Nervous about a photo booth

dimarcs22 Posted: Nov 23, 2009 10:06 PM

Nervous about a photo booth

Did you guys find that it took/kept people away from the party (if you've had one or been to a wedding that had one)?

BriansWifey Posted: Nov 23, 2009 11:08 PM

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i was thinking about a photobooth for our wedding, and never really thought about this question.
if the booth is somewhere close to the party, i wouldnt worry about it. its a great aspect to add to a wedding and i dont think guests are going to be spending much time in the booth anyways. how long could it take, right??

Tessie728 Posted: Nov 23, 2009 11:10 PM

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I am having a photobooth and NO im not nervous about it AT ALL!!! Its gonna be fun!

ShellyNY Posted: Nov 24, 2009 12:44 AM

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I've heard mixed things. One person went to a wedding where they had the photobooth the entire wedding and they didn't have a limit as too how many pictures were taken, and she said the dance floor was not as full as it could have been since people were waiting to take more pictures. Another friend went to a wedding where the booth was only there for a limited amount of time, if I remember right, it was there for the CH (1.5 hr CH) and a little time into the reception. Guests were asked to take one round of pictures only, so it was a quicker process.
I love the Photobooth idea, but haven't decided if i'm getting it or not yet.

MrsDrinkh20 Posted: Nov 24, 2009 06:17 AM

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Not at all...it was perfect and the dance floor was packed!

LadyDuda81509 Posted: Nov 24, 2009 07:31 AM

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not at all!!

Hellosailor11 Posted: Nov 24, 2009 08:04 AM

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Dancers will dance reguardless of the photobooth.

springsandra Posted: Nov 24, 2009 08:18 AM

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We went to a Bat Mitzvah last year where about half the guests were waiting on line to take photos at any given time. But the dance floor never really seemed empty. It was good for the non-dancers to have something to do, and the family was able to post the pics on facebook the next day!

Tracey1979 Posted: Nov 24, 2009 08:46 AM

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My best friend had one at her wedding, and it was a blast

halfbaked Posted: Nov 24, 2009 09:49 AM

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Posted by Tessie728

I am having a photobooth and NO im not nervous about it AT ALL!!! Its gonna be fun!

Ditto! Our photobooth will be in the reception room so it's not like guests have to leave the room to use it. I can't wait for it!

MarjorieFrank Posted: Nov 24, 2009 10:03 AM

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I think if you have the photobooth open all night long then it won't take away from the wedding.

emc282rjm Posted: Nov 24, 2009 11:15 AM

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FH and I went to a wedding that had a photobooth over the summer, and it really solidified for us that we wanted to get one. The booth was in the reception room, and people would hop on and off the line to dance, drink etc. It definitely didn't take anyone away from the party.

That being said, that was a big wedding (over 300 guests). Ours won't be THAT big, but it will be big, so we're really not worried. There will be plenty of people to do both. If you're having a smaller wedding, I can see it being more of a concern.

gina409 Posted: Nov 24, 2009 12:19 PM

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Posted by MrsDrinkh20

Not at all...it was perfect and the dance floor was packed!

same here!!!!! the photbooth at our wedding was a huuuge hit and was the best money we spent

NYBride Posted: Nov 24, 2009 05:31 PM

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I'm definitely thinking of getting a photo booth... I think it's a great idea... I've never been to a wedding that had one.

Nany Posted: Nov 24, 2009 10:35 PM

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I'm definetly interested in getting one as well!!! I've seen a couple of them at bridal shows, I think it's something fun for the guest to do!!! I say why not!

MongieToBe Posted: Nov 24, 2009 10:40 PM

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Just booked mined today!

BLBride Posted: Nov 25, 2009 06:58 AM

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My FSIL had one at her wedding, and it wasn't even in the same room as the rest of the reception, and the reception was still full and people definitely checked out the photobooth too. They had cute props available and it was a really fun activity. They sent the pictures in the thank you cards to people who took them also which was really cute

JayBee216 Posted: Nov 25, 2009 09:27 AM

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Posted by MongieToBe

Just booked mined today!

Who did you book with?

I am not nervous at all, ours will be right in the reception room and near the bar so hopefully it will be easy to just pop in and take a quick pic!!

laulac98 Posted: Nov 25, 2009 09:30 AM

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We're having one and that never really crossed my mind. When we booked my DOC she said that the photobooth is ALWAYS a big hit and never mentioned anything about it taking away from the party. We have unlimited pictures in ours but we also have an attendant so I'm sure they'll keep things moving along.

swcheppes Posted: Nov 25, 2009 10:39 AM

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We had a photobooth and it was a huge hit. it was tucked away so it didn't interfer with the flow of things and the dance floor was always full with people. I would highly recommend getting a photobooth.