Wednesday, 12 February 2014

Events for Photo Booths

Like a lot of websites we have a list of functions where photobooths can be used as part of the entertainment, or used for a specific purpose (brand awareness etc), here is the relevant list from our home page :-  http://www.flashboxuk.com/

You can rent our photo booths for many events – including photo booths for weddings, photobooths for bar mitzvahs, bat mitzvahs, civil partnership celebrations, sweet 16 parties (thank you America!), 18th and 21st parties, anniversaries, Christmas parties, Halloween parties, school leaving balls/parties, school proms, reunions, graduation parties, sporting events, corporate events, corporate parties, product launches, exhibition stands, trade shows, award nights, gala events, festival promotions, charity functions and fund raising events.

But where are the booths really used?

We have done a study of our last 3-years of rentals, which is nearly 200 events. Here are our findings:-

Event                                   2011             2012          2013

Weddings                            60.61%        52.17%      38%
Parties (18/21/40th etc)      24.24%        21.74%      34%
Bar/Bat Mitzvahs                6.06%         10.87%      10%
Corporate Events                9.09%         13.04%       16%
Proms                                  0%              2.17%         2%

Weddings remain the most popular event for our photo booth hire - and don't be deceived by the drop in the % of events - the 'wedding season' is still one of our busiest times of the year, and the figures overall are rising - maybe the fact that 2013 had the number 13 in it slightly affected the numbers and the percentage for that year -

Our booth looks that much more professional than some of the others available, and because of this we are attracting more corporate bookings each year - last year we were at exhibitions with the booths, did brand launches and, of course, many corporate 'parties' - especially in December . . .

Bar/Bat Mitzvah are also very popular and we have a very good name in the North London Jewish Community for our services - we have never yet done a BM where we havn't been recommended by the host and got another booking from the event. We offer unique graphics for our artwork and also can do key-rings which are very popular as mementos for guests (see photo below) - we put a unique 'backing' on the key-rings with details of the event, so that the guests will always be reminded of the party.

School Proms - so low?  We do many quotes for proms - however, we must be truthful, we are not the cheapest photo booth hire company around - we are a 'premium service' - however, unfortunately, many School prom committees are totally price orientated and will go with the lowest offered - we even gave a very low quote to my daughters school and missed that one!  However, the schools that have chosen us have all always booked us again for the following year.

What about 2014?   Well it is difficult to assess so early in the year, and many wedding photo booths are booked well in advance, and party/corporate bookings only happen a few weeks - even days, sometimes - before the event. However, I would be very surprised if weddings doesn't go back above 50% of events this year - as the wedding shows we have attended are nearly twice as busy as last year and we are seeing a corresponding rise in deposits taken.

But remember, photo booth hire can be used for any event where there are more than 30-people . . . . .

As usual, here's some more booth photos!  Also at the bottom, you'll see some key-rings from the photo booth and a message book from an event where key-rings were also given.