Shutter/Shudder

I am nervous. We just realized that a budget wedding just doesn't allow for room for the real deal: a professional photographer. We met last week with a friend/former co-worker who has of late, been expanding her picture-taking talent into a full-fledged wedding photography business. We can't afford her. While she is, no doubt, worth every cent, we may just have to rely on the kindness (and creativity) of our friends to capture our moments. We may have a few more tricks up our sleeves, but more dish on that topic once we've explored our options.

I do love the idea of setting up a photo "booth" where guests pose for their own pics against a make-shift backdrop. It's been done quite well in other weddings, like this one I found on a fellow budget bride's blog. Our best bet would be an old Polaroid, but since they stopped producing the film, it may be tricky (and expensive). Anyone have an old Polaroid (+ film) for sale?

While I trust that my over-zealous camera toting friends will take far too many photos (delightfully), I am concerned that we may miss out on some classic (yet fun) couple pics. I shudder to think of a mess of dunk people attempting to catch those picture perfect moments. I love these so much: