People still talk about the bag of cameras. One roll each. No screen. You find out what you got when the envelope comes back.
They also remember the rest. Buying them. Labelling them. Chasing the ones that left in a coat. The envelope from the chemist, half of it thumbs and ceilings.
The part worth keeping is the honesty. A short roll. No retakes. You live with the frame you took.
Polajoy is that constraint, on the phone already in a pocket.
Every guest gets a 30-shot roll. They open the app, type a join code, add their name. A quick email sign-in, no password. iPhone and Android. About ten seconds to keep a photo or bin it. If they keep it, they can scribble a short handwritten note. Initials go on the frame.
No retakes. That is the point.
Then the photo is sealed until the reveal you chose. Not a live album. Not a shared folder filling up during the speeches. Not a WhatsApp group either. The night stays the night. There is a separate note on guest photos without the group-chat dump.
You do not put a camera on every table. If that object is what you were planning, the disposable or instant left at each setting, there is a note on a wedding table camera guests will actually use. You do not collect a carrier bag at the end. You do not drive to a chemist. The film is already on the phone.
If you were looking at hire rather than buy, a crate of disposables or instants for the weekend, there is a note on wedding camera hire, without a bag of cameras.
A bag of mixed disposables also never quite matched. One camera was warmer, one was colder, one had already been opened. Here the couple picks one of 12 film looks for everyone. The set comes back as one roll, not a pile of different plastic.
If you are planning an unplugged ceremony, this sits beside it cleanly. Phones can stay away for the vows, then come out as cameras later. There is a separate note on unplugged weddings.
Nominated photographers (the friend with the good eye, the sister, the best man) sign in and can start extra free rolls when they finish one. Ordinary guests stay on their single roll. That mix is how you get both the honest snapshots and a few people who will actually keep shooting.
Setup is free. Pay only if you want prints afterwards. Retroprints, a 12×12" layflat photo book, a wall frame with 16 or 25 apertures, thank-you cards. Digital copies are free. A small wordmark sits on those downloads. £2.99 takes it off. Prints never have it.
Twelve film looks, one choice for the whole wedding. The complete guide walks through looks, table cards, and the reveal. The rest of these notes live with the other articles.
If you are gifting this rather than hosting it yourself, there is a note for mothers, maids of honour, and best men.
We host a handful of weddings. Cash, or store credit and free products. Apply on the host page. We read every one.