Bridal Bargains Blog » Favors http://www.bridalbargainsblog.com Thu, 08 Feb 2007 14:29:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Skip Wedding Favors, Make A Donation Instead http://www.bridalbargainsblog.com/skip-wedding-favors-make-a-donation-instead.htm http://www.bridalbargainsblog.com/skip-wedding-favors-make-a-donation-instead.htm#comments Mon, 30 Oct 2006 17:38:14 +0000 bridal bargains hunter http://www.bridalbargainsblog.com/skip-wedding-favors-make-a-donation-instead.htm Wedding favors are nice, whether it’s some candy, a candle, or some other trinket, but they will probably collect dust on some forgotten shelf until it’s time for you to move. Now consider this alternative: make a donation to a worthy cause instead of buying wedding favors. Let’s say you have 200 guests, if you would’ve spent about $5 per guest on wedding favors, consider donating a thousand dollars to the [insert name of a worthy charity here].

When everyone gets to their table, you could leave a note saying a donation was made to the charity or just mention it in a toast. Some people may be upset they didn’t get a candle or some candy but they’ll probably get over it. :)

]]> http://www.bridalbargainsblog.com/skip-wedding-favors-make-a-donation-instead.htm/feed 0 Disposable Camera Favors vs. Professional Photographer http://www.bridalbargainsblog.com/disposable-camera-favors-vs-professional-photographer.htm http://www.bridalbargainsblog.com/disposable-camera-favors-vs-professional-photographer.htm#comments Thu, 12 Oct 2006 13:45:54 +0000 bridal bargains hunter http://www.bridalbargainsblog.com/disposable-camera-favors-vs-professional-photographer.htm I read a tip about putting disposable cameras, around two, on each of the dinner tables in lieu of hiring a professional photographer and I have to say that’s a ridiculous way to save money. Putting disposable cameras on each of the tables and having your guests take action shots is a great way to augment professionally taken photographs but it certainly isn’t a replacement, unless you really don’t care about photos at the reception (then it’s a perfectly good idea!).

Here are several reasons why a disposable camera is a bad idea (when used to replace a professional photographer):

  1. Camera Use Will Be Low – It’s likely no one has done any studies but the number of photos actually taken with the disposable camera probably won’t be particularly high. It certainly won’t be 100% and if photos of the reception are important to you then it certainly would be too big of a risk to take, don’t you think?
  2. Photo Quality Will Be Low – Unless you discover super high quality digital disposable cameras (at which point you’re no longer really saving much money anyway), the photo quality will be low.
  3. You Won’t Have Digital Copies Too – Chances are a professional photographer will take the photos digitally and your disposable cameras won’t.

Now, disposable cameras as a means of augmenting a professional photographer is a great idea because you can get so many more candid shots. A professional photographer can only take one photo at a time but an army of your closest friends, after they’ve been drinking heavily, can take a whole slew of photos!

Where should you go to buy disposable cameras? I personally would recommend eBay if you’re looking to save some money and willing to sacrifice on film quality.

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