Steve Silverman Imaging: Tears, Laughter, and More

Saturday, September 09, 2006

Tears, Laughter, and More

One of the most unique aspects of our wedding photography is the slide show we produce. Here's what makes it so special: we bring a slide show producer with us on the day of the wedding. As we shoot pictures, we download the images to her. She edits them throughout the day. The images are combined with photos the bride and groom may have submitted to us when they were kids or when they were dating. The producer adds appropriate music and produces a slide show of the wedding day.

Sometime after the meal and before the dance, we show the slide show! Although other photographers offer slide shows, we haven't run into any other photographers that can do it on the wedding day. The impact of seeing the wedding pictures immediately is enormous.

There are two options for viewing the show. It can be projected on a large screen for everyone to see. Alternately, it can be viewed on a television monitor and run on a loop for an extended period of time. The monitor might be set off to the side or in another room so people can watch it at their convenience.

Following the wedding day, the bride and groom receive the slide show in a dvd format.

Reactions to the slide show have brought tears, laughter, and more. It gives everyone a chance to see the entire wedding day as it unfolded. The bride and groom can see how each other spent the day before they got together. The show vividly shows the emotion of the experience and the personalities of everyone involved.

The slide shows run between 10 and 12 minutes. The shows that follow are 3-4 minute excerpts of actual slide shows that we've done at recent weddings.