For a unique and classic addition to your wedding, I have created GO VINTAGE with six package options for you to choose from ranging from just £35 to £95.
As my main vintage camera is from the 1950’s I decided to name these packages after 1950’s love songs.
If you are interested in adding any of these packages to your wedding coverage then please let me know and I’ll make it so.
Kitty Kallen - Little Things Mean a Lot 1954
With this package I’d be bringing along just one vintage camera with me. Normally this would be my Zeiss Ikon Nettar. This camera used to be my Grandad’s - it still has that musky smell from sitting in a cupboard, untouched for years and years but the quality of the camera is outstanding! The cameras uses 120 film, so your photos will be 5x5 square prints. I like to use this camera because it’s the one I’m most familiar with and weddings are so fast paced, so it’s good to have cameras you are comfortable with. However, if you’d like to discuss me using another camera that is in my collection, feel free to ask; I do have 35mm cameras too if you’d prefer. With Little Things Mean a Lot you would receive three photos these could be black and white or colour as I would be using whatever film I have at hand at the time. This package could be perfect for you if your wedding has a busy timeline/limited time for portraits. It’s also the best option for winter weddings.
£35
£40
The Flamingos - I only Have Eyes For You 1959
With this package I would be bringing along my vintage Polaroid camera. This old-school camera is not like the modern instant cameras, its prints have all the quirky characteristic features that you’d expect of a 90’s Polaroid. Polaroids come in packs of 8 and I would be using the whole pack on you, so you can choose between colour Polaroids or black and white Polaroids - I recommend the black and white! I would take the Polaroids home with me and make some scans of them for you so you’ll always have a resilient digital copy of them. Polaroids can fade if they’re not looked after properly but I’ll be sharing my top tips with you for keeping your photos at their best.
Dean Martin - Memories Are Made of This 1956
With this package I would be bringing along two vintage cameras along with me, my Zeiss Ikon Nettar and my vintage Polaroid camera. This is the cheapest Go Vintage package that gives you the use of two cameras.
The Nettar used to be my Grandad’s and it has been in my family since 1955. You would receive six square 5x5 prints from this camera. I like to use this camera because it’s the one I’m most familiar with and weddings are so fast paced, so it’s good to have cameras you are comfortable with. However, if you’d like to discuss me using another camera that is in my collection, feel free to ask; I do have 35mm cameras too if you’d prefer.
The Polaroid is not like the modern instant cameras as this one was manufactured in the early 90’s Polaroid. You would receive four Polaroids from this camera.
That’s 10 vintage prints altogether. Your photos could be black and white or colour as I would be using whatever film & Polaroids I have at hand at the time. I would take the Polaroids home with me and make some scans of them for you so you’ll always have a resilient digital copy of them. Polaroids can fade if they’re not looked after properly but I’ll be sharing my top tips with you for keeping your photos at their best.
£65
The Platters - Only You 1955
With this package I’d be bringing along just one vintage camera with me (my Zeiss Ikon Nettar). The camera uses 120 film, so your photos will be 5x5 square prints and you can choose whether I use colour or black and white film in the camera. I would be using a full roll of film which would give you twelve photos!
When taking photos on this camera I need to take my time - it’s not as straightforward as taking photos on a digital camera and if I don’t get the settings correctly your photos could be out of focus or not exposed correctly. This means that this package may not be suitable for weddings that have a tight schedule.
I do need a good amount of natural light in order to get the best out of this camera, for this reason I don’t feel that this package is suitable for all weddings. If your venue lacks natural light or you are having a winter wedding then it may not be possible to get 12 good shots on your day with this camera. Maybe consider my ‘Little Things Mean a Lot’ package instead?
£75
£85
Chuck Berry - Sweet Little Sixteen 1958
This is the ‘Memories Are Made of This’ package but a bit bigger. Instead of receiving six photos from my Zeiss Ikon Nettar and four Polaroids from my vintage Polaroid camera you would be getting eight from both cameras - hence the sixteen.
Another bonus with this package is that you get to choose whether I use colour or black and white film in both of the cameras!
Frank Sinatra - All The Way 1951
This is the ‘I Only Have Eyes For You’ package AND the ‘Only You’ Package rolled into one. For this package I would be using a full roll of film (giving you twelve photos) and a full eight pack of Polaroids, giving you twenty vintage photos in total!
Taking all twenty of these vintage photos for you on one day (alongside taking photos on my digital camera) could be a bit too ambitious and this package won’t be suitable for every wedding day. If your wedding has a tight schedule or if there’s not a lot of natural light available, this package wouldn’t be ideal for you. But perhaps it would be perfect for a micro wedding/elopement.
£95
If you would like to discuss a bespoke Go Vintage package or or you want to hear what other cameras I could bring along instead of my usual ones, please just ask.