| Pictures are an integral part of any wedding. | | | | wedding from the guests' perspective. |
| Newlyweds are usually thrilled to get their pictures | | | | Another fun activity sure to be entertaining is to |
| back from the photographer so they can relive their | | | | create a "silent photo guess" area. Here's how this |
| special day. But there are many special activities you | | | | works: before the wedding, someone close to the |
| can build into a wedding that involve photos. | | | | bride and groom collects pictures of the bride and |
| One fun idea that many brides employ is to take | | | | groom at various stages in life. The photos should |
| photos of everyone as they arrive at the wedding, | | | | depict the bride and groom doing things, not at |
| almost like you do at a high school prom or company | | | | Christmas or with their first birthday cake. In other |
| Christmas party. You can provide a backdrop and | | | | words, the photos should include some action, but it |
| couples can pose either for a paid photographer or | | | | shouldn't be obvious in the picture what has taken |
| for whoever happens to pick up the camera. These | | | | place or where the person is. |
| pictures can be taken with a Polaroid camera for | | | | Much like a silent auction, people will come along and |
| instant fun or with a disposable camera. If you want | | | | look at the photos, then take a silent guess as to |
| slightly higher quality photos, go for a digital camera. | | | | what the photos show. They can write their guess |
| This can be an excellent way to keep guests busy | | | | on a piece of paper and put it in a numbered basket |
| and happy until the "official" reception begins with the | | | | that corresponds with the number on the photo. |
| arrival of the bride and groom. | | | | Reading these guesses during the reception is |
| As an extension of that idea, you can take instant | | | | entertaining and sure to be amusing. The bride or |
| photos and create scrapbook pages or memory | | | | groom can provide the real answers. This is a |
| book pages with the photos. There can be supplies | | | | particularly fun activity at a relatively small, family |
| on hand so guests can create pages on site, or | | | | wedding where the participants know the bride and |
| pages can be pre-made and photos simply placed into | | | | groom very well. |
| the prepared spaces. If guests don't want to create | | | | If you want to provide an area for guests to have |
| pages on site, or the bride doesn't want this | | | | their photos taken but aren't thrilled with the "prom |
| particular activity going on, the photos can be saved | | | | night" idea, how about having a photo corner set up |
| for later. As a gift for the bride and groom, someone | | | | somewhere in the reception hall or facility. Here, the |
| can create memory books with these photos. | | | | wedding photographer will take candid shots of |
| If Polaroid cameras are used, another option is to | | | | wedding guests. They might be couples, but could |
| have the people in the photo sign the Polaroid photo | | | | also be entire families, friends having a good time, or |
| and place that in a basket somewhere. The bride and | | | | the groom being carried on the shoulders of the best |
| groom will enjoy looking at the photos later. | | | | man. Whatever the pictures end up being, they |
| While it's not a particularly unique idea, many brides | | | | provide a fun, "let it all hang out" area for the |
| like to provide disposable cameras on each table at | | | | wedding guests and a surprise for the bride and |
| the reception so guests can capture candid shots of | | | | groom. Since they will likely be busy with all the |
| the reception and the table guests. These photos can | | | | reception details and having the time of THEIR lives, |
| be added to the newlyweds' wedding album or they | | | | they might appreciate knowing their guests had a |
| can be placed into a separate album showing the | | | | pretty good time too, as evidenced in the photos. |