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Post by mommaho on Jul 30, 2014 15:12:02 GMT
Have any of you ever used disposable cameras on the tables at a wedding or attended a wedding where they were used? We will have a photographer for DDs wedding but she thought it would be fun for crazy table pictures. If you have used them what brand did you get and how did the pics turnout?
Thanks for any help!
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Post by juliet on Jul 30, 2014 15:20:04 GMT
We had the disposable cameras... They weren't a success. The quality of the photos was really bad and none of the pictures ended up in our album afterwards.
If I would get married again, I'd opt for a fun backdrop and hire a teen to take pictures of people in front of it.
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Post by SnowWhite on Jul 30, 2014 15:21:27 GMT
You could consider a photo booth instead, those seem to be really popular these days and lots of photographers offer them as part of their package.
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Post by shevy on Jul 30, 2014 15:23:26 GMT
I wouldn't do it. But I would create a hashtag like [HASH] jenandtomspender2014 and ask guests that take any selfies or smartphone pics to post them to instagram/facebook/social media and tag them. That way you can collect candids by others to save. You can also creat a cute backgrop with fabric and a hanging picture frame/masks or items from a party store and have someone taking photos for a couple of hours.
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Post by lesleyanne on Jul 30, 2014 15:27:24 GMT
Yes, I did. The quality was extremely poor. I would ask people to take fun selfies and send them to me.
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Post by Darcy Collins on Jul 30, 2014 15:27:30 GMT
I definitely wouldn't bother. I went to a wedding a few weeks ago and my facebook is still flooded with people posting pictures of the wedding. If you want candids, most people will be taking pictures with their phones anyway.
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Post by smartypants71 on Jul 30, 2014 15:28:08 GMT
It's been a very long time, but mostly, it didn't go over very well. Most people snapped photos of stuff my photographer was already capturing like cutting the cake, first dance, etc.
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Post by freebird on Jul 30, 2014 15:31:27 GMT
I did, they were mostly crap photos. My nephew took them and took a ton of ignorant shots.
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Post by coaliesquirrel on Jul 30, 2014 15:32:50 GMT
Yep. The quality was bad and the developing expensive. DB and DSIL had them at their wedding, and a bunch of the guys took them into the bathrooms to take . . . inappropriate . . . photos that my parents didn't so much appreciate seeing, let alone having paid for developing. A photo booth (either the rented, strip-printing kind or just a homemade one) is a MUCH MUCH MUCH better choice.
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Post by freecharlie on Jul 30, 2014 15:34:21 GMT
We had them and I enjoyed the pictures. They weren't high quality by any means, but they were the guest views and were taken of parts of the reception that I wasn't able to be a part of
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Post by anniebygaslight on Jul 30, 2014 15:35:50 GMT
I wouldn't bother either. Most people have smartphones these days and will automatically use these.
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Post by mommaho on Jul 30, 2014 15:37:10 GMT
Thanks for your replies - I wondered about the quality and the cost of developing!
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Post by Crazyhare on Jul 30, 2014 15:37:48 GMT
We did, but we got married 14 1/2 years ago. We had no other options.
Recently, we've attended a few weddings that had hashtags. As long as you let people know, it works.
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Post by mommaho on Jul 30, 2014 15:53:25 GMT
I am technically challenged so I will have to have my daughter work on the [HASH] - how does it work?
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Post by betazed on Jul 30, 2014 16:09:04 GMT
We did, but that was 18 years ago...Some shots were ok, but for the most part people only took a few shots with each camera, so there was a lot of waste. There's so many more options today!
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Post by shevy on Jul 30, 2014 16:16:36 GMT
I am technically challenged so I will have to have my daughter work on the [HASH] - how does it work? Most social media utilize hashtags so that they can be searched. So if I use #sarah palin and enter that in google search bar, it would bring up all instances where it was used. You can then limit the search to images and it would show the photos only: #sarahpalin
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Post by loco coco on Jul 30, 2014 16:22:26 GMT
I helped a friend develop hers and more than 1/2 the pics were trash people either wasted film or the quality was too bad The new trend seems to be the [HASH] hashtag which was mentioned. They would create a unique hashtag like [HASH]jandcweddingbash and let their guests know what it is. When the guests take a photo they can upload it to Facebook using that hash tag. The hashtag is click-able and when you click it you will see of the other pictures that have been posted using that tag. It seems fun and interactive for the guests, my question is what do the guests without a social media account do?? Also, if she goes this route I would put a few framed signs up showing the hash tag or put a little sign on each table. Here is an example I found on google, pinterest would be a gold mind!
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Post by blue tulip on Jul 30, 2014 16:22:32 GMT
we used them 10 years ago, before pics with phones was popular. we had a lot of crap pics, to be honest- people screwing around and wasting the pics, a couple cameras were even taken. if we were getting married in this day and age, i'd just invite people to post them to our facebook or hashtag them.
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Post by OntarioScrapper on Jul 30, 2014 16:25:34 GMT
Yes. Years ago. Crappy pics. Now that everyone carries something that can take pictures, some of the ideas here are way better.
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Post by juliet on Jul 30, 2014 16:41:03 GMT
I also like this: and this: and this one: and here's a pin about a special app you could use:
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Post by kmk1112 on Jul 30, 2014 16:45:23 GMT
We were at my DH's aunt's house back when we got married (20 years ago) and she had several disposable cameras on her table. We asked what they were for and she said they were favors from the weddings she had been to recently!
We did them at ours and got a few fun pics, but I wouldn't do it today with the technology that's out there, you'd get much better with some of the suggestions people have posted.
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Post by lollapealooza on Jul 30, 2014 16:47:48 GMT
My sister used them for her son's wedding reception, but my ill-behaved grandson drove everyone absolutely nuts with them and none of the pictures turned out well any way. Results might be better if you don't have brats at the wedding.
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Post by Katie on Jul 30, 2014 16:54:10 GMT
I did them 19 years ago and they were fun but the photo quality was TERRIBLE. In this technology age, I agree with either the photo booth idea (has been a huge hit at recent weddings), or ask people to tag you in photos they take with their phones.
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Post by miss_lizzie on Jul 30, 2014 16:55:30 GMT
When we got married, instead of having a traditional guest book we had someone at a photo station with an instant-developing camera who took pictures of people, placed the photo in a scrapbook, and had people sign by their photos. People seemed to like doing it and we love having a scrapbook of our guests.
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Post by deshacrafts on Jul 30, 2014 17:04:34 GMT
My DD second shoots at weddings and photo booths are very popular now. The last wedding I attended that has disposable cameras on the table, people were taking crappy shots and not using the cameras as they were intended. The quality usually isn't very good with those cameras and then you have the expense of having the film developed.
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Post by sisterbdsq on Jul 30, 2014 17:06:36 GMT
I did, they were mostly crap photos. My nephew took them and took a ton of ignorant shots. Yeah, boobs, butts, penises, toilets, poop.
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Post by juliet on Jul 30, 2014 17:06:44 GMT
oh! Now I've started searching...I'm finding so many cool photo booth options! I need to get a vow-renewal including a party soon
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Post by SabrinaP on Jul 30, 2014 17:11:26 GMT
Using a hashtag and Facebook or Instagram is too cool! My brother used disposable camaeras 14 years ago and I agree the shots were crap. Not at all worth the cost of developing them.
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Post by mallie on Jul 30, 2014 17:28:36 GMT
Don't bother. You won't get half of them back and the other half will be pics of drunken Uncle Fred's wiener or a roll of pics of someone's kid smashing cake into their face.
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Post by loco coco on Jul 30, 2014 17:30:11 GMT
When we got married, instead of having a traditional guest book we had someone at a photo station with an instant-developing camera who took pictures of people, placed the photo in a scrapbook, and had people sign by their photos. People seemed to like doing it and we love having a scrapbook of our guests. i love that idea! also, those backdrops that were posted are gorgeous!
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