Match the booth to your reception
A photobooth earns its time when guests are standing, mingling and between things. It sits quieter while everyone is seated or watching something together. Plan the hours around that.
| Part of the night | What guests are doing | Good time for the booth? |
|---|---|---|
| Ceremony | Seated, watching | No |
| Cocktail hour | Standing, mingling, waiting for the couple | Yes, open here |
| Dinner | Seated | Lower |
| Speeches and first dance | Watching | Lower |
| Dancing | On their feet, coming and going | Yes |
Three hours or five
Three hours (Package II, Print, $699) covers cocktail hour and the first stretch of the reception. It suits receptions where dinner starts soon after cocktail hour, or couples who want the booth for the guests who arrive early and mingle.
Five hours (Package III, Extended, $899) keeps the booth open until the last dance. Guests who only loosen up after dinner still get their strips.
For bridal showers and smaller daytime celebrations, three hours of Package I (Digital, $549) is usually enough, since the whole event is shorter.
If the night runs long
Extra hours are $150 each, arranged with your attendant on the day. No need to decide in advance.
Is a photobooth worth it at a wedding?
You do not need a photobooth. What a booth gives you is a place where guests loosen up, mix with people they just met, and leave with something to keep. It earns its place when there is a cocktail hour or a dance floor and a guest list that does not all know each other.
It matters less at a short, seated dinner, where a photographer already covers the room. If you are weighing it against other options, see open-air, enclosed, 360 and mirror booths compared, and what a photobooth costs in Kitchener-Waterloo.