The Wedding Photo Booth - as a present.

We have provided a photobooth at a couple of Weddings over the last month where the booth hire has been given to the bride/groom as a present.

At the first such wedding the best man had offered to give a cash float behind the bar, but the bride (who had seen our booth at a wedding show) asked him to use the money for the booth hire instead. He booked us, the bride was happy and everyone had a great time in the booth, including the best man . . . .on several occasions.

On the second occasion, the bride and her mother had again seen our booth at a show - and the bride desperately wanted to book, her mother took this onboard.  A couple of the brides friends then contacted us and we discussed the wedding and we gave a price quote - the mother then phoned to just confirm that it was us she had seen at the wedding show . . . .  as the friends had also contacted other companies, and had got confused .

The booth was to be a surprise gift for the bride. We set up early, then put a cover over the booth - the friends then attached a big gift label :-

When the bride/groom arrived at the reception and saw the booth, they were gobsmacked . . . . .  apparently the bride had a little tear in her eye, of joy . . . . .

The booth had a record number of prints for a 2011 wedding (for FlashBoxUK), 406 prints in 3hr 20mins - maybe it was all the friends who had payed, getting there moneys worth?  Certainly they were seen making sure some of the 'older folks' had a go and got their momento :-

So if you budget is stretched, but you really want the entertainment of the photo booth at your wedding - why not suggest to your friends/family that it can be a joint present . . . . . .  why not add it to your wedding list ?   As can be seen from the label and looking at our 'Price plan' webpage, the cost per individual was very reasonable . . . . and the entertainment value . . . .

Here's a selection of photos of the booth at the weddings mentioned :-

Your own artwork, in the skin of the Photobooth - Unique !!

Our photobooth is unique in the UK market, in that any graphic artwork can actually be placed 'inside' the skin of the booth - to give a really professional look.  Other UK PhotoBooth hire operators say they can offer 'personalised graphics' but in reality these are just stuck onto the outside of the booth, sometimes even with blu-tac.

As you can see from our price plans page, we can create these graphics for £100/panel - for this we get a professional external graphic designer to do the artwork and then have it printed onto plastic paper (the type used in lightboxes in shopping arcades) - this gets used for your event and then given to you at the end, for your own use (or to use in the booth at your next event!).  Here is an example of the booth, kitted out for a corporate function :-

However, not everyone wants to spend £100 0n a panel, and although many think about the 'idea' we tend to only get corporates who actually order it, also it takes 3 weeks to order, and this isn't always possible.

We have always offered to use clients own artwork for free - we give the dimensions, they provide the artwork - but again, it was mainly used for corporate functions.  Then a few weeks ago we went to a party where the host had created a large board and put loads of photos all over it in a collage - it was much admired by the guests, and as it was next to the booth, we saw the amusement that others saw in seeing themselves 10years previously with the host - this got us thinking . . . . . . .

Last week, we had the perfect opportunity to test this new idea. We were booked for a 21st/50th Party and the host wanted a 'personalised' panel - however we did not have time as the party was only a week away . . . . . I gave her my suggestion . . . . . . . 'create your own photo collage and we'll put it in the skin of the booth'. We gave the host the dimensions needed (approx 72cm by 170cm) and gave her some advice - get your favourite photos blown up large, scatter other photos around and mount them on card - you can get large card from any art shop - you will need 3 pieces for each panel, then just overlap them and sellotape together . . .

The result was spectacular :-

The photos looked so good 'in the skin'. The host made 2 panels, one for each end (slightly different sizes) :-

Guests thought it was a great idea and many spent ages looking at the photos.

It would have been possible to have done all 4 panels - but usually the shape of the booth means that 2 panels are always most prominent - the booth is actually horse shoe shaped at each end, and therefore more rounded than photos suggest - here is a photo showing the photo panels next to our usual blank panel :-

We think that this feature would really appeal to a lot of the events that we do, weddings, Bar Mitzvah, 21st Parties, Xmas Parties etc . . . . .  The hosts also get the fun of creating the 'collage', collecting the photos and putting them onto the card.  The cost remains low . . .we are happy, as it is another reason to book your photobooth through FlashBoxUK Photo Booth Rental.

August was soooooo busy . . . . . . soooo many photos . . .. . .. . . .

Like any business, photobooth hire has it's peaks and troughs through the year, with certainly August being one of the high points due to the demand from Weddings.  However, as you'll see in the photos below not all August bookings are for wedding photobooths, many other events also take place at this time of the year.

We started the month at Barnes in London for a superb wedding at the Wetlands visitor centre, where we were not the only entertainment, there was a great band and an ice-cream vendor as well . . . . .that doesn't happen often!
No photo here of the the band or ice-cream vendor (who had left when we arrived, champagne and ice-cream don't mix!)

For some reason we then didn't take any photos of the photobooth at a rental for 10-days, as the next picture on our camera was taken in Manchester at the 'Slug and Lettuce' where we were at a Corporate summer party.

As you can see, the booth was decked out in 'Corporate Colours' for the event and many of the guests had their photo on the 'shell' of the booth in the graphics, which they all loved!  Something that we loved about the party was the entertainment, here's a quick photo (it's of the photobooth really . . . not!) :-

The following Monday we were at a Wedding in Essex, yes, a Monday wedding, not that common, but actually it somehow felt more relaxed :-

We then  had a travel up to Durham county and a wedding at Seaton Carew, on the coast near Hartlepool, we arrived early and had a walk along the beach before we set up the photobooth - just as well we had some fresh air, as the booth had an extremely busy night - 380 prints in 3hrs 20 mins :-

The next day we travelled to Wales, to Clearwell Castle, which is on the edge of the Forest of Dean, a terrific venue for a wedding - no time for a walk before this photobooth event, our satnav took us the picturesque way, in fact down single track roads for the last 10miles!

2 days later we started a 5 day photobooth rental in a shopping centre for a Corporate client, over the event we printed off around 900 prints and took over 2000 photos, a great promotion :-

Then it was a local gig, in St Albans for a family party in a remarkable 'Moroccon tent', in fact it would have been no surprise if Col. Gaddafi were not hidden somewhere inside . . . . .  the booth wasn't inside the tent, but just outside, so I include an internal view of the marquee :-

Our next engagement could not have been more of as contrast, a wedding in a modern barn conversion at Hatfield House :-

Then back to St Albans and to a wedding at Sopwell House, where we are the preferred supplier of Photobooths, ended up being a late night, the wedding speeches didn't finish until after 9pm . . . .I thought my own wedding speech was a long one . . . . .

And, last Saturday, to a great wedding in Stevenage at the Holiday Inn and another 300+ prints

The day after it was an early start and into London for the 'In Wedding Show' at Alexandra Palace, attended by nearly 1000 brides, we printed nearly 200 prints. What a sensation the booth was to the upcoming brides, and we're sure to get many orders from the event.

So a busy August, certainly no down time for us. The beach beckons in October . . . .  .