The Blonde Diaries

With my wedding quickly approaching, I am working on wrapping up the final details and making the final payments.  It has been such a huge relief to write those checks or punch in that credit card number this week and cross things off my to-do list.   Looking back, I have to say I think I was most excited about the wedding in the inital stages of planning and I was much more creative with my wedding ideas.  I wish I would have kept that spirit up a little more towards the end.

There was one idea that I had from going to a wedding for one of Mike’s close friends.  The couple decided to rent a photobooth for their wedding guests to take photos in.  Once you took your photos you were to pick the best one and glue it to a scrapbook and leave your message to the couple near it.  It was such a great idea and one that you wouldn’t think about unless someone else did it at an event you attended.  I liked it because it made the guest book more personal and you could actually see your guests.  I totally forgot about it until after I was at my budget and tired of planning.  If you are in the early stages of planning I totally recommend thinking about it.

If you have never heard of renting a photobooth for your event a quick google search will provide all the information you need.  I found Portland photo booth rentals to be a pretty good source in describing how you might want to use the rental service for your event, the length of time you might want to have it for, as well as what type of photos you will receive – digital or print.  Our friend’s did the normal photo printing, 4 photo strips at their wedding and provided scissors to cut the photo out to include in their scrapbook and then Mike and I kept the other 3 photos.   Most companies come out and do the set up and clean up of the booth for you so that you don’t have to worry about toting the entire machine around with you that day and figuring out how to set it up and then put it back in your vehicle.  For more information I’d also recommend checking out the about Portland photobooth services page even if you are not from Portland or near Portland because it will give you a good idea on questions to ask when you call your local rental service as well as why having a photobooth might be a good and fun idea at your next event.

Tags: photo booth, photos, Wedding