Weddingbee Blog

I have ADD-ish tendencies. For instance, I have four postings in draft status, all partially written. Co-workers often complain about my inability to stick to one subject, and claim they’ve felt symptoms of vertigo when I present virtual meetings and alt-tab between five windows at lightning speed.

Wedding planning is no exception. I wish I could tackle tasks in a chronological order, but there’s no rhyme or reason as to what I’ll dedicate my time to. This weekend, I decided to think about our guestbook. I’m a huge fan of Polaroid guestbooks and wish trees (much like Mrs. Lemon’s), so my initial thought was to create wish cards with a place for guests to slap their photos.

When I first saw the PoGo, my ADD kicked in and I began thinking about sticker pictures and how much I love them! I wish I could say that the sticker pictures below are from back in the day when we were teenyboppers; but no, they are from last year. This is why I indulged in my PoGo purchase without thinking through how we would set up this gadget for use by our guests.

This midget-sized portable device can connect to your camera or cell phone (excluding the iPhone apparently), and print out 2×3 sticker photos. And the kicker is that it uses no ink. Inkless. Genius.

Here we are testing it out for the first time using a picture from my digital camera. We connected it using a USB cord, but it’s Bluetooth capable as well. I tested the Bluetooth connection with my Blackberry Curve, and it worked like a charm.

The printing started within seconds…

and out came a keepsake of my favorite Piglets…

Mr P is actually a huge fan of the PoGo.

Although a bit after the fact, there are a few considerations to note:

• The PoGo can only be filled with 10 sheets at a time. Any more, and you risk damaging the printer. Although it’s not rocket science to refill the sheets, I placed them in the wrong direction the first time (after I failed to read the big blue card that explicitly stated how to load the paper).
• Yes, the PoGo is user-friendly. Do I see my uncles and aunts taking the time to figure it out? Most likely not. You may not get everyone’s photo. Alternatively, you could ask one person to take photos and print them separately.
• It’s kind of pricey. It’s $100 at Best Buy, and then you have to factor in 30 pack refills at around $13. But, there’s always Amazon, eBay, Craigslist, etc.

Now it’s just a matter of figuring out the setup of this thing at our wedding.

Did you buy something not knowing exactly how you’d put it to use for your wedding?