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You're Invited to Analogue Wonderland's 7th Birthday!
Another amazing year of analogue fun has passed and we're excited to celebrate 7 years of Analogue Wonderland! Happy birthday to us 🎂 but the celebrations are very much for everyone in the film community to enjoy 😆
What makes a great birthday?
In our mind there are three things that you absolutely need for a proper birthday.
- Party bags
- Unexpected presents
- In-person events
and fortunately...that's exactly what we have for you 🫶🏼
1. Party Bags aka 1,000 FREE rolls of film
Spend £40+ in our shop on cameras, film and accessories (excluding lab services) and add a FREE AW party bag to your cart, including a roll of best-selling 35mm film and some extra surprises 😁 This deal is limited to the first 1,000 orders. Available while stocks last!
Start building your cart and the party bag will automatically turn FREE when you hit £40 of film!
2. Unexpected Present 🎁
One of our favourite suppliers is launching a brand new product - and I'm personally incredibly excited about adding it to my camera bag for the summer. It's a compact travel camera with inbuilt panorama switch: the Reto PANO - Preorder here!
You'll also find an extra surprise in your FREE AW party bags: an opportunity to win £25 worth of WonderPoints! All you need to do is head to Instagram and share a photo/video of your birthday order, tag us @analoguewonderland and include the hashtag #AWBirthday. We'll randomly select 7 lucky winners by 30th May, so keep an eye on your DMs after posting!
3. In-Person Events 🙋🏻
We're not putting on a specific birthday party for everyone, but this is pretty close - the Big Film Photowalk 2025 is booked for 28th June! A chance for hundreds of analogue photographers to come together across the UK and celebrate the joy of film.
Tickets are available now: purchase here!
Embarrassing Photos
Ok this wasn't on our official list, but sharing cringey pics is a classic birthday past time. So take a moment to enjoy Paul - 7 years apart 😅 He may have more wrinkles, grey hairs, and other signs of running small business - but the cheesy smile hasn't changed a bit!
We can't wait to party with you! Head to our social channels to keep up with all the fun.
- Amy and the AW team ❤️
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Alexandra heaven-wright •
Happy Birthday to Analogue Wonderland! And many more. . . I ordered some great films. Look forward to the bag!
Whoop! Happy Birthday! This year/May was a big one for me, so I’m spending it creating portraits and having fun with film! Here’s to heaps more birthdays for everyone!!!
Whoop! Happy Birthday! This year/May was a big one for me, so I’m spending it creating portraits and having fun with film! Here’s to heaps more birthdays for everyone!!!
Ordered my bag! It’s my Birthday this month too. I’ve ordered film for my Birthday and wedding anniversary holiday.