For those doing the polaroid guest books....

Where is the cheapest place to get the cameras and the books to put the pictures in?? I just decided last night that I think I want to do this for our guest book....it sounds like such a fun idea!! Also...where is the cheapest place to get extra film...how much do I need?

TIA for your help!

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anyone??

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i have no help but a question - who woudl take teh polaroids of each couple? this is a really cute idea...

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Posted by SOON TO BE MRS. B

i have no help but a question - who woudl take teh polaroids of each couple? this is a really cute idea...

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you designate someone to do it...I will probably ask our day of coordinator to handle it.

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How about checking out Costco or BJ's? I would think they'd have the best price on the film. Not sure if they have the cameras though.

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Here is a DIY option if you are interested:

Polaroid DIY Guestbook

You can also find the book on theknot.com:


theknot

I saw them on sale on a website recently, but I can't remember which one!

Re: For those doing the polaroid guest books....

The way I did it, you really don't need to buy the book right away. I wound up receiving a beautiful photo album from one of my OOT guests and I put my polaroids in there.

I've never seen any difference in the price of the film for polaroids...but mine was purchased at Target (both the camera and the film).

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We were going to do it until we found out how much film costs for a polaroid.

But you don't need to get the actual books for this. I've heard brides that get normal photo albums and have the guests write on the page after lifting the plastic.

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MY DOC took the pictures for us. I highly recommend doing it. I had 2 guestbooks and they are one of my most treasured items from the day. It's so much fun to look at them. She also decorated the inside with fun scrapbooking stickers and it looks so cute.

I got my albums on sale on a website that no longer sells them, but here is the link to Adesso
If you do a google search for Adesso Albums a ton of sites come up. Thsi is what they look like - and of course I bought red ones!


I got my film at CVS, but you may find a better deal at Costco or BJ's.

ETA: BriBri529 used a different. less expensive polaroid guest book that was cute, but I don't remember the name of the site.

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Posted by Backinneyork

MY DOC took the pictures for us. I highly recommend doing it. I had 2 guestbooks and they are one of my most treasured items from the day. It's so much fun to look at them. She also decorated the inside with fun scrapbooking stickers and it looks so cute.

I got my albums on sale on a website that no longer sells them, but here is the link to Adesso
If you do a google search for Adesso Albums a ton of sites come up. Thsi is what they look like - and of course I bought red ones!


I got my film at CVS, but you may find a better deal at Costco or BJ's.

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great! where did you get your actual polaroid camera from? how much was it?

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the adesso site also has polaroid cameras for $41...just FYI