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Let me start by saying that I love Mr. Pinot Noir so much and I can’t wait to spend the rest of my life with him! He is good at so many things! When I look in the refrigerator and see nothing, Mr. PN pulls together the most delicious meal. When I’m scared to death to drive in bad weather, Mr. PN can take over and drive like a true professional!
That being said, one thing Mr. PN is not too good at is posing for nice “couple” pictures. You know what I’m talking about! The photo that your grandmother will frame, your parents will put on the refrigerator or you’ll bring to work to show all your coworkers. Mr. PN is much better at taking crazy, funny, not-looking-at-the-camera pictures.
Last weekend we celebrated the 4th of July in New York. Another couple came to visit and we spent the weekend exploring and eating out. We took lots of pictures and this is the full collection of photos of me and Mr. PN:
As you can see there are two good “couple” pictures, in the center and in the upper left corner. And, while the rest of the pictures reflect Mr. PNs super fun personality, they are not pictures my grandmother would frame. 
This leads me to the wedding part of this post…I’m a little worried about our wedding day photos. Mr. PN assures me he will smile and “be photogenic” on our wedding day, but I can only begin to imagine how many tongue-out, looking-away, mouth-open photos are going to make it into the mix!
What about you- how photogenic is your guy? Do you have lots of good “couple” pictures or does your average photo recap look more like mine?
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You’re marrying Brett Favre!! Holy crap!! But seriously, I’m sure some funny ones will make it into the mix but I’m sure he understands the importance of taking some normal ones too.
Miss PN, your post brings to mind a big concern of mine — that Mr. MagPie (and yes, me at times, too) will so be digging the music at the reception (or, in my case, talking too much!) that we’ll be open-mouthed, mid-song or -sentence in most of our non-posed pics! Argh! Can any married ladies set my mind at ease?
i think the one on the bottom left corner is really cute. besides, among the mix of good smiley photos, i’m sure you’ll be glad to look back on your wedding photos that really show his great personality!
my guy was beyond un-photogenic when we met. he was just so uncomfortable in front of the camera that he slouched all funny and forced the most awkward smile anyone’s ever seen. he’s gotten better over time, but i’m really gonna have to coach him when it comes to wedding photos and make sure the photographer takes a million pictures… there have got to be a few good shots in the mix.
Hah! It looks like you guys had a great time!! I feel your pain. My guy will hardly look at the camera. He doesn’t believe he is photogenic at all, and stresses out when his pic is being taken. He does the funny faces too. I’ve told him how attractive he is and how proud I am to be by his side but he still gets this way when a camera is present. Since this is the case, I have opted for the candid type photos so that he doesn’t realize that the camera is on him (as much.) With less “posed” pictures, I think there will be less chance of him making silly faces to avoid looking off in a “serious” pic.
Good luck!
oh my gosh -he’s so cute.
can i say that?
make him be like a model and practice together in a mirror
I got married in May and got our professional photos back about 3 weeks ago. I too was worried about how my husband (who thinks its not a real picture unless his tongue is sticking out) would do with the endless photo taking. I also thought we would end up with weird candids of stuff I’d rather not remember, like me adjusting my bra or something. But…I have good news! The pictures turned out amazing! Here is what I think contributed to that:
1- The photographers we have all hired are professionals. Hopefully you have all developed a relationship with your photographer(s) like we did with ours. If not, try and get more personal with them prior to the wedding. You really do spend more time with the photographers than anyone else (besides your husband) on your wedding day. So, my the time our wedding day actually arrived, our photographer knew us and knew how to get the best pictures of us that fit our personalities while still being something “grandma can frame”. I promise…the photographers you have researched and selected will not let you down. They have a way of making you feel comfortable and brining out your photogenic best.
2- They take SO MANY pictures. Some you will be aware of (like the portraits) and some you won’t know were taken until you get the photos back (like a private kiss shared after signing the marriage license). Our photographer took over 1,000 pictures and ended up sending us around 800. With that many pictures, it is inevitable that you will end up with several that you just love. We also found that we were just so thrilled to be married that we (he) forgot to stick his tongue out, cross his eyes, etc. Yes!
So, with the professionalism of the photographers and the sheer volume of photos taken you will for sure end up with photos for grandma, mom, dad, and everyone else in your family. Be sure and post them after the big day!!
Do you feel like you have a personal relationship with your photographer? Any other married bees have a similar experience?
I feel your pain only FH isn’t goofy, he tries, but ALWAYS closes his eyes or doesn’t smile… hmpt 1/2 our pictures are going to be him blinking.
The job of the photographer is to be unobtrusive so I’m sure they’ll be able to snap some great smiling pictures of Mr. PN without him even noticing! Besides, you may want to explain this to your photographer (that Mr. PN likes to make silly faces during pics) and they may do some silly photo-ops to help him get it out of his system and then take the classic “couple” pics.
The problem with my guy is that he always knows the perfect time to blink!! Even if the flash isnt on!! So we’ve been together for over 4 years, and I have maybe 3 good “couple photos” the rest are all crazy faces and/or mid-blink!
I am worried about this for myself. I make a lot of transitional faces, apparently. Candids of me are never very good. Interestingly, posed ones seem to be fine.
C. looks good in all pictures, so at least we only need to worry about one set of goofy faces. At least Mr. Pinot can consciously stop his. Mine seem to be built in to my personality!
Oh boy. My husband is the same way. He takes every chance he can to make a silly face in pictures. He even did a whole series of goofy, funny faced pictures with each of his groomsmen and you know what- I like them the most. Sure, our pictures were full of nice smiles but his personality is to be silly. That is HIM. Take some nice frameable pictures and then allow him to be himself. The pictures will have you laughing for years!
Mr E and I both suffer from this, but only usually when the other one of us is making a normal face-we have great timing I wouldn’t be worried about your wedding pics though. That day is going to be so emotional and special that I think you two will be more focused on eachother than on making funny camera faces… although maybe a few will slip out
I think my FH and Mr. PN are twins separated at birth. The comment from my mother after seeing the pictures she snapped at us on the 4th was “You tell him that if he makes these faces in the wedding pictures, he can pay me back for every cent I spend on the photographer!” She was half-kidding, but really, he loves to make faces just to ruin a perfectly good shot!
My FI has the same problem– he is the king of mugging for the camera. But we recently had an e-pics session, and the photog (friend of ours) was really good about reminding him to smile and show his teeth. I consider it a practice round for the real thing. Have you tried that?
Mr. Pom does this funny thing where he turns his head to the side RIGHT before you snap a photo! I could kill him for doing that sometimes because it makes a fab photo look….awkward. I guess I just have to reassure him that he BOTH sides of his face are his “good side.”
Sounds like I’m not the only one with a crazy-picture-taking FI! Thanks for all your reassuring comments. I actually love some of the funny pics too and after thinking over our informal e-session (will post on this later) I feeling much better about everything! Thanks hive!
We have the same problem, but I’m usually the culprit! I think I have maybe three decent photos of me looking straight at the camera (and one of ‘em’s my senior pic in the yearbook). But don’t worry– if you’ll permit me to be a broken record, I’m sure your photographers have dealt with goofy picture-takers before
For some reason, my otherwise very handsome fiance looks like a bored stoner in every picture we take. This isn’t just my overly-critical opinion, either; he’s aware of the situation and in an eager, hopeful voice asks after every photo we take, “Did I look normal in that one?” I would feel bad, except that I’m convinced he can’t be that bad on accident. We’ve been together almost 5 years, and we have maybe 4 pictures of us together than I would share with the world. Three of these four were taken when he wasn’t aware. The other? Well it was taken at my college sorority’s formal dance, and was one of more than 20 pictures taken consecutively. I think he looked normal in that one by accident. He researched and picked our wedding photographers, though, so I’m hoping his respect for and confidence in them will translate to some normal pictures.
for a dash of humor on the situation, check out http://youtube.com/watch?v=a2joUFlCdPE
Our problem isn’t the crazy photos, it is that the Mr. is unable to relax in front of the camera, so he tends to don a scary forced smile look. Me? My nice, natural smile lasts about 2 seconds and then also becomes forced (oh, and I blink a lot, apparently). Needless to say I think we have 1 or 2 pictures of of us throughout our 4 1/2 years together that I am actually willing to show off!
We just had our e-pics done last night, so I am really crossing my fingers that they will turn out well!
He is clearly capable of nice photos. So don’t worry about that. I think you’ll be SO grateful for his sense of humor on your wedding day. It’s so easy to get Way-hay-hay too serious at your wedding, but things will be much better if you RELAX and have fun with whatever is going on!! You will be able to connect with each other better, and THAT is the best part of the wedding day- deeply connecting with your man. You can’t do that if you’re stressed out.
I know, you want a nice picture. You’ll get plenty of them. Don’t worry. Our favorite wedding pictures are the ones of us and other people being random, not the posed photos. Those are boring and don’t reflect us at all. They’re nice for the frames on the wall, but for the MEMORIES, you want the goofy ones.
RELAX!! A sense of humor will serve you endlessly. You will actually enjoy your day instead of being upset during it.
love you sis.
at the end of the day, when u see pics of him how he always poses, u will see the face of the man u love and married, not wedding man or plastic smile man. I wish my hubby and i had brought our real personalities into more of the shots. instead we look stiff and awkward. g’luck!
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Mrs. Pinot Noir, New York/Napa Valley
Age and Occupation: 24, Health Educator
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 31, Market Researcher
Engagement Date: November 10, 2007
Wedding Date: October, 2008
Blogging Since: June 25, 2008
Venue: Auberge du Soleil
About Me: I am a Minnesota raised, NYC transplant planning a destination wedding in Napa. I'm balancing my love for the environment and my hubby-to-be's love for tradition to create our "green wedding in disguise." Our wedding will include local food and wine, antique touches and lots of love and laughter. When wedding planning isn't taking up my free time (and money) I love to read, cook, workout, watch baseball and travel! Follow along in my adventure as I attempt to plan an eco-friendly and socially responsible wedding (with eco-oblivious Mr. Pinot Noir).
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