DIY Portable Wedding Photo Booth

Step 6 Conclusion

In all I would call my photo booth a great success.  Everyone seemed to really enjoy it throughout the night, and we got some great pictures.  It was nice to be able to contribute something to the wedding that shows what I like to do in my spare time.  Once it was completed I was shocked to find that I could fit the entire booth (including 11x17 frame & shelf) into a large black duffel bag.  That certainly met my largest requirement of being able to transport it.

Two things I would do different:
1) Get a sewing machine.  The velcro did not like to be attached with fabric tape, but I did find the extra strength type held well enough to setup the booth a few times.  I also think I would have saved a few hours making panels.
2) Purchase the dc adapter for your camera.  I used 3 batteries throughout the night, and had to reposition the camera each time as a result of changing one out. 

Since it stores so nicely we will definitely keep the booth parts in the attic, and I'm positive it will make an appearance at some party in the future.  I hope this inspires you to use a photo booth at your next event!

Comments

[lumlum]

hi! I am the president of a club on my college campus and thought it would be great to have one of these booths not only for taking pictures, but for also showing short video clips of our club and power points.

we have all the techonology, but need an easy to set up, portable booth like the one you built. would it be possible for us to buy the one you made or pay you to make one?

thanks and have a great day!

[vigorotaku]

Very good ideas here! Check out another example Photo Booth from a recent wedding at http://vigorotaku.blogspot.com/ November 1st. It was a lot of fun and a really big hit! I have some diagrams of what I use with explanations and an example pic. The specific link is here

[braypaul]

thats really cool might do something similar for my brothers wedding . how about putting a video camera in there could have some funny results