What did you do with wedding photos? Do_Over: Hi,
This topic has probably been hashed out many times already, but I haven't seen it yet. So......
I'm nearing the one-year anniversary of my divorce. My parents recently helped me move (again!) and they saw a bin with things from our wedding (photos, cards, leftover invites, etc). I have not once opened this bin since packing the stuff in there and I have no intentions (or desire) to open it anytime soon. My parents thought that I should get rid of it. I can see myself getting rid of most of the stuff, but I don't think I can get rid of the photos. To me, my relationship and marriage with my ex has been a significant part of my life.
What do you think? Do you think that I'll do whatever I need to do whenever the time is right for me?
What are your experiences? How long did you hold on to things?
Thanks!
And happy Valentine's Day.
Re: What did you do with wedding photos? tara: Mine are in a box.
I don't see reason to get rid of them -- it was, as you said, a big part of your life.
My SO has photos taken of him while he was in the hospital, on life support, after a nasty accident six years ago. He sure as hell doesn't keep those for "happy memories." He keeps those for journalistic purposes. The accident was a big part of his life for a long time (still is, to a certain extent, but he's learned to work around the disabilities the accident caused).
Re: What did you do with wedding photos? Peaceandquiet: Used them for TP.... ;D ;D
See Snk... I'm trying to help out your thread :D
Re: What did you do with wedding photos? sosad05: My xh ended up keeping the actual album. I dont know what he did with it. Probably burned it. I only have 1 photograph and thats a 10x10 framed that was hanging over our fire place. I decided to save it for my daughter. I figured as life goes on it would be something she would like to keep. Also, my wedding ring, I saved. It had a pretty sizable diamond which I figured I would make into a piece of jewelry for her some day.
Hope that helps :)
Re: What did you do with wedding photos? LostTeacher: mine are with my ex.
he has asked me a number of times what i wanted to do with them. he has asked me if i wanted them.....and each time i have told him no.
i have a few that are not the professional ones, so i have a few. i have looked at them a couple of times...but i told him i didn't want the professional ones.
he told me he wasn't throwing them out, but he had boxed them up and they are in his garage. don't really know what he will do with them.
i did, however, keep a scrapbook my cousin made for me. she put hours and hours into it, and there was no way i was going to get rid of it. it has so much effort and love to it, i wanted to keep it. it's one of the only happy memories i have left, so it's mine.
LT
