Photography Options
Your wedding is a momentous occasion and one that you will likely want lots of photos of to look back on and remember. There are tons of wedding photographers with different styles, ideas, and packages they offer. All of these choices can be very confusing especially when they then throw in the “extra options” and you look at the prices wondering what you can afford and what’s most important to you. Besides just basic photos there are lots of options and not all of them require a photographer. Here are some options for what you can do with photos for your wedding both to remember the day as well as add to your special day.
Photo booth
Rent a photo booth and have it at your reception for you and your guests to use. You’ll be able to take silly photos and it’s also a form of entertainment for your guests. They’ll love having a souvenir to take home. In fact you can have a strip of photos from the photo booth be their favor. You can also have it set up so guests enter the booth when they arrive, take a photo strip and place it in the guest book when they sign in so you have a photo of them from the day along with their signature and message.
Photo montage
Get photos of you and your spouse to be through the years and put together a photo montage to show at the wedding. You can start with pictures of each of you growing up and then you as a couple. Set it to music and project it on a big screen at the reception. If you have extra special footage of say the proposal or another moment you can insert this as well.
Disposable cameras
Set disposable cameras out on all the tables with a note asking guests to take pictures of the entire day. You can do this instead of a professional photographer to save some money but know that you’ll likely end up with a lot of silly, unusable photos as well. However you can also catch some fun moments a photographer might miss.
Polaroid guest book
Have someone take a Polaroid of each person as they arrive. Then tape the Polaroid in the guest book and have them sign beside it and write their message. This makes for a unique and fun guest book that is just a little out of the ordinary and helps you remember all the details of the day.
Online wedding photobook
Give everyone a card at the wedding with a website where you’ll be posting your wedding photos. Invite others to share any photos they take on the site as well. This way you can collect all the photos from the day because you never know what great photo someone else might have taken that you just have to get a print made of to put on your wall. It’s also fun for the guests because they get to relive your day as well and see all the various elements they might have missed such as your posed wedding party and couple’s photos.