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  • Jen4948Jen4948 member
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    This is not something I would do-as other Knotties would say, photo slideshows during receptions tend to be very AWish, especially during dinner when there is no opportunity to do something else and if lights are out and it prevents conversation at the tables.

    Sorry, but my advice would be not to do it.  If you're going to do it anyway, then I'd at least not do it during dinner.  Let your guests mingle and enjoy each other's company without hijacking their attention.
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  • itzMSitzMS member
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    Ditto Jen. Photo slideshows don't belong at weddings. Put out a few framed photos if you must, or make a photobook guestbook.
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  • MrsGandthebeagMrsGandthebeag member
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    skip it
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  • lyndausvilyndausvi mod
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    I'm also not a fan of slide shows during dinner.  I do not mind when they are near the bar or off to the side so people can watch it their leisure.


    The ones I like the best have a mix of the couple growing up, family and friends and ones of the couples throughout relationship.






    What differentiates an average host and a great host is anticipating unexpressed needs and wants of their guests.  Just because the want/need is not expressed, doesn't mean it wouldn't be appreciated. 
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  • SlothGoalsSlothGoals member
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    You actually got many answers to your question, they just weren't what you wanted to hear. 

    A friend of mine had a couple digital photo frames arranged around her wedding cake that looped photos of her and her FI growing up, together, with their families, etc. I think that's a good alternative to having a full on slide show being shown during dinner.
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  • AddieCakeAddieCake member
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    Really? A DD for THIS? The newbiverse's skin grows thinner every day.
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  • melb2013melb2013 member
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    Not sure what you originally posted because or your DD.  I have no clue why you would DD.  Nobody was insulting you- they were simply stating that they did not think that you had a good idea.  Do you flip out every time someone disagrees with your ideas IRL?

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  • AddieCakeAddieCake member
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    Nobody insulted you. They gave their opinions on having a slide show. Just because you didn't like the opinions doesn't mean they insulted you. When you post in a public forum, you're going to get people who respond the way they want to, not necessarily the way YOU want them to.
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  • AdeleDazeemAdeleDazeem member
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    Bahaha - there was a DD over this?  The OP thinks everyone was negative and mean?

    At work on Friday, I ventured a new idea at a meeting.  My boss immediately shot me down.  I didn't pout or cry.  I nodded and said "okay."  We moved on.

    Do you live in the real world, OP?

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  • AddieCakeAddieCake member
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    She even DD's her followup comments. I never understand that. If you feel a certain way, have the balls to own it. DDing makes people look like they have something to hide. 
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  • kipnuskipnus member
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    Now I'm curious as to what the OP said! Every wedding that I've been to in my province has featured a slide show during the reception and they are generally well-received. I don't like it when people go overboard (i.e. a song for each person and another one for the couple), but if it's kept short, I think it's cute. Ours was just one three-minute song, while people were eating dessert.
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  • NYCMercedesNYCMercedes member
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    So glad she put a * so I could check this out. When the original post and follow ups are off the wall, someone usually quotes, but this was totally benign. Smh
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