One of the biggest forms of self-made interactive entertainment trending in the wedding world right now is the photo booth. It is quirky, affordable, and most of all FUN!
While people spend the majority of the day shying away and hiding behind every available obstacle to get away from the dreaded wedding photographer, once an evening photo booth is set up and the drinks start flowing, you just can’t drag them away! It is a really great way of capturing informal and uninhibited group pictures, without the standard format of standing in line with cheesy grins, and a fun way to catch unique couple shots without the need for the outreached “Myspace” arm in the bottom corner as standard.
There are official photo booths out there to hire for your event- they come manned and provide instant prints, but the homemade version always ticks the extra boxes with me- It is easily made personal to you and your theme, costs FAR less, and you can fit more people in!
This mini guide is all about how to get the most out of your booth:
Big is better. Bold is brilliant. Keep the background to your theme colours as best you can, but try and also make it a standout feature- bright colours and ballsy patterns really stand out and make the images look just that little bit more interesting! - Best thing is you can use pretty much anything you want for the background and it doesn't have to cost you the earth - we bought some cheap fabric off the roll, or you could even think a little more outside the box and use anything from shower curtains (like our Boy Meets Girl couple, Lucy and Rich!) or bed linen, to ribbons or rugs!
2. Props:
Here, just about anything goes! Raid your fancy dress wardrobe, charity shops and your kids' toy boxes and pull out anything that can be posed with! Oversized glasses, picture frames and hats/wigs work a treat! Can't find exactly what you're after?- Get crafty... utilise lolly pop sticks and barbecue skewers by attaching moustaches and quirky glasses cutouts... buy cheap mdf shape cutouts on eBay* and back them with chalkboard paint / Fablon for quirky chalkboards for guests to interact with and write drunken messages to you on... anything for a giggle! (*The link below is the seller we worked with- if shape is not available as standard, email through your request!)
3. Lighting:
You'll want to take these pictures using a decent camera on a tripod - most people will know at least one person who owns a digital SLR and these are perfect. The best lighting to go with this camera set-up is a flash- when we have shot photo booths in the past, we have used a couple of flash-types- the first is an off-camera flash (a flash linked to the camera, but isn't attached to it), and the other is a ring flash- this is attached to the camera and provides light in a similar way to a standard camera flash, while being softer, more even and more flattering! (YESSSS!) If you are asking your photographer to provide / man the photo booth, they should have all this equipment as standard.
4. The set up:
Photo booths are brilliant as evening indoor entertainment- using up a corner of the room that would otherwise be empty and making the absolute most of the space you have paid for, however day-time photo booths are also becoming more and more popular - string up a washing line between some branches and peg your backdrop up, or even just use the fencing / brickwork you may have bordering your space... below are a few ideas people have worked with before to inspire you, or please contact me for more ideas!
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