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Disposable cameras or a QR code gallery?

Disposable cameras give guests something fun to hold and a film look, but each takes a set number of shots and you only see them once the films are developed. A QR code gallery uses the phones guests already carry, so their photos and videos arrive on the day, for everyone to see.

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Set up your wedding

Our galleryDisposable cameras
CostFree for our first weddingsEach camera, then developing each film
What guests useTheir own phoneThe camera on their table
How many photosAs many as guests takeA set number per camera, often 27
VideosYesNo
When you see themIn seconds, on the dayOnce the films are developed
Who sees themEveryone at the wedding, as they arrive or at a big reveal the next morningYou, once you have the prints or scans
Prints and keeping themDownload them all at full size, or save any photo to your phoneThe developed prints, and scans if the lab offers them

When each is the better choice

Disposable cameras

  • You love the film look, and the surprise of waiting to see them.
  • You'd like guests to put their phones away.
  • You want something on the tables for guests to play with.

Our gallery

  • You want every guest's photos and videos, on the day, without collecting cameras afterwards.
  • You want the guests to see them too, and save their favourites.
  • You'd rather not wait, or pay, for developing.

The short version

Disposable cameras are a lovely bit of fun, and some couples keep them for exactly that. As a way to collect every guest’s photos, they need collecting, developing and scanning, and they hold a fixed number of shots. A gallery on the guests’ own phones has none of those limits, and the photos are there the next morning.

Questions

Can we have both?
Yes. Some couples put a disposable camera on each table for fun and a QR code beside it for everything else.
Are phone photos as good as film?
They're different. Phone photos are sharper and work in low light; film has a look many people love.

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