Disposable Camera...for wedding?

Question

I am looking for disposable cameras with a beach or luau theme to put on my tables at my wedding so my guests can take pictures. Any suggestions where I can find those cheap?!

Thanks in advance!!

Thanks for the warning!! I will keep that in mind!!

ok...with all of the honest answers I have received, I have decided to scratch the idea!!! I will just have all my friends take pics with their cameras and make a cd or something!!

Thanks for the honest answers, they are greatly appreciated :)

Answer 1

Don't waste your money on those. Disposable cameras use recycled film and the quality of the pictures are less than desirable. A decent disposable would cost around 7 dollars a piece and then you have to pay for prints.

Disposable cameras for weddings were popular a years ago but with the digital boom, no one hardly ever uses film anymore. Have yoru guests email you the pics and pick the ones that you really like, instead of printing useless, low quality pictures.

Good luck

Answer 2

If, after seeing the comments on wedding cameras, you still decide you want them, here are a few links for specifically beach-themed ones:

http://www.weddingscenter.com/10.html
http://www.cameras101.com/Wedding-Cameras-Disposable.html
http://www.weddingkiosk.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=weddingcameras&Product_Code=fc-wcbeach10&Category_Code=
http://www.2heartsweddingfavors.com/site/1412591/product/C1299
http://cgi.ebay.com/DISPOSABLE-TROPICAL-BEACH-TURQOISE-PARTY-FLASH-CAMERAS_W0QQitemZ330160860392QQihZ014QQcategoryZ73449QQcmdZViewItem
http://www.monstermarketplace.com/General/Landing1953a1313.html
(the one on the third link is available on many websites, so if you like it, I'd suggest searching around a little for the best price)

Or, if you'd rather just go with plain cameras to get a better price, you can find those for less than $2 a piece with a little google search. Another route is to sign up for the theknot.com newsletter, which will tell you any time there is a sale in their shop (camera go on sale A LOT!) You can also use a coupon-code website like specialoffers.com or retailmenot.com to get an extra discount on your order (if you use Google Toolbar, retailmenot has a plugin that will alert you any time you're on a website that had coupon codes...just thought I'd tell you, because I love that!) Good luck!

Oh, and part of the reason why people are getting bad results may be (and I say MAY, so I hope no one is offended by this, it's just a possibility) because they didn't purchase cameras that have the correct type of film for the kind of lighting that your reception location has. Make sure you consider that if you want to go this route :)

When all is said and done, if you've read all the opinions and still want to put some cameras out, I'd recommend only a few (maybe one to a table or one every couple of tables, because chances are only a few people will bother with them). That way, you can have the fun of seeing what people come up with without investing a lot of money. For me, it would be worth the $10 to throw five cheap cameras out there and see what sort of fun, random pictures I end up with (and with absolutely no expectations as to the quality or content)!

(Edited to add some more beachy cameras!)

Answer 3

NO DON'T DO IT. It is a huge waste of money. If you pay to get the film developed on 20 cameras, you'll maybe get 10 good prints out of it - big money waster. What we did instead - we knew a lot of people would have digital cameras at the wedding. So we set up a "collection" on Shutterfly - basically a web page where anyone can go and upload their photos to share. We made magnets with the web address and a sentence or two explaining they could go to that site to upload their photos and view photos from others. We got a ton of really great candids that way, many more than we would have if we did the digital cameras, and we only had to pay for prints of the photos that turned out well, instead of the cost of all those disposable cameras and the cost to develop all that film.

Answer 4

If you do go through with it, don't buy those specifically themed or designated for weddings - they are way cheaper. Just go with fuji or kodak and buy in bulk at a warehouse or something.
However, some warnings. No matter how wonderful you think your guests are, some take naughty pictures, inappropriate pics, waste pics by taking pics of the floor, and often the cameras plain get taken by guests.
Not a good idea any more... it's kind of past its prime....
Best to designate someone to go around taking candid shots.

Answer 5

I agree with those that said they are a waste of money. Most people have digital cameras these days. And those who would take pictures will prefer to use those.

I set up a "group" site in snapfish and everyone shared their photos there. It worked out very well!

You will waste a lot of money on disposables and get a lot of useless pictures of the floor, kids sticking out their tongues, blurry flashes of radom stuff. A few thumbs that got in front of the lens, etc.

I thought about getting them at first, until someone pointed out how wasteful they would be. I went to a wedding last year that had them on the tables. Most of the people at our table didn't take any good pics. And the guys did a few bunny ears shots, and goofy stuff like that. We used our own digital camera for the shots we really wanted. As a guest, I figured I'd probably never get to see the pictures taken with the disposable, so why bother?

Answer 6

I have heard too many horror stories having to do with disposable cameras. What I and a lot of the people who've gone through the drama associated with those cameras have decided is to never have them at a wedding! For what you'd spend on the cameras ($7 -10 apiece) plus the cost of developing the film ($3-6/each depending) you could rent a photo booth where all of your guests can pile in and take their own personal photos. Then the guests take half of their pictures (usually 4) and put them in a box designed for holding all of them. Then you can put them in a scrapbook and the guests have a favor to take home with them.

Answer 7

I've been debating the disposable camera issue for a while now myself. I've decided against it. They aren't cheap and most guests prefer to use their own digital cameras these days anyway. After the wedding, send an e-mail to your guests who brought cameras (or who you know are usually the shutterbugs of your crowd) and ask them to send you any pcis they got at your wedding. Then post EVERYTHING (including your professional pictures if you can) on a photo-sharing site like Shutterfly so all your guests and friends who couldn't make it can see the action and order any prints they'd like.

If you really need to get disposable cameras, try theknot.com (when they're having a sale) and efavormart.com. Or even e-bay.

Answer 8

I wouldn't go there. It's passe and like someone said the film sucks. Also, more than half the photos are crappy cuz drunk people think it's funny to take pictures of there butts and cleavage. Don't waste your time. Give a couple friends you trust a digital camera and ask them to snap some candids for you. Or set up a movie cam and have friends give you well wishes.

Answer 9

I hear that you shouldn't use wedding specific cameras (the ones that have "our wedding" and stuff like that) as they are very cheaply made.

Just go to http://www.ecamerafilms.com and get a disposable flash camera from there. I bought a waterproof one there for cheap and they were excellent.

You could always get one of the plain ones and decorate it yourself.

Answer 10

I agree with Blunt. They're a huge waste of money and you won't be pleased with the results.

On our wedding website, we are letting people know in advance that there will be a computer onsite so they can upload their digital photos. It's the same concept of disposable cameras, but modern and cheaper, because I don't have to pay for film development.