Fun Wedding Photo Ideas For Guests

Pictures are an integral area of any wedding day.				they can be placed into a separate album showing
Newlyweds are normally thrilled to get their pictures				the wedding from the guests' perspective.
back from the photographer so they are in a position				A fun activity sure to be entertaining is to create a
to relive their special occasion. But there are many				"silent photo guess" location. Here's how this works:
special activities you can build into a wedding that				prior to the wedding, someone more or less the the
involve photos.				happy couple collects pictures of the bride and groom
One fun idea that lots of brides employ is to take				at various stages in life. The photos should depict the
photos of everyone as they arrive at the marriage				the couple doing things, not at Christmas or with their
ceremony, almost like you do at a college prom or				first birthday cake. In the correct way, the photos
company Christmas party. You can render a				should include some action, but it should not be
background and couples can pose either for a paid				obvious in the picture what has happened or where
photographer or for whoever happens to pick up the				the individual is.
camera. These pictures can be taken with a Polaroid				Much like a silent auction, people will come along and
camera for instant fun or with a disposable camera.				observe the photos, then take a silent guess as to
If you want slightly higher quality photos, go for a				what the photos show. They invest write their guess
digital camera.				on an item of paper and put it in a numbered basket
This can be an excellent way to hold guests occupied				that relates to with the number on the photo.
and happy until the "official" reception begins with the				Reading these guesses during the reception is
arrival of the bride and bridegroom.				entertaining and sure to be amusing. The bride or
As an extension of that idea, you may take instant				groom can provide the real answers. This is a
photos and create scrapbook pages or memory				specially fun activity at a comparatively small, family
book pages with the photos. There can be supplies				wedding day where the participants know the the
available so guests can create pages on site, or				happy couple very well.
pages can be manufactured and photos simply placed				If you wish to render field for guests to have their
into the prepared spaces. If guests don't wish to				photos taken but aren't thrilled with the "prom night"
create pages on site, or the bride does not want this				idea, how about having a picture corner established
particular activity happening, the photos can be saved				somewhere in the reception hall or facility. Here, the
for later. As a gift for the bride and bridegroom,				wedding ceremony photographer will take candid
someone can create memory books with these				shots of wedding day guests. They could be couples,
photos.				but could easily be entire families, friends really
If Polaroid cameras are utilized, another alternative is				enjoying your life, or the groom being carried on the
to have the people in the photo sign the Polaroid				shoulders of the best man. Whatever the pictures
photo and place that in a basket somewhere. The				finish up being, they provide a fun, "let it all hang out"
the couple will enjoy considering the photos later.				region for the wedding guests and a surprise for the
While it's not an especially unique idea, many brides				bride and groom. Since they'll likely be occupied with
love to provide disposable cameras on each table at				all the reception details and having the time of THEIR
the reception so guests can capture candid shots of				lives, they could appreciate knowing their guests had
the reception and the table guests. These photos can				a pretty good time too, as evidenced in the photos.
be added to the newlyweds' wedding day album or