Britton&Jim

I think it sounds cute.  Lots of brides display family wedding photos at their wedding - this is just a different format.  I don't think it would look like a funeral board if it showed lots of different people - funeral boards usually only show the one person in lots of pictures.To keep it from looking science project-y, I would use one one those panoramic poster frames (36 in x 12 in) - you can buy them cheaply at craft stores.  My sister made my husband and me a collage in one of those frames as a wedding gift.  She used the cardboard backing of the frame as a base and adhered scrapbook paper to it, along with pictures (secured with photo corners) and little scrapbooking embellishments.  If you're an avid scrapbooker, I'm sure you can create a board that doesn't look cheesy.  One thing I will say is that perhaps you should remove the clear plastic "glass" from the frame before displaying it at the wedding to eliminate the glare from lights and camera flashes.As far as any divorces go, I don't know if I'd include their wedding pictures.  Perhaps you should speak to the parties involved about it before including or not including them. 

danieliza1127

I think it would be great, and is a pretty common thing, but best if none of those couples were ever divorced.  We displayed pictures of my mom and step-dad and my H's parents, but not of their weddings since my mom has obvioulsy been divorced.

ffmaid

I have only seen this at a 50th anniversary of priesthood for teh priest that does all our family weddings. The nice thing however is despite having done over 40 family weddings he has never had a couple get divorced. If this time line has either couples that have divorced or died or if they are excluded then it adds a level of alkwardness. But if there are absolutely no divorces in yoru family and not deaths of couples in the last say 3 years then probably sweet.