Notes

Things people ask before they host.

Short, plain notes. How a guest camera sits next to a photographer, an unplugged ceremony, a planner's table, or a gift that is not another toaster. Written by Richard Lovatt.

Notes · Unplugged

An unplugged wedding still needs photos

Phones away for the vows. Photos still have to come from somewhere.

Notes · Ceremony

Phone-free ceremony photos, without missing the day

Phones down for the aisle. A sealed guest camera for everything after.

Notes · Disposables

A disposable camera wedding, without the disposable cameras

The one-roll honesty, on the phone already in a pocket.

Notes · Tables

A wedding table camera guests will actually use

A join-code card on the cloth. The camera is already in a pocket.

Notes · Hire

Wedding camera hire, without a bag of cameras

The crate, the deposit, the 1am collect. One shared film on phones already in pockets.

Notes · Gifting

Gift the wedding camera, not another toaster

For mothers, maids of honour, and best men who want to give the camera.

Notes · Gifting

A gift of photos, not another thing

Guest photos as the present. Not another object, not a dump of camera rolls.

Notes · Guest books

A Polaroid guest book, without the Polaroids

The instant book, without the film packs or the box in the loft.

Notes · Guest books

Guest book alternatives that are actually photos

A book on a table, or photos of the night. A sealed guest camera instead.

Notes · Guest photos

Wedding guest photos, without the WhatsApp dump

No please-send-your-photos. A sealed guest camera instead.

Notes · Guest photos

How to collect wedding photos from guests

The method, without chasing a group chat. Shared album, AirDrop, or a sealed camera.

Notes · Guest photos

A wedding guest photo app (without the morning-after chat)

The app, not the group chat. One join code, a 30-shot roll, sealed until you look.

Notes · Guest photos

How to have wedding guests upload photos

The upload ask, without the morning-after pile in a chat or a folder.

Notes · Guest photos

How to get photos from wedding guests

You already want them. The problem is getting them, without the morning-after chase.

Notes · Guest photos

How to ask wedding guests for photos

The polite message, the table card, the story. You still end up chasing.

Notes · Photographers

What a guest camera is for (and what it isn’t)

Not a replacement. Extra rolls if they nominate you.

Notes · Planners

A guest camera planners can actually run

Join codes, table cards, quick guest sign-in.

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