My father has an expensive digital camera that takes the most amazing photos you could ever want. He takes it everywhere he goes and protects it with his life. It is rather annoying on family vacations when he’s being incredibly paranoid about it’s well being. I completely understand his fears, but I don’t share them. Sure, I own a digital camera. I also own a regular camera. But, when I’m going someplace on a vacation and know that I’m going to be out and about, I choose to stock up on disposable cameras. Much to my amazement several years ago, I purchased one for a beach trip. I didn’t expect the photos to turn out too well, but they turned out to be very high quality. I was hooked.
With having a disposable camera, I don’t worry about damaging it. I don’t worry about it being stolen. I can toss it around a bit more carelessly and packed without taking extra precautions. Granted, they don’t take incredibly high quality photos, but I have never had a complaint about them. They even have disposable cameras that you can not only get wet but take underwater with you. I took an underwater disposable camera with me on my Bahamas trip. When the time came to swim with the dolphins and go snorkeling, I got some amazing shots. My only complaint was that sometimes the dolphins would kick up the sand with their swimming and the pictures didn’t always come out clearly. The dolphins playful fun couldn’t be blamed on the cameras though.
More than likely, you have been to a wedding reception that has disposable cameras on each of the tables. Many couples are big fans of having this at their receptions for the candid moments that a photographer doesn’t capture. They want the guests to take photos of themselves and each other, along with other moments that the bride and groom would love to have on film. Getting disposable cameras for your wedding reception isn’t overly expensive. The expensive part comes when you have them developed.
One problem is that when all of the disposable cameras are collected, there are still pictures that can be taken on each of the cameras. Honestly, that’s not a big deal. Take the cameras that still have room on them on your honeymoon. Take the extra photos of things yourself. Or, just don’t fill them up and pay less for developing less photos. In my opinion, that’s nothing to complain about. There are always moments at weddings that people wish could be captured forever. By having disposable cameras for the guests, some of those moments can last forever.
A new trend among couples making wedding plans are butterfly releases. It usually occurs when the bride and groom exit the church or wedding site. Guests or, the bride and groom themselves, release the beautiful butterflies. Guests are usually captivated by this beautiful and unique display of color fluttering into the sky as a celebration. More and more farms and butterfly houses are raising butterflies to provide for the rising demand of butterfly releases.
Butterfly releases do have certain recommended guidelines that should be followed out of respect for the butterflies. If the weather is inclement or too cool, butterfly releases should not occur. Should the weather be too cool, the butterflies will most likely not fly away. Temperatures should be above 62 degrees. The same is likely if it is raining. The warmer month weddings will have more success in having butterfly releases. When it’s warm, the more the butterflies are likely to take flight and leave guests in awe. Butterfly releases should also be done before the sun sets in the evenings. It is respectful to give the butterflies enough daylight to find a safe place to settle for the day or evening.
Most of the places you can order your butterflies from guarantee their safe arrival and on time. When you receive your butterflies from the company, be sure to follow the instructions thoroughly to ensure that your butterfly release will be just as wonderful as you imagined it. There have been some horror stories about bride and grooms receiving their butterflies and not a single one of them was alive. Obviously, there cannot be any joyful butterfly releases if that does occur. Unfortunately, it used to happen quite often. Many brides and grooms found themselves having to scramble for last minute other ideas and found themselves disappointed.
If you are making the decision to have butterfly releases at your wedding or special event, make sure you are purchasing from a reliable company. It is not cheap to order these butterflies, so don’t settle for a cheap price just because you are saving lots of money. It is usually the cheaper than hoped for deals that end up sending butterflies that don’t arrive alive. Spend the extra money to know that there is care and caution going into the packaging and shipping of the butterflies. It can actually end up being quite costly to have butterfly releases, depending on how many butterflies you want. It is such a creative and unique alternative than the everyday bubbles that people choose to have at their weddings. Butterfly releases can be something that your guests will talk about for years to come.
