That Feels Too Much Like Work

That Feels Too Much Like Work

January 26th, 2011 @ 5:28 pm by Mrs. Bacon
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PowerPoints. Slideshows. Presentations.

Whatever you call them, they just seem a lot like what I do at work. So…instead of a super cute slideshow of adorable and embarrassing photos of the young Bacons growing up, we’re going to hang and frame photos of us as inspired by the one and only Martha Stewart.

Source: Martha Stewart Weddings

I love the way that these frames are suspended from ribbons on lots of different shapes and sizes of frames. It lends the whole display a more vintage feel, which is totally appropriate for our old-school photos. I’ve seen some other versions that are simply clustered frames on a wall, but this version gives more freedom depending on what the venue’s restrictions are for hanging things. Since there won’t be a whole lot going on during the cocktail hour, I think that hanging a bunch of these babies around the room would give guests something to do while noshing on bite-sized foods. Hopefully I’ll have enough photos so that I’ll be able to cluster age groups together all around the room.

What is going in those fantastic hanging frames, you ask? Well, here’s a little selection of the goodies I found at home over the holidays. FMIL Bacon is going to be bringing up some albums at the end of the month that we can sift through for pictures of the mister. For now, here are some of my faves!

Baby’s first Christmas! I don’t think we’ve had a live tree since then, and for obvious reasons. Apparently my parents were heavily influenced by A Charlie Brown Christmas in 1985.

I like to think that this is my first time ever successfully using chopsticks. Don’t I look very pleased with myself?

We definitely had this Cabbage Patch doll until I was 12 or 13. I just love that we both had glasses!!!

A badass since I was five, clearly demonstrated by my pink sunglasses and matching pink windbreaker while riding with Papa Bacon on his Harley

Can’t wait to share the photos we dig up of Mr. Bacon! How are you showcasing old photos at your wedding?

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15 Responses to “That Feels Too Much Like Work”

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Miss French Toast (message) 288 posts, Helper bee

you were such a cute kid! i love those stylish glasses you had! I tasked Mr. FT with the slideshow..we’ve been engaged for 15 months and I have yet to see even a second. *sigh*..

1/26/11 @ 6:01 pm (reply)

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1/26/11 @ 6:08 pm (reply)

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tall_jenny (message) 452 posts, Helper bee

aaaaw you were so cute!

We’re doing something similar. I had wanted a slideshow but we won’t have access to projectors or anything for our wedding so I’ll be putting photos of us in nice frames on each table and around the guest book table. I guess I had better start collecting some frames!

1/26/11 @ 6:08 pm (reply)

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Miss Giraffe (message) 4,216 posts, Honey bee

omg!! It kills me that you look just like your Cabbage Patch Doll! So cute that I can barely stand it! I love it!

Love all the photos! Bring on the pics of Mr. b!

1/26/11 @ 6:22 pm (reply)

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bRooklynRocks (message) 3,767 posts, Honey bee

Wow, too cute!

1/26/11 @ 6:23 pm (reply)

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Lilacgal (message) 380 posts, Helper bee

What a wonderful way to display your photos! Way to go Martha! Looks like a gallery!

1/26/11 @ 7:10 pm (reply)

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hapa kepani (message) 37 posts, Newbee

Such a cute idea! I’m definitely a fan of low tech and low hassle.

1/26/11 @ 7:29 pm (reply)

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kentuckygirl (message) 120 posts, Blushing bee

Love it! My sister did this photo display at her wedding based on Martha’s example, it was fabulous!!!

1/26/11 @ 9:47 pm (reply)

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mebless (message) 512 posts, Busy bee

That’s kind of what we’re going to do! We’re making like a giant billboard and using ribbon to hang pics. I figured guests would be able to mingle and look at pics together!

1/27/11 @ 8:01 am (reply)

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kdane (message) 168 posts, Blushing bee

I love the picture of you and your Dad on the motorcycle! Will you be sneaking boots under your gown?

1/27/11 @ 8:05 am (reply)

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TinyTina (message) 3,312 posts, Sugar bee

I love it! I am photo obsessed. We can’t really hang things at our venue, so during the cocktail hour we’ll have small photo albums on each table for guests to flip through. During the reception the cake table will have framed photos of our parents/grandparents’ weddings and our table numbers will have photos of FI and I throughout the years.

1/27/11 @ 9:07 am (reply)

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SuperShopper (message) 866 posts, Busy bee

What a great idea! I’m a pic fan of pictures but a slideshow might be tough in our venue so this is an awesome alternative! Thanks for sharing — PS I’m LOVIN the pics!