Friday, April 8, 2011

I Spy With My Little Eye...



I spy with my little eye...a game for kids of all ages to enjoy!! This idea started with disposable cameras. One thing I love about weddings is to sit back and look at everyone's candid photos of the night, and we thought long and hard about putting out disposable cameras at every table for guests to use.

After much research, we decided that was not the way to go. Not only is it a huge expense (purchasing the camera, and developing 60 rolls of film), but most of the photos will undoubtedly be the same (or unusable), and it is highly likely that some guests will take the cameras home with them, photos to never be seen again. And really, it's 2011. How many people out there come to a wedding without their digital cameras of much better quality?

And so, while perusing Weddingbee one morning (my go-to DIY inspiration site), I saw "I Spy" cards.



What are these? How do you use them? Where do they go? I loved how they looked, but was very unsure of how they were to be used. Is it a game with prizes at the end? How do the results get shared?

All of these questions came back in September. It was not until now (April) that all has been answered and a clear use for them has been decided.

First, I created a 6x6 template in word using our wedding colors. 6 pages of different items to look for allows for varying photos on each table, so hopefully very different photos will return. One card will be at each table for guests to look at during dinner and use as inspiration for their photos throughout the night. We are not using it as a game with prizes, but more as a suggestion for photo ops, which brings me to the next step...

We created a photo sharing website on shutterfly, and placed the information for this at the bottom of each card. We also created photosharing cards with all the information on them which will get placed in our thank you cards to remind guests to upload all their photos. I cannot WAIT to see what our guests come up with!!



What fun touches are you adding to your special day?

21 comments:

  1. I was wondering if you could possibly send me the templates for these?

    thanks so much!

    angelbaby234567@yahoo.com

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  2. Love these can you send the templates to me at courtneybabes@yahoo.com.

    Thanks!

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  3. hello i love this is there a way that you can let me know where to find the template for these. you can send it to danny.nicki@gmail.com

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  4. love love love this idea, thanks so much for sharing

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  5. I would love to get the template as well! Nanny_ray@live.com
    Thank you!
    Ray

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  6. please can i also have the template.

    many thanks
    simonne.levy@gmail.com

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  7. Yours look fantastic! Would you be able to send me the template for these as well. I have been looking everywhere and trying to simultaneously make my own. Thanks a bunch!
    mel.hannett17@gmail.com

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  8. I love this! funny thing is My fiance and I actually met at a friends party and ended up the night we met playing eye spy with each other using the surrounding people at the party as our objects...he was shy and it way the only way I could get him to warm up! haha I am a social worker so I love these Icebreakers! Can I also get the templates? I am not as creative as you, but I think it would be so cute to do it at our wedding because it has so much meaning to it for us!
    jenniferdickey33@gmail.com

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  9. Too cute. Can you please send me your template as well.
    Penwedding@gmail.com
    Thanks

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  10. I LOVE YOUR TEMPLATE! Can you please send it to me, heatherkerns7@gmail.com I would reallllly appreciate it!

    Thanks!

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  11. I love your template......Great idea.....Can you please email it to me.....1leslie.francis@gmail.com...Thank you! Love your idea with enclosing the info in the thank you card for uploading the photos.

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  12. I would love the template too!!!
    d_angel25@hotmail.com
    It is such a cute idea!
    Im getting married next weekend and I have been trying to make my own. But yours is so cute!

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  13. I'd love the template. Getting married Saturday!
    sarruski@gmail.com

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  14. hi, can you please email me the template

    spattison@gmail.com

    Thanks,

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  15. Hello! Can you send me the template? I am doing the same I Spy thing, but I do not know how to make the templates in Word, and Photoshop would be too tedious.

    ALLVINC@yahoo.com

    Thanks! :)

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  16. hi, can you please email me the template

    mywitsend@hotmail.com

    Thanks,

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  17. Hi!
    This is amazing. Can i have the template aswell?

    santana.018@hotmail.com

    Thanks!

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  18. Hi this is exactly what I'm looking for could you please send me the template please?
    sophuk2010@gmail.com

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  19. Hello.
    I love this idea, this is exactly what I am looking for. Can you please send this template to me?

    bernice.coleman08@yahoo.com

    (Sorry I'm using my fiance good account so that why you see his name

    Thanks in advance

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  20. Hi! I love this idea! CAn you send me the template? amandagall15@gmail.com

    Thanks!

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  21. May I also have your template?! can.grant.54@gmail.com

    Thanks!

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