Pictures are an essential part of any wedding ceremony. Newlyweds are typically thrilled to get their pictures back from the photographer so they can revive their special day. But there are various special activities you can put together into a wedding that involves photos.
Jolly Wedding Photo Ideas
One fun wedding photo idea that numerous brides make use of is to take photos of everybody as they arrive at the wedding, virtually like you do at a high school prom or company Christmas party. You can supply a backdrop and couples can pose either for a paid photographer or for whoever turns out to pick up the camera. These pictures can be taken with a Polaroid camera for instant fun or with a disposable camera. If you want somewhat higher quality photos, go for a digital camera. This can be an outstanding way to keep guests busy and happy until the "official" reception starts with the arrival of the bride and groom.
As an addition to that wedding photo idea, you can take instant photos and create scrapbook pages or memory book pages with the photos. There can be supplies on hand so guests can create pages at the reception, or pages can be pre-made and photos simply placed into the arranged spaces. If guests don't want to create pages at the reception, or the bride doesn't wish for this particular activity going on, the photos can be saved for later. As a gift for the bride and groom, somebody can create memory books with these photos.
If Polaroid cameras are used, another option is to have the people in the wedding photo put their signature on the Polaroid photos and place them in a basket somewhere. The bride and groom will have fun looking at the photos later.
Another idea which is not particularly unique as nearly every bride and groom arrange for it to happen, is that of providing disposable cameras on each table at the reception so guests can capture candid photos of the reception together with the table guests. More than one wedding photo can be added to the newlyweds' wedding album or they can be positioned into a separate album showing the wedding from the guests' point of view.
Another fun wedding photo activity sure to be amusing is to create a "silent photo guess" area. This is how it works: before the wedding, someone close to the bride and groom pulls together pictures of the bride and groom at different stages of their lives. The photos should depict the bride and groom doing stuff, not at Christmas or with their first birthday cake. In other words, the photos should consist of some action, but it shouldn't be clear in the photo itself what has taken place or where the person is.
Greatly like a silent auction, guests will come along and look at the photos, then take an unvoiced guess as to what the photos show. They can write their guess on a piece of paper and put it in a numbered basket that matches the number on the wedding photo. Reading these guesses during the reception is surely going to be enjoyable and amusing. The bride or groom can give the real answers of course. This is a for the most part a fun activity at a comparatively small, family wedding where the participants know the bride and groom very well.
If you want to provide an area for guests to have their photos taken but aren't thrilled with the "prom night" scheme, how about having a wedding photo corner set up someplace in the reception hall or facility. Here, the wedding photographer will take open photos of the wedding guests. They might be couples, but could also be whole families, friends enjoying themselves, or the groom being carried on the shoulders by the best man. Whatever the pictures end up being taken, they provide a fun, "let it all hang out" area for the wedding guests and a surprise for the bride and groom. Given that they will likely be busy with all the reception details and having the time of THEIR lives, they might be grateful knowing that their guests had a pretty good time too, as suggested in the photos.
Jolly Wedding Photo Ideas
One fun wedding photo idea that numerous brides make use of is to take photos of everybody as they arrive at the wedding, virtually like you do at a high school prom or company Christmas party. You can supply a backdrop and couples can pose either for a paid photographer or for whoever turns out to pick up the camera. These pictures can be taken with a Polaroid camera for instant fun or with a disposable camera. If you want somewhat higher quality photos, go for a digital camera. This can be an outstanding way to keep guests busy and happy until the "official" reception starts with the arrival of the bride and groom.
As an addition to that wedding photo idea, you can take instant photos and create scrapbook pages or memory book pages with the photos. There can be supplies on hand so guests can create pages at the reception, or pages can be pre-made and photos simply placed into the arranged spaces. If guests don't want to create pages at the reception, or the bride doesn't wish for this particular activity going on, the photos can be saved for later. As a gift for the bride and groom, somebody can create memory books with these photos.
If Polaroid cameras are used, another option is to have the people in the wedding photo put their signature on the Polaroid photos and place them in a basket somewhere. The bride and groom will have fun looking at the photos later.
Another idea which is not particularly unique as nearly every bride and groom arrange for it to happen, is that of providing disposable cameras on each table at the reception so guests can capture candid photos of the reception together with the table guests. More than one wedding photo can be added to the newlyweds' wedding album or they can be positioned into a separate album showing the wedding from the guests' point of view.
Another fun wedding photo activity sure to be amusing is to create a "silent photo guess" area. This is how it works: before the wedding, someone close to the bride and groom pulls together pictures of the bride and groom at different stages of their lives. The photos should depict the bride and groom doing stuff, not at Christmas or with their first birthday cake. In other words, the photos should consist of some action, but it shouldn't be clear in the photo itself what has taken place or where the person is.
Greatly like a silent auction, guests will come along and look at the photos, then take an unvoiced guess as to what the photos show. They can write their guess on a piece of paper and put it in a numbered basket that matches the number on the wedding photo. Reading these guesses during the reception is surely going to be enjoyable and amusing. The bride or groom can give the real answers of course. This is a for the most part a fun activity at a comparatively small, family wedding where the participants know the bride and groom very well.
If you want to provide an area for guests to have their photos taken but aren't thrilled with the "prom night" scheme, how about having a wedding photo corner set up someplace in the reception hall or facility. Here, the wedding photographer will take open photos of the wedding guests. They might be couples, but could also be whole families, friends enjoying themselves, or the groom being carried on the shoulders by the best man. Whatever the pictures end up being taken, they provide a fun, "let it all hang out" area for the wedding guests and a surprise for the bride and groom. Given that they will likely be busy with all the reception details and having the time of THEIR lives, they might be grateful knowing that their guests had a pretty good time too, as suggested in the photos.
We're actually going to do this at our wedding!!! But did you know there's actually an album out there that makes the whole Polaroid thing really easy to do and is something you can actually take with you on your honeymoon? I found out about it a couple of weeks ago and got one and can't wait to use it! The company is Adesso Albums and they've to a website (that's where I got mine) It's gonna be SO MUCH FUN!!!
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