Comments on: Wedding Shrine?

By: Lyndsey

Lyndsey — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:41:18 +0000

I don’t think its tacky at all! I say that you invested a lot in those pictures of your wedding day, so why not display as many as you want? Its your house…I do like the idea of mixing in other pictures from other big events in your life. I LOVE the look of a gallery wall and it looks like yours is off to a good start! I don’t know WHY I haven’t been keeping up with what you guys write on EAD living!
.-= Lyndsey’s most recent blog post: Missing the boat… =-.

By: SamiJ

SamiJ — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:56:44 +0000

I have a niche on my stair landing that I call my wedding shrine — it has pictures of my wedding, my family weddings, my friends wedding, my IL’s wedding, my parents, etc. It’s a shelf, so I also have the invitations, placecards, dried bouquets. Emily Post says that personal pix should be kept out of public areas — so as long as I keep people off the stairs, no problem.

By: feisty tourist

feisty tourist — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 23:20:07 +0000

it’s YOUR house, so you should have what YOU like to look at on your walls. anyone who tells you otherwise (unless, of course, you specifically asked) should be presented with an etiquette book for the next gift giving occasion. that said, there’s a time to have a bunch of wedding pics displayed, and a time to put them away. i had 3 framed pics from the wedding on display (2 hung, 1 sitting out) for the first 3-4 years. now i just have 1 out (hung). first of all, we’ve just done SO MUCH in the last 6 years that it seems crazy to focus on old pics. second, i’m not a huge fan of photos of people on walls; i prefer art on the walls and people photos tucked around and in scrapbooks. that, of course, is a personal preference.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 02:20:32 +0000

I think a mixture of wedding pics and other is good. I also like the idea of having the group of wedding photos in a more private space, such in a master bedroom. To me, the wedding is such a special time between the two of you that I like the idea of having the largest grouping of photos for you to share on a daily basis.

By: Jen

Jen — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 00:23:11 +0000

I think your wall looks beautiful! We just moved and have been planning to do the same in our house. I don’t think it’s tacky at all – I mean, how much of your time and money did you spend making the *perfect* wedding day for yourself? I think it’s great to be reminded of the day, and of the love that you have for your husband and family.

Plus, I love going over to other people’s houses and looking at their wedding/family photos – I never think they’re tacky.

By: Jessica C

Jessica C — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:03:16 +0000

What about picking wedding pictures that don’t just focus on you two? Maybe a shot of just your maid of honor? Or your parents? I’m sure you had people you love, and would want on the wall. Also, our photographer had some great shots of the surrounding gardens.

By: Kanishka

Kanishka — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:30:06 +0000

I have been wondering the same thing myself. We’ve been married a month now and based on the photos our photographer blogged we could very easily have a wedding shrine. And like a prior commenter said, we paid big bucks for these pictures, are we just going to hide them away somewhere?
Based on the size of the space, I think we’ll have something like what you have and for now, start with approximately, 50% wedding pics, mixed in with family, friends and dogs.
It will continue to evolve over time, but right now, the wedding is and was a huge part of our life together!

By: Leika

Leika — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:48:43 +0000

I think that having an overabundance of wedding photos in anyone’s home is a little tacky, but that’s just me. I agree with Mrslimestone — I think you can get away with it as a newlywed, but after that… I love your solution, though. It lets you show off your photos while sharing the “limelight” a little.

By: Mrslimestone

Mrslimestone — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:22:01 +0000

I think its totally fine if you are a newlywed to have a wall like this with mostly wedding photos. Once you have more time together, you can always swap some of the photos out for more recent snaps. And with the gallery already set up – it makes it a lot easier to do that without making it a major project. (Thus, I have zero photos of our life on my walls b/c I can’t figure out how to display them).

On the other hand, if a couple is married 10 + years and the only photos they have up in their house of themselves is a wall of wedding, I’d find that to be a little much. Its natural to have more of those photos since you had a pro photographer capturing it but it shouldn’t be a shrine to the wedding forever.

At least thats my take on it. Pls note I’m also against the giant wedding photo over the bed/couch. haha

By: Guv

Guv — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:06:32 +0000

Eh, my husband and I have a few photos of ourselves/our wedding day up but mostly we want to be surrounded by photos of people we don’t see every day– our siblings, our parents, our grandparents, cousins, etc. I think it’s much more interesting when a home is filled with photos of loved ones and not just photos of the home’s inhabitants. I think we all come out of wedding planning a bit obsessed with our wedding, but there’s so much more to capture on film (or er, on a memory card)…