Ghost at my wedding...

[candars]

Hey, here are two CRAZY pictures from my wedding. These were taken with the disposable cameras. We developed 9 cameras, that had 24-27 pictures on each. These were the only two pictures that showed anything...it doesn't even look like they were taking a picture of anything specific!
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j209/Sweet_Candi10/GhostlypicturewithDannyMeandGail.jpg?http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j209/Sweet_Candi10/GhostlypicturewithmeandGail.jpg?t=1223037778

[WebLady]

Could be bad exposure, light leak somewhere or any number of things ;)

[PGDesigns]

I've noticed several times that sometimes the first couple of pictures on disposable cameras will have red or yellow streaks. Not sure what causes it, though.

[BarceloMayaPalaceBride]

I am a total ghost hunter and am VERY drawn to them. I'm not an expert about them showing up in photos though. I agree that it could be bad exposure, or maybe you had an unexpected visitor??? If it is a ghost, I bet they were there to watch over you and make sure you had a good time ;)

[candars]

I've noticed several times that sometimes the first couple of pictures on disposable cameras will have red or yellow streaks. Not sure what causes it, though.
But, out of 216+ pictures, would that only happen to two of them? And they were on 9 different cameras. My photographer also took over 400 pictures and we didn't see anything in those, either. I don't know...these pictures were taken at the memorial table-where we had Danny's deceased father, and Danny's grandparents. There was actually a small urn necklace with ashes of his father in it and that was on the memorial table. Is it possible these are real ghosts? The place is said to be haunted...what do all of you think? In the first picture, it looks almost like the shape of an angel. In the second picture, the red goes onto the memorial table and the shape moved and changed shapes.

[candars]

If it is a ghost, I bet they were there to watch over you and make sure you had a good time ;)
I agree, and we did have a great time! :D

[BarceloMayaPalaceBride]

I am absolutely sure that spirits are with us everyday. You would be amazed at how many little "signs" go un-noticed by a lot of people. I think it's definetely possible that you had visitors from the past ;) You should feel very blessed!

[garnet]

red is the color of happiness.

[Whitewater]

Wow!

I'm a paranormal investigator and I'll be the first to tell you that it could very well be a spirit BUT in order to say that with any certainty we'd have to go through all the circumstances very carefully to see if it could possibly be anything else. Once we rule out the various non-paranomal explanations, then we'll have to sit down and take a look at what's left.

First, though, yeah, it would be possible for only a few photos out of hundreds to develop anomalies for a lot of reasons, mostly having something to do with something happening at that split second that never got repeated. The reason most of us don't get to see them is because most of the 1 hour photo places (where did you get yours developed? Do you have the negatives?) automatically get rid of the photos like yours that have 'errors' on them. We ghost hunters (before digital became the most popular media) used to have to tell the store very specifically to develop ALL the pictures, even the ones that were 'bad'.

Because, of course, it's the bad ones we want to see!!!

Ok. Your pictures. What I see is a red light anomaly with a lighter core that shades through orange and into yellow. To me this indicates that it could easily be a reflection of some sort. In the pictures I see a chandelier (was that the only one?) and a few shiny objects on the table. Your light anomaly could have come from any one of those. What were the bulbs in the chandelier? 'flame' looking bulbs are notorious for throwing wierd light anomalies. Also those fake LED candles . . .the new LED light creates some odd stuff in pictures.

I'm afraid I don't see any particular shape to the red anomaly, though it does appear to be just a single anomaly which can either change its shape or is being perceived differently by the camera. Did anybody happen to see this with their naked eye? Probably not, but it never hurts to ask.

Your explanation about the memorial table gives us some very positive circumstances for ghost activity to occur. Did anybody else see anything odd out of the corner of their eye when these pictures were taken? Who took them, and why take a picture of, frankly, nothing? How old was the film in the disposable camera? Was it the same camera that took both photos? How far apart, timewise, were they? Did anybody hear anything odd at approximately the same time? Were there other odd things that night? Without explanation, I mean :)

You can see that there's a lot we don't know about these pictures :) But we don't know enough about them one way or another to say for certain whether or not you had a visitor!


Whitewater

[candars]

I am absolutely sure that spirits are with us everyday. You would be amazed at how many little "signs" go un-noticed by a lot of people. I think it's definetely possible that you had visitors from the past ;) You should feel very blessed!
I agree with you 100%!!! About everything you wrote, and I do feel blessed! :grinhappy: I have some great pictures we got in vegas on our honeymoon, too. We got a lot of orbs and ectoplasms...I think that's what they are anyways...:bbconfused:

[candars]

I got them developed at a 24-hour Walgreens. I got a CD, the pictures, and the negatives. They didn’t give me the picture of those two, but they were on the CD.
The vases on the memorial table had floralytes in them and they were covered with those little clear glass pieces.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3273/2807595950_20af5dece0.jpg?v=0
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3109/2735042397_e93ec1d363.jpg?v=1218421883

Here's a close-up of the chandelier.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3012/2807940204_3c0d0a2050.jpg?v=0

This picture looks like it was taken around the same time, but by the professional photographer and from a different angle. You can see the reflection of the chandeliers in the window.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3250/2808953969_b795f1063d.jpg?v=0
Nobody has said anything to us about seeing anything weird. But, we had a few people say some other stuff. One of our guests told another guest that she didn’t feel comfortable there. She said there were spirits and not good ones. She isn’t really the type to lie about something like that. I think the only reason why she said anything was because she had been drinking. And, Pete, my sister’s husband, said that he could feel something, too. I can’t really remember exactly what he said…lol.
I bought the cameras right before the wedding and they looked brand new. We had 9 cameras, so I have no idea who took these pictures, but it looks like they were taken right after the other, so I am assuming they were taken by the same camera. And, it makes no sense, I have no idea why they took a picture of nothing! Will you let me know what you think, Whitewater? Pretty, pretty please?

[BarceloMayaPalaceBride]

I've only had 1 negative experience with a spirit, and it scared the hell out of me. I was on a personal "ghost hunt" sitting in my car. All of a sudden a very eerie voice said right in my ear"Leave Now"!!!!!! I was over-come with a very powerful feeling of someone REALLY not wanting me there. The place I was visiting is actually a vortex for spirits. (Black Forest in Colorado, you can look it up) I will never go back. I definetely know there is a big difference between good and evil spirits. Maybe you had a little of both that night?

[candars]

I've only had 1 negative experience with a spirit, and it scared the hell out of me. I was on a personal "ghost hunt" sitting in my car. All of a sudden a very eerie voice said right in my ear"Leave Now"!!!!!! I was over-come with a very powerful feeling of someone REALLY not wanting me there. The place I was visiting is actually a vortex for spirits. (Black Forest in Colorado, you can look it up) I will never go back. I definetely know there is a big difference between good and evil spirits. Maybe you had a little of both that night?
I've had several experiences. A long time ago, I was staying at Danny's house. He lived in a little house and there was a huge house on the same property...about 20 feet away. We've had so many experiences in the big house. Anyways, it was night-time and I had gone into the big house to get some pudding, spoons, and ice. I put the spoons in my back pocket and started to walk back through the hallway to the other house. I started hearing some sort of jingling or maybe like someone was trying to open a door. So, I stop and cover the spoons so they weren't making any noise. And look at the door to the bedroom down the hall. The door knob started shaking like someone was trying to open it, but it was locked...the door wasn't locked, though. I got out of there fast!

[ChibiAiChan]

omg ghosts... yeah my aunt neicy's house is haunted. For realz. I have some that "braid" my hair (the two peices of hair keep overlapping). The way they do it (and people have WATCHED it happen) i think it's a little girl. Also I will not go in her basement alone. One time stacy and steve went to the basement with the tape recorder and they came up and started teasing me about goiing down too... when they came back up and played it inbetween stacy teasing me there was a voice in the back saying
"Yeah Daniele... come down!" before i heard this i went downstairs... and when they were recording downstairs when they played back I heard "Shes here!"
o.o....
I know it was none of us because
1) It was only me, aunt neicy, stacy and steve, only male
2) the voice was kind of in slow motion

Yeah, holy cr@p.

[BarceloMayaPalaceBride]

I love to hear these stories. I have many good spirit experiences as well. My first experience was when I was in 3rd grade. I simply saw a blue haze in my back yard and was sooo excited about it. I was walking twards it and talking to it (the more I talked the higher it floated) I came inside and drew a picture of it in my diary and wrote all about it. (I still have the diary to this very day) It's funny because I've ALWAYS told my family that I have ghostly experiences often and no one ever really believed me. Over the years my mom, sister, and brother have all had experiences in my parents house, and agree with out a doubt that I was always right. (My dad still gives us all a hard time and teases us about it, but I think he believes deep down) ;)

[mitch]

We used to live in a 300 Year Old Cottage that had many spooky things going on.

I was carying the laundry basket up the stairs. I felt what can only be described as a person walking directly behind Me. Like about Two inches away. I walked up so fast i nearly tripped up the top step onto the landing.

Another time i was in bed and the Cat was asleep at the foot of the bed. FH had already gone to work. At the bottom of the stairs was a door that He always shut when He went out. The bedroom door to the landing was wide open.
I was sat up in bed wide awake debating getting up. When i heard footsteps coming up the stairs. The stairs were at a 90 degree angle to the bedroom door. The footsteps continued to walk along the landing and stopped just short of the door frame.
I looked down to make sure it wasn't the Cat. He was still fast asleep.
I got up and went to the door. Looked down the landing to the stairs to find no-one there. And the door at the bottom was shut. :bbeek:

We know for certain that the stairs were haunted. FH heard footsteps there too. A friend stayed the night and said She got to the top of the landing and it felt as if someone was about to push Her down the stairs. (That happened to Me too)
And when We moved out. The guy helping Us move wouldn't go into the back bedroom. Which was directly at the top of the stairs.

[FFC]

I have several pictures where you can see feet and figures where you can see through them... I'll try to dig them up and show you.. I think it's just shutter action.

[tootsie]

After I read this post and saw the picture of the so-called ghosts, I had a nightmare that night! I dreamt that a ghost was in our apartment. Our apartment got really cold and I saw our thermostat read 70...can we say, Sixth Sense? So, I went to close our door and I couldn't because the ghost was pushing on it really hard! And then I woke up, scared and sweaty.

[candars]

After I read this post and saw the picture of the so-called ghosts, I had a nightmare that night! I dreamt that a ghost was in our apartment. Our apartment got really cold and I saw our thermostat read 70...can we say, Sixth Sense? So, I went to close our door and I couldn't because the ghost was pushing on it really hard! And then I woke up, scared and sweaty.
That's kinda wierd! Sorry you had a nightmare, I hate nightmares! I always wake up all sweaty and shaky!

[Nekochanpurr]

omg ghosts... yeah my aunt neicy's house is haunted. For realz. I have some that "braid" my hair (the two peices of hair keep overlapping). The way they do it (and people have WATCHED it happen) i think it's a little girl. Also I will not go in her basement alone. One time stacy and steve went to the basement with the tape recorder and they came up and started teasing me about goiing down too... when they came back up and played it inbetween stacy teasing me there was a voice in the back saying
"Yeah Daniele... come down!" before i heard this i went downstairs... and when they were recording downstairs when they played back I heard "Shes here!"
o.o....
I know it was none of us because
1) It was only me, aunt neicy, stacy and steve, only male
2) the voice was kind of in slow motion

Yeah, holy cr@p.

omg yeah.. That was pretty freaky. o.o;

[soaplady]

Cool picture, I really believe in other dimentions, and I wouldn't doubt that's what is being shown in your picture. :D

[acidcookie]

I haaaate to sound like a downer, but light leaks make photos look like that. Literally, light has hit the film and ruined that part of it.

I have no idea how I feel about ghosts. I'm a naturally anxious person and insanely affected by things I see so I know I couldn't deal with ever experiencing anything paranormal. I've had some eerie moments, and one time in high school, similar to candars, I was hanging out in my bedroom with two of my friends late at night and the door knob started turning back and forth really rapidly. But my mom was already in bed (and why would she do that and not come in anyway?) and no one else lived in the house. Of course we were freaked out.

[Ninedays9]

I am pretty certain that I believe in ghosts, but I think I agree with acidcookie about the light. It is strange that it's on pictures of the memorial table, though, so I wouldn't completely rule out the possibility of it being something else.

Thankfully I've never had my own experience, nor do I want to. What I'd like to know is why some people have experiences and others do not. Why are some places haunted and others are not? Maybe it has to do with what happened to make the person die and the issues regarding that.

Anyway, the stories everyone has been posting are very interesting.

[candars]

Personally, I think the reason why some people have experiences and some don't is because of whether or not they really believe or not. And why some places are haunted and some aren't, I think that does have something to do with the way they died.

[FFC]

Here's some crazy pics from our wedding that Matt can't even stand to look at. He says it creeps him out terribly.

Unfortunately, the pics are real small cuz of the pic host site I had to use... I hope you can see - if you look real close, you can see feet.

I think it's just a trick of the shutter:

http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b8ce28b3127ccec5069d65541600000040O08AatGrFq1auA e3nwo/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/

http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b8ce28b3127ccec5063f8c54ae00000040O08AatGrFq1auA e3nwo/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/

[acidcookie]

I think, in general, we find what we are looking for. If we look for ghosts, anything we see can be evidence. If we are not looking, we will miss what others see as clues. This is not to say it is or is not true. But you can argue that people only don't believe because they're not looking or that people only believe because they are already looking for it.

[Whitewater]

Well, and then there's the old adage: To a believer, no evidence is necessary, to a skeptic, no evidence is enough.

I like to keep an open mind. As a paranormal investigator I have heard some things that I cannot explain and that were clearly paranormal. Was it a ghost? I think, in all the years I've been doing this, I could only say with certainty that it was a ghost once or twice. I have never seen an apparition myself with my own eyes. And out of the hundreds, perhaps thousands of photographs I've seen, there have only been about 2-3 that had enough information and evidence where they could truly be considered not just paranormal but actual 'ghost pictures'. With photographs generally there just isn't enough information to be able to label them even paranormal with certainty, much less a ghost picture.

Being a paranormal investigator, it's my job to eliminate all the natural, normal stuff before even attempting to label anything 'a ghost' or 'haunted'. The definition of paranormal does not say anything about ghosts, though -- all it means is that it's something outside of normal human experience.

In candar's photo's case, I can't label them ghost pictures. I can't even label them paranormal because of the simple fact that when you're using disposable film cameras, film errors happen so often. Film errors are a normal part of disposable film development, so unfortunately I can't rule that out. On the other hand, because of the favorable-towards-spirit-activity circumstances surrounding the photographs, I can't say that they're *not* spirit pictures. I'm inclined to believe that they are film errors in some way, but officially, candar, in my opinion your pictures are 'unexplained'. I have no idea what they are.

As for FFC's pictures . . . FFC, do you know anything about these pictures? Are they yours? Who took them? What kind of camera? Was it film or digital? What were the circumstances surrounding the shots? Does the place have a reputation for being haunted? And has anything like this happened before there?

My immediate response is 'double exposure' but if it's digital, that explanation goes out the window.

As for the pictures themselves, did you do anything to them like resize them?

Oh, would you mind emailing me a full-sized copy of the two? Pictures with figures in them are always very intriguing. If you want to email me, PM me and I'll give you my email address.


Whitewater

[FFC]

As for FFC's pictures . . . FFC, do you know anything about these pictures? Are they yours? Who took them? What kind of camera? Was it film or digital? What were the circumstances surrounding the shots? Does the place have a reputation for being haunted? And has anything like this happened before there?

My immediate response is 'double exposure' but if it's digital, that explanation goes out the window.

As for the pictures themselves, did you do anything to them like resize them?

Oh, would you mind emailing me a full-sized copy of the two? Pictures with figures in them are always very intriguing. If you want to email me, PM me and I'll give you my email address.


Whitewater

Whitewater, yes, they're my wedding pictures. They were taken with digital cameras.. and the only thing I did to them was uploaded them and the site resized them. I don't know if my photographer did anything to them or not...

I haven't heard of the barn being haunted, although it's possible. It's a very old barn that used to be used for race horses. I haven't heard of this happening there before. I'll gladly email you the pics...

[candars]

Well, and then there's the old adage: To a believer, no evidence is necessary, to a skeptic, no evidence is enough.

In candar's photo's case, I can't label them ghost pictures. I can't even label them paranormal because of the simple fact that when you're using disposable film cameras, film errors happen so often. Film errors are a normal part of disposable film development, so unfortunately I can't rule that out. On the other hand, because of the favorable-towards-spirit-activity circumstances surrounding the photographs, I can't say that they're *not* spirit pictures. I'm inclined to believe that they are film errors in some way, but officially, candar, in my opinion your pictures are 'unexplained'. I have no idea what they are.
Whitewater
That makes complete sense. I wasn't sure exactly what they were, but they were definitely some strange pictures!
FFC-Your pictures are crazy! It really looks like someone standing there...I'm definitely interested to see what Whitewater and everyone else think about these, especially since they were taken with a digital camera.
Oh, do you guys think it would be okay to post my weird honeymoon pics here or do I need to start a new post?

[optimistvik]

i don't believe it, that must be some camera malfunction or other, dont become superstitious

[Whitewater]

candars --

You might want to start a new thread about your wierd honeymoon pictures, just to keep everything neat and tidy, you know.

heh, I like to see honeymoon pictures regardless of whether they're wierd or not! LOL!

Whitewater (just call me Ol' Nosey)

[brendalin]

I love reading about this kind of stuff! Especially around Halloween!!!! POst away ladies! I kind of hope that I had some spirits at my wedding so I can post some pics!!!

[Ashley920]

I have had an experience with the ghost of my grandma. After my grandma died my uncle moved into her house. She died when I was 6. when I was 13 I was babysitting my cousins. It was after they had gone to bed and I was sitting there doing my homework. Out of the corner of my eye I saw my grandma standing in the doorway. It scared the **** out of me. I called my uncle to come home and my dad to get there fast(We only lived a few blocks away) After talking to my dad and uncle they both said they felt her there. My uncle said things always moved. They had this hanging plant that would just start to move. I really believe that it was my grandma. My sister and I were her favorite grandkids(out of 60) So it makes sense that she is watching over me.
The other experience that I have is in one of our family pictures. It is a picture of all of my grandma's brother and sister plus all their kids, grandkids, ect. We are in in the living room in a big group and you can see the upper body of a person coming out of the ceiling. you can also see the face. It looks just like my grandma's brother that died when he was 5. My great grandma says he is there all the time, so it really wasn't a huge surprise. My great grandma uses that picture when people tell her that he is not here anymore. It is really funny to see their faces when she shows them the picture

[candars]

candars --

You might want to start a new thread about your wierd honeymoon pictures, just to keep everything neat and tidy, you know.

heh, I like to see honeymoon pictures regardless of whether they're wierd or not! LOL!

Whitewater (just call me Ol' Nosey)
I did start a new thread on it if you want to look at them...