Instagramming At Weddings: The Death of the Disposable Camera

Disposable cameras finely balanced in the center of immaculately decorated wedding tables were at one stage indispensable to any wedding reception. But, as smiling photos of guests were replaced by blurred images of body parts, and as digital cameras resigned film to school art-rooms the life of the disposable camera was always under threat.

Eventstagram are offering an alternative; a modern, fashionable and more functional take on this old school ideology. By using a live Instagram slideshow we allow guests to take Instagram photos on their own phone, whilst we stream them live to a big screen. The bride and groom can then use then use these images to create a stunning photo book, with software such as blurb.  

So why are these retro classics still clinging onto the table clothes of contemporary weddings?  

Let's compare the new with the old, the facebook with the bridge club, the iphone with the Fujifilm quicksnap: 

New Perspectives

Disposable cameras gave wedding couples an opportunity to see their party from the perspective of their guests. By using eventstagram we could allow everyone in the room, at any moment, to share their perspective of their party, instantly, on a big screen. Not only that, they are also easily transfered to a photo book which can live on as a lasting memory of the day.  

Guests Entertainment

Disposable cameras were about entertaining your guests on their tables. With a live Instagram feed, not only are the guests on each table engaged with the wedding and those on their table, but they are being connected to the whole wedding party through the world of Instagram, and the innovation of a live photo feed. 

Humour

Disposable cameras produce funny photos. In most cases this is not true, in most cases they gave poor quality ineligible 6x4 photos. But by using an Instagram slideshow guests can compete with each other for the best taken, or most humorous Instagram image, on a good quality camera with some fantastic photo filters. The best thing is, you can ban any unsavory or bad quality images instantly, and you never have to see a printed version!    

The beauty of disposable cameras was for a happy wedding couple to have lots of fun and different photos of their event. Eventstagram loves and embraces this ideology, and although it may seem that disposable cameras are dead, we think that eventstagram has brought their spirit and philosophy back to life, with our innovative live Instagram slideshows for weddings and parties.