June 2, 2025, by Maud Bos

Best ways to capture your wedding yourself (and your guests)

Wedding
June 2, 2025, by Maud Bos

Best ways to capture your wedding yourself (and your guests)

Of course, you want to live in the moment during your wedding. Champagne in your hand and love in the air. But honestly: looking back at everything later (and laughing, crying, or smiling a little) is also worth gold. And no, that doesn't have to be done by an expensive photographer (although that's okay, wink).

Below you will find our favorite ways to capture your wedding, by you and your guests. Sometimes low budget, always creative, and often with a vintage sauce. Just the way we like it.

Say goodbye to disposables, hello AnalogApp

Say goodbye to disposables, hello AnalogApp

Disposable cameras are becoming more common at weddings and rightly so. You see the day through the eyes of your guests, so much fun. But the real gain is the vintage vibee: so romantic and dreamy.

Yes, we're suckers for analog photos. But let's be honest: those plastic things are not sustainable. Enter: AnalogApp. Think of it as a disposable digital camera. Your guests take photos via the app, but just like with the analogue version, they can't see them right away (exciting!). After the wedding, the prints will physically land on the bride and groom's doormat.

It works like this: you create an event in the app, decide how many photos everyone can take and choose a filter. Then everyone downloads the app, scans a QR code and clicks. You have a wedding full of spontaneous photos, without any hassle. No plastic waste, no lost cameras, but memories for life. If you want to know more about this, read this article.

Rent/create a Photobooth

Rent/create a Photobooth

Photobooths have been a hit at weddings for years and we can see why. You crawl in with two people (or cram in with a few too many people), press start and click click click – there comes the photo strip. And the best part? You can completely customize the photo strip: with your names, wedding date or even a colored background that perfectly matches you wedding mood board suits.

Would you like to take a slightly broader approach? DIY an open photo booth with your own backdrop and props. This way, more people can fit in the photo at the same time and you have more space to let loose (read: dancing, hitchhiking, hysterical group poses – anything goes).

Plus: afterwards you will also receive all the photos digitally. Yes, even the one with three double chins and one wink.

Polaroid cameras

Polaroid cameras

We love a polaroid. You immediately have a tangible memory, and that's what makes it so much fun. Have a niece or nephew take pictures of the guests when they come in and hang them on a string for a mini-exhibition.

During the party, many more photos can of course be taken. Pass the camera around or put it down somewhere, so that everyone can take a snapshot at their own moment. This way, you can keep that vintage atmosphere going, all evening long. Give the photos away as a souvenir, or make a guestbook with a sweet message. The result? A stack of spontaneous, personal mini-memories.

Oldschool but still going strong: Disposable cameras

Oldschool but still going strong: Disposable cameras

De OG of spontaneous wedding pics. Place them on tables or in a basket and let your guests go wild.

The result? Grainy chaos and unexpectedly beautiful moments that you only see after developing. Tip: add a mini manual (yes, really necessary) so that the photos become even better, and plan an evening of looking back with a drink. Not the cheapest in terms of developing, but you save on a photographer. Win-win-ish.

Psst: Too expensive? But you still want those same disposable vibes? Then use the AnalogApp: same effect, without the pain in your wallet.

Vintage camera? Off to the thrift store!

Vintage camera? Off to the thrift store!

Want something a little different than standard phone photos? Then a digital vintage camera from the thrift store is a great idea. Also more sustainable and completely in line with the Gen Z trend to take photos with old cameras. Especially now that everything is super sharp, that soft flash and light grain feels like old times again.

And the great thing is: you really don't have to buy an expensive camera costing hundreds of euros. For about thirty euros you can get one at the thrift store. Test it beforehand (please), and buy some extra SD cards right away so you can keep clicking when the memory card is full.

Tip: After the wedding, such a camera is also perfect for holidays, weekends away or just random moments that you want to capture in a slightly more special way.

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