Practically an essential at weddings nearly ten years ago, wedding photo booths, are experiencing a massive resurgence in popularity, with couples seeing them as a fun and engaging way to capture memories in real time, as well as creating a fun experience for their guests.
Photo booths are always a big hit with guests and there are some fantastic contemporary wedding photo booth hire options now, incorporating everything from interactive selfie mirrors to 360 technology, and even some housed in vintage vans, airstreams and more.
Looking to add a photo booth to your day but don’t know where to start? From retro sit-in style options to contemporary cool glambots, we’re breaking down the different styles of wedding photo booth options as well as the companies in Ireland that offer them. Don’t forget to add tons of fun props and encourage your guests to use your wedding hashtag!
Where to Hire a Photo Booth for a Wedding in Ireland
Classic Wedding Photo Booth Hire
Where old-school charm meets the wedding selfie, the “classic” photo booth machine is the most common type of wedding photo booth. A stand alone structure usually with a curtain for privacy, it will take photos of you and your guests, which you can email to yourself on-the-spot. Guests will often receive a printout of the image, as well as a copy reserved for the bride and groom.
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Open-Air Photo Booth
Open-air wedding photo booths come in a wide variety of designs. Some booths are bare-looking setups, where you can see the camera, laptop and printer. Others are retro tri-pod style designs or sleek and sophisticated machines that can fit into any wedding style. This option allows both the user and those watching to engage with the experience and have fun… drawing in large groups. This style of wedding photo booth allows you to have any backdrop you desire, including flower or balloon walls, sequin curtains or a customised wallpaper.
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Selfie Mirror & Magic Mirror Photo Booth
The wedding selfie mirror, also known as a magic mirror, is a full-body mirror with built-in camera, allowing guests to sign their names or leave messages on their photos or videos via the interactive touch screen. Looks aside, it works very similarly to a classic photo booth. Touch the mirror to take a snap, and type in your email or phone number to receive it digitally. Most wedding selfie and magic mirror booths will offer print options too
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GIF and Boomerang Photo Booths
The GIF and Boomerang wedding booth has been rising in popularity over the last few years, where it’s now almost as common as the classic photo booth. These photo both styles will take photos, or videsos of you and your guests and group them into a GIF style image or fun Boomerang shot, which you can email to yourself on-the-spot.
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Vogue Video Booths
The Vogue Booth will create video files formatted for Instagram stories, reels and TikTok. The end result is a video that cannot be easily recreated on a phone so it is great for creating content that your guests will share on social media.
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Revolving,180 Degree & 360 Degree Photo Booths
Also known as the freeze cam, bullet time or matrix photo booth, the 180 degree photo booth brings a unique cinematic photo booth option to your wedding. By setting up an array of cameras in a semicircle, each camera takes a photo from a slightly different angle. These photos are combined into a GIF or video, giving you and your guests a truly fun wedding night memory!
The 360 degree photo booth works just like its 180 degree sibling—but with double the cameras. While extremely both cool, as you can expect, the setup is even more elaborate and can occupy a whole room, which can be challenging for smaller venues. It can also more expensive to rent because of the equipment and expertise required to operate it.
The revolving photo booth option is a smaller, and cheaper alternative to the above involving one camera which revolves around a platform—saving you space and money.
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Glambot Video Booth
Made famous by Cole Walliser on the red carpet for the Oscars, Emmys, Grammys, the glambot, is a high-speed camera on a robotic arm, delivering breath-taking slow-motion shots that will seriously impress your guests. Guests strike their finest poses, and the glambot works it’s magic. It then automatically processes the footage, incorporating slow-motion effects to highlight pivotal moments.
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