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Okay. I’ve asked all my BMs, my FSIL, and Mr. Martini for their opinions. I even almost gave up and asked Cly Creations to “surprise us”, because I can’t seem to be able to decide on a picture for our guest signing board. I need to choose one picture by tomorrow, and of course I’m going nuts… because since when was I ever capable of making a decision?

I thought I’d ask the bees for your opinion once again. I may or may not listen to the majority, but please humor me and help me choose!

Here are some tips offered to me by various people in regards to choosing a signing board:

1. Try to choose a picture that features a lot of background. You don’t want people writing all over your faces.
2. Try not to choose a close up. Guests might think it’s a little strange if they walk into your home and there is a huge 20 X 30 larger-than-life-sized picture of your heads hanging smack in the middle of your living room.
3. Try to choose a picture that does not have anyone else in the picture but the two you. Do you really want to have a random person in your picture for the rest of your life?
4. Pictures that show you doing something, rather than looking dead straight at the camera, might be more appealing and interesting.

I think we were able to narrow down the list to five favorites.

Choice number 1:

Mr. Martini loves this one. I love it too, but you can’t really see our faces. He argues, “Well, I’m sure everyone will know it’s us. It’s our wedding.” He’s got a point there.

Choice number 2:

This one got the most votes from the people I asked, and I have to say that it’s probably my favorite. However, it’s probably not good for a signing board because there are so many other people in the picture, in particular, that running man. A couple of people suggested we crop the sides. If we do that, it would look something like this:

What do you think of the cropped version?

Choice number 3:

I thought this one was simple and sweet, and it’s a good picture of the two of us. We’re not too far away, but there’s enough background space for signatures.

Choice number 4:

Plenty of background, check. Not focusing on the camera, check. No larger than life headshots, check. Looks like a magazine shot, check.

Choice number 5:

Someone thought this picture would look nice for a signature board, since the background is clean.

Which picture is your favorite?