Photograph Your Wedding Planning Journey

By Rev. Laurie Sue Brockay

Excerpted from Wedding Goddess

Newly Engaged? Congratulations. Talk Pictures!

Don’t wait until the wedding day to take pictures. A camera is the a must-have accessory.

Whether you get a good camera or a bunch of disposables doesn’t matter. Just find a way to capture the images of your journey toward the altar and have pictures developed and placed in an album as your journey to the altar proceeds.

Having a record of your joy – and all efforts and emotions – will be a fun thing to look back on when it is all said and done and will help you realize how much love and effort you have put into your wedding. While you are planning the big day, it is a great pick me up that you can go through times of doubt or stress.

Collect memories through photos and memorabilia (such as receipts, menus, match covers). Have the photos developed as you go along and create a truly meaningful wedding journey memory book.

Alternatives and additions: Keep a wedding journal of feelings and experiences, including the ups and downs; have fun documenting the wedding planning journey on video tape.

© 2007, Reverend Laurie Sue Brockway

Rev. Laurie Sue Brockway is a leading NYC interfaith and non-denominational wedding officiant. She creates unique ceremonies for couples of all backgrounds and faiths, and is also widely recognized as a relationship coach, bridal stress expert and columnist. She is author of WEDDING GODDESS: A Divine Guide To Transforming Wedding Stress into Wedding Bliss and Your Perfect Wedding Vows, which can be ordered at www.WeddingGoddess.com.