Hiring a photographer is definitely one of the best decisions you can make: professional photograph, wonderful memories saved in high-quality pictures, takes that you would never imagine that were possible, and so much more.
However, there are some moments when being professional won’t make the moment as remarkable as it deserves to be!
Cake cutting, kisses, pictures with special guests, present opening, and some more. Even though you also expect the wedding photographer to take pictures of these moments, having a friend take pics of these moments less formally and more warmly will give life to your event album.
There are also many other reasons why bringing instant cameras to your event will make it more lively, and we’ll be talking about them from now on.
Place multiple instant cameras around pleases everyone
Professional pictures are taken at an angle only the most privileged guests could see: a view very close to the couple, and nobody and nothing blocking the way, with the perfect illumination too.
Because of it, visualizing what the other guests’ perspective is like is not a simple task.
One way you can deal with it is to place multiple cameras around so that your guests can take pictures for you and share their points of view! The more cameras, the better!
Besides, your guests will get absolutely happy and deeply engaged in the event. Not only will they be able to build part of the event by taking pictures themselves, but they can also take pictures home as an extra souvenir, 100% customized by their choice.
It’s a perfect way to make them feel they were significant to your wedding.
Build a photo wall
Since your guests will be taking pictures on their own, making something greater with these handiworks will certainly move and encourage them to engage in the event. In order to increase their pictures’ utility, nothing can be better than creating a photo wall right at the moment.
Therefore, invite your guests to pin their takes on a wall dedicated to their pieces and form a small gallery with them. The event will get even more welcoming, and you’ll be encouraging your guests to make better use of the instant cameras and be active during the event.
Make photo taking a special event
Everyone loves, at some level, some sort of game and competition. It warms the blood in the veins and gives us purpose for doing certain activities.
Then, why not make a photo-taking competition?
A vast part of your guests is probably not used to using instant cameras or photographing, which might make them insecure and afraid to take part. To overcome it, you can encourage them by creating the polaroid game and offering a small prize in the end.
One of the ways it can work is the following:
- Offer a checklist for each family/group and provide them with an instant camera. Also, give them a short description of how to use it.
- The checklist should include specific moments from the event. From 3 to 5 makes it perfect (not too much, not too little).
- Make sure your checklists are all different, requesting different moments of the event. Otherwise, the gallery would get too repetitive in the end.
- Make clear, at the end of the checklist, the ones who complete it will receive a prize in the end. Use your creativity and your budget to decide what it is going to be.
- In the end, set one or more people from the staff to compare the polaroids with the requests and guide the family/group to pin their handiworks on the wall. These people can also be in charge of handing the prize themselves to the family.
- After the gallery is complete, the couple should take a picture, in front of it, with every family/group that adds a piece to the photo wall.
It’s not the only way you can make it work, of course! Use it as a model and customize your own instant camera event to build a unique interaction with your guests.
Create a Photo Booth
Depending on your wedding theme, a photo booth can get really amazing, and you’ll guests will love it.
Reflect on what is the best option for your event:
- A customized background;
- Funny or vintage items and accessories;
- Formal or extravagant outfits and wigs.
Even celebrities love photo booths, and many say they are must-haves for a pleasing and amusing wedding.
For that, instant cameras can add a lot since they’re making it possible to your guests to carry their best memories home.
Remember every family present at your wedding
In our guest list, most of the time, we add more people than we can remember. Afterward, during the event, we try to split ourselves into as many pieces as possible, but we fail to manage giving attention to all families attending.
Sometimes our interaction with certain guests happens so quickly we don’t even remember we met them in the end. However, instant cameras can help us remember exactly who was present and also allow us to see what the family’s moods and interactions were like.
Set a small frame in each table and make sure to give the instruction asking the guests to take a picture with everyone from their group and let it there. At the end of the event, you’ll be able to see a bit of how much your guests had fun in your event.