Photo Booth

MsShopper

I'm also hoping to have a DIY photobooth, and am planning to set my carpentry-enthusiast bro the task of building one as his wedding present to us! I'll help decorate it (and make props), and am hoping we can pull off something like one of these:

http://juneberry-lane.blogspot.com/2011/06/tutorial-tuesday-diy-vintage-photo.html
http://www.weddingbycolor.com/fabgab/milestones/171245
http://estherandcharliehitchblog.blogspot.com/2010/12/diy-project-2-photo-booth.html

My sister has offered her old SLR camera and tripod, and I'll buy a 6ft shutter cable so people can pose and take their own pics. Just need to figure out if there's a workable way of printing copies for people to take home.....

BLUis

MsShopper wrote: »

I'm also hoping to have a DIY photobooth, and am planning to set my carpentry-enthusiast bro the task of building one as his wedding present to us! I'll help decorate it (and make props), and am hoping we can pull off something like one of these:

http://juneberry-lane.blogspot.com/2011/06/tutorial-tuesday-diy-vintage-photo.html
http://www.weddingbycolor.com/fabgab/milestones/171245
http://estherandcharliehitchblog.blogspot.com/2010/12/diy-project-2-photo-booth.html

My sister has offered her old SLR camera and tripod, and I'll buy a 6ft shutter cable so people can pose and take their own pics. Just need to figure out if there's a workable way of printing copies for people to take home.....

I love that Juneberry Lane site!!! So many brilliant ideas!!

Minimoo24

would love one, but same cant afford one lol x

beckwa666

I will definitely be having one of these!! I swayed between hiring one or making my own one but I like the idea of instant pictures and the guests getting one copy and having one for a guest book too xxx

Miss_Bolan

I love this idea! I hadn't come accross it before so after reading it yesterday I immediately went on ebay to see what bargains I could find (had to be a home made option for me budget wise!). And I was super excited, and I couldn't wait to tell my blokey all about and when I did he said....

'it's tacky'.....

I think it's brilliant, and it made me very grumpy he hated it...

MsShopper

Miss Bolan, my OH had the exact same reaction (and used that exact word!). I pointed out (in a Bridezilla-y tantrum) that I had spent hours and hours looking into this, researching what's involved, reading other brides' accounts of how fabulous an addition it made to their day etc, and how unfair it was that he had dismissed it in two seconds flat. So he agreed to look at pics of some and has now begrudgingly admitted "it might be ok". Ha!

Kildare

We had a video message booth which I highly, highly recommend. So instead of photos your guests go in there and are asked questions and to sing along with a song and then it all guests edited together at the end as aprt of your wedding video. Best money I ever spent and I'm happier with the video than I am with our photos

Here's the link for who we used: http://shortfilmcompany.com/

The pic on their homepage is from our wedding - they are holding my flowers :rotfl:

gj195

I'm working LOTS of overtime to have one!!

To see examples of photos check out this facebook link

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Snaparazzi-Photobooths/333181602638

My apologise if the link is breaking any forum rules, it's not intended

Miss_Bolan

MsShopper wrote: »

Miss Bolan, my OH had the exact same reaction (and used that exact word!). I pointed out (in a Bridezilla-y tantrum) that I had spent hours and hours looking into this, researching what's involved, reading other brides' accounts of how fabulous an addition it made to their day etc, and how unfair it was that he had dismissed it in two seconds flat. So he agreed to look at pics of some and has now begrudgingly admitted "it might be ok". Ha!

Ahh there's hope for me yet then. I don't think it's tacky, I think it's adorable.. plus I think MSE wise you are more likely to get better photo's than disposable cameras on the tables!

I will keep making subtle hints to him about why this is a good idea.... :rotfl:

MsShopper

Spotted this on eBay if anyone near Preston is looking to do a photobooth on the cheap? Current bid is £14.99.