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The photos are an integral part of any wedding. The newlyweds are happy to get your photos behind the photographer so they can relive their special day. But there are many special activities that can be built at a wedding, including photos.

An idea of fun that many brides are used to take pictures of everyone as they arrive to the wedding, almost like it does in a graduation party or business school Christmas party. You can provide a backdrop and couples can file for either a paid photographer or for anyone to pick up the camera. These images can be taken with a Polaroid camera for instant fun or with a disposable camera. If you want slightly higher quality photos, go for a digital camera.

This can be a great way to keep customers occupied and happy until the "official" reception begins with the arrival of the bride and groom.

As an extension of that idea, you can take instant photos and create scrapbook pages or pages in a memory book with photos. There can be supplies on hand so guests can create pages on the site, or pages can be pre-made and photos simply placed into the prepared spaces. If customers do not want to create pages on the site, or the bride does not want this particular activity going on, the photos can be saved for later. As a gift to the bride and groom, someone can create albums of memories with these photos.

If Polaroid cameras are used, another option is that people in the photo sign the Polaroid photo and place in a basket of some part. The bride and groom will enjoy looking at the photos later.

While not a particularly unique idea, many brides like to provide disposable cameras on each table at the reception for guests can capture free reception and the guests table. These photos can be added to the albums of the new wedding married or placed in a separate album showing the wedding from the perspective of the guests.

Another fun activity sure to be fun is to create a "silent photo guess" area. Here's how this works: before the wedding, someone close to the bride and groom collects pictures of the bride and groom at various stages of life. The photos should represent the bride and groom doing things, not at Christmas, or her first birthday cake. In other words, Photos should include some action, but it should be obvious in the image of what has occurred or when the person is.

Much like a silent auction people will come and see the pictures, then take a silent guess as to what the photos show. They can write their guess on a piece of paper and put in a numbered basket which corresponds to the number of the photo. Reading these guesses during the reception is fun and sure to be fun. The bride or groom can provide the real responses. This is a fun activity especially in a relatively small, family wedding where the participants know the bride and groom very well.

To provide a space for customers to take photos, but not content with the "prom night" idea, how about having a photo corner somewhere in the room receipt or installation. Here, the wedding photographer will take candid shots of wedding guests. They can be partners, but could also entire families, friends having a good time, or the groom is carried on the shoulders of the best man. What the pictures end up being, provide a fun, "Let it all hang out" area for wedding guests and a surprise for the bride and groom. It will probably be busy with all the details of host and having the time of their life, perhaps appreciate knowing their guests had a good time too, as evidenced in the photos.

About the Author

Debbie has been doing makeup artistry for 16 years. She is very knowledgeable in color theory and application and offer airbrushing for that flawless, natural finish. She is very experienced in wedding makeup, has worked with a number of major cosmetic companies, and participated in a number of fashion shows and charity events. Her focus is on the bride being satisfied and making her look her absolute best for her most important day. She is very trustworthy and committed to her profession and clients. She looks forward to meeting you.
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