10 Classic and Creative Ways to Capture Memories on Your Wedding Day

Your wedding day is full of beautiful moments. Capturing each one is essential so you and your partner can look back and cherish them for years. Discover 10 classic and unique ways to preserve your significant and candid wedding moments.

1. Set Up an Auto-Sharing Archive

Get a glimpse of your guests’ camera rolls after your wedding with an auto-sharing archive. While your photographer is sure to capture the essential moments of the day, your guests will have their own collection of photos, from fun selfies to silly candids and group shots.

To commemorate your special day at Spruce Mountain, you and your guests can download our app (App Store or Google Play)to organize your photo sharing. Completely free of charge, our app allows you to create an album and share it with your guests for everyone to contribute their pictures. You can display the album’s QR code at your reception so guests can scan it and start sharing their snapshots from the day.

2. Hire a Photographer

No wedding is complete without a photographer who documents vital and candid moments, from your pre-wedding preparation to your first kiss as a married couple. This professional will be an integral part of your big day, and you must choose someone who can bring your vision to life.

Here are some questions to ask when interviewing potential wedding photographers:

• Are you available on my wedding date?
• What’s your photography style?
• Will you bring assistants with you?
• Do you shoot weddings that are similar in size to ours?
• Can I see your portfolio?
• How much does your package cost?

3. Invite a Content Creator

While a wedding photographer captures high-quality images, content creators provide short, social media-ready clips from your pre-wedding preparation to the after-party. They use a smartphone to capture snaps and videos. A wedding content creator can also work with your photographer and videographer, snapping candid photos you can access in a few hours. They are a must-have if you love uploading curated TikTok videos or Instagram Stories.

4. Provide Disposable Cameras to Guests

Witness your wedding from your guests’ perspective with disposable cameras. Assign one camera per guest table and allow your loved ones to capture photos your photographer may miss out on, such as selfies, food shots and other intimate moments between your family, relatives and friends.

Disposable cameras can cost $14-$53 each. You can buy them at Walmart, Target, Amazon or wedding vendors that sell disposable cameras in bulk. Remember to provide a guide for people who don’t know how to use a disposable camera. You don’t want people forgetting to activate the flash button inside the dark reception hall.

5. Create a Photo Display

There are many ways you can display images on your wedding day. You can display old wedding photos of your parents and grandparents to honor them and allow guests to meander down memory lane.

If you want a more engaging display, create a Polaroid picture station where guests can take a photo of themselves to put on the board. Provide pens so guests can leave you and your partner a short message.

6. Book a Team of Videographers

Your wedding day will go by quickly. You’ll get ready in the morning and the next thing you know, everybody’s already grooving on the dance floor. Hiring a team of professional videographers to capture vital and candid moments is essential so you can relive your big day.

Every wedding is unique, but an experienced videographer will provide a list of must-have shots you’ll expect to see in your video. A comprehensive video shot list usually consists of four categories, including pre-ceremony, ceremony, post-ceremony and reception shots. Work with someone who can provide all your requested shots apart from the four mandatories.

7. Invest in a Same-Day Edit (SDE) Video

Some wedding videographers only offer raw footage or send the edited video days after your wedding. However, some may offer a quicker turnaround. An SDE is a mini documentary summarizing every moment leading up to your reception. It includes morning preparations, the moment you walk down the aisle, guest reactions, post-ceremony activities and the first dance.

Choose a song that best represents your theme or love story. Remind the videographer to include moments you deem essential.

8. Incorporate Wedding Time-Lapse

A time-lapse video captures moments and compresses them into a reduced timespan. You can ask a professional to create a time-lapse footage of all the pictures taken during your special day or have the whole ceremony and reception recorded from start to finish. It’s a fun way to relive your special day and see moments you might’ve missed.

9. Hire a Live Wedding Painter

In this digital age, a live wedding painter reminds people that good things take time. This professional creates artwork depicting a special moment at your wedding celebration. They usually work in the reception area, where guests can watch them paint. Hiring one costs between $1,500 and $10,000, depending on the artist’s supplies, experience level and travel costs.

10. Get a Video Booth

Hire a video booth supplier if you want a more creative take on photo booths. This allows guests to record video messages, sing a song from a karaoke machine or dance around while giving their best wishes. You and your future spouse will be busy on your big day, leaving you with limited time to mingle with everyone. A video booth allows you to reflect on the moments you didn’t see and relive special moments.

Capture and Preserve Your Happily Ever After

There are countless creative ways to capture the essence of your big day. Remember to get classic photography and videography services and invest in a few unique add-ons, such as disposable cameras and a video booth, to create a meaningful collection of memories that’ll last a lifetime.

Author bio: Cora Gold is a wedding writer and editor of Revivalist magazine. She aims to inspire couples to achieve the wedding of their dreams. Connect with Cora on LinkedIn, Pinterest and Twitter.