Practical guide: getting your wedding photo booth right
You have booked your photo booth. Now, how do you get the most out of it? Here are our tips after hundreds of weddings.
Placement
Location accounts for 80% of success. A badly placed photo booth will be ignored.
Where to put it:
- Near the refreshments or the dance floor
- In a natural walkway between two areas
- Visible from the main room
Where NOT to put it:
- In an isolated corner
- Too close to the speakers
- In full sun (outdoors)
Plan for: a power socket within 3m, and a 2m×2m space in front.
The formats that work
| Format | Use | Ideal for |
|---|---|---|
| 10×15 cm (classic) | A photo to frame or stick in the guestbook | All weddings |
| 10×10 cm (square) | Instagram look, photo wall | Modern weddings |
| 3-photo strip | Retro photo booth format | Fun / vintage atmosphere |
The 150 fast photos and 400-photo large booth packages offer multiple formats, so your guests choose.
The personalised frame
This is what turns a simple photo into a wedding keepsake. Include:
- Your first names
- The date
- A pattern that matches your theme (rustic, boho, vintage…)
- A message (“Thank you for sharing this day with us”)
The frame is free and can be edited in our online editor.
Props
Set up a small table next to the photo booth with:
- Hats, oversized glasses, moustaches on sticks
- Personalised signs: “Team Groom”, “Team Bride”, “Just married”
- Flower crowns, feather boas, bow ties
Budget: €15-30 maximum. These props are up to you: Badabooth does not supply any, but the booth offers animated emojis that follow faces.
The photo guestbook
The winning combo: photo booth + guestbook. Guests take a photo, stick it in the album and write a message. It is the keepsake you will reread on every wedding anniversary.
Complete guide to the photo guestbook →
Timing
| Moment | What the photo booth does |
|---|---|
| Reception | Guests discover it, first well-behaved photos |
| Dinner | A break (or between courses for the impatient ones) |
| Evening party | Full swing: the best photos come after midnight |
| Next-day brunch | Bonus: the Sunday morning photos are hilarious |
Which package?
| Number of guests | Package | Price |
|---|---|---|
| ≤ 50 | 50 printed photos | €129 |
| 50-120 | 150 fast photos | €244 |
| 120+ | Large booth, 400 photos | €359 |