I know lots of people are interested in photobooths so I thought I'd share an idea that I stole this weekend!
We went to a wedding and the couple had made their own photobooth!!! They had a digital camera on a tripod aimed at a decorative sheet-thing as the back ground. There was a table next to it with a variety of fancy dress accessories, including a big picture frame. It was loads of fun, and looked really easy to set up. Also far far cheaper than paying for a photobooth. Also this way they get all of the photos digitally.
I thought it was an awesome idea and worth sharing :)
CommentAuthorMrsH-2B
Did everybody have to set the camera on timer each time they wanted a pic ? xx
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CommentAuthorDecember
No, somene else pressed the botton for them. It got lots of people involved.
CommentAuthormrsP2b
I was wondering about doing this kind of thing myself as I love the idea of a photobooth but can't afford it in the budget. Have you seen any of the pictures yet? My concern would be that I would spend time setting it up and that once everyone was drunk there wouldn't be very many worthwhile pictures. Also I had wondered about giving people copies of the pictures. Do you know if the Bride gave copies of the pictures to the guests? I guess you could maybe send them with thank you cards.
CommentAuthorElizabethP8
I would love to know more about this if anyone has any updates as this is something I am seriously considering :)
We have gone for something like this. We wanted a photo booth but was shocked at the price for just a few hours. Craziness!!
For the whole night we have company that pretty much does this. Has a back drop and all the props and therefore bigger group pictures and have the for the whole night. They also provide 2 people to take pics/encourage the service and all pictures will be on a DVD/CD and online for guests to download.
This has cost us half the price of a photobooth
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CommentAuthorCrawf
I want to do this! Can't decide if I want to ask my SIL to stand and take pics for an hour, which she is happy to do or to leave the camera, I'd be worried it would get damaged, or worse - stolen! I trust my family and friends but what if a 'plus one' or one of the staff nicked it xxx
CommentAuthorCamillaB
this is a brilliant idea! i was also thinking the photos taken then could be printed and given as thank you cards!! plus they get a cute keep sake!
CommentAuthorValentinaK
We're doing our own too!
I like the vintage style props like the simple moustaches and hats and hearts on sticks... so I'm gonn amake some of those which will cost PENCE! I even have the stuff just kicking about in general so don't need to buy anything!
Also we're using an iPad on a tripod so we get the whole front facing camera experience with a touch screen and then we're going to stream the images to a projection so people can see them through the night! We're not printing them but we will upload them to an online portal after the wedding or theoughout... depending on how easy that will be technically. Probably facebook, although I don't have a facebook account! The iPad is insured and we will make sure it just has the one app on it (free photobooth) for the night! We're also gonna put a 3hour restriction on it so we can lock it up safely before everyone gets toooo drunk and silly to prevent any damage and the hassle of an insurance claim!
And we lived happily ever after!
CommentAuthorElizabethP8
I like the ipad idea, also think I may be capable of making some props :) I love a bargain!
CommentAuthorbrilly
Were also doing this for our uk do, we have so far bought
inflatable banana, sheep dolphin, 3 x giant glasses, 2 x tinsel wigs 1 brown curly wig with highlights poker hat, red box hat with tassle, pirate hat, moustaches, springy eyeball glasses, afro wig, glitter cowboy hat, cowboy guns, microphone, plus more
and Ive ordered the wooden speech bubble signs off the lovely man who made my wooden signs most of the bits you can pic up in £land etc were having a digital camera but also disposables x
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Cant wait to do it all over again in 2018
CommentAuthorKirstyW475
I really like this idea! Cant believe we didn't think of it as H2B is a photographer haha! Thank you for sharing!
x
CommentAuthorDecember
I think people are generally trustworthy so wouldn't steal the camera. But you could ask a BM to be responsible for putting the camera away at some point in the evening. I haven't seen any of the pictures as I don't know either of the couple! I was my fiancé's plus one. But you could FaceB them easily, and I really love the idea of sending them with thank you cards!!
I think we'll definitely do this. Feeling bad for putting some photobooth companies out of business though... hehe :)
CommentAuthorDecember
OH! Brilly, you've given me a fab idea!! I'm going to get the woodwork department at work (secondary school) to cut me out come speech buble shapes, then I'll paint them in chalk board paint and put some chalk out!!
CommentAuthorElizabethP8
I wouldn't feel bad for putting photobooth companies out of business! If they didn't charge crazy prices we wouldn't be thinking of doing DIY :)
CommentAuthorbrilly
December where having so many painted with words and some of them are black board paint for personal messages. I just cant justify paying up to £450 for a photo booth when its cost me £50 for a ton of props and everyone will have a camera or camera phone which means we can get bigger group shots :) xx
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Cant wait to do it all over again in 2018
CommentAuthorGeorgiaD
I absolutely love this idea!! I always wanted a photo booth but couldn't afford one, but now I can. What do you think would be best getting disposable cameras or a cheap digital camera?
CommentAuthorElizabethP8
I'd say a cheap digital camera as it will have more shots on it than a disposable, also people will have their own cameras too so you can still get some really great pics without forking out hundreds of £ xx
CommentAuthorangel830609
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This is an awsome idea, i looked at photobooths and cheapest i found was £450 for 2 hours, am def going to look into this, thank you for sharing x
it's been a long hard road, but hopefully we're getting
somewhere :) xx
CommentAuthorJanineS11
Try using little chalk boards - you can get your guests to write funny or nice messages, then take photos of them holding the boards :-) It can make a lovely collage of photos in your album.
CommentAuthorHayley Elizabeth
We're hoping to do a photobooth and wanted to make our props ourselves! The photographers are charging extortionate prices for this which i find ridiculous so i'm loving the idea of camera/ipod on a tripod! xxx
CommentAuthorDecember
The big green, bum slapping supermarket currently has some of their little fancy dress things on sale. I got a pack of 4 animal masks for £1 today :) I plan to slowly stock up on props for the next few months.
CommentAuthorCrawf
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Hi ladies! Just found an awesome idea for this. You can get digital Polaroid cameras, so it's a digital camera but you can print from it too. They are £170 which is still pricey but better than £450 for someone else to take the pictures and you can keep the camera, use it for honeymoon! Means guests can take a few pictures, chose one to print but we get to see every single picture afterwards! Best of both worlds! :) Me and OH are going to buy one as we need a camera anyway.
Yaaaay
Xxx
CommentAuthorElizabethP8
Love the Polaroid camera idea :) Best of both worlds! xx
CommentAuthorPaulineM97
lovely ideas.you can also get a phone app so people can take photos all through the day on own phones and upload to a central place
CommentAuthor*The NewMrsMalin*
I'd heard of people doing this before and it has always worked out great :)
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CommentAuthorDecember
Pauline, do you know the name of the app?
CommentAuthorbrilly
Decembernyou can go on play store hun and just put in photo booth app you may pic something up ive just got one for wedding frames x
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Cant wait to do it all over again in 2018
CommentAuthorDecember
does that let lots of people upload their photos to the same place?
This is an awsome idea, i looked at photobooths and cheapest i found was £450 for 2 hours, am def going to look into this, thank you for sharing x
