I mentioned before that Whitney and I went to a bridal show a few weekends ago. The photos above are souvenirs from the day, the show had two photo booths and they were allowing people to try them out in hopes of booking weddings...for a hefty price of course. These photo booths are available for a rental fee of $1000-$1500. Don't get me wrong, I think it's a fun activity for the guests and a great way to get photos of all your guests but that's a big hunk of money. I believe using Polaroid instant cameras is a great alternative.It can be even more fun and personal for your guests if you throw in fun props such as hats, glasses, and mustaches:
Or hang up some patterned fabric as a backdrop that matched your wedding colors.
This wedding had a school theme so a blackboard was used for the background at the Polaroid station. Guests could write messages for the bride and groom and a photo album was set out to house the instant photos.
So here's the breakdown; you can purchase an instant Polaroid camera off Ebay for $5-$15. As for film, $200 will buy you enough for 100 shots and considering people usually pose in groups that'll give a guest list of 100 at least two times in front of the camera. Throw in miscellaneous props and a photo album and you still have savings of at least $700!!!Here's a link to a wedding with some horribly fun photos from their own DIY photo booth.
2 comments:
Oh sheila, this is a great idea! I was so worried about how to do pictures for our wedding but this is awesome. I really would like to look into this a little more.
P.S. "T" = TJ
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