Bachelorette and hen party photo ideas: 40 for the weekend

The plan: a disposable camera app for the whole group

A disposable camera app turns every guest's phone into a camera on one shared roll. On papershot, the host makes a moment for the weekend, and everything the group shoots goes onto the same private roll, which develops when the host says.

1. 01

   Make one moment for the weekend

   Set it to start when you arrive and end on the last morning; a moment can run a whole weekend. It is free for up to 4 guests, and a bigger group is one payment for a size from 8 guests up, with no subscription.

2. 02

   Send the link to the group

   Guests open it, get the papershot app if they need it, type a name, and shoot. No account.

3. 03

   Write a shot list

   Paste your favourite ideas from below into Guest Lens. Each prompt shows in every guest's camera and ticks itself off when a guest captures straight from it.

4. 04

   Ask one memo question for the guest of honour

   Every guest leaves one memo, 5 to 60 seconds, answering the same question. There are plenty to choose from in our audio guest book questions.

5. 05

   Pick a film look for everyone

   Vintage or Black & white sets one look for every guest, so the whole weekend matches. Original lets each guest choose.

6. 06

   Save the reveal for the end

   Set the roll to develop when it closes, or after a delay you set. Until then, other guests see a blurred tile for each shot, with who added it and when.

Getting ready and the first night: 14 ideas

The hour before anyone leaves the house can be the best of the weekend. Seven for getting ready:

• The outfits laid out on the bed
• The sash, before anyone puts it on
• Someone doing someone else's make-up
• The mirror, crowded with faces
• The matching T-shirts, all in a row
• The bags piled by the door
• The guest of honour, seeing the plan for the first time

Seven for the first night:

• Everyone arriving, one by one
• The first toast
• The decorations, before anyone sees them
• Two friends meeting for the first time
• The guest of honour opening the first gift
• The whole group, while everyone is still fresh
• The view from where you are staying

The activity and dinner: 13 ideas

Whatever you have planned (a class, a spa, a boat, or a long walk), the group in action beats the group lined up. Seven for the activity:

• Everyone concentrating at once
• The instructor, mid-explanation
• The guest of honour trying something new
• Someone getting it completely wrong
• The finished result, held up with pride
• The group from behind, walking somewhere together
• The best reaction of the day

Six for dinner:

• The table, before anyone sits down
• The place card with the guest of honour's name
• Glasses raised, all at once
• The speech, from across the table
• The dessert everyone shared
• The guest of honour, laughing until they cry

The night out and the morning after: 13 ideas

Seven for the night out:

• The group, dressed up, before you leave
• Everyone squeezed into the taxi
• The first song on the dance floor
• The worst dance move of the night
• The sash, still on, at midnight
• The walk home, shoes in hand
• Last one standing

Six for the morning after:

• Breakfast, whatever time it happens
• The state of the living room
• Sunglasses indoors
• The guest of honour's first coffee
• Everyone, one last time, before the goodbyes
• The empty house, before you lock the door

Keep it private, and keep the memos

A hen party or a bachelorette weekend is for the people on it, and the roll is for the people in it. On papershot there is no public gallery, no search, and no feed. The invite page shows the moment's name, date, and code to anyone with the link, so share it in the group chat, not in public.

Until the roll develops, other guests see only a blurred tile for each shot, with who added it and when, while the host sees everything. Anyone in the moment can report a photo, video, or memo, and we look within 24 hours. Anyone can block someone, and the host can stop a guest posting and delete anything. Every upload's thumbnail is screened by an automated service.

After the reveal, download what you want at full resolution before the roll goes: 48 hours after it closes on a free moment, 30 days on a paid one. Photos and videos save to the phone's library, and memos save as files, ready to play to the guest of honour on the wedding morning.

There is more on keeping photos private, more prompts in the party photo scavenger hunt, and the whole setup in one place on the bachelorette and hen party page.