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I saw a really cute idea in the last edition of Martha Stewart weddings where they put a disposable camera at each place setting of the children's table along with a scavenger hunt card, encouraging the children to take pictures of "a couple's loving kiss" "boogying on the dance floor" etc.  It was so cute.

I agree with Fizicsgirl, though.  Anyone who's going to take pictures will take them digitally, imo.  Have you considered setting up a flickr account for guests' pictures?  You can make little cards with the login and password along with instructions on how to upload them. 

Edit: Here's a link to the Martha idea: http://www.marthastewartweddings.com/templates-and-clip-art?contentid=de139da73ad81210VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD#slide_17

are you having kids? If they get ahold of it...you will have some interesting shots..

One of my friends did this..and well, she got some pictures of a random dog that was wondering around and its butt; a piece of cake in the tiolet; and some kids doing some very random stuff....it was hilarious but not exactly what she was looking forward too. If you have a photographer and want others, I say go for it. But, if it's your only option..make sure the adults keep them and not let the kids run wild with them "accidently."

And, when processing: be careful with whom you go too...or take them in batches just in case someone screw up.

I think a photo booth would be a better (yeah..more expensive) option but more controlled and less random cake photos..

Are you inviting kids to your wedding? If so, don't get disposable cameras bc they'll get their hands on them and then all the shots will be used up in like 10 min. and of nothing in particular. My cousin did that and said that out of like 8 cameras she could use like two shots. It is expensive to develop too if you don't get good shots!

I'm doing the disposal cameras but our good friends who got married last year so they spent hundreds of dollars getting all their film developed from their tables and most of it was crap. :P

I'm thinking of making a little poem to put on each camera that says (in a nice way) to take meaningful shots. Also, the kids coming to the reception are either under 2 or 10 and over so hopefully it goes well.

it sounds like a fun concept but could get really costly to develop - especially if they weren't actually used much or if the shots were inane.

(Excuse me if someone has suggested this, too lazy to read)

I don't think it's lame. 

I do, however, think that it's more expensive (paying for the cameras plus all the developing costs) and less practical than setting up a flickr account and gathering guest photos there.  Since pretty much everyone these days uses a digital camera and will get WAY better shots on their digi cams than on a cheap disposable.  This way you'll get better pictures, more of them, and a more usable format (in my opinion).

One way to do this is to simply print small cards (you can buy printable business cards from an office supply store or hand cut to save money) that explain you'd like people to upload their photos to your flickr account.  Then give the steps (url, sign in name, password, whatever).  A couple weeks after the wedding follow up with a group email that reiterates the request and instructions.  I've seen this on quite a few blogs and I think it's a fab idea.  I think the flickr account costs about $25.

I think this will be way too expensive to be worth it.

i actually got the cameras FOR the kids. i printed up a "i spy" game card from martha stewart -- "find a man in a spotted necktie", or "find a couple dancing" -- and plan to use these as favors on the kids' table, each with their own camera. (because the martha thing was a download, my cards look EXACTLY like the card in this Martha photo. i even got white cameras and red pencils. too cute, i think.)