Crossing things off the list

[dancerjodi]

I tend to keep things out in the open where I can see them until they are taken care of. I'm a constant list maker. I'll leave empty boxes of allergy meds out on the counter so I remember to buy them. I'll keep e-mail in my inbox until they are dealt with (at which time I either save them or delete them).

I've had one such e-mail from my sister months ago. Our wedding photographer http://www.jasonthrelfall.com was trying to find us to get us our old negatives (we married in April of 1999, so its been a while) and he must have found her in the phonebook since she has my former last name. At the time we booked him his price included the cost of the day, the owning of negatives (after 2 years time) and a proof album. We never bought a regular wedding album because A) we couldn't afford it at that time and B) the proof album was really nice, actually. You can see his work from that day here: http://www.diabolis.net/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=63 . We couldn't have asked for a better photographer and it was a joy working with him (I really prefer the candid approach over the stock everything posed, using a checklist manner).

So I e-mailed him to find out about getting negatives. Perhaps we'll make a day trip out to Northampton one of these days (he's moved all over, first in Billerica, then to Medford, now Northampton) to grab them. I'd love to check out all of the little shops again. I feel like I should do something interesting with these negatives, but after 6 years I wonder, do we really *need* a fancy wedding album? Do we really have a good place to put one in this quest to rid our small house of the crap we own?

Comments

[synaesthesia.livejournal.com]

Ha, just remind yourself thaat we still don't have our pictures and maybe that'll make you feel better. :)

If you do decide to put together an album, I have a good friend who's a bookbinder if you want to go that route. In a funny aside, one of her clients is our wedding photographer! So it's sort of more embarassing!

[dragonvpm.livejournal.com]

Well, if nothing else you could scan them, keep the digital copies handy and put the negatives away somewhere safe (they shouldn't take up that much space ;)..

If nothing else it gives you guys an excuse for a nice day trip.

[nepenthedreams]

Since you're crafty, you might enjoy more making your own album. That's what I want to do, but canongrrl also wants to make a pro album to test out the album-making services that she plans to sell to customers.