A Question about Photo Booths

Unique and Affordable Photo Booths

I was watching an episode of Rich Bride, Poor Bride the other day and got a great photo booth idea. The couple wanted a Moroccan wedding, but they couldn't afford to drape the entire venue with Morrocon decor. Their wedding planner suggested creating an area to take pictures with a Moroccon theme and it turned out awesome!

Their photo area looked like something straight out of Aladdin! It was like a little Moroccan getaway, complete with fancy rugs, a couch, and other types of Moroccan decor. It was beautiful and definitely a hit at their wedding reception! Unfortunately, I couldn't find pictures of the actual set up, but here is a picture of the couple...

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Here are examples of the similiar photo areas:

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There's No Such Thing as a Stupid Question, Right?

How in the world do you get these photos printed immediately? Do you have someone standing by who takes the pictures and develops them later? Do you set up a digital camera and printer by the area?

The only device I know of that produces a picture instantly is a poloarid camera -- is that what's being used here?

We'd really like to have a photo area at our reception. Our wedding is going to be about a week before Halloween and I thought it'd be really cool to set up a vintage glam, somewhat gothic area where guests can pose with an awesome background for some fun and unique pictures. I've got some really great velvet curtains that are velvet that could be used for the backdrop. We could bring in an old couch and a unique lamp. I'd have masks, mustaches, and tiaras on hand for guests to get silly in front of the camera...

We love this idea! It's affordable and unique, but we just don't know how to pull it off. It seems are only other option would be an average photobooth.

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Getting Ready...Part 1

I kind of skipped all my recaps. Not intentionally though. Shortly after the wedding we moved, I've been in the midst of a large career change that requires grad school/certification so my bloggy motivation in all realms is minimal. But alas, I'll get my recaps/vendor reviews out there. I already did our rehearsal dinner, so here's the ladies getting ready. So I'm going to try - by Valentine's Day (2/12 to be exact which will be our five month anniversary) to have all my recaps/vendor reviews up.

I got my hair did at Bang Salon in the Verizon Center - it was incredibly convenient, inexpensive and all the girls could get their hair done at the same time. It took about two hours - we were back to the hotel by noonish, grabbed a small lunch (I was intent on eating because I had heard horror stories about brides who forgot to eat and passed out during their ceremonies - hear that brides? EAT LUNCH) and then began to get ready.

I should also note, that it was just before getting our hair done that I had one of my few bridezilla moments. We were waiting for a few of the girls to get coffee at Dunkins on 7th street near the verizon center - and i found (as a life long new englander and thus dunkins fiend) that Dunkin's down in DC are notoriously horrrible with service, that morning was no different. We had been waiting for close to twenty minutes for three bagels and three coffees while people ahead of us kept getting their food, so I slammed my hand down and demanded some service because damnit, it was my wedding day and they were making us late for a hair appointment. I'm pretty sure I shocked even myself, however, I wouldn't have been so rash had my step-mother and mother not gotten into an argument before then. I knew that was inevitable but I had hoped that my mother would bite her tongue for my sake, unfortunately that was not the case.

Onward though!

{My dress}

{that dress was a beast to get on!}

{one of my FAVORITE pictures of my mom and I after my dress was all tied up. She was all tears all day long. Love her to death. Also, see my hair? I loved it. It was perfect.}

{my sister/Maid of Honor putting the veil on}

{fixing my veil}

{me with my veil on, can I just say my bridesmaids were fabulous through all this?}

Next up? See my husband getting ready - they had bow-ties, and the first go round? They all put the bow-ties on upside down. Whoops?

All photos here were taken by Megan Garrison Photography

National Harbor Engagement Pics

FI and I recently took our engagement pics, and we love them! FI's dad is an awesome photographer, and since the family was visiting with us for Thanksgiving, he did our photo shoot at the National Harbor. These are a couple of the pictures.

We are in love with our pics, and have posted them on our wedding website already. The National Harbor is a wonderfully scenic place, and great to take pics. They've got the fountain, and stream (drained now for the winter), the water, docks, and well-landscaped grounds. As we were on the dock, the former presidential yacht sailed up, and make a great backdrop to some of our pics. You may need to call ahead and make arrangements if you want to take pictures near the beautiful holiday displays inside the Gaylord Resort.

HOLIDAY & WEDDING GIFTS

CREATE YOUR OWN GIFTS USING MYPUBLISHER PHOTO ALBUM

I recently created a holiday gift for Mr. Military. It’s a collection of our “Best Shots” throughout our years together. The software was easy to use, quick, and relatively inexpensive. I may create a similar gift for the Bridesmaids and Groomsmen.

Include photographs of:

· Key players

· Major events of the day

Here is a sample outline of a wedding album:

· Cover Page

o couple together

· The Dress

o wedding dress on a hanger

o bride getting ready

· The Bride

· The Groom

o staged

o nervous candid shots

· Groomsmen

· Bridesmaids

o flowers

· Flowergirls

o Bride with flower girl

o Groom with flower girl

· Ring Bearer

o With ring pillow

o With couple

· The Mothers

o bride with her mother

o groom with his mother

· The Fathers

o bride with her father

o groom with his father

· Our Guests

o guests signing the guestbook

· Our Wedding Vows

o Program

· Husband and Wife

o bride and groom candid just after the ceremony

· First Dance

· The Reception

o Decorations

o Reception room

· Cutting the Cake

· Tossing the Bouquet

· Tossing the Garter

· Decorating the Car

· The Getaway

· The Beginning

o bride and groom kissing

Here are the 5 steps to creating a PhotoBook:

1- GET PHOTOS

Select the photos you want to put in your book with our easy
to use drag-and-drop software.

2-ORGANIZE

Organize your photos in the order you wish to place them in your book.

3-CREAT

Create your PhotoBook by selecting the number of photos and arrangement of photos on each page. Or, use the one-click Autobuild and let BookMaker™ do the work for you! MyPublisher offers 8 book styles and over 200 page layouts to choose from.

4-PREVIEW 5- PURCHASE

See what your PhotoBook will look like before you place your order!		Click "Purchase" and place your order. Your beautiful, custom PhotoBook usually ships in 4 days or less!

This style of album makes a wonderful gift, but is also a beautiful way to display your own wedding photos in an elegant album fit for display.