Working at XO Group (that’s the company that owns TheKnot.com, TheNest.com and TheBump.com) means that weddings are ALWAYS around us. So we love to celebrate when one of our own ties the knot! Stephanie is a PR Manager here at XO and she and her new husband Oren got hitched in style at their Coral Gables, FL wedding in December! Our favorite moment from their wedding video? The first look! Watch how it all went down:

> How we marry at…XO Group (That’s us!)

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> This video of a couple’s elopement to Paris is a must-see!

Intimate elopement + the most romantic city in the world combines to create this lovely wedding video!

Video by Duncan Wolfe

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Photos are some of the only things you’ll take away from your wedding day and wedding day photography has drastically evolved with technology, to the point where it’s easier than ever to immortalize and share the day than ever before. This Throwback Thursday, (yeah, it’s a thing, on Twitter, check it out! #tbt) we’re celebrating wedding photography past and present!

Before Cameras

Photo Left: HereLiesBeauty.tumblr.com; Photo Right: The Youngrens

This might be stating the obvious, but before there were cameras couples still wanted to capture their wedding day. Depending on your artist, the depiction may or may not have been exactly accurate, but you have to admire the artistry! Today, some couples are even hiring artists to paint a canvas of their wedding as it happens. Everything that’s old is new again!

Early 1900s

Photo Left: Commons.Wikimedia.org; Photo Right: Etsy.com

Early cameras were huge, clunky, and not very portable. That means no candid or unexpected photos, and forget capturing your grandma break it down on the dance floor. You pretty much got one thing back then, posed portraits. The couple on the left doesn’t look very happy about it either.

The 1930s

Photo Left: Wedding-Splendor.com; Photo Right:

A box camera from the 1930s probably wasn’t the easiest thing for wedding photographers to carry around.

The 1950s

Photo Left: WeddingPhotography.com; Photo Right: Orange-Road.com

This vintage camera would make great vintage decor in a wedding today…there’s nothing like the classics.

The 1960s

Photo Left: CutterAndTailor.com ;Photo Right: The-1960s.blogspot.com

Your parents probably have one of these puppies in their basement somewhere, and it probably still has a roll of film in it from your aunt’s garter toss. With the dawn of the first inexpensive portable cameras, it finally became possible for your guests to take part in taking photos.

The 1980s

Photo Left: JoshXKatrina.com; Photo Right: Etsy.com

The original Polaroid camera has been discontinued (RIP), but having a friend or family member with one of these puppies meant you could have instant photos, one of the best inventions of all time. The only thing you had to worry about was that they might all come out orange and that the bride might come out looking like she had a spray tan accident, but that was half the fun!

The 1990s

Photo Left: Food52.com; Photo Right: BuyOnlineCamera.com

Back in the day it was common practice to leave disposable cameras on the table so you could collect your guests perspective as it happened. What resulted were amazing candid shots like the one of the photo on the left (jk, that’s just Julia Roberts in My Best Friend’s Wedding).

Today

Photo Right: Adrienne Page Photography, St. Paul, MN

Photobooths and Instagram (with customized #s) reign! Knotties, what’s next? Do you have a cool photography idea for your wedding? Tweet a photo to @theknot!

> Find a wedding photographer you’ll love!

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High-school sweethearts Diana and Garrett wed in her hometown of Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Their wedding captured the wilderness of the West with elegant refinement. Grab your box of tissues and watch their touching wedding highlight reel:

> Photos of Diana and Garrett’s Rustic Western Wedding

There’s nothing we like more on a Saturday than to kick back and relax, and we’re adding entertainment (and lots of love) with this highlight reel with a retro vibe. We love Mayra and Aja’s “hacienda glam”  style (the metallic color palette is stunning!) for their NYC wedding. Check out how their whole wedding day went down:

> See Photos From Mayra and Aja’s Bright Fiesta Themed Wedding

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For their Pittsburg wedding, Bindu and Vishal observed Indian traditions, which their videographer wove together in their wedding highlight reel. The music accompanies the moments of reflection and emotion, as well as the excitement and energy of their day!

> See More Photos from Bindu & Vishal’s Pittsburgh Wedding

You may remember Kelly from her journey on TLC’s Say Yes to the Dress. Well now you can watch how her glam wedding day unfold, captured by the videography team at Elysium Productions. Kelly and Andrew’s video all of the sentimental moments with an upbeat pace, and, of course, plenty of footage Kelly’s stunning and unique Pnina Tornai dress!

> See More Photos from Kelly and Andrew’s Wedding

A San Diego based couple came up with a creative way to capture how the bride experienced the wedding day by hiding a camera inside her bouquet. The couple was able to get unique shots like how the guests reacted during the ceremony, as well as get a close up perspective of the couple at the altar while the maid-of-honor held the bouquet for the bride.

To pull it off the couple used a white GoPro HD Hero 2, which was tucked amongst the flowers, and the couple said guests hardly noticed the button sized lens.

This may be the world’s first bouquet camera, but it seems like such a cool idea that it’s bound to catch on!