Hanging it all on a (photo) line
See that photo? Yeah, that’s from a very nice Style Me Pretty real wedding. I just want to eat up their whole rustic-y ambiance, but this picture in particular is taaaaaasty.
Why? Because it’s such a great idea and I hadn’t thought of anything like it. So, naturally, I’m gonna make one of my very own!
Before I discovered this photo line, I was originally inspired by these photo-displays in vintage window frames created by Knottie bkbistro:
But after thinking about what it would take to make them, and how much space they’d take up in the car, I scratched the idea. We already have way too much breakable DIY decor to schlep across state lines. This new project is much more compact and transportable while being similarly rustic.
On top of that, it’s as easy as 1-2-3! All you need is:
1. Jute twine (or string):
2. Teeny tiny clothespins (we’re using natural, not colored):
3. A stack o’ photos (which I have yet to compile):
Et voila! You’re ready to go!
I take a lot of pictures. (You may have noticed.) But what you’ve seen is really just the tip of the iceberg. I’m one of many people I know who owns a digital SLR camera (specifically a Canon 20D), and that makes me the official family photojournalist. As a result, I’ve accrued thousands and thousands of photos of family and friends around the world. And the travesty is that although I display them online, I never print or display any of my best photos!
This will give me a chance to show off some fun pictures of people and some historical photos of our time in Glacier. I’ve also invited our family and friends to contribute their digital and print pictures to the line. I’m considering allowing our guests to “claim” any photo that doesn’t belong to someone by writing their name on the back and taking it home at the end of the night.
For our wedding, a photo-line will look less contrived than a collage or poster board, and create less of a bottleneck than a photo album. I think it’s also more likely to be seen where we’re putting it– on the fence behind the saloon and stage’s soft seating and in the “grotto” under the sound booth:
I have some old family photos that I scanned a few years back for Oma and Opa’s 50th anniversary in my computer. I can send you some of them if you’d like. (some are better quality-wise than others.) E-mail me if you are interested.
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