Guide
A disposable camera app for weddings and parties
Last updated 26 September 2026
The idea
Disposable cameras on the tables are fun because nobody sees the photos until later. The catch: buying them, collecting them, paying to develop them, and half the shots coming back blank. A disposable camera app keeps the fun part. Guests shoot on their phones, the photos stay hidden, and the whole album is revealed at once.
How it works in Fondays
- Create a pool and seal it as a Dark Room, then pick the drop time: the morning after, a week later, whenever you like.
- Put the QR code on the tables in place of the cameras.
- Guests join and shoot. Nobody sees the photos until the drop, not even the person who took them.
- At the reveal time, the whole album opens for everyone at once.
Compared with real disposable cameras
| Disposable cameras | Fondays Dark Room | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | Buy each camera, then pay to develop | One event pass or plan |
| Photos per guest | About 27 per camera, shared | As many as the plan allows |
| Getting the photos | Collect cameras, post them to a lab, wait | Revealed in the app at the time you pick |
| Everyone gets a copy | Only if you scan and send them | Yes, the whole album |
What it costs
The Dark Room is part of Radiance. Plans and passes:
| For | What to use | Price |
|---|---|---|
| A small get-together | Free (Spark) | Up to 30 people, 30 photos, kept 7 days |
| One wedding or big party | Event pass | From $38 once. Up to 200 guests, kept a year |
| No guest limit | Unlimited event pass | From $103 once. Kept a year |
| You host often | Radiance | From $13 a month. 250 people per pool, live slideshow wall |
Questions people ask
- Can the host see the photos before the reveal?
- Only if you choose to. By default a sealed pool stays sealed for everyone, the host included, until the drop time. The host can turn on peeking.
- Can I still get prints?
- Yes. After the reveal, order prints, a photobook or a framed piece straight from the album, shipped to you.
Get Fondays
Free on iPhone and Android. Guests always join for free.