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I noticed some readers seeking advice about creating a slideshow for the reception, so I thought I should share my experience creating our slideshow..

Two days before the wedding I asked myself while I was stressing about all the details of our wedding, “Hey, wouldn’t it be nice to have a slideshow?”

Only 2 days before our wedding - what the #!@# was I thinking at the time?!

So I went ahead and decided to create a slideshow. I quickly flipped through all of our photo albums and found a lot of interesting photos from our childhood, and of our parents and grandparents when they were young. I selected about 40 images and arranged them in chronological order. To save time scanning all the photos , I placed several photos on the scanner and then edited each one to be saved as invidiual image files. For the slideshow design, I used Windows Movie Maker rather than Power Point because it was easier to add all of the photos (just drag and drop!) and I was able to add special features, such as videos and musical effects. Windows Movie Maker also lets you save the slideshow on a DVD, which is so much more convenenient than having to bring your laptop to the wedding. Most DJs can provide the equipment, such as a projector, screen and DVD player (sometimes a laptop too) for about $100-200.

Here are a few highlights from our wedding slideshow. In the very beginning I decided to feature photos of our parents because they really cherished the memories in those photos. Towards the end of the slideshow I added a short video clip of us rowing a boat with our friends in Central Park!

My biggest advice to anyone who is interested in creating a slideshow is not to procrastinate until the very last minute! It was seriously a project from hell because I had no idea how to use the software and it took forever to scan all the images.

If you have any other questions regarding how to create a slideshow using Power Point or Movie Maker, feel free to ask them here!