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Mrs. Martini, New Jersey Age and Occupation: 30, Telecom by day, Superhero by night Fiance's Age and Occupation: 32, Investments & Finance by day, Hip hop dancer by night Engagement Date: May 24, 2008 Wedding Date: March, 2009 Blogging Since: August 18, 2008 Venue: The Venetian About Me: Things that make me happy: Haribo Happy Cola gummies, TV shows on DVD, buying books although I never read them, 80’s rock ballads, ramen, and of course Mr. Martini! He is the calm, logical and number crunching finance guy. I can’t even multiply double digit numbers in my head and I am so indecisive that trying to choose between light green or slightly lighter green paper stresses me out (Wedding planning is going to be soooo much fun). We both find great joy in nabbing great seats at the movie theater for a blockbuster movie on opening weekend, and we are both absolutely crazy about snowboarding. And he loves to cook, I love to eat!
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And the Winner Is…

March 16th, 2009 @ 5:41 pm by Mrs. Martini

My gosh, I really didn’t expect such awesome feedback from everyone about our signing board!!

Every time someone commented about one, I’d decide on that one. Then I’d get another comment about another picture and I’d change my mind and want to go with that one. As you can imagine, I was pretty confused for a while. I really did love all the pictures, and I honestly would have been happy with any of them. But alas, I was only allowed to choose one.

Some mentioned that for most signing boards, the actual picture would not be written on, and instead there would be a white matte border reserved for the well wishes. I quickly confirmed with our photographers and found out that the signatures would actually be written directly on the picture. This helped a lot with our decision, and in the end we decided to go with the majority vote - we chose picture number 5:

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This picture would look awesome with signatures on the brick background. I have to admit I was actually surprised that so many chose this picture. I really loved what the picture captured, but I didn’t think it would be the one that would be preferred for a signing board. Reading your comments really made me see the picture in a different light. Thank you so much!

A couple of people asked where the photo was taken and why we were randomly dancing in front of a wall. It is actually a close up shot of this one:

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This location is the Naumburg Bandshell, located in the middle of Central Park in NYC.

On the base of the stage there is engraved writing, and our photographers suggested using a portion of the engraving to take this shot:

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*All pictures courtesy of Cly Creation

The best part was that none of these shots were planned! We only passed by the bandshell while walking through Central Park. Our photographers, Matthew and Chung, stopped us once they saw it  and suggested taking a few pictures.

Did you get an awesome engagement shot that wasn’t planned?

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24 Responses to “And the Winner Is…”

1.
markyk
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markyk (message)  174 posts, Blushing bee

Great pick!

 
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MightySapphire
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MightySapphire (message)  2,608 posts, Sugar bee

Ohh! I didn’t realize where it was! How cute!!

 
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Miss Duckling (message)  1,349 posts, Bumble bee

The signing board will look so great! I’m glad you chose that shot!

 
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frenchbulldog
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frenchbulldog (message)  6,077 posts, Bee Keeper

YAY! I’m so glad you chose that shot :) I think it is going to look great will all the signatures.

 
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Emilydll
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Emilydll (message)  428 posts, Helper bee

Love the one you chose! :)

 
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Mrs. Plumeria (message)  250 posts, Helper bee

Yay I hoped you would choose that one Miss Martini! I love how romantic it is. I think your e-pics are my favorites that I’ve seen in a while… I even fwded them to some of my engaged friends to share!

 
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Mrs. Flamingo (message)  1,267 posts, Bumble bee

Suc ha nice shot!!!

 
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nami

that is odd that the signing board isn’t the white carboard matt board though…..I guess your photographers can charge you more for a much bigger print.

 
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Ok, where did you get the signing board idea? do you have examples? Great picture!

 
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P.S. I really like this idea but how does it work? sorry for the silly questions but is truly the first time I hear (read) of a signing board. :)

 
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Bunny83
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Bunny83 (message)  123 posts, Blushing bee

Excellent choice!

 
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Miss Latte (message)  646 posts, Busy bee

Great choice, that’s one gorgeous pic! And you’re giving me so many ideas for our epic session next month. Thanks lady!

 
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lwillia58
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lwillia58 (message)  130 posts, Blushing bee

Yay! That is the picture I voted for.

 
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driftslikesmoke
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driftslikesmoke (message)  1,220 posts, Bumble bee

Those pics are so great, it’s hard to believe they weren’t planned! Great choice for your signing board!

 
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tangt16 (message)  98 posts, Worker bee

I’m so jealous, all your engagement pictures turned out so awesome. I can’t wait to see how beautiful your wedding pictures will be. The signing board will look fabulous.

 
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Miss Bruschetta (message)  5,553 posts, Bee Keeper

Aren’t unplanned shots the best? No worrying about them beforehand, and just an amazingly pleasant surprise after the fact!

 
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purpleHaze79
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purpleHaze79 (message)  875 posts, Busy bee

Unplanned shots are always the best!!! I love the one you guys picked out!

 
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Miss Stiletto (message)  765 posts, Busy bee

Yay!!! Love it! It’s going to look fabulous :)

 
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BeachBrideT
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BeachBrideT (message)  1,056 posts, Bumble bee

Great choice! I love the one with “Lovers” in the background too!

 
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Miss Quiche (message)  2,186 posts, Buzzing bee

Gorgeous!

 
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Miss Glitter (message)  880 posts, Busy bee

I love your final pick! I showed Mr. G your engagement picture posts. We are both so impressed with how they turned out. We are having a second e-pics shoot (with a different photographer) in two weeks, and I can only hope that they will be half as good as how yours turned out!

 
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Miss Martini (message)  245 posts, Helper bee

@question: hmmm, i thought the signing board was pretty comment? almost every wedding i went to had one, and they had metallic pens provided for all the guests to sign on the picture.

i dont have any examples, but should have a picture of mine in a week, and i’ll be sure to post it. hope that helps? =)

 
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Thank you miss martini…I have NEVER seen one. All the weddings I’ve been to have the boring guestbook you buy at the store. I can’t wait to see yours.

 
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Ms. Sapphire
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Ms. Sapphire (message)  231 posts, Helper bee

Great choice! All of your pictures came out great! This is kind of moot since you’ve already decided, but a lot of signing boards have multiple pictures (like one 8×10 and two 5×7s) and people just sign on the white boarders. Either way, great pick!

 


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