Wedding/Reception photo proof

[tink23]

I'm finishing compiling my photos and have 10 photos from our wedding ceremony and 16 photos of the reception, showing different parts of it (ie: first dance, wedding cake/icing to face, champagne toast, photos with some of the guests, etc). Is that enough? Or should I show a lot more photos from the reception?? I feel like we have a pretty good sampling, but will CIC want a larger quantity of photos?

(*note: There are 160+ photos in all depicting our entire relationship and events, but is a total of 26 photos sufficient for wedding/reception?)

Thanks.

 

[computergeek]

That's more than enough. Quantity doesn't really help - lots of people have done completely staged wedding/receptions before to claim they have a "genuine" marriage. Better to have lots of other pictures together over the course of your relationship. The pictures tell a story, so the question to ask yourself is "would adding more pictures make the story look stronger?" If the answer is yes, include them. If not, don't include them.

My thinking is that too many pictures and the visa officer might ask why you are trying so hard.

 

[ashunandal]

I'm finishing compiling my photos and have 10 photos from our wedding ceremony and 16 photos of the reception, showing different parts of it (ie: first dance, wedding cake/icing to face, champagne toast, photos with some of the guests, etc). Is that enough? Or should I show a lot more photos from the reception?? I feel like we have a pretty good sampling, but will CIC want a larger quantity of photos?

(*note: There are 160+ photos in all depicting our entire relationship and events, but is a total of 26 photos sufficient for wedding/reception?)

Thanks.

i think 160 photos are more than enough but VO doesnt count your photos but tries to match with your story. i mean to say they would like to see all rituals and strength of guests in pics. in our reception, we had more than 1200 guests and my visa officer asked me during interview to show photos with guests and all rituals of ceremony according to Hindu religion. we also sent 150 photos with our application.
go through all of your photos and see if you need to send some other photos to support your story.
best of luck

 

[tink23]

Yes, thank you. We have a photo timeline showing all important events and our daily life from March 2008 when we met, until our wedding and honeymoon in July 2012. Our wedding was intimate with only about 40 people so i think the photos we are showing are sufficient. Showing more wouldn't add or take away from the VO knowledge of what our wedding was life so I will leave it with the 10 (ceremony) and 16 (reception) that we have. Thank you.

 

[Tullysgirl]

I'll be sending off our apps in the next few days, just finishing up compiling pics myself.

Should I rubberband them in groups (ie: meetings, shower, wedding, reception...) and what should I put on the back of each?

 

[harryiswaiting]

Send no more than 30. I was told by a friend who works for CIC that they won't even look at more than 10-20 photos usually. They also DO NOT appreciate people sending naked images together to 'prove' that they are an actual couple (apparently some people do this)...

So in regards to your question, just send what you have. It should be fine.

 

[Tullysgirl]

Send no more than 30. I was told by a friend who works for CIC that they won't even look at more than 10-20 photos usually. They also DO NOT appreciate people sending naked images together to 'prove' that they are an actual couple (apparently some people do this)...

So in regards to your question, just send what you have. It should be fine.

Wow...30 seems like such a small amount, when considering proving a relationship is for real.

I have about 10 each from my bridal shower and our wedding alone showing the event, us with the Pastor during the ceremony, the guests... and then 10 from each reception/banquet we had......almost 10 from when I meet his mom.....and 20+ from after we've been married to show we're living together and doing "normal things" like outings/dates we didn't get to because of our LDR prior to marriage....PLUS I wanted to show parts of our life-like time with my step-daughter and our dog....

 

[JRPW]

Hello!

My name is Jeff, and I am putting my application together with my wife. I was wondering if one of you could answer some questions.

I have lived and worked in Japan as a translator for a decade. My wife is Japanese. We got married in Japan just over three years ago. However, we have known each other for longer than that. We met in 2006.

When we got married, we did not have a ceremony. We just went to the city hall and handed in our papers. We are planning on having a get together in Canada. I was born and raised a Catholic, but I really do not believe in the Catholic Church. To much BS going on there.

We have PLENTY of photos of us together: photos with her close friends and I at parties, etc., photos of us with her family - brother, sister-in-law, mother, aunts, uncle, cousins and nephews, photos of us together with my family - father, mother, sister, aunt, uncle and cousins.

My question: Since we did not have a formal ceremony (church, reception, etc.), should we send more than 30 photos? I do not think we can send them all.
We also have emails proving our relationship.

Thoughts and opinions, anyone?

Thanks in advance!
J

 

[Tullysgirl]

Hello!

My name is Jeff, and I am putting my application together with my wife. I was wondering if one of you could answer some questions.

My question: Since we did not have a formal ceremony (church, reception, etc.), should we send more than 30 photos? I do not think we can send them all.
We also have emails proving our relationship.

Thoughts and opinions, anyone?

Thanks in advance!
J

Hey Jeff- I'm planning on sending more than 30 pics. I wrote on the back to make sure they are identified (our wedding....our reception....etc..) with the date and our last names on the back. Maybe others have some other ideas.

For the emails, I had them printed, double sided and I have 100 pages. I'm sending it all. If there's years worth of emails, maybe pick some from each month, or every few months to show your communication was continuing.

Good luck!

 

[KJG]

Wow...30 seems like such a small amount, when considering proving a relationship is for real.

I have about 10 each from my bridal shower and our wedding alone showing the event, us with the Pastor during the ceremony, the guests... and then 10 from each reception/banquet we had......almost 10 from when I meet his mom.....and 20+ from after we've been married to show we're living together and doing "normal things" like outings/dates we didn't get to because of our LDR prior to marriage....PLUS I wanted to show parts of our life-like time with my step-daughter and our dog....

Tullysgirl.....I really don't think there is a "set" amount.....I am like you and submitted many photos to show our relationship is real.

 

[Isometry]

I would say that if a photo would add something new, include it. A photo of you spending time with the inlaws last Christmas should be included. Twenty photos that show you spending time with the inlaws last Christmas probably aren't necessary.

There's probably no 'set amount', include as many as you need to, but try not to send hundreds.

 

[tink23]

Tullysgirl.....I really don't think there is a "set" amount.....I am like you and submitted many photos to show our relationship is real.

I also agree. It also depends which country you're applying from. Some countries have more relationship checks to go to if it is a country that is known for marriage of convenience, etc. So u need be able to prove that your relationship is real. It's better to give them too much information than to give them too little.

 

[KJG]

I also agree. It also depends which country you're applying from. Some countries have more relationship checks to go to if it is a country that is known for marriage of convenience, etc. So u need be able to prove that your relationship is real. It's better to give them too much information than to give them too little.

Exactly right tink23....and the other thing boils down to what you feel comfortable with.........what you feel completes your application appropriately for you and your spouse.....

 

[Tullysgirl]

Send no more than 30. I was told by a friend who works for CIC that they won't even look at more than 10-20 photos usually. They also DO NOT appreciate people sending naked images together to 'prove' that they are an actual couple (apparently some people do this)...

So in regards to your question, just send what you have. It should be fine.

What I was questioning..

Exactly right tink23....and the other thing boils down to what you feel comfortable with.........what you feel completes your application appropriately for you and your spouse.....

THIS is what I was going for. So to hear a set # was disconcerning. Also, it makes me wonder, just how thorough are they going through the applications and matching up/getting a story from the pics we are so painstakingly and nail-bittingly (new word!) putting together. WOW..that was one long sentence!

 

[blessedelaine]

Do they return the pictures we sent the Visa Office??