Is a photobooth a good idea?
Question Asked: 6/03/2025
Wedding Date: 28/02/2025
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(12) · Brisbane, Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast, servicing all of South East Queensland.
Posted: 26/06/2026
Answered by: 9 Experts
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Great fun for the guest
Well, to put it another way, why wouldn't you want one? (Apart from budget.)
Advantages are:
-- They'll have lighting, and (usually) a clean backdrop. Whereas if guests are just taking photos anywhere, lighting will be terrible. I prefer the ones with flower walls rather than the ones that are more like a little booth you go into. (You can fit more people if it's not a little booth, and background looks better.)
-- It's fun for guests. Gives them something to do. They can take photos with different combinations of people, without bride and groom having to be present.
-- If you get a copy, you get more photos/memories. What photobooth people normally do is print out little square photos, which the guests then glue into a message book. I imagine they print out two copies, one for the guest and one for the guestbook. Some photobooths might deliver online instead.
-- You'll get different sorts of photos than what most photographers take. Usually goofy photos with lots of props.
Alternatives to photobooths:
-- Put disposable cameras on each table.
-- Video booth. These are pretty uncommon. But it's possible to find, for instance, slow motion video booths.
-- 360 degree videos seem to be very popular now for some reason. You know -- you stand on a platform, do a little dance, and the camera swirls around you. I've got the feeling these will look dated ten years from now, but they're popular right now!
It is a great way for guests to have a keepsake, as they get a print staight away. Later in the evening is where most would take a turn to take a few silly pics, even bringing in some of the more camera shy guests as this becomes more of a group activity.
You can also pair the photobooth with a scrapbook where guests are engcouraged to paste a copy of the photos and write a short message or a heartfelt letter ?? This way you would make the most of it and you get to keep a physycal copy of all the memories of the night.
(26) · Perth, Margaret River, South West & Surrounding Areas
Posted: 7/03/2025
I 100% think that some of the funniest and craziest moments can be captured with a photobooth. Especially once everyone has relaxed and find themselves really letting their hair down, ha ha! It also provides great entertainment for the guests, giving them something to do with the time, while waiting for food / speeches etc. You won't regret booking one, and you will most definitely enjoy the crazy wierd variety of photos afterwards. Go for it!
Hi There,
Photo booths can be fun and keep the guest entertained. I am also a DJ as well as a photographer and in my opinion, although they are lot of fun you can also have insta cameras on the tables with some cheap costume accessories from one of the cheap shops on a table somewhere, this may be just as cost effective. obviosly the best photos will come from someone like me as a preffessional photographer with all those great candids that we can catch of teh guests having fun with those cameras. Just a suggestion and good luck, cheers Chris
Yes, You can never have too many photos! And it adds another fun dimension to your night as well as being a great keepsake for your guests and yourselves.
It is great for keepsake photos and can encourage and bring people of any age together. Make sure to choose a good photo booth that suits your personality. It can sometimes be a bit "cliché" and limited in style. Hope that helps! Good luck with all the prep! :)
Yes, the best photos always happens much later in the evening
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Short answer from the people who'll be running around documenting your day: yes, a photo booth earns its keep. The big thing it does that we can't is give your guests something to actively do during the quieter stretches, while we're off shooting your sunset portraits or the speeches are being set up. It pulls in the shy ones too, because hiding behind a prop with three mates feels a lot easier than smiling solo at a stranger with a camera.
A couple of things we've learned from being in the room. The booth comes alive after dark, usually once the food is done and the dance floor opens up, so place it somewhere near the action rather than tucked in a far corner where people forget it exists. If your reception is outdoors or in a marquee, which is common around Sandstone Point and the Bay, make sure it's under cover and on a flat surface, because Queensland humidity and a surprise summer storm are real things. And always take the option that gives you a copy of every print, not just the guest copies, so you end up with the full set of beautifully chaotic photos at the end of the night.
One honest note: a booth is a lovely extra, not a replacement for proper coverage. The candid, real moments of your day still come from having a photographer and videographer working the room, and everything we capture is edited in-house by our own team, never outsourced. We run a booth alongside our photo and video work, so if it helps to have it all under one roof on the day, that's an easy conversation to have. Either way, you won't regret booking one.