Photobooth Rental

Possibly the coolest idea yet for a wedding reception: rent a photobooth (yes, like the ones in malls and carnivals) for your guest to mug in.



Not only does it give guests a fun diversion while waiting for the wedding party to arrive, but would be a fabulous guest book! Imagine all these strips of pictures in a book together. Or, better yet, framed with a few shots of our reception site, bridal party, or invitations...

Here are links for companies in Upstate NY and the Washington DC area. The photo is courtesy Saratoga Photobooth Company.

Guest Book Ideas

So the last two weddings I was a part of I made the guest book. Both were essentially scrapbooks; we provided the guests with squares of paper (made out of leftover invitations and programs) as well as pens and stickers. Some guests just signed but most left advice or well wishes. After the ceremonies, I created a scrapbook / guestbook out of all of these great thoughts left by the guests. I love how both books look but I think I might want something different for me (plus I'm not sure I will ever get one done for myself).

Ideas:

Polaroid Guest Book - Guests shoot quick pictures of themselves them sign them (or paste in an album and sign around them).

Coffee Table Guest Book - We purchase a book of DC (or NY, or Tx) and guests sign around the pictures.

Poster (or Map) Guest Book - Either we get a map of the location or a poster of it, or we get something completely different (ie a movie poster) and guests sign this. A Casablanca poster served as Neil's birthday card two years ago and we still have it up in the living room.

Pottery Guest "Book" - We get a piece of unglazed pottery (probably a pasta bowl or platter) and have the guests sign it. After the wedding we can take it to one of the many stores that let you glaze your own pottery and add our wedding colors before putting it in the kiln.

Photo Booth Guest Book - Similar to the Polaroid idea, but you can rent a literal photo booth (like you see at carnivals or malls). Guests leave a signed strip of pictures which we could put in a album.