The experience of having Polaroids and a mix of Film formats at your wedding or elopement
Having film photography for your special day is going to change your whole getting married experience. You will see your wedding or elopement day with another perspective; shooting on film forces us to be more present in the moment since time is a great requirement to create, have fun and experiment. Even though you won’t know exactly what you’re gonna get, you can be sure that these analog photographs will be taken with photography expertise and that you’ll have even a more artistic approach to your final wedding documentary.
A Polaroid film package is only 8 photos, medium format film (120mm) rolls is 12 and 35mm has 36 photos so, even if you have a lot of rolls and polaroid shots in your coverage, the number of exposures is still limited and each shot is carefully taken so you can feel every photo as a precious treasure. For most of my wedding and elopement photography coverages you get Polaroids included and you always have the option to also add 120mm and 35mm rolls on your coverage as well as half-frame photos.
Sometimes couples spend a lot of money on having disposable or instant cameras for their guests to take pictures on their wedding day, which is such a fun idea but this is not always the best decision if you do want a mix of professional digital and film photography coverage. The work of an expert film photographer will never be the same as what your friends and family can shoot. All format films, as well as the developing processes are very expensive and unfortunately, sometimes the bride and groom end up regretting having film cameras for everybody instead of getting professional film photography.
If you love film photography as I do, this is definitely for you. The feeling of having to stop for a second instead of running around with a rushed timeline on your wedding or elopement day will be invaluable and you would love going back seeing moments in time frozen on film that no one will have on their smartphones and not even maybe on your digital photos.
