Mad Props
July 15th, 2008 @ 5:49 pm by Mrs. Gingerbread
As you may recall, we are planning to do a faux photo booth (or fauxto booth as some clever person said on BeeTV last night. If it was you, claim it, cuz that was a good one 
). Anyway, we really wanted some fun props but I didn’t want to spend a lot. Luckily, I found some random stuff at the local dollar store that I think will do the trick.
I previously mentioned that I have a couple of faux fur wraps in black and blue that are in the prop box. I also picked up a rainbow lei, a grass skirt, a pink headband with stars and feathers, and some party hats.
I’m also borrowing a couple of other hats from our photographer/friend, Aki and another friend is picking up some mustaches for us.
What about you? Are you doing a photo booth? What kinds of props are you using? Can you recommend any must have items for our prop box?
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14 Responses to “Mad Props”
A friend of mine sometimes has a “bucket of fun” at her parties to liven up her pictures. She always includes oversized plastic sunglasses and brightly colored tinsel wigs!
@swp02138: Haha, those wigs would be a great addition!
@Miss Sweet Tea: Unfortunately, I ditched all my signs when we moved to Canada 
If you have any lying around, you are welcome to bring it along :p
hrm, don’t have any handy but just get a piece of posterboard and put it in marker! it doesn’t have to be fancy to get the point across! but if you want me to DIY for you, I’ll see what I can do…
Hi Gingerbread! Anything from Archie McPhee! That’s where we got all of our props.
Yay for mustaches! I love that. I remember seeing a wedding where the entire bridal party wore faux ’staches for some serious photos. It was hilarious!
Wish I could find those photos…
clearly you must include fake mustaches!!!!
we got some funny hats, huge glasses, boas, a mini sombraro ( cant spell)
but check out how our faux photobooth came out.
http://gabrielryan.blogspot.com/2008/07/ashleyandjeffrockthebooth.html
@jhearta: Your photo booth looks like so much fun! Great props and fun guests Thanks for sharing!
a Groucho Marx glasses/nose, feather boas, goofy hats (cowboy, sombrero, trucker, etc.), fairy wings/wand, anything goofy you might find in a toy store or chintzy hobby store
Oh the power of google…miss pom are these the pics you were talking about? http://whiteboxweddings.squarespace.com/whiteboxblog/2008/6/5/part-two-abby-kevin-wilmington-nc.html
Oh my gosh, that’s so much fun! Hope you’ll share some favorites after the big day!!
heehee! love the mustaches!
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Mrs. Gingerbread, Vancouver
Age and Occupation: 32, Psychologist
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 33, Software Engineer
Engagement Date: Sometime in the fall of 2004
Wedding Date: July, 2008
Blogging Since: March 24, 2008
Venue: Rainforest wedding, beachfront restaurant reception
About Me: I recently moved to Canada from Southern California. Trying to plan a wedding in a new city, not to mention a new country, is tough, but the fact that we can get legally married here more than makes up for it! The wedding will be an opportunity for most of our family and friends to see our new city for the first time so it will be both a wedding and a reunion. Besides my future wife, I am also madly in love with a good bargain, Swedish pastries, Tivo, and my two dogs and calico cat (in no particular order).
Wow- you’ve got a lot of stuff! What about a little picket sign that says “Marriage Equality Now!” I think that would be awesome and would make for some powerful (and fun) pictures!