Wednesday, January 17, 2018

5 Ways To Share Your Wedding Photos (& win a custom USB drive, ends 1/30)

This 5 Ways To Share Your Wedding Photos post is sponsored, but all thoughts and opinions belong to A Bride On A Budget.

When we got our wedding photos back, we had over 1,300 photos. Those were the touched up, edited, good versions of our photos. I can't even imagine how many there were when you add in the raw photos.

But even with 1,300, it was near impossible to print them all and mail them to our parents. Those would be such heavy envelopes to mail. You want to get the photos to your families, though, so I came up with a few ways help you share.

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5 Ways To Share Your Wedding Photos


1. Google Drive.
When we went to Japan, we took a ton of photos. Pete took the photos, loaded them to his computer, and put them on Google Drive. Everyone who had the link was able to edit and add their own photos. That way, we could all share our photos. And anyone who didn't have photos were still able to access the link and download whatever they wanted.

You can do the same with your wedding photos. Create a link on Google (or something similar) and add it to your wedding website. Make it so anyone with the link can edit, so every one of your guests will be able to add their own photos. Then, everyone can download their favorites and do with them as they please.

2. Prints.
When we sent out thank you cards, we included one photo in every card. I went through all our photos and found one photo of every friend/couple. I had them printed and put one photo print in every card. That way, our friends and family who came to the wedding but didn't have access to our professional wedding photos were able to see at least one photo of themselves.

They were also able to see photos of us. I put a few of my favorite photos on our thank you cards. One was from the ceremony, two from downtown, and one from the reception. So, if our guests missed any part of our day, they were able to see it in photos.

For other people (our parents, and those who really helped us out), I actually gifted them prints in frames. I only put frames on dressers and shelves, not on walls. If you are sharing photos with someone like that, go with either smaller frames or canvas wraps.

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3. Custom USB Drive.
This one is very similar to what we did. We got our photos on a custom USB drive from our photographers. Our names and wedding date were printed on the outside and our photos were loaded to the drive. It was in a box with our photographers' logo on it. I. Was. Floored. I had never seen something like this before and I thought it was incredible.

When it was time for us to share the photos with Pete's dad, we picked up a standard USB drive and loaded the photos on to it. But, oh how I wish I could have made it a little more special.

So you wouldn't believe how I felt when I learned about Artsy Couture recently and, guys, the boutique photo lab sells custom USB drives. You can add your own photos to the drive itself (horizontal photos are recommended) when you order it. When it arrives, you can load it with all your wedding photos. You can choose either an 8GB or 16GB drive, but I recommend getting the larger one. High-res photos take up a lot of room, so you want to get one that can hold all your photos. You can also choose premium acrylic, premium wood, or standard white. Plus, you can add a customize presentation box, which makes for a great gift idea.

4. Photo Books.
Our wedding photographer gave us a book of photo proofs with our USB drive. Each photo was labeled with the same file name as the photo on the USB drive so it was easy to figure out which was which.

When my mom was in town after we got married, I let her look at the book of photo proofs. She wrote her favorites down, then I downloaded them in a file from the USB drive to create a photo book for her. She wrote down a separate list for a photo book for my grandma too, so I made her a book as well. It was a great way to narrow down the photos and show my grandma photos that she would care about. She was able to see all her grandchildren and friends in her photo book and didn't have to skip through photos of our friends and anyone she didn't know to get to the photos she wanted to see.


5. Social Media.
If you have time to upload a ton of photos, social media is a great option. I only uploaded a handful of ours, but I don't use Facebook that often. Some of my friends upload hundreds of their wedding photos, and I just love it -- especially if I wasn't able to make it to the wedding. Being able to see photos from when the couple is getting ready until when they're leaving the reception, it really makes you feel like you're there.

If your album is public, your friends will be able to tag themselves and share the photos that they want to their own timeline. That way, they'll have them easily accessible when they want to print them.

Be sure to check out the Artsy Couture blog for more inspiration. You'll get tips on mobile photos, learn about this season's hottest product: foil, and more. And you can easily go from the brand's blog to its website, where you can see all the products the Maryland-based company has to offer. Plus, be sure to follow the brand on social media:

Artsy Couture: Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest | Instagram

Actually, following Artsy Couture on social media is part of our giveaway entries. Yup, giveaway! We are giving one lucky person a custom 16GB USB from Artsy Couture. The winner gets to choose the style.

This giveaway starts now and ends at 11:59pm EST on January 30. The winner must be a US resident who is 18 or older at the time of entry. The winner must respond to a winning email within 24 hours in order to claim the prize or another winner may be selected. A Bride On A Budget is not responsible for prize fulfillment.

Good luck.

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BRIDAL BABBLE: What ways are you planning on sharing your wedding photos?

38 comments:

  1. We posted most of them on social media but also have a large canvas on our wall.

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  2. I plan on sharing my photos by using SmugMug!

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  3. this would be great for my niece she would love this for sure

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  4. My daughter got married January 6! She is getting the raw photos and copyrights from the photographer. I think she will post pictures on social media for people to see. Parents will probably get a framed pic, I hope! I have a ton of shutterfly coupons, so maybe she can do some photobooks and a photobook wedding album.

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  5. My husband and I didn't do a wedding really. We didn't have any family close to us, but we did get pictures taken and we have one framed. It's special to us and that is what is most important.

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  6. In my case, I'm thinking about sharing my divorce photos.

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  7. We shared most of our wedding photos via social media, but we did print copies for certain family members to have in their homes.

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  8. I would love sharing my photos with a photo book, it would be a nice way to share with everyone!

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  9. I plan on sharing my photos on social media and photo books!
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  10. I plan on handing them out to family and posting them on Facebook.

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  11. I plan on sharing them via email and physical photos

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  12. I am having a traditional wedding photographer, then sending pictures to those who want them. And posting some on Facebook, I suppose.
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  13. I plan on having a photo book and uploading them to fb1 I love this custom usb!
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    Ashley C

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  14. I'm going to do a photo book with my pictures

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  15. I plan on sharing them in an album shared via Snapfish.

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  16. We did share ours. Thank you for the chance!

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  17. I shared my wedding photos via Facebook.

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  18. I want to do a photo book, but will also post on social media.

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  19. Great ideas! We had much more limited options back when I was married - it's lovely that it's so much easier to share photos today. Thank you so much for sharing this post = and the giveaway - with us at the Hearth and Soul Link Party!

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  20. Saving up for an Artifact Uprising album. Photos are the one place we wanted to not worry too much about budget.

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  21. I plan on sharing my wedding photos by taking pictures, or saving them in DVD, and then send them to my family, relatives, and friends!
    Thank You for the chance!

    Fiona N

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  22. We're getting married on July 7th, honestly I hadn't thought about it. We're having a destination wedding in Alaska.

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  23. I love the idea of including a photo in the guest thank you cards and also the custom USB drive. Thank you for sharing on Party in Your PJ's. Pinned!

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  24. My sister in law took the pictures and made them into a video with music.

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  25. We ordered prints of some of the photos to share with family, but mostly just have them in an album.

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  26. Although my wedding was 15 years ago, these are great ideas for sharing photos of my kids with the grandparents and relatives

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  27. I shared my wedding photos on Facebook. A lot of my family lives in other states so this was a perfect way to share my happy day with them.

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  28. Mine are in a box and are Polaroids but I did get married in 1985

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  29. I plan on sharing my wedding pictures on social media and do little photo albums for our close friends and family.

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  30. I usually share online, via Facebook. EWhy not do the same for this?

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  31. I shared ours the old way.

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  32. We put our photos online where our families could see them- We've been married 8 years.

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  33. I never thought of sharing my photos. Guest would be taking their own photos.

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  34. Professional photos would be shared via email and guests would have the opportunity to take their own photos.

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  35. I would share my photos on social media and through canvas wall photos in my home.

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  36. I plan to share with copies in the gift bags to all guests.

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  37. This is a great list of good ideas! Thank you for sharing at Celebrate It!

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