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In an effort to find as many friends’ and family wedding portraits as possible, I employed the help from my parents and the Mr’s parents. Not only that, I created a “plan” of sorts to get started. How’d I start?

1. Send out a mass email to friends and family.

You’d be surprised to know how many people responded. Obviously, all of our friends who have gotten married in the last two years were able to email me a copy, but even those who have hard copies responded to say they would make a duplicate of one of their originals. Score.

2. Ask Mom and Dad to tell everyone on the family (who doesn’t have email) to dig through their photos to find one.

Oddly enough – this worked out pretty well, too. My parents have received quite a few in the mail (as in snail mail). I’m pretty stoked about this. And, when Mr. A’s parents return from their 6-month stay in Florida this month, we’ll be able to gather a few more.

So far we have about 20 photos, with promises of several more! And, a few weeks ago, my parents were down visiting with my grandpa (my Dad’s Mom), and they were able to find these beauties:

The one on top is my Great Great Grandmother, and the one on the bottom is my Grandma and Grandpa. I am so thrilled my Dad was able to hunt these down – like, beyond thrilled! That photo on top is well over 100 years old!!

Were you able to find any hidden gems in your wedding planning process?