<p>Nearly 37 years ago, I heeded some advice I read in a brides’ magazine to have one friend or more take candid photos in addition to your photographer taking the formal shots. I was and am thrilled with the results, as I could never have afforded for the photog (a National Geographic employee) to take shots of everyone there, etc.
Is this still okay? I see very elaborate wedding albums with thousands (it seems) of photos but OMG, that is expensive. My photographer never said a word nor had I checked with him beforehand. He knew I was committed to an album and two mothers albums.
WDYT?
(my middle son is getting married and they want to keep costs down as much as possible)</p>
<p>My sister-in-law put a disposable camera on each table with instructions to take candid photos and leave the camera in a basket. But with camera phones, seems like it’s something the bride and groom could request of their friends informally. I love the idea.</p>
<p>VA - what my best friends did for their wedding was set up a laptop on a table with a sign that said if anyone would be so kind as to share your wedding photos with us we would greatly appreciate it. They got thousands and thousands of photos as everyone downloaded them to the laptop for them before they left.</p>
<p>Kind of the same concept of the disposable camera but digitally.</p>
<p>Fendergirl, what a great idea! I was so surprised when my new laptop came with a slot for the photo thingies. So easy!</p>
<p>I thought it was a neat idea too - that’s the first time I saw anyone do that at a wedding. After their honeymoon they took the compiled photos and burned them all to CD’s and handed them out to the wedding party and anyone who wanted them. I think there were about 6 or 7 disc’s total!</p>
<p>Cool update!</p>
<p>There are a few things I’d consider. There have been recent articles about how guests can interfere with the professionals, so I’d ask the photographer how he or she feels about someone else potentially interfering, especially with the same shots. Also, I would not feel right to ask a guest to work or do anything other than be my guest. If they offer, another story.</p>
<p>my niece sent out a card in her wedding invitation using trycapsule dot com. They have an app for iPhones and Androids to upload and organize the shots. IDK how I feel about it yet.
Don’t have an iPhone, but I know my D will do it.</p>
<p>We are currently in the process of selecting photographers for our D’s upcoming wedding. I prefer to leave the recording of the events to the professionals, and am making that a financial priority since those videos and photographs will, in fact, be the only tangible reminders of the day’s events. I would not want to ask guests to take photographs, though I know they will, in fact, do so. It would be easy enough in the days following the wedding, to peruse Face Book and grab any shots you find there that you like! :)</p>
<p>Yeah but getting shots on Facebook are low quality and will look awful if printed.</p>
<p>I think it just depends on the person.</p>
<p>I’d never interfere with a photo someone else was taking. That’s extremely rude.</p>
<p>Here is the recent CC thread about unplugged weddings, which is only relevant to this thread to show how guests are sometimes totally unaware they are ruining pro shots. Most people have common sense, but if you make it clear you welcome additional pictures and someone does volunteer, you might want to caution them.</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parent-cafe/1514511-weddings-unplugged-good-idea-bad-idea.html?highlight=photos[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parent-cafe/1514511-weddings-unplugged-good-idea-bad-idea.html?highlight=photos</a></p>