My concern with entertainment like this is that you don’t want your guests to spend the entire night taking photos -- whether in an old-fashioned booth or the modern day digital set up.
I would recommend limiting a photo booth to cocktail hour so your guests spend the reception time enjoying the meal and dancing the night away.
Have the booth set up and ready to go as your guests enter the cocktail hour and encourage them to use it by locating it in a space they can clearly see and get to. Let the operator know that once the party moves into the reception room they should begin breaking it down, and if guests are to return for their photos have them arranged on a table as they leave at the end of the night.
Whichever style booth you choose props are always a fun way for guests to let loose. For slome creative prop ideas check out Bkyln Bride's list of the Top 10: Photobooth Props
3 comments:
I disagree. . .by only having it open for the cocktail hour, you're going to miss a lot of people. Either they won't know it's there or they haven't had enough liquid courage to get in there. :) I've been to several weddings that had the booth open the entire night and I don't think I missed any of the awesomeness of their wedding. In fact, the photos that I took from there have been my absolute most favorite "favors" that I've ever received at any wedding. I'm so excited to have the booth open at our reception and we're also using it to double as our guest book.
I set up a self-portrait station at weddings -- like an open-air photo booth -- and it always gets more use as the reception goes on. Let's face it, the more folks drink, the less self-conscious they become, and the more they're open to taking fun pictures. I set mine up during dinner, so it's ready for folks once the dancing starts and people loosen up.
I want to have a DIY photo booth. How would I go about this?
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