Your ULTIMATE Guide to choosing the perfect PHOTO BOOTH vendor for your Wedding!
Wedding Photographer & Videographer: Mike Federis Photography
3 reasons why you should rent a photo booth for your wedding:
Increases the fun factor
Photo Booth at your wedding encourages interaction among all your guests.
Fills the gap during down time at your wedding.
Fun way to Instantly share digital images/videos or print with your friends and family
Great way to take group photos with all your besties
Wedding Gift
Providing your wedding guests with a momento (digital or print) to take home makes your wedding even more especial.
Additional Photos
It’s almost impossible for your wedding photographer to capture every single moment. Photo booth acts as a backup to help capture all the happy faces from your wedding day.
Some digital photo booths can also provide you with a gallery with all the photos that was taken during the wedding day.
Photo Booth: Max Photo Booth Co.
Types of Photo Booths:
Choosing the right photo booth vendor for your wedding maybe a daunting task. However, asking the right questions and determining what style you prefer will make the decision-making much quicker.
There are numerous styles and varieties of photo booth vendors out there!
Here’s a break down of the most common photo booths you can expect:
OPEN AIR PHOTO BOOTHS: These are your traditional photo booths that utilizes a DSLR/Mirrorless camera along with flash. Most traditional photo booths provide instant print outs of your images just like the old days at the mall. Typically comes with a backdrop and props.
OPEN AIR PHOTO BOOTHS (DIGITAL): Digital photo booths take it to the next level and provide the ability to share the digital images right to your phone or email. Many of these digital photo booths are also able to capture video, GIF, and special recordings.
360 PHOTO BOOTHS: This is one of the most interested and interactive booths on the list. Guests will stand on a platform and a camera will rotate around the person and create video that can be in slow motion or GIF.
INFLATABLE PHOTO BOOTHS: These booths are very popular! The booth will consist of an inflatable booth that commonly look like an igloo.
Photo Booth: Zero Habit
Here’s a list of photo booth vendors that we highly recommend:
MAX PHOTO BOOTH CO. (Orange County, CA)
CYD PHOTO BOOTH (Inland Empire, CA)
ZERO HABIT STUDIO (Glendora, CA)
Questions to ask Photo Booth Vendors:
Are you available for my wedding day?
This is the most important question to ask and the first question that should be asked. You don’t want to waste your time asking all the questions and come to find out the photo booth vendor is not available.
Do you offer Digital images or prints?
Not all photo booth vendors offer both digital and prints. Prints may be an added cost.
Do you charge travel fee?
Most companies will charge a travel fee if the venue is outside of a 25 mile range. Hiring a local company is usually ideal.
How many hours of actual “live” photo booth time is included in the price?
Most vendors need time to setup and this may take up to 30 minutes. Setup time may or may not be included in the cost of the vendor.
Will there be an attendant at the booth?
Most Photo Booth companies will provide an attended to help operate the booth. However, some of the modern photo booths are automated and may not need an operator.
What type of props will be included?
Depending on the style and vibe of your wedding, this may be a great question to determine the type of props that is appropriate for your wedding.
Do I need to pay a deposit?
Deposit is usually required by most companies to help retain your wedding date.
Do you have liability insurance?
Ensure that the company has liability insurance in case of property damage.
In addition, many venues require all vendors to provide a Certificate of Insurance.
Photo Booth: ED Deejay
Questions Photo Booth vendors that may ask you:
Is there an electric outlet near by?
Access to an electric outlet is critical for photo booth vendors.
Extension cord maybe required depending on the location.
Is there enough space designated for the photo booth?
Most photo booths will require space that is at least 10x10.
Communicate with your planner or venue coordinator and determine the ideal location
What time does your event start and what time would you like to start the photo booth?
Determining the best time for the Photo Booth to go “live” is very important.
Tips to ensure your guests have an amazing photo booth experience:
Communicate with your DJ to announce when the photo booth has gone “live”
Encourage your friends and family to take photos with you at the photo booth.
Invite your vendors to take photos with you at the Photo Booth. This increase the fun factor for everyone!
Share the digital images instantly on social media.
BONUS Tips from one of our Photo Booth Vendor: Max Photo Booth Co.
When is the best time to schedule the photo booth during the wedding day?
That’s a great question and knowing the answer will help keep the couples costs down while also ensuring guests have a great time! While we don’t mind being there for the entire reception time we also recognize the cost of having a wedding. If you’re looking to keep the cost down we suggest picking between these two times:
Starting at cocktail hour which gives guests the chance to have something to do while there is down time and the couple is doing their own photos.
Or right after dinner time, We all know the fun starts to happen when the dance floor opens and having the photo booth after dinner is also suggested.
The final decision is ultimately up to each couple and their preferences, if you only wish to hire the both for a couple hours we certainly recommend that you consider your schedule for the day.
What is special about your photobooth?
We strive on providing the ultimate experience offering tons of customized options when you book with us.
Our booth has the capability to capture photos, boomerangs, GIFS and videos to share instantly with your guests. customers will also have access to a fully customizable live gallery website of all their captures from the event before we leave the building.
Luxe backdrop and prop options are included with our packages, filters and glam options are also available.
Are you able to share the images digitally via email and text?
Yes, the booth will send the capture via a text, email or even QR code scan. Totally up to the client on how they want it delivered.
Are you able to customize the photo booth?
Yes, all the overlays for captures, tap to start screen and even live gallery website is custom to customers request.
What type of backdrops do you offer?
Luxe pillowcase tension backdrop are included in our packages, let me just tell you… THEY LOOK FLAWLESS. We really set ourselves apart from other booths in the industry here and provide unique options to choose from.