Mine at Last: Photobooth

Mine at Last: Photobooth

May 14th, 2010 @ 11:55 am by Mrs. Lamb
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One of my favorite things at our wedding was our makeshift photobooth (aka fauxtobooth). I see a lot of people asking on the boards if these are overdone or tacky. Besides my former roommate, who was planning a wedding at the same time as me, we’re the only two weddings that I’ve seen a photobooth at (she rented a real one that spit out the classic four picture black and white strips - very cool!). If you love it, I say, “Do it!”

During the cocktail hour, my event designer worked with our photographer, Sam Hughes, to create a small studio space.

They tied a ribbon sign between two chairs, hoisted a few yards of fabric onto the backdrop stand that Sam brought, and then let the good times roll. Our second shooter manned the booth and we’ve posted all of the pics on a Shutterfly website so guests can easily download or print them. At first, friends and family gathered for nice shots.

A friend from high school and her fiance

My Aunt, Grandpa, and Uncle

Friends from the Navy who were recently married

Lamma-ramma-ding-dong’s Aunt, Uncle, and Cousins (who served as Ushers)

Friends from my consulting firm

Friends from the Navy

Friends from my hometown

Then the more adventurous guests started poking about our prop pile!

Friend from Bucknell (and also one of our readers) and her husband

Friend from Bucknell and her boyfriend (the flew all the way from San Fran!)

Friends from Bucknell (two on the left also sang at our wedding and the two on the right are getting married in June!)

Lambaid S and her husband

Ewe Mother and friends

Ram-Dad and friends

Friends from church

Bison ladies representing

Denise and Lambaid S

The groomsmen

Not to be out done, the Lambaids strike a pose

I get in on the action

SIL J and I reenact our first dance dip

SIL J and I hear a fun song and then run for the dance floor

I’ve been mocking up photo books as gifts for family and I really love ending the books with spreads of these pictures. It reminds me of everyone who came and shared our day with us. I think it also provided some fun for them as well!

Have you been to a wedding with a photobooth? Did you partake in the photo fun?

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Mrs. Pug (message) 3,753 posts, Honey bee

love that everyone got into the props!

5/14/10 @ 12:17 pm (reply)

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Miss Seashell (message) 1,713 posts, Bumble bee

Looks super fun!

5/14/10 @ 12:18 pm (reply)

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aunt pol (message) 1,506 posts, Bumble bee

We are SO doing this. Between your pics and Mrs. Mouse’s, I’m defo on this one. It’s a great way to get everyone loosened up for really memorable pics.

5/14/10 @ 12:21 pm (reply)

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bklynldy (message) 186 posts, Blushing bee

I just love this idea — am thinking of doing a DIY version by having a camera available and letting everyone take each others pictures. Is that lame??

5/14/10 @ 12:30 pm (reply)

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Miss Hermit Crab (message) 3,566 posts, Sugar bee

your pictures are so fun!

5/14/10 @ 12:30 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Lamb (message) 970 posts, Busy bee

@bklynldy: Not at all! My bridesmaids and friends took pictures of each other with their own cameras as well. I think it would totally work! Maybe just make a sign saying that you’ll email people their photos when you’re back from the honeymoon

5/14/10 @ 12:36 pm (reply)

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jackie-o (message) 2,389 posts, Buzzing bee

These are SO fantastic - - may I ask where you got the Masquerade’ish masks from?!?!? Thx tons

5/14/10 @ 12:38 pm (reply)

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Aleanan (message) 258 posts, Helper bee

I just laughed in my office for about 2 minutes straight at your caption
“Lamma-ramma-ding-dong’s Aunt, Uncle, and Cousins”
I die

5/14/10 @ 1:19 pm (reply)

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kaybee (message) 631 posts, Busy bee

I really like the black & white background you have. I had the traditonal photobooth with the 4 picture strips and it was so much fun!

5/14/10 @ 1:21 pm (reply)

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amy13 (message) 194 posts, Blushing bee

Question, Mrs. Lamb: how did you get your fabulous lipstick to stay on like that all night?! It looks fabulous in absolutely every photo! I want to rock a red lipstick at my wedding and would love some tips!

Photo-booths are so fun–looks like yours was a blast!

5/14/10 @ 1:22 pm (reply)

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trishisadish (message) 433 posts, Helper bee

This is what I want to do! Looks like you had a fun photo op area. LOVE IT! And I can totally see my friends acting like fools with fun props. And the pics of you and your sister in law… that will probably be me and my bestie.

5/14/10 @ 1:55 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Lamb (message) 970 posts, Busy bee

@jackie-o: If you can believe it, my event designer (Pavaune) scored all of the props at the Dollar Tree!
@amy13: I’m not a makeup guru at all and it didn’t occur to me to ask my stylist when she was applying it. Before hiring her, I was going to do hair/makeup myself and test drove some Maybelline long lasting color (see results in this post: http://www.weddingbee.com/2009/12/28/bee-a-ewe-tiful-take-four-five-and-six/) - Hope this helps!

5/14/10 @ 1:57 pm (reply)

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winter (message) 1,333 posts, Bumble bee

so awesome!

5/14/10 @ 2:11 pm (reply)

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bklynldy (message) 186 posts, Blushing bee

I am trying to create a photo/video share site so I would put all the pics in a folder called “Photo Booth” I might even set it up in one of the downstairs bedrooms (we rented a beach house for the wedding) — put sinage on the door or even decorate the doorway — possibly even have a laptop with video set up for video guest book entries. I just want something different — first time around (I’ am divorced 19 years) I dont even remember looking at the guest book after the inital look.

5/14/10 @ 2:34 pm (reply)

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Perk (message) 216 posts, Helper bee

I love the backdrop! Gorgeous!

5/14/10 @ 3:15 pm (reply)

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superstarkld (message) 25 posts, Newbee

I’m doing this too but we are using our mac computer with the built in photo-booth program and setting up a printer so that guests can take home the strips of 3 photos with them as a favor and then it saves all our photos to the hard-drive so that we can make a guestbook with them after the wedding. We are also going to include a chalkboard for a prop so people can write messages on it and include them in the picture!

5/14/10 @ 3:20 pm (reply)

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bklynldy (message) 186 posts, Blushing bee

@superstarkld — I only wish I had a mac!! That sound wonderful — you are going to have a great guest book.

5/14/10 @ 3:45 pm (reply)

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alivoo01 (message) 2,625 posts, Sugar bee

Glad everyone started to get into the groove of things for the faux-to-booth!

5/14/10 @ 4:19 pm (reply)

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Stesse (message) 136 posts, Blushing bee

‘Ray Bucknell - glad to see so many of them could make it to the wedding! Since BU and many of my classmates are 3,000 miles away, there’s only a few of them that can make it to our wedding. But I have no doubt that those few will party hard for the rest of them!

5/14/10 @ 5:50 pm (reply)

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tea (message) 7,295 posts, Bee Keeper

yes! the props are always fun. my hopeful photog does this and if we’re able to land him, i so and opting for it. i can already think of the fun random pictures i can take.

5/14/10 @ 8:31 pm (reply)

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