lost photos

i recently formatted hard drive an reloaded xp before i did this i copied photo to cd an veiwed them on my dvd player an they where all there awell cd got damaged an cannot be fixed is there any way to recover keep in mind i formatted hard drive an i have not a clue a name for the photos i had so many from summer vacation i just put them on hard drive after my camera was full an before i formateed hardrive i well i all ready told ya any ideas ps the wifes gonna have my head please help soon