Polaroid Weddings + Links to Get Creative

I have an old Polaroid - not old old, but probably circa 1995 or something like that. (Of course, to some of you that is "old old," which just makes me feel old.) I have flirted with the idea of dusting it off and purchasing some seriously expensive film for it and getting all creative in my endeavors. Each picture would cost around $3 to $5, depending on the film I got, which brings new meaning to the term "money shot." And yet, I still want it, which is to say a lot considering I am a cheepie kind of gal. Maybe it's the flapping involved in "developing" the photo or the sense that the end product is a tangible memory that you can hold in your hands, unlike most of our digital photos, which seem to rest forever in a universe of computer-y gigabytes.

Or maybe I am just being sucked into the trend that seems to glamorize all things nostalgic. The Polaroid trend isn't exactly a new one. There are quite a few Polaroid weddings, including this one of Eri and Philip, and of course with the infinite amount of talent we graphic designers have, one doesn't really have to have an actual Polaroid anymore to at least get the effect.

What do you think? Are you a Polaroid fan? Here are a few links to wet your appetite:

Need a camera or film? Check out The Impossible Project - when Polaroid stopped making film, they decided to step in and make their own.

This photographer offers a second shooter who uses only Polaroids.

A DIY wedding with all Polaroids.

Pretend you have an old Polaroid with this new instant one. 

A blog of candid Polaroids.

A Polaroid wedding on Flickr.

The never ending Polaroid Project - trippy!


(picture credit above (clockwise): Stephanie Williams Photography, Apartment Therapy, The Impossible Project, Maile Lani,  East Side Bride)