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AJ
Expert July 2018

Kissing photo for STDs?

AJ, on August 2, 2017 at 8:17 PM Posted in Planning 0 55

I've gotten mixed responses about the appropriateness of using a kissing photo for save the dates... The focal point is my ring and the "save our date" script with our actual faces just slightly blurred because of the photography. It's a professional photo (my favorite!) and there's a regular smiling photo on the back with our text.

I didn't even think twice about this until my sister jokingly said she wouldn't want to hang us "making out" on her fridge... anyone else struggled with this?

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Latest activity by PrettyWitty&Gay, on August 4, 2017 at 9:43 AM
  • WishUponAWilson
    Devoted May 2018
    WishUponAWilson ·
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    Date twin!!

    Eek! I didn't think about it either! We did a collage of pictures. One of them is us holding a basketball in the foreground showing Wilson and us kissing in the background slightly blurred. It never even occurred to me.

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  • Janine
    Devoted May 2018
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    I have a collage of photos on our STDs and I have a picture of us kissing. I thought about it but because there are other pictures on it, I kept it on there.

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  • earias
    Champion December 2017
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    I wouldn't think anything of it. Weddings are all about kissing! They even make kissing bells and guests often clink their glasses with their silverware to MAKE you kiss. And, btw, I'm assuming you're not talking full on tongues showing, groping each other - a real make out session, right? In that case, a bit risque, but hey, that could be interesting too. ;-)

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  • IdahoBride
    Devoted July 2018
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    I totally thought this said "kissing booth at weddings" I had to do a double take. hahaha I've been super sick the past two days. Must be losing my mind. I don't think kissing photos are bad. Just matters if you are comfortable with it or not.

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  • MrsRushinin2018
    VIP September 2018
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    It really depends on the kiss. I've seen some where it looks like one is trying to suck the life force out of the other one. The problem is that the couple doesn't realize that. I can take a pic of FH & I kissing and think it's perfect but others may think it resembles a scene from Alien. What about a picture of you two gazing intently in each other's eyes instead?

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  • A
    Savvy May 2018
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    I think that they are cute!

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  • AdventuresofRuth
    VIP October 2017
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    We had a kind of kissing picture on ours, I don't think anyone blinked an eye

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  • MDEasternShoreBride
    VIP October 2017
    MDEasternShoreBride ·
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    I hated all the kissing photos our photographer made us take. I told them when we were taking our epics and they kept doing it anyway. IMO, it's a no. In a collage, maybe. As the highlight photo, no.

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  • AJ
    Expert July 2018
    AJ ·
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    Kate- the wedding is next summer. I made this account before we had a date, but thanks for your input!

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  • WW User
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    Ours is a straight up magnet of us kissing. It's a wedding. There's lots of love. And kissing. It's a beautiful photo.

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  • CoffeeNColor
    Master August 2017
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    I would say no. And I would also side-eye a picture where the ring is the focal point and not the couple getting married.

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  • WED18
    July 1993
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    A kissing photo wouldn't get a spot on my fridge. I'd transfer the info to my calendar and throw it away. Fortunately no one has ever sent us a kissing STD.

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  • AJ
    Expert July 2018
    AJ ·
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    Earias- So much YES to this response! Everyone loves the "kiss the bride" moment during the ceremony and I have never been to a wedding where the glasses weren't clinked a dozen times! I think the picture is super cute and appropriate, but I didn't know the ~norm~ as I don't hang anything on my fridge anyway (; Thank you!

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  • Francesca
    Devoted September 2018
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    I hate kissing photos in general!

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    Dedicated August 2017
    Erin ·
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    Do whatever you want - kissing, not kissing, etc. Nobody keeps the STDs forever anyway.

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  • Ms.Fox
    VIP May 2018
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    Ours will be of us kissing. It's from far away, it's incredibly romantic with the wind blowing my skirt and we are on a sea cliff. It's screams romance. It's not an up close and personal kiss. I see nothing wrong with it!

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  • NerdyBride
    Super August 2017
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    I think it depends on how the picture looks. What you've described sounds pretty mild so I don't think it would be a problem.

    A girl I know sent out save the dates with a photo collage of four pictures. ALL FOUR pictures were kissing pictures that looked like they were taken during a makeout session. It was quite disgusting

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  • Sos0033
    VIP September 2017
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    Ours was doubled sided. The front photo with all the notable info was us posing/smiling. When they offered to do another photo on the back for no extra cost, I threw a kissing picture on there and put our wedding website at the bottom. The picture is taken from pretty far away which I think helps, but I assume most people put them face up (the other picture) on their fridge or whatever. ETA: as a guest, I wouldn't mind a kissing photo STD and still would put it on my fridge as long as it's tasteful.

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  • JanissC.
    Super April 2018
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    As a guest I don't think I would mind as long as it looks tasteful. As a bride that did this and at the time of sending the save the dates felt slightly uncomfortable sending a kissing save the date I recommend before ordering to make sure you are comfortable with it. Ours was very tasteful and people here on WW thought that it was beautiful and appropriate, but at the end of the day I felt awkward!

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    Super November 2019
    Tricia ·
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    Yeah I'm gonna say no. Kissing pictures are so tacky. I don't even think a picture is needed for a STD either.

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