Lasting memories: create mini prints worthy of your wedding album

It's the little moments of joy at a wedding that make for the most memorable photographs. The laughter, the tears and the clinking of glasses as different generations all celebrate together – often with the youngest guests running around with faces covered in cake. Sometimes these smaller glimpses of the big day can be missed by professional photographers who are busy pulling out all the stops to create perfect shots. But what if your wedding guests could capture the unseen moments?

With the pocket-sized Canon Zoemini S2 2-in-1 photo printer camera, taking instant wedding snaps and selfies is a breeze. Here, we share some creative ideas on how you and your guests can use this and the Canon Zoemini instant printer to seek out and share those precious moments.

Whether it's taking place on a tropical beach, in a picturesque stately home or in the function room above your local bar or restaurant, weddings usually involve meeting new people. Though you might plan a few post-ceremony games to encourage your guests to become acquainted, taking photos together can be a natural – and inexpensive – way for guests to break the ice.

An instant camera on a dedicated reception table with a feature such as a champagne tower, a few fun props or a wedding guest book can create the perfect photo opportunities and conversation starters.

Placing the Canon Zoemini S2 photo printer and camera next to your cake or memory book can encourage your guests to take and print photos. Alternatively, if a guest already has the perfect shot saved on a smartphone from earlier in the day, the Canon Zoemini printer connects via Bluetooth and takes care of printing for you using the Canon Mini Print app. Guests can then stick their chosen image next to a handwritten message for you to remember adding another element to your guestbook.

When combining the Canon ZINK 1.3" Pre-Cut Circle Sticker Paper with the Canon Zoemini, it's possible to make instant sticky printouts from your phone using the Canon Mini Print app. Friends and family can just shoot, print, peel and stick their wedding snaps in a guestbook or album.

Photo booths are a fun and informal way to encourage your grown-up wedding guests to let loose, tap into their silly side and bring out their inner child. They're great for kids too, especially when there's a dressing-up box filled with funny inflatables, paper cut-outs, outrageous wigs, giant sunglasses and silly hats.

The possibilities are enormous when it comes to creating photo booths – from snapping pictures against a floral backdrop to creating a giant photo frame cut-out for guests to pose behind. The Canon Zoemini S2 paired with the Canon Mini Print app allows for group shots with a handy self-timer and remote shutter, enabling your guests to create and print sentimental keepsakes that will make you laugh years down the line.

Gather the prints up after the wedding day and create a collage for framing that captures the spirit of your celebration. It'll be sure to make for a lively display in your home and a fun contrast to the more traditional wedding photos.

The reception is where a lot of the magic happens at weddings, as the celebrations go into the early hours, the guests become more relaxed and people you'd least expect might show off dance moves they've reserved solely for events like this. Often the official photographer and videographer have left by this point, so it's down to your friends and family to capture these spontaneous moments on camera.

Why not set up your selfie station near the dance floor where they can instantly snap, print and share their favourite images? The Canon Zoemini S2 photo printer is ideal for this and it comes in teal, white and rose gold to suit your theme.

If they've still got enough energy after dancing the night away, guests can even personalise their prints with effects and frames via the Canon Mini Print app. What's more, if you run out of paper, the camera will save images on the Micro SD card to print out later.

There are unlimited perspectives when it comes to candid wedding photos, and by setting up your own wedding hashtag, you can browse all of your guests' images from your special day afterwards and print the ones you love. If you're feeling arty, choose your favourite smartphone images and use the 2x3 inch Canon ZINK^TM photo paper with the Canon Zoemini printer to print a selection and even turn them into thank you notes. Totally smudge-proof, water and tear-resistant, you can stick your favourite prints on mirrors, phone cases or laptops, or in a paper album and journal too.

The Canon Zoemini and the Canon Zoemini S2 aren't just for weddings though, they're ideal for all life events such as birthdays, graduations, religious ceremonies and any time when capturing a moment and printing it out offers a memento that you can pin up or share with others – you can even print several copies of the same picture to share a group selfie with everybody in it.

Creative wedding guests might want to go the extra mile when it comes to creating an instant photo display and the Canon Mini Print app unlocks lots of features to take advantage of including fun text fonts, cool frames and even Augmented Reality (AR) effects.

There's also a smart collage feature where you can select three, four or nine of your favourite pictures and then the app will offer several creative ways of displaying them. Fully compatible with the Canon Zoemini and the Canon Zoemini S2 via Bluetooth, guests can then snap, edit and print 2x3 inch photos for a guest-made wedding display of everyone who made your day truly special.


Written by Lorna Dockerill