last month boy had a birthday. we keep birthdays pretty simple round these parts but this year i wanted to do something a little more special than new golf shorts and a greek takeaway.
i wanted to assemble something personal, a one of a kind collection of photos that would say 'this was your birthday 2011'.
i sent out an email to friends and family and asked them to take a photo. the rules were that some part of them must be in the photo along with a written message to the boy. a birthday note, an inside joke, write his name in objects, whatever. creativity was key. the responses were great!
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| one of the outtakes from my 'photoshoot'. i'm a model, yo. |
his parents wrote a birthday message in the sand on the beach where they summer, other friends wrote banners with a funny inside joke and others created a photo collage with a post-it note attached and photographed that.
i saved the emails to a memory card and then had them printed at the local photo shop. collected together in a box they were a nice surprise that boy really liked. i am thinking it would also make a great gift for an engagement or baby shower.
super easy and super cheap but mostly super fun! i want my birthday, like, now!
i wanted to show some more examples but decided to respect the parties privacy. plus, some of the photos are pretty scandalous. just kidding... or am i?
that is SUCH a good freaking idea?! How did you even come up with that!!! I'm thinking I am totally going to steal this idea sometime in the near future.. I think you should post one of the photos to give us a little sneak peak ;)
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lol! i have no idea where the idea came from! i was all jacked up on cold medicine one day and it just came into my little brain. dayquil = awesome. xoxo
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